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Contents
§ From
the Desk of Naresh Agrawal
§ Recent
Indian Issues
§ In
The News
§ Doon
Philatelic Diary
§ Beginners’
Section
§ Specialized
Section
§ Lighter
Side
§ New
Issues from Other Countries
§ Reader’s
Right
§ Acknowledgement
§ Philatelic
Clubs and Society
§ Blogs
& Websites on Philately
§ Current
Philatelic Magazines – Newsletter
WELCOMING AND APPRECIATING NEW CLASSES
A
few years back there were talks about Social Philately, Open Class as well as
Frugal Philately as one could see some articles published in various philatelic
journals and magazines introducing and promoting these classes of philately. A
genuine ,timely and most desired move in the field of philately to give new
life to the dying phase of philately.
Broadly Social Philately is basically the liberalized form of Thematic with inclusion of Postal
History elements. It may otherwise be defined as postal history exhibit displayed
thematically or a thematic exhibit
displayed as postal history exhibit telling the history and development of social system allowing usage / inclusion of
various Ephemera, Cinderella and other postal linked material allowing a little
percentage of even non – philatelic
material.
And to help the persons who cannot afford expansive
postal / philatelic material for collection Frugal Philately had been
introduced. Frugal philately may be defined as the collection of philatelic material from
rubbish and waste, and is judged not upon its intrinsic value but rather its
negligible cost. It may be called inexpensive philately or economical,
philately or cheap philately which has
low priced, thrifty, nominal or bargain basement material.
Well, in
India, Social Philately class was first introduced in Stampamania 2009, a
National Level Philatelic Exhibition held in Vadodara. Till then frankly most
of the philatelists were not aware of this class. Even there was no capable
jury to understand properly the parameters of judging this class. Thereafter,
though it was there in other shows in India but there was little participation
and perhaps no appreciation as no appreciable award was ever given. Frugal
Philately has yet to stamp its noticeable presence in Indian shows.
In the
recently concluded UTTARAPEX 2015 in Lucknow, though these classes were there
and some participation was also registered but there was no higher award given
to these classes. Why? Either the exhibits were not of that standard or the
jury lacked appropriate knowledge to judge these exhibits. Whatever be the
reason, it is time to explore these classes. In the present state of philately
when Traditional classes have become expansive, Thematic has broadly
established itself and there is immense competition; it is time to appreciate
and explore the new classes. Social Philately and Frugal Philately are the new
wheels to give pace to the stagnating state of philately. There is a need to
let philatelists know what exactly are these classes. More and more exhibits
should be welcomed and given appropriate recognition. One must know that these
classes are being recognized even in FIAP and FIP exhibitions world over.
Well, while
talking about these classes ,I will also talk about the First
day Cover Class and Special Cover Class. We all know
that most of the new stamp collectors and even veteran philatelists have huge
collection of these covers. These classes not only allow the stamp collectors
to participate in the exhibitions through their covers but also put before the
public and philatelists a range of such covers to know more about these. There
is a need to form some specific guidelines to prepare and adjudge these
exhibits. In UTTARAPEX2015, these classes were introduced but again no
appreciation.
Through the
above discussion, I wish to appeal the whole philatelic fraternity in India to
encourage these classes and motivate stamp collectors to participate in shows
with their collections/ exhibits. At the same time I appeal to the Apex bodies
to promote these classes & to train and prepare judges to properly judge
such exhibits.
Recent Indian Issues
·
25
January 2016 - Vibrant India Rs 25b + MS
·
6 February 2016 – International Fleet Review – Rs 5
·
4 March 2016 - Vasantrao Srinivassa Sinai - Rs 5
Forthcoming Commemorative Stamp issues by
India Post
1. India-UN Joint Issue, International Women's Day, HeForShe: 8.03.2016
2. National Archives of India: 11.03.2016
3. Allahabad High Court: 13.03.2016
4. O.P. Jindal: 30.03.2016
1. India-UN Joint Issue, International Women's Day, HeForShe: 8.03.2016
2. National Archives of India: 11.03.2016
3. Allahabad High Court: 13.03.2016
4. O.P. Jindal: 30.03.2016
11th Definitive Series
released
Subramania
Bharati in the denomination of Paise 50 in the 11th definitive series - Makers
of India released on February 17, 2016 at New Delhi
Recent Special Covers
5 March 2016 :
Vasantotsav (Spring Festival) 2016, Dehradun
3 March 2016 Buju Patnayak - Bhubaneshwar
28 February 2016 : Golden
Jubilee of The Statesman Vintage & Classic Car Rally 2016
22 February 2016 : Mahamaham Mahathmiyam
2016,Kumbakonam
16 February 2016 : 25 Years of Taj Mahotsav, Lucknow
15 February 2016 : 112 Years of Service
with Tradition &; Technology, Kmbhakonam
13 February 2016 : Mahamaham Celebrations Kumbakonam
12 February 2016 : Jal Mahotsav, MP
16
January 2016 : Gurudwara Sri Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh
Army Postal Covers
4
March 2016 : President’s Standard and Colours to 119
Helicopter Unit and 28 Equipment Depot –
2 covers
President, Shri
Pranab Mukherjee released two Army Postal Covers to commemorate the prestigious
President’s Standard and Colours to 119 Helicopter Unit on its 45th raising day
and 28 Equipment Depot, at Air Force Station, Jamnagar on 4th March, 2016 in presence
of the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha.
In The News
International Jazz Day as a symbol of freedom and democracy
In times of change
and uncertainty, people need the spirit of jazz more than ever before. By the
celebration of the International Jazz Day on the 30th of April, Unesco
recognizes that this kind of music is a symbol of freedom and democracy. San
Marino Post has prepared an original stamp issue to underline the significance
of this event.
The souvenir sheet, designed by Lucio
Schiavon, shows three jazz typical musical instruments (drums, trumpet and
guitar). Jazz transcended the differences of race, religion and nationality and
became a means of intercultural dialogue, unification and peaceful human
society.
Successful PCI Regional Meeting at Jaipur Raised Hopes
It is truly a matter of pleasure for Indian Philatelic Fraternity that the First Regional Meeting of PCI held successfully in Jaipur. This meeting saw a good attendance followed by various programs highlighting the inclusion of new life in PCI. Though various members who attended the meeting gave their views/ report on social media like face book, but I after going through those and also after talking to various philatelists who attended the meeting have formed the following opinion.
1.
The
meeting was great success
2.
The
proposed seminar on Thematic Philately could not be held they way it was
supposed to be due to time constraints but there was a very good presentation
on Thematic Philately by Sri Rajesh Bagri ,The Secretary General ,PCI which was
appreciated by many of the members.
3.
There
was as many as 74 new enrolments of
members of PCI, a record which shows the importance of PCI
4.
Issuance
of MY STAMP of PCI with PCI Logo
5.
