Food
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Dehradun July 2023
Vol. XVI Issue No. 187
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Don’t Choose Extinction
UNPA issued three new stamps in support of the Don’t Choose Extinction campaign, which was launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2021 for the COP26 UN Climate Summit. The campaign calls for an end to fossil fuels and a global transition towards sustainable, green economies.
Editorial….
Dear Reader,
I am pleased to present July 2023 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. After Amritpex 2023 Some philatelic societies honoured their members who won awards at Amritpex2023 and some presented felicitation certificates and souvenirs to their members. It is a big step in the promotion of philately. If an exhibitor is appreciated for his/her work one definitely gets encouragement for better performance in other exhibitions. India Post should also come forward to recognize those who excel in international shows.
Every year,
India Post issues commemorative stamps
in large numbers. Some stamps are issued in very high denominations too. Are
these stamps worth ? When the use of postage stamps on letters has become very limited. Who is going to collect them, neither Indian philatelists
nor foreign philatelists? There is no change in the selection of the theme for the
stamps. The subject of Personalities always dominates. It must be changed with time. New ideas and subjects could be considered. The theme of the stamp must be
appealing. There is a need to restrict the number of stamps per year and good quality stamps to be issued in a limited number. This point has been discussed many times and is once
again being mentioned here …. Let’s hope for a change….
This is all for this month.
More in the next issue. Happy
Collecting!
Contents
Editorial
From the Desk of Naresh Agrawal
Recent Indian Issues
In The News
Specialized Section
Beginners’ Section
New Issues from Other Countries
Philatelic Clubs and Society
Blogs & Websites on Philately
Current Philatelic Magazines & Newsletters
Awards,
Honours and Felicitations
In recent years it has been seen
that philatelists have learnt to
recognize and appreciate themselves. As there is no appreciable civil recognition of and for philatelists, they
have learnt to start appreciating each other. Philatelists who win awards in
International or World Exhibitions, even at National Level Exhibitions are not given any recognition by govt.
not even by the postal department. Yes, they get their award certificates and medals given
by organizers only. That’s the only recognition and appreciation. So much has
been written by me in the past and also by many other philatelic promotion
thinkers regarding this but all in vain
as broadly the govt. and civil administrations seemed to
have no interest in philatelists. However, philatelists have now become aware of the fact that to get love they
need to is to love each other means to get recognition, recognize yourself; to
get appreciation, appreciate yourself and there is no better person to recognize and appreciate you other than you
yourself.
No doubt by repeated knocking the standard of medals or mementos given in the exhibition has been raised a little but at the same time, generic medals have come into practice also.
But getting certificates or awards at an exhibition platform is not true appreciation and recognition because it is done
by a limited small community and not by the public at large. Only a few people out of the people available at the exhibition
venue will know and applaud you or
the philatelists who watch the exhibit
will appreciate it. We have not seen any media coverage.
Amritpex 2023 the recently concluded
National Level Philatelic Exhibition held in New Delhi in February this year is
one latest example to support this
statement. There was no nationwide noticeable media coverage (both print and
digital). Though the show boasts to be one of the best such exhibitions held by
India Post so far the publicity it
deserved was not given. In fact, philately seems to have been shadowed by various other upcoming hobbies, arts, and activities. It is being carried not
shown, not exposed, not appreciated extensively. Though the Postal department has a separate wing and spends a huge amount on philatelic products and activities
but philatelists are not being produced
in that manner, in that number in that way. The simple reason is the least
appreciation and recognition. Thanks to PCI, which is the parent body of
philatelists in India is actively
promoting philately in India and is
working hard to give recognition and appreciation to Indian philatelists. My
heartiest thanks to the PCI team. Only last year PCI came up with suitable, well-designed, and appropriate
awards for philatelists. This is one established and well-recognized step
towards recognition and appreciation of the philatelists. This is important to
note here that PCI is not financially supported by any govt. or civil
authority. The funds are generated by the PCI members, who are philatelists
only. So, this paved one big way for philatelists to appreciate themselves.
I must name a few reputed philatelic associations
and clubs which have understood the importance of this act of appreciation and
recognition and have started it also.
After the conclusion of AMRITPEX2023
East India Philatelic Association, South India Philatelists’ Association, Hyderabad Philatelic and Hobbies Society, and many others gave away beautiful mementos
to their members who won awards in the show with their names. This is like a welcome home as the treatment is given to the
players of different sports by the national government and the governments of
their states. This truly acts as a great motivational factor and helps in the promotion of philately also.
