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Dehradun May 2016 Vol.IX No.101
Monthly e-stamp
Bulletin edited by Jeevan Jyoti for free circulation among philatelists
Readers are requested to send reports
of philatelic activities in their area for publication. Short write ups by the
readers about their journals, societies, publications and philatelic
requirements can be sent for inclusion in this bulletin to j.jyoti9@gmail.com and by post to –
Ms. Jeevan Jyoti, c / o
Mr. Ajay Srivastav, Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun –
248002. India
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Dear Reader
I am pleased to release 101st
issue of Rainbow Stamp News. Now Rainbow goes ahead for the second century.
Thanks to all the Readers and Contributors who made possible by their
contribution and support to complete 100 issues of Rainbow without a break! Hope
this journey will be continued in the years to come.
I wish to draw the attention of all philatelists and concerned authorities of India Post regarding the price of Special Covers. The price of Special Cover varies in different postal circles. What is the reason behind it. The price of special cover issued by every circle of India Post should be uniform. In UP circle and some other postal circles of India Post, every special cover is priced at Rs 25 or more. This is not justified. The price of the special covers must be same for every postal circle . Readers are requested to send their feedback in this regard.
This is all for this month . More in next issue !
Happy Collecting !!
……. Jeevan Jyoti
Contents
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From the Desk of Naresh Agrawal
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Recent Indian Issues
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In The News
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Doon Philatelic Diary
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Reader’s Right
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Beginners’ Section
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Specialized Section
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New Issues from Other Countries
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Acknowledgement
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Philatelic Clubs and Society
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Blogs & Websites on Philately
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Current Philatelic Magazines –
Newsletter
PROPOSED PHILATELIC MUSEUM CUM EDUCATION CENTRE IN ODISHA
Recently
I saw a news on face book social media that some veteran and dedicated
philatelist has planned to open a museum / display centre / philatelic cum education
centre in Cuttack, Orissa under the
banner of “Odisha Philately and Education Trust” to give a new direction and
dimension to the philately in India which is in staggering and struggling state
today due to emergence of so many other
hobbies based on digital and virtual communication systems which are in the
race to get the crown of being King of Hobbies.
In India, this is probably the first ever thought by an individual or may be a group of people
or organization to develop such centre which in turn will help development and
promotion of this educational hobby.
I
could see the building planned to be a double storied one which has beautiful
elevation and appeared to me will have all the modern facilities and
amenities to help preservation of philatelic
material in form of hi tech archive, display rooms / halls, study and tutorial
/ class rooms, library, discussion halls, auditorium etc etc. .
I
still don’t know what exactly is
proposed / planned to be there but certainly this will be a new milestone in
the history of development of philately in India. There are postal training
centre exclusively of employees of India Post which also use the services of
veteran philatelists for training of its employees but I don’t see any training
centre either for philatelists or for the judges of philatelic exhibits.
In
my previous articles, I have always been professing the various services to be
provided to the philatelists, exhibitors and jury to help bettering the
performance of Indian exhibitors and to promote and develop this hobby but all were just views and opinion nothing else.
But as we say everything which comes on the surface /in to existence is the
result of a thought only.
I
thank and salute the person who has given direction to the thoughts and has put
one step ahead towards its execution. I
understand if this building come in to existence and the very purpose of its
being is met ; there will certainly be
vast changes in future in the field of philately. I understand this venture will also stress upon the education
ministry to include philately in its
curriculum in any form as philately is an established educational hobby. This
may further become the centre of control of all major philatelic activities in
India.
All
in all, these all are my speculations but if the news is true and any such
thing is being planned, I must say this will be turning point in history of
development and promotion in India.
PROMOTING NEW CLASSES
AND ONE FRAME
EXHIBITING
Philately
is diversifying . New branches are developing. From the traditional limited
classes to now it has grown and separate wings like Maximaphily, Astrophily,
Aero Philly, First day and Special cover class etc. have come up. Lots of work
is being done on there. Rules and regulations are being formulated.
In
India, we still see certain slackness and will to apply lacks. Social philately
has started its inclusion in several Indian philatelic shows but Frugal
Philately seems to be unknown to the philatelic planners and organizers. For
philately to grow from grass root level, it has to reach the masses. It should
reach the people of all financial status. Those who cannot afford high cost
philatelic material, should be provided with low cost material. Even those who
have sufficient unwanted philatelic
stuffs should be asked to go in for Frugal Philately which basically is known
as “Usage of waste” or “Making something
from the waste philatelic stuffs”. So, I appeal to all concerned
to adopt the newly coming up classes
which will certainly enfold very good number of stamp lovers and help promotion
of philately.
Further
to this, we all see that world over “One frame exhibiting” is gaining popularity like T-20 cricket
matches in International circuit. Looking in to
the fast and busy life style and
to some extent budgetary issues too; one frame exhibiting is gaining
popularity as it is most suitable to maximum of the exhibiting aspirants. Recently one of my philatelic friends Mr.
Sandeep Jaiswal living in US won “Gold Medal “ and also “One Frame Grand
Award” at Westpex 2016 on his Single frame Postal Stationery Exhibit titled “
Indian Postal Stationary for the China Expeditionary Force” .It also won Single
Frame Postal Stationery “Champion of Champions” award given to the best single
frame P/S exhibit for the entire exhibit year March 2015-March 2016.My
heartiest congratulations to him for this achievement. So when this much honor
and pleasure can be achieved through 16 sheets , why to go for huge number. I
mean, here is the time when Single Frame or One frame exhibiting needs
importance. This will increase the participation with the same number of
frames. I would love to mention name of one of my veteran philatelist friend Mr
Prashant Pandya who introduced both One Frame Exhibiting and Social Philately
in India through National Stamp Exhibition “STAMPMANIA 2009” held by Baroda
Philatelic Society in 2009. But there after no much improvement could be seen.
Lastly,
I would say, now is the time when all these classes need to be promoted. Their
Rules and Regulations need to be made easily available and known to all. All
the clubs and societies need to promote this amongst their members. Experts in
the field need to write more on these so that it reaches one and all and it
become easier for collector as well as exhibitor to adopt and go ahead.
Thank you all !!
Rainbow completed its 100 issues in April 2016 – Now starting a new century…. Thanks to all its Readers and Contributors !!
Messages
Hearty CONGRATULATIONS, May you achieve greater heights every day.