Issuance
of Stamp booklet
6.
Issuance
of A Special cover on postage stamps of princely states of Rajputana with
cancellation
7.
Stalls
by India Post and PCI
8.
Patronage of India Posts , Rajasthan Circle to
the event which was further elated by
CPMG , Rajasthan Circle becoming
the Chief Guest
9.
A
marathon PCI governing body meeting
10.Proposed
Increase in life membership fee from present Rs.5000/- to Rs.15000/- to be
decided in next AGM. All the new aspirants are advised to obtain life
membership immediately
Well, after all this, now we can feel
that some changes are on the way. Though the decisions or discussions held in
Governing Council Meeting have not be
disclosed but it is felt that those must be for the promotion and betterment of the
philately. I understand the points /issues raised by me in my previous columns
must have been considered by the PCI if not discussed at length.
Well, I congratulate Philatelic
Society Of Rajasthan (PSR),Jaipur for
successfully organizing the event as
this regional meeting has left a good hope for betterment of philately.
I also congratulate PCI for success of the event.
- Naresh
Agrawal
New pictorial cancellation from Germany
On March first 2016
a new pictorial postmark (First Day of Issue) was issued in
53113 BONN. The postmark (First Day of Issue) features a young European
hare(Lepus europaeus).
On March first 2016
another pictorial postmark was issued in 10117 BERLIN. The postmark features a young graylag (Anser anser) . Both
postmarks are for the new issue stamps of YOUNG WILD ANIMALS.
Interested
Philatelists may please contact: Wolfgang Beyer, Vice Chairman of the German
Philatelic Collector Group ArGe Zoologie. Mail: Wolfgang.beyer1@aol.de. Postage rates: 0,90 Euro AIRMAIL and 3,40 Euro registered AIRMAIL.
- Wolfgang Beyer, Member AIJP
Recent
Stamp Exhibitions
PHILATAIPEI 2016 : World Stamp Championship Exhibition
PHILATAIPEI 2016 : World Stamp Championship Exhibition
Mr. Anil Suri is the National Commissioner for India of PHILATAIPEI 2016 World Stamp Championship Exhibition being held at Taipei, Taiwan from October 21 to 26, 2016. This is fourth World Stamp Championship show which will be the highest level of competition in philately where the best philatelists in the world will compete for awards. There will be 3 finalists: The World Champion, First Runner Up and Second Runner Up. The World Champion is therefore recognized as having won the highest award in the world's stamp competitive exhibitions.
Anil Suri : email : anilksuri@email.com 8130827029, 9811176908
Last date for submitting the forms: March 15, 2016
World Stamp Show-NY 2016Last date for submitting the forms: March 15, 2016
World Stamp Show, New York 2016 will be held from 28th May to 4th June 2016 at New York, USA.
Date : May 28-June 4, 2016 Venue : Jacob Javits Convention Center, 655 West
THAILAND 2016, 32nd Asian International Stamp Exhibition
Nonthaburi, Thailand, August 10-15, 2016
Web site : https://sable.godaddy.com/click?id=43076.6253.486de72be313d7128552d9ee79a08029&l=55&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thailand2016.org%2F
Nonthaburi, Thailand, August 10-15, 2016
Web site : https://sable.godaddy.com/click?id=43076.6253.486de72be313d7128552d9ee79a08029&l=55&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thailand2016.org%2F
National Commissioner: Rajan Jayakar rajanjayakar@yahoo.com 9821072417
Last date for submitting the forms: March 15, 2016
UNPA - India Joint Issue to be released on 8 March
United Nations Postal Administration will issue on Int. Woman's Day, a set of 6 stamps on March 8, 2016, 2 each from its 3 offices - New York, Geneva, and Vienna, in 3 currencies, This is a Joint Issue with India The stamps feature 'He for She' Campaign.
Bold Issues from UNPA
United Nations Postal Administration will issue on Int. Woman's Day, a set of 6 stamps on March 8, 2016, 2 each from its 3 offices - New York, Geneva, and Vienna, in 3 currencies, This is a Joint Issue with India The stamps feature 'He for She' Campaign.
Bold Issues from UNPA
Most Controversial and Bold issues from UNPA -
Free & Equal – UN for LGBT Equality Six stamps by UN Post support gay,
lesbian or bisexual people, Such stamp designs are rare to find on stamps .
New My Stamps by India Post
India Post released 8th issue of My Stamp that was available at New Delhi on
February 29, 2016. There are three stamps in three sheeetlets depicting
Mahabodhi Temple Bodhgaya, Gateway of India Mumbai, and Sun Temple Konark. The
Sheetlets of 12 stamps are being sold for Rs 300 each.
New Stamp Booklet
Rajasthan Circle of India Post released a Stamp Booklet on February 28, 2016.
PCI Regional Meet, Rs 25
Indian Theme on Foreign stamps
On the occasion of Year of Monkey 2016,
Indonesia Post issued 3 stamps featuring legendary monkeys of Ramayana namely
Bali,Sugriva,Hanuman,Angad
Odissi dance on new Malaysian stamp
On 3rd February.2016, a set
of 5 stamps were issued by Malaysia Post on traditional dances.One of the
stamps in the set is on ODISSI dance and the cancellation is also on
odissi dance-HAMSASYA Mudra.It is perhaps for the first time a stamp is issued
on Odisha theme beyond India.
India’s First Stamp on new Grenada stamp
India’s First Stamp on new Grenada stamp
India’s first stamp of 1854 is featured on a stamp of Grenada. This is part of a series of new official postage stamps, depicting the images of the very first stamp images originally issued by each of the United Nations Member States. These replica images is the first in this unique series of Stamp on Stamp images just released by the Postal Authorities of the nations of Grenada, Guyana, Liberia, and Federated States of Micronesia. Additional stamp images in this series are slated for release later on this year.
New e-Stamp Bulletin from Trivandrum
Anathapuri Philatelic association, Thiruvanthapuram is going to complete 4 years this month. During the monthly meeting club's FIRST E- MAGAZINE , "ANANTAPURI STAMP BULLETIN" was released on March 6,2016. To subscribe please contact Ananthapuri Philatelic Association : email : apa.tvpm@gmail.com
Doon Philatelic Diary
Mt. Everest or Mt. Sikdar ?
The world’s highest peak is named
after Sir George Everest. What is interesting is that Everest had never even
seen the mountain let alone calculated its magnitude. In 1800 William Lambton
started the Great Trigonometric Survey from Madras to map the Indian
sub-continent. In 1818, George Everest joined Lambton as his senior assistant
in Hyderabad. On 19 January 1823, Lambton died at Hinganghat unobtrusively
while surveying. He was succeeded by Everest as Superintendent of Great
Trigonometric Survey. In 1825 Everest went to England on sick leave and did not
reappear in India for next five years. In 1829 he returned to India and was
bestowed with the additional responsibility of Surveyor General of India.