Ludhiana Philatelic Club celebrated
its glorious 50 years of service to the Philatelic community. It not only thanked
but appreciated all its members. But no support from the postal department. It
distributed beautiful mementos in the form of beautifully framed certificates. Likewise, many other philatelic
associations have done this act.
I must state here that this act of
appreciating each other in fact started slowly only a few years back when a trend of giving lifetime awards to recognize, active, well-known philatelists by various associations
when no civil administration or governmental authority recognized or
appreciated them despite repeated knocking.
One must understand philately is not
just an accumulation of stamps either by exchange or purchase but it is a systematic, research-oriented collection of particular stamps and philatelic
material and then a skillful display
with the set parameters laid for the particular exhibition. It calls for huge
and regular study, research and so
search related to the same emphasizing the variety of best available material and transforming that collection of
material and study into a subject related depicted so very skillfully
in an exhibit. It takes years together to achieve a level to get an award in any
National and higher Exhibition. The philatelists who participate in any
International and World exhibition certainly deserve appreciation and
recognition by the government because at such shows they represent their
country. It is not their personal show.
But India is busy very busy in taking
it to the next generation of international stature. It wants to become a global
leader. It wants to be recognized globally in all the sectors such as Industry,
Education, Culture, Sports, Relations, Security, Brotherhood, etc. but the government also needs to appreciate these ambassadors so-called philatelists to
show their scheme of thoughts, to show its rich culture and to promote philately.
Anyways, I must thank all the individuals and associations who support philately and philatelists for recognizing the importance of appreciation which is genuinely a great motivational factor. Hope this momentum will increase and we shall learn more and more to appreciate each other. I further hope sooner or later, the government or civil administration will also start appreciating us.
Jai hind, Jai Philately.
-
Naresh Agrawal , email : nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in
Recent Indian Issues
22 May 2023 : 250th Birth Anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy-Rs 5
28 May 2023 : Parliament Complex – Rs 75
15 June 2023 : SCO Council of Heads of States
20 June 2023 : Raj Bhawan, Uttar Pradesh
New Pictorial Cancellation
31 May 2023 : World No
Tobacco Day
14 June 2023 : World Blood
Donor Day
21 June 2023 : Int.
Yoga Day
26 June 2023 : 40th
Anniversary of India’s final Cricket World Cup Win : Bangalore
30 June 2023 : Int.
Asteroid Day : Nagpur
1 July 2023 : National
Doctor’s Day : Bengaluru
New
Special Covers
29
June 2023 : Prof MP Verghese : Birth Centenary Celebration : by Kerala Postal
Circle
In the
News
Mr.Rajesh Kumar Bagri has been appointed as a Jury Member 🇮🇳 - international jury team by the Federation of Inter Asian
Philately (FIAP) at Taipei 2023 - Asian International Stamp Exhibition
(competitive), to be held at Taipei World Trade Centre, Taipei, Taiwan.
Stamp of Success
Dinesh Sharma’s entry at Cultural Olympiad
Dinesh
Sharma holds the record for being the only philatelist from Australasia in all
the editions of the Olymphilex.
Dinesh
Sharma’s book 4th in the top row displayed in Paris at World Olympic Collectors
fair going on.
Crypto Stamps - The Four Seasons from Faroe
Islands
Faroe
Islands is the first Nordic Postal Service to issue
crypto stamps. These new crypto stamps – also known as NFT stamps (non-fungible
tokens) – are being issued under the name Stamps of Maybe. Therefore, unlike
other conventional Faroese stamps, they do not have FO numbers but their own
NFT numbers.
The
crypto stamps are quite from regular stamps - but they can still be used for
franking - while each stamp has a digital twin on the Internet. How this twin
will look depends both on external circumstances and you yourself, the owner of
a crypto stamp.
The
digital stamp is linked to Veðurstova Føroya (The Faroese Weather Station).
This means that the weather in the Faroe Islands influences how the twin will
look at the time of its activation. Each crypto stamp has a QR code to be used
when the digital twin is activated. The activation time is entirely up to you -
you can activate immediately or wait until the perfect moment arrives. It is,
therefore, a kind of digital time capsule.Multi-artist Heiðrik á Heygum has
been given the distinguished task of designing the first issue of the Stamps of
Maybe. The motif of the four seasons looks pretty appropriate for this
occasion.