- Dr Sita Bhateja - Bangalore
Dear
Jyoti
I am immensely delighted to learn that RAINBOW STAMP NEWS, edited by
Ms. JEEVAN JYOTI is celebrating its 100th issue. I am happy not because this
Stamp News is celebrating its 100th issue but because it is being edited by a
Housewife. Emergence of JYOTI in Indian Philately is not a surprise; she has
had a strong footing in philately from her early childhood. From her school
days she was closely associated with my Philatelic friend B. J. KUMAR and
helped him in publication of U-PHIL TIMES.
The First philatelic magazine published in India in 1894 - THE
PHILATELIC WORLD, a monthly journal of PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL. In 1896,
there was another philatelic society in Calcutta, known as Kasauli Stamp Club
and the first annual report of the K. S. C. (Calcutta circle) was published on
30th September, 1896. But I am not sure whether it was a Calcutta based society
or a Simla base, as KASAULI is located in Solan district in the state of
Himachal Pradesh. However, at that time only Englishmen were allowed to be the
member of the society. Later on, in 1907 a Bengali babu Mr. C.K. Dutta, became
the first Indian member of the society. Since then many short-lived philatelic
journals were published, but woman edited none of them. I edited STAMPS WORLD
(first issue in 1979), and later on my daughter late Ruana joined as its News
Editor. Had she been alive today (she expired at the age of 22 in 1996), she
could have been its editor. I am happy that my other daughter Jeevan Jyoti
fulfills my dream. It’s a wonder being a housewife, how she is managing all
these. She is lucky to have a husband like Ajay, who always encourages her.
A magazine always shapes opinion, caters information of past and
present and RAINBOW STAMP NEWS is doing these meticulously.
I bestow my blessings on her and wish her all success in bringing out
the 100th issue of RAINBOW STAMP NEWS .
-Dipok Dey- Kolkata
It was indeed a great pleasure going through your 100th issue of RSN ! Once again my hearty congrats to you for this superb
achievement.
-Shrikant Parikh, Ahmedabad
Hearty
congratulations for 100th issue of Rainbow. It is your dedicated effort and
which has made it a successful era.
-Sudhir
Jain, Satna (MP)
100th issue of the Rainbow. Our best wishes
for this great occasion. We pray that 100 becomes 200 and more. God bless you .
-Col J Dutta & Dr Anjali Dutta – Pune
Dear
Jyoti
I am delighted to know that Rainbow stamps has entered its 101 issue.
Jyoti I really appreciate the contents and well edited articles. Month after
month you give us something so new- things we had not heard about or taken note
of. That I think is one of the biggest strength of this commendable piece of
information dissemination which keeps the reader's interest alive.
Another thing I must appreciate is the flawless editing of the write ups.
Being an editor myself I know what a challenging responsibility it is.
Long live Rainbow news !
Best wishes always....
-Rashmi
Luthra , New Delhi
Editor
: “After School’’ Magazine ,Jaiditya
Publications
100 Issues ! A great achievement !
Congratulations Ms Jyoti – and thanks too.
-Kenneth
Sequeria- Dubai
Chasing different aspects of philately. Best
wishes for century achievement.
-Arvind
Mullick- Jabalpur
Hearty Congrats on a Superb Century Jeevan
Jyoti !
-Nikhilesh
Melkote – Bangalore
Dear Mrs Jyoti
My Congratulations for Isue No. 99 and it is a
pleasure for me to contribute to your blogs and may be with great pleasure your
next issue no.100.
-Wolfgang Beyer - Germany
Dear Mrs Jeevan Jyothi,
My heartiest
congratulations on bringing out the 100th issue of the Rainbow stamp news. I
always look forward for the issue, as I am regular reader from the
beginning found it to be very informative and educative. It is also very
attractive with latest colourful stamps from all over the world. Regular
articles from leading philatelists are a pleasure to read as they contain lot
of valuable information.. God bless you to continue doing the wonderful
work.
with best wishes and
regards,
-Cdr. G Sri
Ramarao,I.N,(Retd.) – Vishakhapatnam
Congratulations and best
wishes for another hundred beautiful issues
.
-Ajit Kumar Dash – Bhubaneshwar
My
wishes to you. All the associates involved. Those provided material. Authors
who presented articles…To all my best wishes..Wish that it still go upto
greater heights..
-Sridhar Krishnan – Pattukkottai ( Tamil Nadu)
Recent Indian Issues
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8
March 2016 - UN Women He for She – Rs 5 & Rs 25 + MS
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11 March 2016 - National Archives of India – Rs 5
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13 March 2016 - Allahabad High Court – Rs 5 & Rs 15 + MS
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14 April 2016 – Fire Services in India – Rs 5
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27 April 2016 - Govardhanram Tripathi – Rs 5
Recent Special Covers
19 March 2016 :The everlasting flame
Int Programme 2016, New Delhi
20 March 2016 : World Sparow Day –
Lucknow
8
April 2016 : Mission Save the Mother Earth – Jalandhar
9
April 2016 : Int. Convention on World Homeopath Day – New Delhi
13 April 2016 : Shi Pilikula
Nisargadhama- Bangalore
13 April 2016 : 15 Years Western Union – New
Delhi
14 April 2016 : BRICS 2016 - Mumbai
22 April 2016 : Simhastha Kumbh
Mahaparv 2016, Pratham Shahi Snan - Ujjain
23 April 2016 : ATEETA-2016 - Shivamogga.
24 April 2016 : 25th Shukla Day Coin
and Philately Fair- Mumbai
26 April 2016 : 10th Anniversary of
installation of Ahimsa Ball – New Delhi
1 May 2016 : Panchkroshi Yatra - Ujjain
1 May 2016 : Panchkroshi Yatra - Ujjain
3 May 2016 : Shantheyanda Okkada
Hockey Namme 2016 - Madikeri.
4 May 2016 : DGOF Employees’ Welfare Board - Kolkata
4 May 2016 : DGOF Employees’ Welfare Board - Kolkata
Special Covers to be released by India Post during World Stamp Expo,
New York (May 28 – June 4 2016)
World Stamp Expo at New York is scheduled at
May 28 - June 4.India Post has planned to issue set of 16 Special Covers during
the occasion, on various themes. Booking for covers has started at E-Post
site. Cost of set of 16 covers is Rs. 4,800.The covers will be delivered after
the event is over. Covers can be bought individually too.
Courtesy
– Jagannath Mani & Kasninath R.
In The News
'Inverted Jenny' stamp stolen in 1955 resurfaces
This
undated photo provided
by Spink, USA, shows a 1918 "inverted Jenny" stamp that was stolen in
1955. (Spink USA via AP)
NEW YORK – Opening
a new chapter in an infamous stamp-world mystery, a valuable "inverted
Jenny" stamp has surfaced six decades after it was stolen from a
collectors' convention.