During the final years of Great Arc (1833-1843) he established his headquarter
as well as his home in Hathipaon Hill, Mussoorie known as Park Estate. The
period of 1833-43 is also referred as ‘Everest Decade’ in the history of
surveying. North-West of Hathipaon stood “Chur” Mountain at a height of 12000
feet, not at all giant as compared to mighty Himalayas. Everest made it as one
of his observation post and spent many of his hours there taking measurements.
If anything that could be associated with Everest name was this humble peak.
Everest returned to England in 1843 and was succeeded by Andrew Waugh. During
his tenure Mt. Everest was sighted and was code named Peak XV. At that time
nobody knew about its magnanimity as the world’s highest peak.
Radhanath Sikdar was born in Bengal in
1813 and studied at Hindu college during 1824-1832. After leaving the college
he joined Great Trigonometric Survey as Computer
Technician at Dehradun. His brilliance can very well be judged by the GTSI
report submitted to the English Parliament in 1851: "Radhanath Sikdar, a
native of Brahmanical extraction, whose mathematical attainment is of highest
order ......". While Everest was conducting the Trigonometric Survey of
India he formulated his rules for projections and modified some of those. He published
his work as "A set of tables for facilitating the computation of
trigonometric survey and the projection of maps for India". His work was
heavily used by F. Smith and HL Thuillier in the Manual of Surveying published in 1851 in five volumes. He rose to
the rank of Chief Computer of GTSI and subsequently Superintendent of Calcutta
Observatory.
Andrew Waugh, the successor of Sir
George Everest as Surveyor General, asked Radhanath to devise a formula for
calculating the heights of the peaks of the Himalaya. From a distance of 150
miles (about 242 km), using a theodolite, Radhanath collected necessary data
for his work from six different locations. In 1852, according to Radhanath’s
calculation, the height of the peak turned out as 29,000 ft (8,839.20 m). But
Radhanath took it as 29,002 ft (8,839.81 m) because the round figure (29,000
ft) might be misinterpreted as mere approximation. Till then Kanchenjunga was
regarded as the highest mountain. After arriving at the definitive calculation
he went into the Waugh's office and announced "Sir, I have discovered the highest mountain in the world". This
news was publicly announced in 1854. In honour of his predecessor, Andrew Waugh
proposed the name Mt. Everest for Peak XV and that is how the world's highest peak
was coined Mt. Everest. This great mathematician astronomer of the 19th century
is not yet honoured for his outstanding feat. Actually Peak XV should have been
named as Mt. Sikdar.
He once again visited Dehradun in 1864
after retirement from services in 1862. The Hill, a science journal of
Dehradun, published a memoir o, Radhanath stating ".. the late Chief Computer of the GTSI and Superintendent of Calcutta
Observatory has returned to these hills where he studied with Col Everest the
works of La Place and Newton... The scientific portion of the Manual of
Surveying is entirely his, and it is enough to sat that by common consent, it
has become the standard authority on this all important subject ... " He
died as a bachelor in 1870.
References
1. Radhanath Sikdar-First Scientist of
Modern India, by Utpal Mukhopadhyay, Science
and Culture, May-June 2014.
2. The 19th Century Calcutta
Astronomers, by AK Chakravarty, Indian
Journal of History Science, 30(2-4), 1995.
3. The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India was Mapped and Everest was
Named, by John Keay, Harper Collins 2001.
Beginners’ Section
SOCIAL
PHILATELY
(A NEW FAST GROWING CLASS OF PHILATELY)
- Naresh
Agrawal
Naresh
Agrawal, a
veteran philatelist has always been trying to develop philately in one way or
the other. The latest being his efforts to promote social philately. He started
this venture by himself participating in STAMPAMANIA 2009 with his exhibit on
“Insurance In India” in social class. As the response was very poor, he felt to
introduce the philatelists in general through this article which contains his
study on the subject through various sources.
The said article contains information
gathered by him through various net sources and discussions held with different
philatelists. The views and opinions given in the article are purely his own
and subject to open discussion and change, if so required and found. The
article has been written with a motto to encourage social / open class
philately which is still unknown or less known. Various suggestion, questions,
opinions and views are invited so that a better atmosphere may be created to
see that philatelists in India are well introduced to this class which
certainly will open new areas of collection and will benefit philatelist and
philatelic traders in a big way.- Editor
Social philately is one of the fastest
growing new field of philately which relates itself to the
social history and development of any social system purely, fully or partially due to the
existence and assistance of the postal system. In other words, it can be said
that it represents a study of the development of social systems and products
derived from and through the full or partial operation of postal systems. The
name Social Philately has been derived from two words “Social and Philately”
and it suggests the importance and significance of development of social systems
& the role of philately in that cause.
DEFINITIONS :
When linking social
philately with postal history, it depicts social history with postal materials
But if it is linked with thematic philately…it can be said that it is
liberalized form of thematic philately where in inclusion of postal linked material is also allowed.
But …….it may now be defined as postal
history exhibit displayed thematically
or a thematic exhibit displayed as postal history exhibit telling the history
and development of social system
allowing usage / inclusion of various Ephemera, Cinderella and other postal
linked material allowing a little percentage of even non – philatelic material too.
It may also be defined as a way to present a historical story or social history or to illustrate the relevance or impact of the postal system with in society; with the help of mail, ephemera and other materials
The other simplified
definition of the social philately in philatelic terms may be defined in this way that social history and development shown through various
philatelic, postal, ephemera, fiscals, documents, whether postal linked or non-linked materials or any material developed
by
Sometimes
people define it as collection of mainly postal articles including philatelic
and non-philatelic but related material to social history . Hence, its exhibit may include material currently accepted in other
philatelic categories, other material linked to the postal system being studied
and collateral material relevant to the chosen social theme.
Social philately offers scope and imagination to the collector whilst preserving the basic philatelic disciplines. An exhibit should show and explain the development of a social need and illustrate the main theme. It should not have more than 50% ephemera included in the overall context.
It
is the exhibiting of materials and artifacts that illustrate either the social
reaction to the presence of a universal and rapidly developing postal system,
or the development and diversification of a social activity or enterprise.
In
an attractive leaflet published by The British Philatelic Trust, according to
Pat Grimwood-Taylor under the title ‘What is Social Philately?’ It is defined
as new concept in collecting which aims
“To present a historical story or to illustrate the relevance or impact
of the postal system within society’."