Spring,
summer, autumn and winter
In this
series, Heiðrik á Heygum gives us his unique view of the four seasons in the
Faroe Islands. He does so with four beautiful picture collages or bouquets, as
we can also call them, representing the year's seasons. Each bouquet contains
flowers, various other plants, birds, and animals.
Spring
Unsurprisingly, Heiðrik has chosen the lamb, the
oystercatcher and the marsh marigold to represent the spring bouquet. Nothing
is more reminiscent of spring than the familiar sound of the oystercatcher and
the little lambs playing in the infield.
Summer
In summer, grass and plants are in full bloom,
and the Faroe Islands are never as green and flourishing as in summer. Red
clover, dandelions and other flowers adorn our summer bouquet, along with two
of the Faroe Islands' most famous birds, the puffin and the gannet.
Autumn
The grass is fading in the field, and the
migratory birds have moved south to spend the winter in warmer climes. Now the
time has come to harvest potatoes and other crops. This is also the season when
the sheep are herded down from the mountains to their final destination in the
abattoir.
Winter
It is no secret that the Faroese winter can be harsh and windy. Low-pressure areas gather over the islands, affecting the weather. Thunderstorms and hurricanes may not be commonplace, but they are not entirely rare.
TAIPEI 2023
TAIPEI 2023 - 39th Asian International
Stamp Exhibition Introduction
TAIPEI 2023 - 39th Asian International Stamp Exhibition
is organized by Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd., Chinese Taipei Philatelic Federation
and Taiwan External Trade Development Council to expand and develop friendly
relations and close cooperation among FIAP members, and to promote every aspect
of philately in the FIAP region.
Dates
August 11, 2023 (Friday) to
August 15, 2023 (Tuesday),
Venue
TAIPEI 2023 will be held at
Taipei World Trade Centre, Exhibition Hall 1(Area A).
Mr. Rajan Jaykar is
national commissioner for TAIPEI 2023. Email: rajanjayakar1948@gmail.com (M) +919821072417
Bangladesh 2023
BANGLADESH
2023 FIP Sponsorship International Stamp Exhibition is organized by Bangladesh
Philatelic Federation in accordance with the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie
(FIP). BANGLADESH 2023 is managed and run by an Organizing Committee. •
BANGLADESH 2023 will open on September 29, 2023, and close on October 02, 2023.
• The exhibition will be held at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy,
Segunbagicha, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Approximately 400 exhibition frames will be
available.
-Raunak Dutta is National Commissioner for Bangladesh 2023.
Raunak
Dutta : email : raunak.dutta1990@yahoo.in
Thailand 2023
UPU 2023 - International Letter Writing
Competition For Young People
Specialized Section
Embossing grill on stamps : A stamp cancellation practice of the past
A grill on a postage stamp is an
embossed pattern of small indentations intended to discourage postage
stamp reuse. Used in the United States in the 1860s and 1870s, they were
designed to allow the ink of the cancellation to be absorbed more
readily by the fibres of the stamp paper, making it harder to wash off the
cancellation.
The best-known (indeed only
major) examples of grilling are the United States issues of the late
1860s and early 1870s, when grilling was standard for all US stamps.
"Grilling" therefore remains a specialist interest only for American
philatelists. While many types of grilled stamps are common, certain of the
grill patterns were little-used, and define some of the great rarities of philately.
In particular, the 1-cent stamp with the "Z" grill is generally cited
as the rarest of all US stamps (only two copies are known), and is commonly
known simply as the Z Grill. A recently discovered grill issue, the
30-cent "I" grill stamp, may be even rarer, for only one example has
thus far been identified.
The idea of grilling was
first suggested by Charles F. Steel, a supervisor at the National
Bank Note Company, with correspondence on the subject dating from 1865. The
purpose of grilling stamps was to break the paper fibre of the stamp. This would
cause the ink cancellation mark to soak into the paper fibre making them more
difficult to wash and reuse as postage.
The first type of grill to
be tried, termed by philatelists the "A" grill, was applied to the
entire stamp. Stamps so treated were distributed to post offices for testing in
August 1867, and apparently satisfactory, as National received a contract
stipulating use of grilling for all stamps. However, the actual practice of
grilling on a large scale had not been completely worked out, and the process
significantly weakened sheets, resulting in tearing during perforation and
general production handling. National soon switched to the use of a small
rectangular pattern of indentations, and subsequent grills were all of this
form.