The stamp — one of the world's most famous pieces of postage —
was among four of its kind taken from a 1955 collectors' convention. While two
were recovered over 30 years ago, there had been no sign of the others until
this one was submitted to a New York auction house this month and
authenticated.
"It's one of the most notorious crimes in philatelic
history, and there's a piece of the puzzle now that's in place," said
Scott English, the administrator of the American Philatelic Research Library,
which owns the stamp and is working with auctioneers Spink USA and federal
authorities to recover it.
The would-be consigner, a man in his 20s who lives in the United
Kingdom, said he'd inherited the stamp from his grandfather and knew little
about it, said George Eveleth, head of Spink USA's philatelic department. He
said authorities had told the auctioneers not to release the name of the
consigner, who is in his 20s.
While it's unclear whether the man can shed any light on the
long-cold trail to the thieves, the stamp was accompanied by an intriguing
item: a 1965 letter about a monetary loan from a noted stamp dealer to a
well-known auctioneer, both now dead, Eveleth said. The letter isn't
necessarily connected to this stamp, however.
Still, the Bellefonte, Pennsylvania-based philatelic library
hopes the stamp's discovery could lead to new clues.
"We're going to remain optimistic," English said.
"Because think about it: Here we are, 61 years later, and a stamp has
appeared."
Worth 24 cents when issued in 1918, inverted Jenny stamps fetch
hundreds of thousands of dollars today. While other stamps are rarer, the Jenny
is one of few that is readily recognized even by non-collectors, Eveleth said.
It made its way into popular culture in movies such as 1985's
"Brewster's Millions," in which Richard Pryor's character uses one to
mail a postcard, and television shows including "The Simpsons," in
which Homer Simpson finds but disregards a sheet of them at a flea market. The
Postal Service issued a commemorative inverted Jenny stamp in 2013.
The original was made to celebrate the launch of U.S. air mail.
Some were printed with the Curtiss JN-4H "Jenny" biplane inverted,
and a savvy customer bought a 100-stamp sheet before anyone realized the error.
Over the years, they were separated, coveted, counterfeited and
narrowly saved from the blitzkrieg of London in World War II and from a flood
in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
A block of four was on loan to the American Philatelic Society
when stolen from a display case at its 1955 convention in Norfolk, Virginia.
The lender, who died in 1980, gave her rights to the stolen stamps to the
society, which shares some ties with the American Philatelic Research Library.
Two of the Jenny stamps were recovered in the '70s and '80s from
different Chicago stamp connoisseurs, who said they'd bought the stamps from
people who had since died or whose names they didn't know, according to a 2014
article in American Philatelist, the society's journal.
Source : Fox
News
Recent Stamp
Exhibitions
NATUREPEX-2016,
National Philatelic Exhibition on Nature and Environment will be organized by
the Eastern India Philatelists’ Association with active support of the
Department of Posts, Government of India from 30th September to 2nd October,
2016 at KiiT International School, Bhubaneswar-751024, Odisha with an objective
to aware people for protection of natures and conserve our environment. The
exhibits relating to Nature, Flora & Fauna, Environment and related
subjects will only be exhibited in this exhibition as per the decision taken at
the Special Meeting of the Eastern India Philatelists’ Association held on
03.05.2015. The exhibition will be of 400 frames and will be competitive one. The
main theme of the exhibition is ‘Save our Nature & Environment’. This
exhibition would give extensive mileage to the promotion of Philately as well
as create awareness to save our environment and to preserve the endangered
species in our country.
Participation
in the exhibition is open to all philatelists throughout India. Exhibitor should be a member of a
registered Philatelic Society/ Association/Club. The
prospectus is under preparation, which will be published along with the entry
form shortly. For details Please visit : www.naturepex2016.blogspot.in
-Ajit Kumar Dash : Secretary, EIPA
CHINA 2016 - 33th Asian International
Stamp Exhibition
CHINA 2016
will be held at Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center, Nanning
City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China from December 2 - 6, 2016.
CHINA
2016 (33th Asian International Stamp Exhibition) will be organized under the
Patronage of the Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP) and Recognition of
the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP).Mr Surajit Gongvatana is the
FIAP Co-ordinator of CHINA 2016
This
exhibition is organized by the All-China Philatelic Federation, jointly with
the State Post Bureau of The People’s Republic of China, The People’s
Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and China Post Group.
Mr.Surendra A. Kotadia is National
Commissioner for CHINA - 2016 from India. His contact details are as below.
ADDRESS - DIMPLE DRUMS &BARRELS PVT LTD
1119 MAKER CHAMBER - V
221 JAMANALAL BAJAJ ROAD, NARIMAN POINT
MUMBAI 400 021 .
TELIPHONE
+ 91 22 22024130/31
MOBILE
+ 91 98199 03789
FAX
+ 91 22 22843275
E-MAIL surendrakotadia@gmail.com
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.
World
Stamp Show-NY 2016
Shri Dhananjay Desai of Ahmedabad is Commissioner
for this exhibition. He may be contacted at email : dhananjay_47@yahoo.co.in
Website
of exhibition: http://www.ny2016.org/ 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
National Commissioner: Rajan Jayakar : email : rajanjayakar@yahoo.com
Mobile :9821072417
News from Philatelic Clubs and Societies
German Philatelic
Collector Group ArGe Zoologie
A
Philatelic Exhibition MERSEBURG 2016 was held in Merseberg, Germany from 24-26
April 2016. More as 67 exhibits
in 310 Frames were on display at the exhibition . A presentation of Indian
Philately with philatelic material like periodical publications, handbooks,
catalogues , stamps and envelopes was organized.
Calicut Philatelic Club
The Annual General Body Meeting of Calicut Philatelic Club, held at The Bullion
Arcade, Calicut, on May 1, 2016..