An exhibit on Insurance in
India displays payment receipts issued by insurance company sent to the payee
by post. Also depicts insurance revenue stamps
THE
CONCEPT AND DEVELOPMENT :
The concept of social philately
originated and developed in Australia and New Zealand in late 1980’s as it has
been a regular class included in Australian and New Zealand National
Exhibitions since 1988. But the real recognition and acceptance to this class
firstly came from Australia in 1990’s. when one of the Dr. Edric Druce, an
ardent philatelist and FIP accredited jury thought of this concept of using
ephemera and other related items and
material which are collected both buy thematic and postal history collectors
simultaneously with their collections
for search and study of their respective subjects. Of course, this was a
great thought. Until the early 1990's exhibitors with social type material had
difficulty fitting into any of the established exhibition
classes. Their options were Postal History or Thematic. By the
efforts of Dr. Druce, in 1993, it was introduced in Australia for these types
of collections.
Dr. Ed Druce persuaded FIP strongly to
introduce this new Social Philately and
was successful in his endeavors as FIP
agreed to introduce this class on trial/ experimental basis in 1999 in an
International Stamp Exhibition in Melbourne ('Australia 99').It was officially
introduced as an
experimental competitive class of
exhibiting when there were very limited classes. But surprisingly the number of
entries was quite substantial. It was highly appreciated and so it became
quite popular after that.
However, the FIP did not adopt
the new class fully and subsequently introduced the Open Class, which allowed
even more flexibility in the type and quantities of material shown than did
Social, thus attracting many existing Social exhibitors. In November 2000, it
was also included in a British Exhibition for the first time and has since
spread like wildfire. The same year in New Zealand, in a National Stamp Show it
was introduced in competitive class. There after in 2003 in a show named
“Exhibits 2003” organized by The Caledonian
Philatelic Society, some social exhibits were on display e.g Stobs
Prisoner-of-War Camp 1914-1919. Translated outgoing, incoming and internal mail
to and from German prisoners (Iain T Boyle Vase).
“Basildon 2004” ABPS National Philatelic Exhibition Basildon,
allowed this class. In 2005, The STAMPAX 2005 UK has National Social Class
entries In the same year on 01.12.2005, the Royal Philatelic Society, London,
organized by The Great Philatelic Society 1955 – 2005 had Social Philatelic
Display on frame no. 52 titling “Art Through The Post” by J. Bohn. An exhibit
of Hand-Painted envelopes which talented Victorian painted himself..
Ephemera
H200: Buildings insurance certificate issued by West of Scotland Fire Insurance
Co.(detail)
The
buildings insured in course of erection in St Vincent Street were to be the
site of the shop of John Smith (Glasgow) Limited, booksellers, for over 150
years. The firm stopped trading as general booksellers in 2000.
In 2006,Kiwipex 2006 a New Zealand National Stamp Exhibition
was held with FIAP support, that under the patronage of the New Zealand
Philatelic Federation Inc. from November 2 – 5, 2006. Its
major sponsor is the New Zealand Post. This exhibition encouraged this class
and was well appreciated.
Thereafter in 2007, SYDNEY STAMP EXPO 2007 included all exhibition classes then
available within Australia, including the new Open Class along with Social
Class. Following this, in the same year EUROTHEMA 2007 The British Thematic Association in addition
the thematic exhibits in the National thematic competitions also allowed
display of Christine Earle’s social philatelic exhibit, “Extracts from a War
Diary” along with others.
An exhibit on
Insurance in India displays payment receipts issued by insurance company sent
to the payee by post. Also depicts
insurance revenue stamps
Further, in 2008,Canberra National
Stamp Exhibition 2008 allowed Social Philately Class along with other regular
classes like History (including Marcophily), Aerophilately, Astrophilately,
Revenues, Open , Maximaphily, Polar Philately,
First Day Covers and Literature in addition to
Postcards .
And then,
in 2009,
International Stamp Show in Melbourne “ Australia ‘09” held between 23rd
to 26th July became the first exhibition in the Southern Hemisphere
which featured and judged in competition
for the first time that FIP Postal History class 2C(Social Philately). This did
create some problems. As Australasia and the UK were the only
countries that had used the old Social Class, these problems were very likely
peculiar to those regions. However, the UK did not have any entries
in the new class but the philatelists were benefited from Australasia's
experience. The other two occasions that year were at IBRA 2009 in Germany and
at Bulgaria 2009, both using FIP rules.
The same year, in India during
Stampmania 2009, a National Level One Frame Stamp Exhibition, Social Philately
was introduced. And also The Birmingham Philatelic
Society founded in 1884 during its 125 anniversary celebration organized
exhibition to give award as “The Lacey Cup” for Social Philately exhibits.
During this course, various recognized
and reputed auctioneers too have joined hands with societies for conducting
exhibitions and displays of social philately exhibits. Like Charles Leski
Auctions (CLA) joined hands with the Australian Philatelic Federation (APF).
CLA and organized series of exhibitions. The first of which focused on “Australia's participation in the
Olympics” followed by “1956 Melbourne Olympic Games”, “The Victorian Philatelic
Council”, “ The Victorian arm of the APF”
and thereafter different on regular basis. The Manchester Postage Stamp
Exhibition and Philatelic Congress 1909
Trafford Philatelic Society introduced Open Class as expansion of the
previously known Social Philately
.
These insurance policies and postal
cover have postal link that these all
passed through postal transmission process. Further these items can be very
nicely fit in topic any title on Insurance. These belong to different insurance
cos. And further the policies highlights different insurance coverage
There after throughout the world this class had been introduced in different
level of exhibitions either in competitive
or experimental class. In some of the exhibitions it had been introduced as
OPEN CLASS and in some along with the
open class .
Of late, social philately in its
modified and liberalized form as OPEN CLASS on experimental basis has been
included in JOBURG 2010 still looking for entries world over in this class. The
exhibits in this Class can include material from any other competition class
plus non-philatelic material. The exhibit must contain at least 50% philatelic
material. The non-philatelic material should not overwhelm the philatelic
material.
The main reason for development and
appreciation of this class is that it allows the display of material other than
that allowed in thematic and postal history which opened new avenues for the
philatelists who had been collecting other materials along with their specific
collection material for the established and recognized classes.
WIDENING THE SCOPE
: ( INTRODUCTION OF THE OPEN
CLASS ) :
The Manchester Postage Stamp Exhibition and Philatelic
Congress 1909 Trafford Philatelic Society introduced Open Class as an expansion of the previously known as Social
Philately and embraced a marking scheme close to
(but not exactly) that anticipated for a UK National Open Class (as of January
2006). As per that an Open Class Philately exhibit, by analysis of the
philatelic and social objects within it, should study, show and explain the development, or
operation, of a social need dependent on the postal systems or derived from its
operation. It should show the practical application of postal systems to a
social need and the study and classification of the use of such social and
postal objects (including all aspects of philatelic material) to illustrate the
main subject of the exhibit.
An Open Class exhibit may contain a
wide range of material linked to the
postal system. Some material may be included which is not directly related to the postal system but which is an integral
part of a social system (for example medals awarded to trade fair participants
where the medal was often posted but where the connection is more with the
social story ). Non-philatelic material should be linked to a postal system but
some percentage (maximum 10%) of material not linked to the postal system can
also be included provided it is directly linked and of importance to the theme
to/for the social aspects of the exhibit. Due to practical limitations,
non-philatelic material should not be
thicker than 5 mm to fit into the standard exhibition frames.