National's contract did not
specify the type of grill pattern, and the details changed as they experimented
with equipment. Many of the details have been lost to history; in 1910s,
philatelist William L. Stevenson introduced a system of
distinguishing types of grills, and identifying them by letter. Later research
clarified some of the details of chronology.
No G, H, I or J grills are
found on the 1861-68 issue, for this series went out of production before they
were introduced. The 1869 issue used only the G grill, while the 1870 issue
used H and I grills. Fears of reuse had abated by the early 1870s, and grilling
seems to have been quietly dropped from the production process. Some stamps of
the Continental Bank Note Company (who took over production from
National) are known to have been impressed with the "J" grill as late
as 1875.
The F grill on this 1867 stamp is visible as
a grid pattern in the ink of the cancellation.
Grills:
·
A Grill - overall (first
experimental grill)
·
C Grill - points up, 16-17
x 18-21 points (second experimental)
·
Z Grill - points down,
points with horizontal ridges, 13-14 x 17-18 points
·
D Grill - points down,
vertical ridges, 15 x 17-18 points
·
E Grill - points down,
vertical or "X" ridges, 14 x 15-17 points
·
F Grill - points down,
vertical or "X" ridges, 11-12 x 15-17 points
·
B Grill - points up,
"X" ridges, 22 x 18 points
·
G Grill - points down,
vertical ridges, 12 x 11-11.5 points
·
H Grill - points down,
vertical ridges, 11-13 x 14-16 points
·
I Grill - points down,
vertical ridges, 10-11 x 10-13 points
·
J Grill - points down,
vertical ridges, 9-10 x 12 points
The least widely used of these patterns (all associated with the 1861-68 issue)
were the "B" and "C" Grills (both found on only the
three-cent denomination), the "D" Grill (found only on the two-cent
and three-cent denomination) and the "A" Grill (found only on the
three-cent, five-cent and thirty-cent denominations). The rarest grilled U. S.
stamps are:
·
thirty-cent I Grill (1
surviving copy)
·
one-cent Z Grill (2
surviving copies)
·
fifteen-cent Z Grill (2
surviving copies)
·
twelve-cent I Grill (2
surviving copies)
·
ninety-cent I Grill (3
surviving copies)
·
three-cent B Grill (4
surviving copies)
·
five-cent A Grill (4
surviving copies)
·
ten-cent Z Grill (6
surviving copies)
·
thirty-cent A Grill (8
surviving copies)
Note:
Given that intensive studies of the I Grill began only recently, additional
copies of the I Grill issues listed here may well be discovered in the future.
Because
certain grill patterns were only belatedly recognized as features of separate
collectible stamp issues, not every U. S. grilled stamp was assigned its own
individual numeral in the standard Scott catalogue. Issues that share numerals
are as follows:
3-cent D grill, 85; the six Z grill issues, 85A-85F.
H grill issues, 134-144; I grill issues, 134A-141A; 143A-144A.
Scott moreover lists stamps bearing the experimental J grill as minor variants
(denoted by small letters) of non-grilled issues: 156e, 157c, 158e, 159b, 160a,
161c, 162a, 163a, 165c, 179c.
The B Grill
Four stamps featuring the "B grill" pattern are known to
exist, all used. All of them are of the three-cent denomination, and are
numbered as Scott #82. All four stamps came from a letter sent to Prussia. The
stamps were originally given a Mason, Texas cancel.
Once they went to Germany (on or about March 3, 1869), they were given a German
transit-date stamp. The cover was discovered in 1969 and raised controversy in
the philatelic market because certain issues of the much more common "C
grill" had been partially erased. This occurred during the grill roller's
changing to use C grills instead of the all-over A grill. No additional "B
grill" stamps have been discovered since, and one of the stamps from the
cover was sold in 1993 for $85,000. Another B grill was sold again as part of
the 1998 Zoellner sale (which featured the 1c Z grill) but sold for about
$155,000. In 2008, the stamp was sold again, this time for over one million
dollars.