In the presence of renowned philatelist and Numismatis Shri. Tom
Vadakkummola as the Electoral officer, the newly elected office bearers are:
President: UB Nayak
Vice President: T.Raghavan
Secretary: Ashwin Ramesh (2nd term)
Jt. Secretary: KP Mohammed
Treasurer: MS Balakrishnan
Auditor: Balakrishnan N (3rd term)
Vice President: T.Raghavan
Secretary: Ashwin Ramesh (2nd term)
Jt. Secretary: KP Mohammed
Treasurer: MS Balakrishnan
Auditor: Balakrishnan N (3rd term)
Executive Members:
Adv.Abdul Salam KV
Abraham NA
Rajesh D Nair
Jamaaludheen T
Dr.Shibu Varghese
Mujeeb Rahman
Adv.Abdul Salam KV
Abraham NA
Rajesh D Nair
Jamaaludheen T
Dr.Shibu Varghese
Mujeeb Rahman
Postal address of the Club : The Calicut Philatelic
Club,PO Box 148,Calicut-673001 (KERALA)
-Jagannath Mani - Bangalore
Doon
Philatelic Club
Meeting of Doon Philatelic Club was held on
17th April at the residence of Ms.Jeevan
Jyoti. It was attended by Mr PC Agrawal, President of DPC, Mr Gunjan
Maithel,General Secretary of DPC, Mrs Anita Maithel, Mr Ajay Srivastav, Mr Arun
Bhamri. Mr Abhai
Mishra, Mr Ajay
Srivastav, Mr Rajesh Verma, Naina Verma, Mr & Mrs
Sanjiv Jain. During the meeting 100th issue of Rainbow Stamp News was
also released by Mr PC Agrawal. President of Doon Philatelic Club.
My Stamp on Simhastha Kumbh Mahaparv
India
Post launched new My Stamp on Simhastha Kumbh Mahaparv 2016 with the picture of
the theme of Kumbh Mahaparv at Ujjain on 22nd April 2016. My Stamp sheets are
printed at Security Printing Press, Hyderabad without serial numbers and ‘My
Stamp’ words are incorporated in stamp design.
Doon Philatelic Diary
Memorial built for the adversary
-Abhai Mishra
Doon
valley has several interesting landmarks embedded in its historical timeline.
One such event is the Anglo-Gurkha war (also known as battle of Nalapani or
Khalanga) of 1814-15. In 1804, Raja Pradyuman Shah of Tehri was killed by the,
Nepalese army in the battle of Khurbura and the Doon valley came under the
control of Gurkhas. Being a strategic and trade intensive zone, British wanted
their control on Dehradun. On October 31, 1814 the third infantry
division under Major General, Sir Robert Rollo Gillespie, with a strong 3000+
initial troop, attacked the Khalanga -Nalapani fort defended by Balbhadra
Kunwar and his soldiers barely 600 in number. British had latest weapons
including canons while Gurkhas mainly had Khukris. Major General, Sir Robert
Rollo Gillespie, who was a highly decorated general was killed on the very
first day of the siege by the valiant Gurkhas. He was succeeded by Colonel Sebright
Mawbey. The war which the British thought will hardly last for few days went
for a month as the Gurkha men, women and children fought fiercely.
After
several unsuccessful attempt to seize
the fort by direct attack the British cut the water supply of the garrison by
blocking the chandra-taal. This forced Balbhadra Kunwar to evacuate the fort
with 70 of his men on 30 November 1814. The Nepalese troops went away, but did
not surrender before the British troops. The fort was totally razed to the
ground by the British troop later.
The
British were so impressed by the gallantry of the Gurkhas that Lt. Fredrick
Young (who later founded Mussoorie), ADC to General Gillespie requested the
Queen to raise a regiment of Gurkhas in the British troop. Treaty of Sugauli
was signed between Nepal And East India Company on 2 Dec. 1815, following the
Anglo-Gurkha war. A clause was inserted into the treaty that enabled the
British to recruit
Gurkhas.
Thus
in 1815 the 1st King George's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) , 2nd
King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles), 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own
Gurkha Rifles and others were raised. In 1947, as part of India's
independence, it was agreed that the Gurkha regiments would be split between
the British and Indian armies—the British Army took four regiments (the 2nd,
6th, 7th and 10th), while the Indian Army retained the rest.
British
also built a war memorial at Sahastradhara road, Dehradun, having twin
obelisks, one in the memory of Major General Gillespie and his officers and men
and the other, probably the only one of its kind in the world, dedicated to the
memory of the very men they defeated- Balbhadra Kunwar and his brave Gurkhas.
Interview
Interview with Shri PC Agrawal –
Grand Old Philatelist of Dehradun
1. At
the age of 85, you look so enthusiastic, energetic and willing to do something
or the other. Your life has been full of thrill, creativity, and adventure.
Your brief opinion about your life?
Live the life to the fullest and enjoy
every moment of it as you can live once only .In fact, exploring and living the
life as far as possible has been my mission since my childhood. So, I believe how old you get
it does not matter till you are young at heart. Creativity is one which gives
immense satisfaction and enjoy . So, I tried my best throughout my life to
learn more, to explore and to enjoy the life beside doing my duties honestly.
2. It
is seen that children are the one who easily get attracted to the beautiful and
mesmerizing colors of the stamps. Tell us something about how you got in to the
world of philately. Also tell about your philatelic interests.
In my case also I was attracted
towards the beautiful stamps at the age of 14. One of my friends introduced me
to his father who was a veteran philatelist who practically introduced me to
the stamps and from here my journey to the world of stamps started. In 1947 a
refugee laborer from Peshawar working at a house gave me 100 years old Indian
stamps of the British era to boost my thirst for stamps. My philatelic
interests are many such as Indian Stamps, Assorted stamps, Indian postal
history covers, FDC’s etc. I have put them in albums, stock books and also some
stamps are affixed in pre printed albums.
3. Philately is king of hobbies and hobby of
kings? How far this statement is justified in today’s scenario? What is that
which you admire the most in philately?
Beyond
any doubt, philately is king of hobbies but I slightly differ from the
statement as now it is hobby of masses. It caters to a very simple poor person
to a King. Philately has in its store so much to deliver. With spread of so many
fields of philately, it serves every one. Thematic philately touches hearts of
every one. Yes, postal history is a costly affair.The
versatility, the vastness, the colours of the stamps, the journey of a letter
from sender to the addressee .. are all which I like the most. Indian stamps do
have special place in my heart.
4. Philatelic clubs and societies play a vital
role in development and promotion of philately
& helps to enjoy and explore
philately. How do you feel after joining the Doon Philatelic Club.
Yes,
philatelic clubs and societies are very essential for development and promotion
of philately. There are digital sites, magazines, journals, exchange and sale
purchase sites but local clubs have their own importance. Everyone looks for
appreciation. The will to share and learn is always there. The clubs and
societies do the same. These also help in strengthening the bond of friendship
and brotherhood.