And also such an exhibit should consist of material which can be included in other classes of philately as well as non philatelic items having an intimate connection with the operation or the objective of a postal system and are directly related to the operations and products of a postal system either as post office equipment or as material developed by commerce to use or reflect post office services and products. But it should not comprise of more than 50% of the exhibited material. The social information should provide the main thread of the story. Philatelic information should be included where appropriate so that philatelic knowledge and personal study can be demonstrated.
Reference for the above details has been made to a Social Philately article Background to Social Philately prepared by the late Dr. Edric Druce, and to guidance by Christine Earle, based on the judging of UK National Social Class entries at STAMPEX 2005.
CLOSE RELATION
WITH OTHER CLASSES :
WITH POSTAL HISTORY :
Social Philately is a relatively new class of
competition which has grown out of the more familiar and long-established class
of Postal History and to some extent thematic philately. For many years
collectors of postal history have held, and often shown in non-competitive
displays, a whole range of material such as picture postcards, photos, maps,
newspaper clippings etc., which have helped to provide a background to the
particular postal history ‘story’ that they have been trying to relate. Social Philately allows such material to
become an integral part of the competition entry in order to develop the
‘story’ in a chronological and coherent manner. Thus entrants may wish to
relate the history of a town, biography of a famous person or impact of an
event through postal and philatelic items, and within Social Philately they may
do so using up to 70% non-philatelic items.
While there will still be a core of postal items in the display, a range
of other items may also be included such as, in addition to those already
mentioned above, prints or engravings, greetings cards, coins, tickets, seals,
bills, headed notepaper and even textiles etc..
The only limitation is that anything included must be
able to be mounted on the display boards though imagination of the
exhibitor/collector has no boundries.
Pillar
Letter Boxes 1920’s French Postman’s Bag
Big and bulky artifacts
and items can be part of Social philately exhibits but subject to its rules,
acceptability and display arrangement.
WITH THEMATIC
PHILATELY :
As said social philately has strong
relation with thematic philately as it
is comprised of a theme at first stage and then a storyline to develop
that theme at there in thematic philately. Philatelic material, of course is
the main component of the exhibit too. It
is said that social philately is liberalized form of thematic philately with
liberalization to use some other material too and the themes so chosen should
be of social importance and history unlike wide scope that is there in thematic philately .
WITH OPEN
CLASS :
Undoubtedly open class out come
and again a liberalized form of social philately where in even a good percentage of non philatelic material is allowed. In other
words, open class allows display of any thing used in any class of philately and required for the completion of
the story line. As much as up to 70% of non philatelic material can be allowed to be used in this class. Though it allowed
usage of any physical material (such letter boxes, Mail Bags) required but now
a days, it has been limited to the material displayable on display boards
professing thickness up to 5mm. This class also
calls for themes of social importance and history of say any town, event like any revolution,
system of the society, any ritual, any constructional activity which has any
importance etc…..like in social philately.
To be continued…
Specialized Section
Some
Remarkable Cancellations and Postmarks – 37
Some Miscellaneous Cancellations (Type 35)
"BELGAUM/19
MY 93= oval formed by six crescent
Type 35 is
a Duplex cancellation. The right Duplex consists of an oval formed by six fine
crescents, leaving a blank space in the centre. The left Duplex Shows the place
of origin and date. This cancellation is seen from most of the post Office
circles and date from 1892 to 1897. Many examples Show "W",
"X", "Y", "Z", significance of which is unknown.
It has been suggested that this is an experimental post office cancellation.
SUPERMAN
WAS FIRST CONCEIVED AS A SUPERVILLAIN
© Dr.Satyendra Kumar Agrawal
Superman is known as a hero who is
always ready to fight for the forces of good and social justice, but originally
his creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster conceived him as a supervillain,
using his telepathic powers to wreak havoc on earth.
Superman who is always ready to fight for the forces
of good and social justice
When that idea failed to sell,
creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster decided that he should fight for the
forces of good and social justice. That idea worked better, and when
"Action Comics" #1 appeared in April 1938 with a June cover date,
Superman is shown to the public for the first time. Arrival of “Superman”- the
first comic book super hero began the Golden Age of comic books and ignited an
industry.
Arrival of
“Superman”-began the Golden Age of comic books and ignited an industry
The Man of Steel appears on the cover
in full colour, hoisting a green sedan over his head, and also provides the
lead story consisting of 13 colour pages within a 64-page anthology of assorted
stories, all in Black n White. Colour was of significant importance at that
time, to the comic-book superhero.
Cover of “Action Comic”
#1, June 1938 is widely considered the Holy Grail of comic books
The
first issue had a print run of 200,000 copies, which promptly sold out and
sales of the series soon approached 1,000,000 a month. Jerry Siegel and Joe
Shuster were paid $10 per page, for a total of $130 for their work on this
issue.
Superman
became a mainstay of Action Comics, and appeared again on the covers of issues
7, 10, 13, 15, 17 and 19, then continuously onward.
Superman became a
mainstay of Action Comics
But you may be surprised to know that the publication of “Superman” was
an accident. Two fast friends and High School classmates, at the age of 18,
shared an interest in Science Fiction partnered to publish their own fanzine,
"Science Fiction", in 1932 and Jerome "Jerry" Siegel acted
as Editor while Joe Shuster served as Art Director. Their original stories
emulated the tales they read in pulp magazines, and the fledgling fanzine was
produced on the mimeograph machine at their school for their small circulation.
The fanzine lasted six issues, but
issue Number 3, produced in January 1933, carried Siegel's eight page story
"The Reign of the Superman". The by-line actually reads as
"Herbert S. Fine", which was a pseudonym Siegel used incorporating
his mother's maiden name. Shuster illustrated the story, as he did for all the
stories of the magazine. "Reign" was inspired by tales of strongmen
such Samson and Hercules, as well as the dual identity aspect of Doc Savage.
The title character is actually an anti-hero, one who uses his abilities for
ill-gotten pursuits after being granted extraordinary powers by a bald-headed
mad scientist...
Over the course of the summer of 1934,
Siegel and Shuster had re-invented their Superman character as a hero, with an
entirely new, more dramatic, background. The character boasted new,
eye-catching ink work by Shuster who created instantly recognizable and
distinctive red-and-yellow “S” shields.
Shuster given him an
identity creating instantly recognizable and distinctive red-and-yellow “S”
shields
The costume involved a blue bodysuit,
red boots, and a flowing bright red cape. They submitted their comic strip to
various newspaper syndicates, but were routinely rejected; editors and
publishers felt that their hero was simply too strange.