The Z Grill
The Benjamin Franklin Z Grill, or simply "Z-Grill", is a 1-cent postage stamp issued by the United States Postal Service in February 1868 depicting Benjamin Franklin. While stamps of this design were the common 1-cent stamps of the 1860s, the Z-Grill is distinguished by having the so-called "Z" variety of a grill pressed into the stamp, creating tiny indentations in the paper. Although the 1-cent Franklin Z-Grill is generally cited as the rarest and most valuable of all US postage stamps, the 15-cent Lincoln Z-Grill is just as rare, also with only 2 known to exist. The 10-cent Washington Z-Grill scarcely less rare with only 6 known to exist. First production runs of Z-Grill process were made of the common Z-grill denominations - the 2-cent Jackson, 3-cent Washington, and 12-cent Washington stamps. The earliest known postmarks of these Z-grill stamps date from January 1868. Then in February 1968 three other denominations were printed with the Z. Grill, the above mentioned 1-cent Franklin, 10-cent Washington and 15-cent Lincoln stamps. These three denominations were only in production for a short period of time with only about 1000 of each being printed before production shifted to the F-grill - resulting in the rarity of these 3 stamps.
The "Z" pattern, unique among grill
templates used by the Post Office because it incises horizontal ridges into the
stamp rather than vertical ridges, was replaced within a very short time, for
stamps with the D- and E-Grills were already being postmarked in mid-February.
The purpose of grilling was to permit the cancelling
ink to be better absorbed into the stamp paper, thus preventing the reuse of
stamps by washing out the cancellation marks. The use of grills was found to be
impractical and they were gradually discontinued after 1870.
Known Stamps
There are currently only two known 1-cent 1868
Z-Grills, both with cancellation marks. One is owned by the New York
Public Library as part of the Benjamin Miller Collection. This leaves
only a single 1-cent 1868 Z-Grill in private hands.
This 1868 1 cent Z-Grill stamp sold for $935,000
in 1998 to Mystic Stamp Company, a stamp dealer. Siegel Auctions
auctioned the stamp as part of the Robert Zoellner collection.
Zachary Sundman, the eleven-year-old son of Mystic Stamp Company President
Donald Sundman, was the individual responsible for wielding the paddle and
doing the actual bidding.
Later, in late October 2005, Sundman traded this
Z-Grill to financier Bill Gross for a block of four Inverted
Jenny stamps worth nearly $3 million.
Both Z-Grills were on display at the National
Postal Museum along with the first part of the Benjamin Miller
Collection from 27 May 2006 until 1 October 2007.
Stamp Numbering
In the Scott catalogue of U. S. Stamps,
the 1¢ Z Grill is listed as #85A: it is one of the very few issues that does
not bear a unique number but must share its numeral (85) with other stamps of
different denominations. This anomaly arose because Scott created its system
long before the Z pattern gained general recognition as a separate variety of
grill (which did not occur until the 1910s). Accordingly, Scott assigned
capital letters to the Z Grill denominations and inserted them into the
catalogue after #85 (the 3¢ D Grill). The 1¢ Z Grill appeared as #85A and the
2¢ through 15¢ Z Grills were designated 85B through 85F. This expedient enabled
Scott to retain the existing numbers for all subsequent stamps, beginning with
the E Grill issues (#86-91).
Characteristics
As previously stated, the Z grill is distinguished by horizontal ridges rather than the vertical ones of other, more common, grills. Additionally, the number of points vertically and horizontally matter, but existing reference material can be confusing. The 2019 Scott catalogue and prior issues list the Z Grill as 11x14mm (13 to 14 by 17 to 18 points). The Philatelic Foundation published a dissenting paper in Opinions IV. In this article, Jerome Wagshal argues that Z grills are always clearly struck and 18 points in height is the norm, as well as pointing out that the two subtypes he has identified can be perceived as 13 points or 14 points depending on certain details of how they were struck. Beginning with the 2020 Scott Catalogue the listing for the number of horizontal points has been changed.
Read More…. Source : Grill Philately
Postal History
Free City Mail Delivery
On July 1, 1863, the US
Post Office inaugurated its free City Mail Delivery Service in part in response
to the Civil War. Before the Civil War, postage only covered the delivery fee
between post offices. People had to go to the post office to pick up
their letters during its regular business hours. Or in larger cities,
they could pay an extra 2¢ to have it delivered to their home or use a private
delivery firm.
1.US
#1238 pictures a Normal Rockwell drawing of an 1860s letter
carrier
2. US #1497 was part of a set of 10 stamps
highlighting the work of our postal employees
Street boxes for mail
collection appeared in major cities in 1858, which allowed people to mail
letters at their convenience. But people hoping to receive letters from
their Civil War soldiers still had to travel to their nearby post office and
wait in line to get their mail.