I feel
very happy and also proud to be part of
Doon Philatelic Club. The composition of its members has versatility as members belong to different age groups, have
different philatelic interests, there
are very senior and renowned philatelists, people from different walks of life
are there….. all bunched together in this club gives me immense pleasure. I
mean there is lot which can be learnt and delivered amongst the members. I am thankful to all the members who elected
me the founder president of the club.
5. You are a man with versatile personality who
enjoyed the life in open manner. A photographic genius, a social worker, a
hardcore Violin Player, the first man who went on India Tour on a motorcycle,..a
man who was looking forward for world tour on motorcycle, a man who promoted
art, drama and culture during his college days…. I mean it’s amazing. Please
tell us briefly about some of these interesting aspects of your
personality?
As I have already opined that I wanted to
enjoy every moment of life so I tried my best
in all the possible ways. Photography always fascinated me. I had a LEICA
and a ROLICARD camera in those days . I was interested in music since my
childhood (at the age of 12) and got training for Instrumental music. Yes,
Violin has been very close to my heart and I excelled in violin playing too.
Becoming first man to have travelled throughout India in 1958 on Royal Enfield motorcycle. This gave me
strength as it was very difficult in those days to think and complete such solo
journey. It was tough and full of adventure crossing rivers, passing through
dense forests, deserts, meeting with minor accident ,facing motorcycle
breakdown in remote area, passing nights on road side etc. etc.. .Drama and stage plays were close to my heart. I was the founder
president of the JUNIOR CHAMBERS in 1965 under which I started the GANDHI
CENTANERY EYE HOSPITAL in Dehradun. I was also selected in J.S.W.(Army) though
I didn’t peruse it. I am thankful to my
family who always encouraged me to live the life to the fullest. My wife too
has been an excellent painter. I won’ t
say I have achieved whatever I wanted
but I am satisfied with what I could do but of course, there is still desire to
do something new…
6. Rainbow is an established philatelic digital
journal. How do you feel after having copies of Rainbow in your hand/on your
desktop. Tell something about your experience about such journals and their
place in promotion of philately ?
Rainbow
is truly a marvelous philatelic journal
which covers various desired aspects of philately and keeps the readers
updated. In a short span of time, Rainbow has become my necessity as I enjoy
reading the contents again and again. My thanks to Mrs. Jeevan Jyoti who puts
so much of hard work into it. The regular contributors like Mr. Naresh Agarwal,
Dr. Satyendra Agrawal and Dr. Jagtap etc.
too deserve all appreciation. My sincere thanks to all of them.
Yes,
philatelic journals and magazines are essential for new and veteran stamp
lovers and philatelists. They help in promotion and development of philately as
they serve knowledge and act as platform to put your views.
7. As you have told, you have collected
philatelic material on different aspects of philately. Tell us about your plans
about what you are going to do with the philatelic assets you have. Are you
going to dispose that off or planning to preserve the same?
I do
have sufficient philatelic material like stamps and covers of different era and
countries which I love and love only. Apart from philatelic material I do have
good number of memorabilia . I have never thought of disposing those off
through sales. My children want those to be preserved and give an opportunity to the coming
generations to know about their family. I have good number of marvelous pieces
of precision paintings done by my wife on thin cloth. The methodology to
preserve the things is being worked upon by my children who love me the most.
8. In the modern world, when the life styles and
priorities have changed, many new sports and hobbies including virtual games
have emerged, children have become more conscious about their career; how can
philately survive? What are the affects of over-commercialization of the hobby?
Philately is king of hobbies and is
immortal. There may be emergence of thousands of new hobbies but their effect
is short term. Their lives are limited. Like new songs which have very limited life. I have
firm belief that “Old is Gold”. .Yes, priorities have changed, aspiration are
different, life has become fast… but you know one has to stop somewhere.. and
there philately serves as friend and healer which gives relief.. satisfaction,
joy and pleasure.
Yes, commercialization has given new
direction to the hobby as it has limited the birth of new philatelists. But It
is a temporary phase which will pass and has short term effects.
9. Finally,
your views about your family support in your philatelic journey and your message to the youngsters regarding
adopting philately as hobby when there are several means of entertainment
mainly the digital.
As already mentioned by me, my family
has always been a big support for me. My parents encouraged me when I was child
and young, my wife always stood by me and my children are always my
admirer. I will advise youngsters to
live the life happily. Work hard with full devotion and dedication. Philately
is such a hobby which stays in heart not in brain. Live the life through brain
and love the life through heart.
- Interview
: Naresh Agrawal
Stamp issue calendar
Almost all the countries
in the world issue their stamp issue program by November every year. India post
also used to issue the same in December every year till 2014. However in 2015
and 2016 no yearly stamp program has been issued by India Post so far.
Only quarterly program is being issued irregularly as can be seen that the
second quarter issue program has not been issued so far. Sometimes the issue
program is not being followed by India Post like the stamps of Ramayana, and
Mahabharata were not issued last year in addition to stamps on musicians.
There are a total 18 new
definitives were issued as the 11th series from end 2015 till now.
However none of them are available in many philatelic bureau or post offices so
far.
It is a pity that the
staff in the philatelic bureau does not know that the new definitives were
issued and when they will be available.
Though stamps on some of
the prime ministers of India were issued many times, no stamps were issued on
former Prime Minister PV Narasimha rao as well as President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.
Prime minister Narasimha Rao is known to be a learned person and mastered 14 Indian
Languages and also brought an economic revolution in this country by bringing
in Mr Manmohan singh as Finance minister and giving him a free hand for bring
out out lot of economic changes in this country. It is a pity that the same Mr
Manmohan Singh could not ensure that at least a stamp is issued or a memorial
is built on Shri Narasimha Rao though he was Prime minister for 10
years,we have memorials for all the other Prime ministers.
Though
Makers of India Definitive issues is a laudable idea, the India Post
should consider better quality stamps for definitive issues. The size can be
increased to that of commemorative issues and with colour printing. Also I feel
the First definitive issues i.e. Archaeological series are the best
out of all the definitives issued so far. The India post can plan and
issue better definitive series including in them great monuments,
temples, gurudwaras, churches, maszids and a variety of subjects projecting our
great country.
Beginners’ Section
Interesting Facts…
WHEN THERE WAS NO PAPER IN US TO
WRITE A LETTER OR MAKE AN ENVELOPE
Living
in the midst of such relative peace, wealth and plenty, it's hard for anyone
today to imagine a time when there was such a shortage that people of America
had to resort to ripping wallpaper from their walls to make envelopes. But it
happened in the Southern states during the US Civil War fought from 1861 to 1865,
on issue of slavery, during which, Union navy and railroad blockades isolated the Confederacy from
all markets creating shortages of almost every kind of commodity, including
paper. A Georgia soldier stationed in Florida wrote home to his wife to write half
page letters, so he could answer on the other half - with paper so scare.