Costume of Superman
During one such bout of submissions,
the strip was delivered to Sheldon Mayer at the McClure Syndicate. Mayer was
immediately attracted by the larger-than-life heroics, and believed the story
contained all the popular elements that were currently the rage in movies and
novels. Mayer passed it on to his boss, Max Gaines who forwarded it on to Vin
Sullivan, the editor for the soon-to-be Action Comics which was in dire need of
material. Gaines believed the story would work better in a comic book rather
than a syndicated strip, being motivated in part by the hope of winning the
printing contract for Action. Sullivan shared Mayer's love for the piece, and
not only was it accepted, but a modified graphic from page 9 of the strip would
grace the cover of the new book.
Page 1 provides a brief origin of the
character, while Lois Lane and the 'Daily Star' newspaper are introduced.
Finally, in June 1938, the “Man of Tomorrow” made his debut as the lead feature
in “Action Comics # 1”.
This
colourful new brand of hero was an alien in human form that had fallen to Earth
as a child. He was stunningly handsome, endowed with supernatural powers, and
fought for truth, justice and the American Way.
Superman was an alien in
human form that had fallen to Earth as a child
Like any superhero, Superman needed an
alter ego. So, when he was not fighting crime, he was known as Clark Kent, the
mild-mannered reporter, Lois Lane. Lois was however in love with Superman.
Superman in turn, was so involve in crime fighting that he never returned her
advances. Superman has been a popular American hero for more than 75 years.
Lois
Lane – the lover of Superman the reporter
The superhero template was first
presented in Action Comics #1(1938) with the introduction of Superman made it
the most valuable comic book and widely considered the Holy Grail of comic
books. On August 24, 2014, a copy was sold on eBay for US$3,207,852. It is the
only comic to have sold for more than $3 million for a single original copy.
Action Comics would go on to run for 904 numbered issues (plus additional
out-of-sequence special issues) before it ended in the fall of 2011.
Action Comics #1 (1938) sold
in an auction for more than $3 million
Popularity of “Superman” is not
limited to comic books but other entertainment media also taken him hand in
hand.
RADIO VERSION OF A COMIC
On
Monday evening, February 12 1940, Superman took flight over the radio airwaves
and "The Adventures of Superman" was a syndicated program originating
at WOR, New York. The introduction was spellbinding... "Faster
than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall
buildings in a single bound... Look, up in the sky it's a bird, it's a plane,
it's SUPERMAN! Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from the planet Krypton who
came to Earth with amazing physical powers far beyond those of mortal men. And
who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild mannered reporter for a great metropolitan
newspaper, wages a never ending battle for truth and justice."
"The
Adventures of Superman"
"The Baby from Krypton"
The
radio series created several important and imaginative contributions to the
Superman mythos, many of which were later incorporated into the comic book. The
radio show coined the phrases "Up, up and Away!" and "This looks
like a job for... Superman!"
The first animated Superman
The lead episode was titled
"Superman", though it is also known as "The Mad Scientist".
This went on to be nominated for an Academy Award. Each cartoon was done in
glorious Technicolor and a high attention to detail, lasting on average ten
minutes. Seventeen stories were produced overall. The last segment was
presented on July 30 1943. The Max and Dave Fleischer Superman Cartoons are
highly regarded as classics of the medium, and at the time cost some $100,000
each to produce. Much like the radio version, this animated series provided new
aspects to the Superman story. The second chapter, "The Mechanical
Monsters", marked the introduction of Superman's X-ray vision, as well as
the first time that Clark Kent used a telephone booth for his transformation
into Superman.
From Comic
Pages to Silver Screen...
The first film portrayal of Superman
debuts in July 1948 when Columbia produced a fifteen episode serial "Superman". "Superman Comes
to Earth" is the first offering with the origin being adapted from the
George Lowther novel. The series is credited as "Adapted from the Superman
Radio Program broadcast on the Mutual Network." and had radio-show
inventions as the Daily Planet, kryptonite, and the character of Perry White.
Superman entered the
world of Animation
Warner
Brothersreleased first feature film "SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE" released on
December 15, 1978starred newcomer Christopher Reeve in the lead role, and
featured a stellar cast including Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Gene Hackman,
Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper, Trevor Howard, Susannah York and Terence Stamp.
At 6'.4" and 225 pounds, Reeve literally "fit" the role. Best
Selling author Mario Puzo adapted the comic strip in to a screenplay with
Leslie Newman and Richard Benton, while famed composer John Williams provided
the dramatic, driving soundtrack.
George Reeves, the TV’s First Superman
Superman entered Silver screen also with
great successes
Movie scenes
Superman’s movies garnered four Academy
Awards
Superman
has also been mentioned in a number of songs, including "Superman" by
R.E.M., a remake of a Clique song on their album "Life's Rich
Pageant" to "Superman's Song" by Crash Test Dummies on their
album "The Ghosts That Haunt Me" and "Superman Inside" by
Eric Clapton on "Reptile" and even The Kinks' "Superman" on
their album of the same name. A six-part "Metropolis Symphony" is
completed by American composer Michael Daughtery in 1993 and a performance by
David Zinman and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is released in 1997.
A
musical comedy titled "It's A Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!"
opened on at the Alvin Theatre on Broadway in March 1966 and the most memorable
song from this play is "You've Got Possibilities". Its two-hour television version also aired on
ABC on February 21, 1975.
George
Lowtherwrote the first graphic novel about Superman in 1942. It is a 215 page
book titled "The Adventures of Superman" and published by Random
House. This was reprinted in 1979 by Kessel Books, and again in 1995 by
Applewood books.
The Hometown of Superman
The Superman daily comic strip story
"The Most Deadly Weapon" of May 1939 established Clark Kent as
residing in Metropolis, U.S.A. In the
early 1970's, Metropolis began making overtures about their connection to
Superman. On January 21, 1972, Metropolis was officially declared as "The Hometown
of Superman" and the Illinois State Legislature passed Resolution 572
which granted the town the same distinction. The town proclaims the day
"Superman Day", and Superman was designated a "distinguished Son
of Metropolis".
Superman -"distinguished Son of Metropolis"
Metropolis is "The
Hometown of Superman"
First Stamp on Superman
On September 10, 1998, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative Superman stamp as part of their "Celebrate the Century" Education Series program. The stamp is titled "Superman Arrives", and is introduced in Cleveland, Ohio, the home town of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The Superman Arrives design is a reproduction of cover art from SUPERMAN #2 released in the fall of 1939.
First Stamp on Superman, USA 1998
50 YEARS OF THE SUPERMAN COMIC COVER, USA
1998
After this, many
more Postal administrations of the world honoured “Superman” on their
philatelic issues.