Joseph W. Briggs was the
clerk and assistant to Cleveland’s postmaster, Edwin Cowles. After
watching a group of women shivering in line one harsh winter morning in 1862, Briggs
proposed a new system of home mail delivery. Cleveland’s postmaster
quickly approved his plan. At first, the mail was sorted and taken to
grocery stores in Cleveland, where it was distributed. Later, the mail
was delivered to homes.
In 1862, US Postmaster General Montgomery Blair submitted his annual report to President Abraham Lincoln and recommended free city mail delivery. He said it would “greatly accelerate deliveries, and promote the public convenience.” Blair also said that if the system to mail letters was more convenient, more people would use it more often, increasing postal revenue.
Congress ultimately agreed with Blair and
passed an act establishing free city delivery on March 3, 1863. The new
law would become effective on July 1, 1863, in cities where the income from
local postage was enough to cover all the expenses associated with the
service. Generally, this meant cities with populations of 20,000 or more
or those with postal revenues of at least $10,000.
With this new law came a change in how letters were
addressed. Previously they usually only had a person’s name and
city. Now they also had to include the address. At the end of the
first year, 65 cities offered the service and employed 685 mail carriers.
In 1864, Briggs sent a
letter to Blair offering ideas for improvements to the nation’s free city
delivery system. Blair was impressed by his ideas and made him special
agent in charge of the system, a job he held until his death in 1872.
Briggs was responsible for organizing the service in 52 additional cities
throughout the United States. Briggs later helped design the first
mailman’s uniform.
Any cities that met the
requirements could petition the Post Office Department for this service.
In addition to the population and postal revenue requirements, they had to have
sidewalks and crosswalks, named and lit streets, and numbered houses. By
1900, the service was available in 796 cities, employing 15,322 carriers.
For several years, the
letters could only be hand-delivered. If the recipient didn’t answer the
door, the carrier kept their letter. Starting in 1912, new postal
customers had to have mail slots or boxes. This became mandatory for all
homes in 1923. Additionally, while carriers initially made two
residential deliveries per day, this practice ended in 1950. Today,
more than 200,000 carriers deliver mail to homes six days a week.
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Beginners’ Section
Famous Personalities on Stamps….
Helen
Keller
Undeterred
by deafness and blindness, Helen Keller rose to become a major 20th-century
humanitarian, educator, and writer. She advocated for the blind and for women’s
suffrage and co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union. She traveled to
twenty-five different countries giving motivational speeches about Deaf
people's conditions. Even before she graduated, Keller published two
books, The Story of My Life (1902) and Optimism (1903), which launched her
career as a writer and lecturer. She authored a dozen books and articles in
major magazines, advocating for the prevention of blindness in children and for
other causes. She is a great inspiration for one and all. She has been commemorated on postage stamps around
the world.
Birth of
Helen Keller
Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama.Keller
was born with the ability to see and hear but lost both senses when she was 19
months old to scarlet fever or meningitis. Over time she developed her own
system of about 60 home signs. She could also identify people walking to a room
by the vibrations in their footsteps.
When
Keller was six, her mother read about the successful teaching of a deaf and
blind woman in Charles Dickens’ American Notes. Her mother then consulted a
doctor who led her to Alexander Graham Bell, who was working with deaf children
at the time. Bell referred them to the Perkins Institute for the Blind, where
they were introduced to 20-year-old Anne Sullivan. Sullivan was also visually
impaired and agreed to become Keller’s teacher, marking the start of a
49-year-long friendship.
Sullivan officially began teaching Keller in March 1887. She taught her to communicate by spelling out words in her hand. Keller initially had trouble with the lessons, but Sullivan had a major breakthrough when she ran water on one of Keller’s hands while making the sign for it on the other. Keller soon wanted to know the names of everything else in her world.
With Sullivan’s teaching, Keller was soon able to attend a school for the deaf before being admitted to Radcliffe College. When she was 24, Keller graduated, making her the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. She soon learned to speak so she could deliver lectures and found she could understand people by “reading” their lips with her hands.
Keller soon became famous
around the world as an advocate for people with disabilities. She visited
25 different countries delivering motivational speeches. She was also a
suffragette, pacifist, and socialist. In 1915, she founded the Helen
Keller International organization which researches vision, health, and
nutrition. She also helped to found the American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU). Keller was also an accomplished writer, publishing 12 books and
several articles. Her birthday was proclaimed Helen Keller Day in 1960.