Even scarcer were envelopes too to mail the
correspondence. Every source of paper imaginable: the backs of title pages from
books, sheet music, maps, hotel guest registers, insurance forms, previously
used envelopes, old documents, advertisement flyers and a host of other paper
sources. Sources such as wallpaper, previously used envelopes; old documents
etc. were used to create envelopes that are now referred to as “Adversity Covers”.
IS PENNY BLACK “World’s First Adhesive Postage
Stamp”?
Though
the Penny Black of Great Britain, which went on sale on 1 May 1840 and became
valid for postage on 6 May 1840 earned the reputation of being the “World’s
First Adhesive Postage Stamp”, but for a time, both the Encyclopedia Britannica
and the Dictionary of National Biography recognized James Chalmers as the true
inventor of Adhesive stamps. He was a Scottish bookseller and
printer and in 1834 he made experimentally Adhesive Stamp in his print shop.
He lost the credit
of being inventor of First Adhesive Stamp due to late publication of his letter
on April 5, 1838 in Post Circular dealing with the idea of a stamped slip
“rubbed over the back with a strong solution of gum and put the post office
town stamp across the slip”. Rowland Hill’s proposal was already published a
year before.
In 1982, Great Britain
issued a booklet (Scott BK572) honoring James Chalmers. Booklet’s cover
features his portrait while inside front cover shows his prototype “Stamps of
1837”.He also submitted the cancelled essays during 1839 Treasury Competition.
Courtesy - Facts-Philately-Enjoyment Digest
Specialized
Section
Some Remarkable Cancellations and Postmarks – 39
- Dr. Avinash B. Jagtap
THE SORTING MARKS (RENOUF TYPES 59 – 62)
“You scream! I scream! We all scream
for ice cream!”
(Part II)
©
Dr.Satyendra Kumar Agrawal
INVENTION OF ICE CREAM
CONE
Throughout
the 1700s, for instance, ice cream would often be served with a little wafer as
a stomach settler. Occasionally, these were rolled into cone shapes and filled
with fruit and ice cream, a clear ancestor to the modern ice cream cone. This
use of them is first mentioned in 1769 in a British cook book.A cookbook called
"The Italian Confectioner" published in 1827 includes a recipe for an
almond wafer that should be rolled into "little horns" and included
with ice cream.The earliest known patent for an ice cream cone maker comes from
Manchester, and was invented by a man named Antonio Valvona in 1902.
He
describes his invention as: By the use of the apparatus of this invention I
make cups or dishes of any preferred design from dough or paste in a fluid
state this is preferably composed of the same materials as are employed in the
manufacture of biscuits, and when baked the said cups or dishes may be filled
with ice-cream, which can then be sold by the venders of ice-cream in public
thoroughfares or other places. It's pretty clearly an ice cream cone.
Ice cream cone was invented by Antonio Valvona in 1902
Another story
tells that the ice cream cone was discovered in 1904 at the World’s Fair in St.
Louis. An ice cream vendor didn’t have
enough dishes to keep up with demand, so he teamed up with a Syrian waffle
concessionaire named E.A. Hamwi, started rolling waffles into the shape of a
cone.
Cones helped to meet heavy demand of Ice Cream during St. Louis
World’s Fair
What is known
is that the ice cream cone though existed before the 1904 World's Fair, but was
thoroughly popularised there.
Ice cream cones popularised during 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair
INVENTION OF CHOCO
BAR/ESKIMO PIE
As
we shout “Ice cream wala aaya-Ice cream wala aaya”, in our childhood looking at
the Ice Cream cart, European children chant about ice scream: I scream, you
scream, we all scream for ice cream!,
was predictably, a commercial slogan for a particular ice cream
product the iconic Eskimo Pie ,originally called “I-Scream bar”. It is chocolate-covered
vanilla ice cream bar wrapped in foil, invented by Danish Immigrant Christian
Kent Nelson, who was a school teacher and the owner of a candy store. It
deserves its place in history. Before its introduction, ice cream had never
been delivered in such a convenient package and harmonious coupling, at least
not to a mass-market.
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream !
The
interesting story behind this invention goes that a young boy came into
Nelson’s shop on day in 1919 and had trouble deciding between a chocolate bar,
ice cream, or some other type of candy treat. Nelson asked him why he didn't
buy both. "Sure I know-I want them both, but I only got a nickel,"
said the boy. Nelson was no stranger to indecisive children, of course. On this
occasion, however, he thought to himself that it would be a good idea to try to
combine chocolate with ice cream, in one handy treat, so that customers would
not have to decide between the two; they could have both.
Young boy wanted both ice cream bar and chocolate but had money
for only one
He
set to work and began experimenting, by dipping bars of ice cream into melted
chocolate. At first, he could not get the chocolate to adhere to the ice cream
very well. Then, a chocolate "bon bon" salesman told him that
confectioners added cocoa butter to chocolate to help it adhere. He
experimented more and found success by dipping ice cream bars into a chocolate
mixture heated to 80 or 90°F, and putting it straight in a freezer.
Chocolate-covered vanilla ice cream bar wrapped in foil was
invented by Christian Kent Nelson,
deserves its place in history
He called the
bar the "Temptation I-Scream Bar and it sold well in his shop. Soon it is
widely accepted and Nelson then came up with the catchy advertising slogan
"I-scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream." To make it more attractive treat, Nelson
wanted the change in name.
Eskimo Pie gained national fame overnight
Nelson
got patent for his I-scream bar in 1922 and issued 1,500 licenses within a year
which rose to 2700 within 4 years. Magazine and newspaper articles of the time
say that the Eskimo Pie gained national fame overnight. “People have gone wild
over it. The demand for Eskimo Pies was so great (in almost two years, one
billion were sold) that the product is said to have single handedly rescued the
world cocoa market from a depression. Ecuador, especially, received great
benefit from Eskimo Pie sales, and sent Chris Nelson a letter of thanks.
Holland and Switzerland, as well, claimed that their economies had been rescued
by Nelson. He had also changed the way ice cream was distributed, by using dry
ice. During World War II, many Eskimo Pies were supplied to United States
troops.
Before its introduction, ice cream had never been delivered in
such a convenient package and harmonious coupling
Christopher
Nelson rocked the ice cream world, and is one of the most important innovators
in ice cream history.