Origin of
Meter Marks
- Col (Dr) J Dutta & Dr (Mrs) A Dutta
Since 1922 an increasing proportion of the mail handled in India has not borne adhesive stamps or been processed by a post office machine, but has been ‘franked’ by a postage meter by commercial companies, organizations and even by private individuals. Philatelists rail against them and bemoan their use, but postage meters are here to stay, and though they will never oust adhesive stamps, they have become more commonplace in recent years.They too have their own band of devotees and no postal historian can afford to ignore them.
Colloquially
the impression from these machines are known as meter franks and the machines
themselves have been called meter frankers, although the manufacturers prefer
the term postage meters, thereby stressing the accounting rather than the
franking aspect. In times past, even the
manufacturers used the term in such names as Fronkopost, Francotype and
Universal Post. Today the impressions
are called “meter marks” and the machines “postage meters.” The branch of philately that deals with meter
marks is called “mechanophily.”
The
immediate advantage of the metered mail system is so apparent that it seems
impossible to believe that their development is less than a hundred years
old. In 1884 Carl Bushe of Paris had
invented a machine for improving stamps and he obtained a British patent on his
invention. In the preamble of the patent
he wrote “The application of adhesive stamps, which is so easy and convenient
when only a few are to be used at a time, becomes a difficult matter and
entails a serious loss of time when hundreds of letters, circulars, newspapers
and so forth have to be dispatched daily.”
His scheme did not succeed because he could find no manufacturer
prepared to finance the production.
To
Karl Ucherman goes the laurel for inventing the world’s first postal franking
machine. The artist inventor from Norway
petitioned the Norwegian postal authorities on 9 January 1902 for introduction
of a postal franking machine. This was
officially authorized for domestic use by the Gazette of the Royal Norwegian
Government, Department of Public Affairs No. 19, dated 6 May 1903. The values of the franking impression were 5
ore and 10 ore. The machines were
constructed by Krag Maskinfabric. The
machines were first used on 15 June 1903.
On
the other side of the Atlantic, a Chicago wallpaper executive Arthur H. Pitney
formed the Pitney Postal Machine Company in 1902 to develop America’s first
postage meter, which was tested by the USPO in Washington in 1903-04. The idea was rejected. Pitney continued to work on the meter
machines and in 1912 perfected a machine.
Following successful trials he renamed the company American Postage
Meter Company and began marketing his machines in 1913.
In
1919 Pitney joined forces with Walter H. Bowes who had formed the Universal
Stamping Machine Company in 1908. In
1920 the USPO finally sanctioned the use of postage meters for first class
mail. This coincided with the formation
of Pitney Bowes Postage Meter Company.
The first of these machines were used in Stanford, Connecticut in
September 1920.
This
mode of franking mail was first recognized by the UPU Congress in Madrid in1920
and the acceptance came into effect on 1 January1922.
In
England, the invention of F Wilkinson, an Essex farmer, was manufactured by the
Automatic Stamp Selling Machine Ltd, and installed on 25 January 1912 at King
Edward GPO London. The Pitney Bowes
models were first used in London in September 1922. Soon, franking machines began to make their
appearance all over the world.
In
New Zealand, the Christchurch inventor Ernest Moss patented his first machine
(Model 1) in March 1904. It was the Moss
NZ Model D that was first used in India in 1922. The machine was of fixed value
with five values (1/2 anna, 1 anna, 4 anna, 8 anna and 1 rupee). The impression was a simple upright rectangle
with values boxed in the upper corners.
In the center was a circle with a machine number. Above the circle was a legend in two lines
POSTAGE PAID. Below the circle was the
value in words and below that INDIA. The
impression did not have a town or date mark.
The earliest date of use was believed to be on a cover of King Hamilton
Company, Calcutta with the date 28 March 1922.
We now have a cover of Jessop & Co Ltd, Calcutta with an imprint
from machine No. 3 of ½ anna, of 7 March 1922.
Only 4 Moss Model D machines were used in India - machine No.1 of
Englishman Press, machine No. 2 of King Hamilton & Co, machine No. 3 of
Jessop & Co Ltd, and machine No. 4 of Andrew Yule & Co, in all of
Calcutta.
In
late 1922, the Universal NZ machine was introduced in India with 6 fixed values
and a hexagonal town mark. The value
frank was in red and the town mark in black.
These machines were used in Bombay, Calcutta, Cawnpore (Kanpur) and
Madras.
The
UPU insisted that the entire frank had to be in red and hence in 1928, the
Universal Franking Machines were introduced with both franks in red. In the same year, the Neopost 6 limited value
machines were introduced and in 1948 came the Universal Multi Value with 3
banks.
The early franks of India are very
difficult to come by and are prized by philatelists. Franks from post 1928 are easier to
obtain. One of the best collections in
India is undoubtedly that of Dr RS Gandhi of Patna. Even a post independence collection, though
not easy, can be a rewarding exhibit.
PRE-INDEPENDENCE
INDIA METER FRANKS
1922 Moss Model D (FV 5), earliest use
known 7 March 1922.
1923, Universal NZ (FV 6)
1928 Neopost (FV 2, 3, or 6), town mark
and value frank both in red.
Lighter
Side
WORLD’S LARGEST ICE CREAM CONE
In 1945, a 44-foot high, 16-foot wide, 3,500 cubic foot large helium-filled balloon shaped like a triple-decker ice cream cone was displayed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. It was billed as the world's largest cone.
But record
for world's largest Ice Cream filled cone was revealed in Gloucester, UK in
2011. It was about 13 feet tall filled with 2,204 pounds of Ice Cream that took
more than a month to freeze was donated by famous Wall’s, a U.K. ice cream
company.
New issues from other Countries
Great tit – Bird
of the year in Estonia
Great tit is green
and yellow with a striking glossy black head with white cheeks and a
distinctive two-syllable song.A new stamp by
Estonian Post that depicts this great bright and original bird that gained the
status of the bird of the year!
The great tit depicted on a new stamp is
known to everyone by its black longitudinal strip as well as the black head and
a big white cheek blot. In Estonia it is a usual brooding bird who lives in
various woodlands forests, parks, gardens. It builds its nest usually in tree
hollows or nest boxes.
If in summer the main food are insects and
their larvae, then in winter it eats various seeds. In winter the great tit is
a guest in various feeding houses ‒ sunflower seeds and fat taste particularly
well to it. The Estonian Ornithology Society elects the bird of the year since
1995.
Tox Info Suisse as
the most reliable emergency service in Switzerland !
If you are in Switzerland and have problems, call
145 and you will receive the necessary help. For 50 years, Tox Info Suisse has
been providing its services daily and around the clock, on the emergency number
145.
Swiss Post has unveiled a bright stamp that
commemorates the 50th anniversary of Tox Info Suisse – the most
reliable emergency service!
The majority of the 37,500 or so enquiries
received each year from both private individuals and doctors involve drug
poisoning. Often, the victims are young children who swallow tablets that are
not kept out of reach of curious fingers.
However, Tox Info Suisse also deals daily
with adult drug overdoses – often the result of an act of desperation.