After suffering a series of
strokes in 1961, Keller spent her final years at home but also worked to raise
funds for the American Foundation for the Blind. In 1964, she received
the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Keller died on June 1, 1968.
New issues from other countries
Bosnia
23 June 2023 : Literature - Desanka Maksimovic &
Radoje Domanovic
Literature - Desanka Maksimovic &
Radoje Domanovic
Desanka Maksimovic
Desanka Maksimović ( 16 May 1898 – 11 February
1993) was a Serbian poet, writer and translator. Her first works were published
in the literary journal Misao in 1920, while she was studying at the University
of Belgrade. Within a few years, her poems appeared in the Serbian Literary
Herald, Belgrade's most influential literary publication. In 1925, Maksimović
earned a French Government scholarship for a year's study at the University of
Paris. Upon her return, she was appointed a professor at Belgrade's elite First
High School for Girls, a position she would hold continuously until World War
II.
Radoje Domanovic
Radoje Domanović (February 16, 1873 – August 17,
1908) was a Serbian writer and teacher, most famous for his satirical short
stories. His adult years were a constant fight against tuberculosis. This
circumstance of his life, and the affection which he inspired in all who knew
him, created an aura of romanticism and sentimentality that stand in contrast
to his literary accomplishments as a satirist and a powerful critic of contemporary Serbian society.
Croatia
12 June 2023 : Croatian Tourism
The island of Lokrum, a special forest vegetation reserve with an area of 72 hectares, has been protected by the Nature Protection Act in the category of special reserve of forest vegetation since 1948, and is the third oldest protected natural area in Croatia. Its main feature is forest vegetation, which covers about 90% of the island's surface. The entire island of Lokrum, including the associated strip of sea at a distance of about 150 meters from the coast, is also part of the ecological network Natura 2000 – a protected area important for species and habitat types. The area of Lokrum Island, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, is an integral part of the historical core of the City of Dubrovnik together with the city walls and forts and the city moat.
Finland
9
May 2023 : National Landscapes
9
May 2023 : Spring in the Air
France
26
June 2023 : Abbaye Notre-Dame De Senanque
26 Jube 2023 : Favourite Village of France
Abbaye Notre-Dame De Senanque
The
Notre-Dame de Sénanque abbey, in the Vaucluse, was founded in July 1148 by a
group of a dozen Cistercian monks from the abbey of Mazan, located at an altitude
of 1,300 m in the Haut-Vivarais , in Ardèche. It was on the initiative of the
bishop of Cavaillon, Alfant, that it was erected, under the protection of the
lords of Simiane, suzerains of Gordes.
Gibraltar
30 June 2023 : Wildlife
Great Britain
22 June 2023 :
Windrush 75 Years
13 Julu 2023 : River Wildlife
The MV Empire Windrush arrived at the Port of Tilbury on 21 June 1948 and its passengers disembarked a day later. It carried several hundred Caribbean migrants, many of them veterans of the Second World War. It has come to symbolise the mass migration of people from the Caribbean to the United Kingdom in the post-war era. National Windrush Day is celebrated on 22 June, on the day that passengers disembarked. A National Windrush Day was announced by the then Prime Minister in 2018 ahead of the 70th anniversary, however, Windrush Day has been marked in the community for many years. Royal Mail are marking the 75th Anniversary of the arrival of MV Empire Windrush to the UK on 22nd June 1948. It has come to symbolise the mass migration of people from the Caribbean to the UK in the post-war era. Eight new stamps featuring vibrant illustrations have been created exclusively for Royal Mail to celebrate this occasion.
Rivers are among the most spectacular of all UK ecosystems, carving pathways through our history, shaping our landscapes and supplying our water. They feature a remarkable diversity of plants and animals, either adapted to live beneath the water surface or in closely associated habitats to which rivers bring critical life support. But, without protection, river wildlife faces a range of risks. This stamp issue is a celebration of the diverse birds, animals, and plants that inhabit the UK’s rivers and streams.
Iraq
7 May 2023 : First Investment & Mining Conference
21 June 2023 : PMF (militia) ninth foundation anniversary
Isle of Man
5 July 2023 : Europa : Peace the highest value of Humanity
New Zealand
5 July 2023 : Mid Century Toys
The
mid-twentieth century was a golden era for New Zealand-made toys. A post-WWII
baby boom, coupled with a blossoming economy and thriving local manufacturing
industry, meant that the range of locally made toys was prolific. These stamps
represent some of the best-known examples of the era. By the end of the war in 1945,
there had been no toy imports for more than half a decade. Some existing New
Zealand manufacturers saw an opportunity to diversify into toy production, and
new companies also set up.