AMERICANS ARE CRAZY OF
ICE CREAM
Americans
consume the most ice cream in the world per capita. it is estimated that the
residents eat a whopping 26 of ice cream per person each year on average, and
that the global consumption of ice cream is said to peak at 15 billion liters
by 2015.
Americans consume the most ice cream in the world
This
craziness is not new. President George
Washington spent approximately $200 for ice cream during the summer of 1790 at
an ice cream parlour in New York – the equivalent of nearly $100,000 in today’s
money. Thomas Jefferson is said to have kept a stock pile of ice cream in the
numerous ice houses he owned. Mary Todd
Lincoln wife of President Abraham Lincoln would frequently host ‘strawberry
parties’ both prior to and during his Presidency, with ice cream sharing the
spot light with the sweet fruit. First Lady Dolly Madison served Ice Cream at
the 2nd Inaugural Ball for President James Madison in 1813 and kept it on the
menu as the official dessert at White House dinners.
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson is said to have kept a
stock pile of ice cream in the numerous ice houses they owned
Mary Todd Lincoln frequently hosted ‘strawberry parties’ with
ice cream
In 1984,
Ronald Reagan declared the third Sunday in July as National Ice Cream Day and
the month of July National Ice Cream Month.
Ronald Reagan declared the third Sunday in July as “National Ice
Cream Day” and the month of July “National Ice Cream Month”
AMERICAN
MILITRY PRODUCED WORLD’S LARGEST ICE CREAM
By
World War II (1941-1945), ice cream was packaged and sold in grocery stores. It
was hugely popular with American soldiers. During wartime, for every pilot
rescued from the water by an escort destroyer, aircraft carriers would give the
smaller ship a twenty-gallon reward of ice cream. Ice cream became an edible
morale symbol. Each branch of the military tried to outdo the others in serving
ice cream to its troops.
Ice Cream was very popular with American soldiers
The
United Press reported that the Army procurement priorities rated ice cream as
essential for maintaining troop morale. In 1945, the Navy commissioned the
world’s first "floating ice cream parlour" for service in the Western
Pacific. The parlour was a refrigerated concrete barge, built at a cost of over
one million dollars that was capable of producing ten gallons of ice cream
every seven seconds making the military one of the world's largest producers of
ice cream. Its sole responsibility was to produce ice cream for US sailors in
the Pacific region.
US Navy commissioned the world’s first "floating ice cream
parlour"
When the war
ended, and dairy product rationing was lifted, America celebrated its victory
with ice cream.
WORLD RECORD FOR BIGGEST
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.
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.
World’s largest Ice Cream filled cone
World’s largest Ice Cream filled cone
Due to
ongoing technological advances, today's total frozen dairy annual production is
increasing very fast worldwide and Ice Cream is today, one of the well-loved
deserts in the world.
Technological advances increasing very fast worldwide frozen dairy production
It can be in
everyone's freezer and on every street corner. It's eaten any time of year but
especially loved in summer. It comes in all sorts of designs--cups, cones,
sandwiches, popsicles, cakes, cupcakes, pies etc. in unlimited tests and
flavours. But the most popular ice cream
flavour remains vanilla !
Ice Cream Sandwiches, Cons and Cups
The most popular ice cream flavour is vanilla !
-
Dr SK Agrawal : email : rosephila@hotmail.com
BRITISH INDIA VICTORIAN POST CARDS
(Part 1)
(Part 1)
-Col Jayanta Dutta & Dr Anjali Dutta
Introduction
Dr.
Emanuel Hermann of Vienna (an economics professor), proposed the postcard, which
greatly impressed the Austrian Post Office. On October 1, 1869, the world’s
first government postal card was born. Austria sold these postal cards, with
imprinted stamp, that were called Correspondenz Karte. During the first three
months after being issued, nearly 3 million cards were sold.
Dr.
Emanuel Hermann and the world’s first post card
Though
Austria became the first country to publish the postcard, it not the first to
conceive of the idea. A few years earlier, German postal official Dr. Heinrich
von Stephan submitted a proposal for such an object, which was then fiercely
debated and not executed in North Germany until July 1870, a year after Austria
introduced the postcard to their country. Many other countries in Europe and
Canada introduced official postal cards 1871-1873. The United States postal
service embraced the postal card on 8 June 1872. However, it wasn’t until an
agreement was reached at the first Postal Congress that postal cards were allowed
to be sent internationally, which took effect 1 July 1875.
The
quarter anna post card was introduced for the first time by the Indian Post
Office on 1 July 1879. This was meant to provide postage from one place to
another within British India. This was the cheapest form of post provided to
the Indian people to date and proved a huge success.All Indian domestic and
foreign use post cards were designed and printed by De la Rue & Co, London.
Detailed description is avoided as they are all illustrated.
1 July 1879 Issue
Quarter
anna post card was for domestic use and the 1½ anna post card (PC) was for
foreign use. The ¼ anna PC was red-brown on buff/straw, of size 124 x 87 mm,
while 1½ annas PC was blue on buff/cream, of size 122 x 87 mm. The tips of the tails
of the lion and unicorn in coat-of-arms are straight down.
1 Feb 1884 Issue
These were
same as previous issue but reply paid cards with facility for tearing at the
top perforated 7, ¼+¼ anna PC was red-brown on buff/straw of size 122 x 87 mm
and 1½ annas PC was blue on buff/cream of size 122 x 87 mm.
The ¼+¼ anna PC
1½ annas blue reply pair perf 7
overprinted SPECIMEN in red
1½ annas outward PC
1884-91 Issue
These were
same as previous issue with no perforation at top.
1890-92 Issue
Similar to
1879 issue but with new coat of arms which is a little larger with tip of tail
of lion is at an angle of 45 degrees. The ¼ anna PC was red-brown on buff/straw
of size 124 x 87 mm, while the 1½ annas PC was blue on buff/cream, of size 122
x 87 mm. The ¼ anna red-brown on buff, of size 121 x 74mm and ¼ + ¼ anna red
brown on buff but with no perforation, with the size being the same at 121 x 74
mm.
The wrapper
1 Jan 1892 Issue
With the
reduction of foreign postal rates from 1½ annas to one anna the previous
issues, namely the single PC and the reply pair PC, both the perforated as well
as the one without perforation, were surcharged ONE ANNA in black which were 3
mm in height and 18 mm in length.
Single PC
Outward bound of reply pair PC
Reply pair PC
1894 Issue
The new
design of the imprinted stamp in octagonal frame with the value one anna in
block capitals at the bottom of the stamp. Seen on buff cards with size 122 x
87 mm.