Easter as one of the
most festive events among Christians.
Easter implies the
dimensions of suffering and death and just by their turning into bridge leading
to Father‘s home every joy acquires its legitimacy and its meaning.
A new festive Croatian stamp that depicts cute and
funny Bunny. This small and timid animal to whom his antennas are his only
weapon, is the symbol of that joy, of the victory over death, of that renovated
and always renewable world.
Rabbit depicted on a new Croatian stamp is
associated with the ancient goddess of Mother-Earth symbolizing its fertile and
fertilizing waters. Thus, it becomes in itself the symbol of fruitfulness and
reproduction and later even occasionally runs to the side of sins and bans. His
mythic history does not have only its daily but also its nighty side.
The simple minded rabbit approaches in that
sense to Christian lamb, Jesus’ symbol, so that its role in the Easter
iconography is far more complicated from the one “at first glance” i.e. at
first egg. Though, it is human to rejoice.
Grapes as the
earliest fruit culture !
Grapes are one of
the most ancient crops known. They can be eaten fresh as table grapes or
enjoyed in a variety of products such as juice, jelly, and the ultimate
processed grape product, wine ‒ created
from the controlled fermentation of grape juice. It is worth naming to be one
of the most popular fruits in the world!
A new stamp by USPS depicts two clusters of deep-purple Pinot noir
growing on vines among several green leaves. The artist used pen and ink and
watercolor to produce the original art.
A member of the genus Vitis, grapes have been
cultivated for thousands of years dating back to the very beginning of
civilization. The Pinot noir grapes pictured in the stamp art are aptly named.
The deep-purple fruit-noir, French for “black”‒ grow in tight clusters shaped
like a pinecone; pinot is a variant of pineau, the diminutive of pin, which
means “pine” in French. The name refers to both the grape and the wine it
produces.
Believed to be one of the oldest cultivated
grapes in the Vitis genus, the Pinot noir grape can produce one of the most
highly prized and elegant wines in the world. Once thought to grow well only in
Burgundy, France, the Pinot noir grape is now successfully grown in cooler
climates around the world, including areas of the United States-northern
California, New York, and Oregon, among others.
Reader’s Right
Exhibitors and Jury……
I am sharing
here editorial published in latest issue
of Vadophil for kind consideration of all the exhibitors as controversy often
arises in every philatelic exhibition over the judgment of jury. - Editor
Dear Friends,
Have you noticed that State Level
Stamp Exhibitions are being organized one after another in recent past. Such
exhibitions are boon to collectors, as they get an opportunity to show their
collections in a state level exhibition. But Jury has a very hard time, because
they cannot satisfy a collector even if they have judged liberally. A collector
always thinks that he is a master of his own collection and he should get a
Gold medal or a higher award because he has spent a lot of money and have shown
a few scarce or rare items. But he forgets that a juror has to judge by the
rules and regulations laid by the Department of Posts for assessment of
Philatelic Exhibits.
Criteria for the
evaluation of competitive exhibits are (1) treatment, (2) philatelic and
related knowledge, (3) personal study and research, (4) condition and rarity of
material exhibited, and (5) presentation. These are the principles of
philatelic exhibit evaluation. The jury has to see that how well the exhibitor
has fulfilled requirements of each criterion and accordingly he has to allocate
marks for each of the criteria. Exhibitors should ensure that the exhibit is
cohesive. Exhibits which do not fulfill the requirement of each criterion are
likely to lose marks and may miss higher award.
Exhibitors must abide by the results
given by Jury. Exhibitor should not comment on the results or on the jury. Jury
results are final and should not be questionable. I feel that posting of
comment with Jury’s name on social media is a wrong practice and should be
avoided. An exhibitor doing such act should be penalized with a ban of two
years.
Here, I do not want to say that Jury
knows every line of Philately, or he can not commit mistakes. But one has to
maintain basic discipline.
Suggestion to the exhibitors that
he/she should go through the rules and regulations of exhibiting laid by
Department of Posts and he/she should also refer GREV and SREV guidelines of
FIP.
One fact is universal – A desire is
painful if not satisfied.
-
Prashant
Pandya
Philately in Modern and fast changing times
Philately
originates from postal system. Traditionally Postal system is all about
communication through physical methods which involved variety of stamps, postal
stationeries and postal markings etc. These varieties gave the philatelists a
wide range of philatelic subjects to pursue as a hobby. Today, its a
technological world where communication is instant without any physical
methods. In such a high technological scenario, philately as a hobby is now
getting highly restricted, to be specific, restricted to just collecting mint
commemorative stamps. Letter writings / postal communications have decreased
drastically with emails, mobiles and instant messaging gaining popularity.
Though modern communication is instant but they are impersonal. Considering the
importance of letter writing / postal communications and to promote it, US
Postal Services have released in 2015 a stamp titled "FROM ME TO
YOU". Australia Post have a separate web page on their website(www.auspost.com.au) dedicated to
letter writing.
Nowdays,
world over the postal organisations are becoming more and more corporate /
business oriented with little focus on Philately. In such a scenario, Philately
organisations must aggressively take over the responsibility of Philately
activities and secondly closely work with the respective Postal organisations
to bring various basic philately products like stamps, postal stationery etc..
Such a scenario is already happening in various countries. For e.g. American
Philatelic Society, British Postal museum etc who are driving force to the
modern philately. The apex body philately body of every country must function
professionally having a website, physical office, library & archives and a
professional philately team with proper documented and transparent working
rules. The apex body must ensure that the various other philately clubs in
their respective countries function properly and get the desired support.
Lastly, in
modern times the philately must try to embrace new or different aspects to
enhance the Philatelic activities, for e.g origami envelopes, personalised
postal cancellations etc. This is an ongoing activity to keep pace with the
fast changing circumstances.
Conclusion
Lets not
restrict Philately to just collecting mint/unused stamps and exhibit it, rather
make philately with a wide range of subjects so that it encourages the young
generations to pursue philately as a hobby.
Too Many Special
Covers...by India Post....
During past
few years I have been seeing an explosion in so called 'SPECIAL COVERS' being
issued at various cities and venues in India with outstanding cancellation
themes but hardly find any displays that show a connection between the stamp
and the reason why the cover was being issued/cancelled. Apparently, India
seems like the only country that does it and to my knowledge such covers are
not even considered as FDCs>>>
The people
issuing them don't care a damn. There is money in it. And where there is money
all these lechers will run and exploit the innocent and honest collector. Some
day the collectors will realise that these special covers are as worthwhile as
mere picture postcards. Totally useless as far as philately is concerned
It also
surprises me that the well known philatelists in India don't object and don't
advise.
- Commodore Vijay Kapre, New Delhi
Acknowlegement
Vadophil No.144-145 , Editors - Prashant Pandya
& Timir Shah
First Issue of Ananthpuri Stamp
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