Spain
30 June 2023 : Cycling
Cycling
Cycling has many years of history but in recent
times it has been acquiring many more followers at a professional level, but
above all, at an amateur level. Cycling is a highly competitive discipline that
can be carried out as a team or individually. It is an extreme sport that
involves the use of muscular strength. Although the followers of indoor cycling,
which is one that is practiced with an exercise bike, have also increased,
traditional cycling provides, in addition to a very complete way of practicing
sports with different intensities, touring cities, enjoying landscapes and
even, move from one place to another. The stamp issued by the Post Office has a
rounded shape, simulating the plate of a traditional bicycle.
Switzerland
9 May 2023 : Food Waste
Sustainability
- Food
Foodstuffs that deviate from the norm often end
up in the bin. Even though they may not live up to our ideals of beauty, they
are of course equally palatable. This stamp takes a stand against food waste.
Who’s to say they’re perfect? And what does
normal even actually mean? For food, these questions are covered by strict
standards. Anything deviating from these standards often doesn’t even make it
to sale. Food waste – the squan- dering of foodstuffs – happens at various
stages of the product chain, such as in shops, during processing and in private
households. This isn’t just a pity in terms of resources expended for no
reason, it’s also painful on the wallet: according to WWF figures, the average
Swiss household throws away more than 600 francs’ worth of food every year. The
word “waste” is crossed out on the stamp to make a statement against this form
of waste. The three subjects of the photo show that the unshapely can also be
visually appealing. After all, is it not precisely their unconventional forms
that make them eye-catching? The three mountain potatoes come from an organic
farm in the Albula Valley, whose special varieties are liked even by top
restaurateurs, delighting many a palate.
Philatelic Clubs
and Societies
Prayag Philatelic Society - https://prayagphilatelicsociety.org/
Ananthapuri
Philatelic Association, Thiruvanthapuram
Baroda
Philatelic Society - http://www.vadophil.org/
Chandigarh
Philatelic Club
Deccan
Philatelic Society – Pune, Maharashtra
Eastern
India Philatelists’ Association -http://www.filacapsule.blogspot.com/
The
Hyderabad Philatelic and Hobbies Society
India
Study Circle - http://www.indiastudycircle.org/
Indian
Thematic Society, Ludhiana -http://indianthematicstamps.webs.com/
Ludhiana
Philatelic Club
Numismatic & Philatelic
Association of Vellore Fort
http://numismaticphilavellore.site40.net/index.htm
Philatelic
Congress of India - http://www.philateliccongressofindia.com/
Philatelic
Society of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Philatelic
Society of India , Mumbai : http://www.psi1897.com/
Orissa
Philatelic Association, Mail id-: orissaphilatelic@gmail.com
Rainbow
Stamp Club -http://rainbowstampclub.blogspot.com/
Rajkot
Philatelic Society – Rajkot, Gujarat
Gujarat
Philatelic Association - Ahmedabad
South
India Philatelists Association - http://www.sipa.net.in/
The
Army Philatelic Society, Pune
Stamps
of India – http://www.stampsofindia.com
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Current Philatelic Magazines – Newsletters
-VADOPHIL,
Editor - Prashant Pandya &TimirShah and published by Baroda Philatelic
Society, Vadodara. Website -http://www.vadophil.org/
-Ananthpuri Stamp Bulletin - Monthly e -stamp bulletin of Anathapuri
Philatelic Association, Thiruvanthapuram
-Journal of the Army Philatelic Society
-India Post – Quarterly Journal of the India Study Circle publishes original
articles submitted by members of ISC.
-Deccan Philatelist edited by Dr Anjali Dutta email : dranjalidutta0303@gmail.com from
Deccan Philatelic Society, Pune.
-The Hyderabad Philatelist from Hyderabad Philatelic and Hobbies Society Editor
– Shri Prakash Agrawal
-SIPA Bulletin issued by South India Philatelists’ Association
Acknowledgment
- Ananthapuri Stamp Bulletin July 2023 issue
edited by Mohanachandran Nair: email : apa.tvpm@gmail.com
- Judaica Thematic Society, UK. Newsletter edited by Gary Goodman email : judaicathematicsociety@talktalk.net
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