EAST was removed
from heading, which now read INDIA POST CARD. The ¼ anna red-brown on buff
single cards of size 121 x 74 mm and ¼ + ¼ anna red-brown on buff reply pair of
size 121 x 74 mm.
9 Aug 1902 Issue
This was issued
during the reign of King Edward VII. These were the 1+1 anna blue on buff card
with size 122 x 87 mm similar to the 1894 issue.
Service Post Cards 1879 Issue
The 1879 issue
was overprinted Service in black with S
in serif and the rest in lower case with a stop at the end. “On Her Majesty’s
Service” 49 mm length in black at left. These are rare and no unused copies
known.
Image from Grosvenor Auctions, London
All service
PCs thereafter were printed in India and were of the size 121x74 mm
1
April 1880 Issue
The card was designed and printed in India on
stout white paper of size 121x74 mm. They are of two types with and without
address lines. The imprinted stamp is a rectangle with crossed hatched lines
with inscription “On H M’s Service”.
1
January 1881 Issue
Under the heading instruction in three lines
with third line “must be written on the reverse.”
1887
Issue
Same as before but the third line consists of
two words “the reverse”.
There is a variety with no dot after reverse.
1894
Issue
Same as before but the third line consists of
one word “sender”.
Variety
Closing parenthesis
(bracket) at the end missing
1899
Issue
Similar to the previous issue but East
removed from the heading.
Last word “sender”
Variety
Last
word “senders”
To be contd…
-Col Jayanta Dutta & Dr Anjali Dutta : email - doctorjayanta2009@gmail.com
New issues from other Countries
Iceland : 28 April 2016
Europa 2016 stamps : Think Green
Protecting the ocean and its
ecosystem
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary
of Europa Stamps, Iceland Post issued two new stamps on 28 April 2016, tracing
the importance of pollution free environment.
Hlynur Ólafsson designed the Icelandic stamp which is dedicated to the protection of the ocean. A relatively untouched nature and unpolluted environment is a key to human health, welfare and quality of life, as well as for strengthening social and economic development worldwide.
Hlynur Ólafsson designed the Icelandic stamp which is dedicated to the protection of the ocean. A relatively untouched nature and unpolluted environment is a key to human health, welfare and quality of life, as well as for strengthening social and economic development worldwide.
The objective of green thinking is the protection of ecosystems,
including reducing unsustainable exploitation of natural resources. Unpolluted
ocean and water constitute one of Iceland’s most important concerns. The
government has long placed great emphasis on international action to prevent
marine pollution and other harm to the marine environment.
Green information technology is also coming to the fore. Among the
factors that can guarantee sound environmental awareness are outdoor
activities, cycling and the recycling of paper and plastic products. It is
important that adults show good example to children and young people as regards
green thinking and environmental protection.
Luxembourg : 10 May 2016
RIO 2016
The Summer Olympic Games of 2016 will
take place in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The games will be the first to be
organised in South America and the third to take place in the Southern
Hemisphere, after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000.To mark this great
upcoming sporting event Luxembourg Post is going to release on 10th
May a special stamp .
Olympics is an international multi sport event held in every four
years. Rio de Janerio will host the next olympiad, the 2016 summer olympics
games. It is scheduled to be held from 5th August to 21st August, 2016. This is
the first olympics to be held in South America.
It is a big opportunity as well as challenge for Brazil to prove
its excellence in organising world class events. The paralympics will also be
held in Rio de Janerio from 7th September to 18th September.
There will be 28 sports and 38 disciplines in the upcoming olympic
games. More than 10,500 athletes from 205 participating nations are expected to
take part in this game.
Singapore
27 April 2016 : Traditional Board Games
United Nations
27 April 2016 : Traditional Board Games
The new special stamps issued by Singapore Post on 27 April 2016 feature a few common traditional board games that are well-liked and played by many Singaporeans.
Having a fun time with board games among family and friends is one of the favourite childhood memories of many. During the 70s and 80s, board games such as snakes and ladders, aeroplane chess and checkers were a few of the most popular games that both young and old enjoyed playing.
Chinese Chess (1st Local) is a strategy board game for two players. The game represents a battle between two armies, with the objective of capturing the enemy’s emperor.
Diamond Game (2nd Local) is a simple yet challenging game for two to six players. The objective is to be the first to move all of one’s game pieces into the opposite corner of a hexagram-shaped board. Though strategy is involved, the rules are simple enough for young children to enjoy the game.
Aeroplane Chess (with 50¢ stamp denomination) is a fun, fast paced and easy-to-learn classic Chinese board game. Played by between two and four players, the game begins with each player placing his respective game pieces in “hangers” located at the four corners of the board. The objective is to be the first to reach the base of one’s respective colour at the centre of the board.
Snakes and Ladders (with 70¢ stamp denomination) is a popular board game with young children. The objective of the game is to move one’s token, according to dice rolls, from “Start” to “Finish”, either helped by “ladders” or hindered by “snakes” along the way. The game is a simple race based on sheer luck.
Checkers (with S$1.30 stamp denomination) is a strategy board game for two players involving diagonal moves of game pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over opponent pieces. The objective of the game is to take all of the opponent’s pieces or to produce a position such that the opponent is unable to move. A player wins the game when the opponent cannot make a move.
SingPost’s last Traditional Games stamp issue was in 1997. That stamp set featured popular games such as shuttlecock, marbles, spinning top and five stones.
29 April
2016 Int. Dance Day
Stamp (S/S) on Ramayan from UNPA on the occasion of Int. Dance Day
On 29 April 2016, International Dance Day is celebrated all over
the world, as dancers rejoice and share their passions and creativity with
millions of people. The day brings together international, national and local
organizations, as well as selected individuals active in dance, both amateurs
and professionals.
To
celebrate this important even in the world of culture, UNPA has released six
special commemorative stamps that attract attention by their original and
colourful design.
The
purpose of the International Dance Day is to celebrate Dance, to rejoice in the
universality of the art form, to cross all political, cultural and ethnic
barriers and to bring people together with a common language ‒ Dance. The
International Dance Council (CID), another partner of UNESCO, also supports and
promotes the art of dance worldwide.
“Dance is a universal language; Dance
is a passport; Dance opens the door to other countries, other peoples, other
cultures. Dance promotes freedom, understanding, friendship, tolerance. Dance
is the most direct and effective means to implement the ideals of democratic
society: freedom of expression, equality of rights, no discrimination“.
Acknowlegement
Ananthapuri Stamp Bulletin May 2016 Issue
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