The Canonization of Blessed
Teresa
Date of Issue : 2 September 2016
Vatican
Post anticipates the canonization of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata with the special
postage stamp, which will be released Sept. 2, two days before Pope Francis
officially declares her a saint. The 95-cent stamp features a wrinkled but radiant Mother Teresa
smiling in her blue-trimmed, white sari. Overlaid is another image of her
holding the hand of a small child.
Dehradun September 2016 Vol. IX No. 105
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Dear Reader
I am pleased to release September 2016
issue of Rainbow Stamp News. Recently I came across a wonderful advertisement
by Spain Post to promote philately among one and all. This advertisement has a
great message. But the way it has presented the message of mental health is
superb. Hats off to the person who came with this innovative idea. Our
columnist Mr Naresh Agrawal has very well explained it in his column. But just
wish to share with all of you that one must pursue a hobby in order to avoid
any kind of negative thinking and put the mind in a positive direction. Philately is
the only hobby in the world which gives
the opportunity and pleasure to know
more and study about any of your favourite topics whether its
music, sports, wildlife, literature or scientific invention in a very
interesting way through the small picture depicted on the tiny postage stamps
issued on various occasions.
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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Beginners’ Section
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Specialized Section
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New Issues from Other Countries
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Acknowledgement
§
Philatelic Clubs and Society
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Blogs & Websites on Philately
§
Current Philatelic Magazines –
Newsletter
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Promotional Section
Spanish
Post introduced a special collecting booklet highlighting various hobbies and
collectables consisting of eight self-adhesive stamps illustrating objects
relating to badge, pipe, coin and stamp collecting. All these collectable
groups are also depicted on the stamps and the cover issued. This shows the interest
of Spanish Postal Department to create hobby amongst the people.
Of all these hobbies, philately is
said to be there for good health, relaxation, calm, silence and peace. Yes, any hobby itself serves all these
purposes. Let us understand what hobby is? Hobby is re-creation done by one
from the core of heart for pleasure and relaxation. It is an activity done
regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure
and interest. For book lovers,
books are the best companion and serve the way for relaxation. Philately is not
only fun but it refreshes the mind and body; assist one in staying healthy,
active and happy. It is a proven fact that spending time doing the things that
we enjoy can help delay signs of aging and the pleasure in participating can
lead to positive feelings that can help fight against various illnesses. For philatelists/ stamp lovers…stamps
are the best mean for this purpose.
Today’s life is full of stresses causing
psychological disorders manifested as physical disorders or disease. One must
understand that he or she should follow one hobby to check this psychological
and /or physical disorders. Of late,
Spanish Postal Department has come up with one wonderful advertisement for
promotion of philately which highlights this aspect only. According to the
advertisement, of all the meditations and medications, collecting stamps or
adopting philately is one of the best
means to have longer and healthy life. The advertisement states that the
solution for depression, anxiety and
stress is philately. It is for all ages, has rapid effect, no expiry date and
no side effect.
One
can say the best doctor, the best medication, the best treatment is philately.
So we can quote like this “One dose of hobby a day…keeps a doctor away”
Be
with the stamps from the heart and get your heart beating right all the time.
Undoubtedly philately has the following major health benefits. These are : Improved memory, Reduced Stresses, Improved
Self esteem resulting in better confidence and so positive thinking and
attitude and Better Quality sleep.
Hence,
philately truly is a means of meditation which keeps your mind away from
anxiety, depression, stress and calms the stress already existing thus betters one’s overall mental and physical
health. In one of the lectures given by one learned person he said that
philately helps in concentration of mind and develops one pointed energy usage which not only helps in health improvement but overall personality
development.
Therefore,
the new slogans for promotion of
philately are :
“One
dose of hobby a day…keeps a doctor away”
“Philately
for fun, philately for wealth
Philately to run, philately for health”
Wishing
all my philatelist friends a happy stamp collecting and enjoying healthy and better life.
Recent Indian Issues
·
9 July 2016 -
BSE
(The Bombay Stock Exchange) – Rs 5
·
29 July 2016 – Tadoba Andhari National Park – Rs5, Rs 25 +
MS
·
5
August 29016 – Rio 2016 – 2 x Rs 5 + 2 X Rs 25 + MS
·
8
August 2016 – Orchids – 2xRs5,2 x Rs 15, 2 x Rs 25 + MS
·
15
August 2016 – Tourism in India – Rs 25 + MS
·
26
August 2016 – Indian Metal Handicraft – 2 x Rs 5, 2 x Rs 15,2 x Rs 25 + MS
·
27
August 2016 - Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamy – Rs 5
Recent Special Covers
10 August 2016 : Sri
Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam,
Vijaywada
10 August 2016 : Amravati , Krishna Pushkaram –
Amravati
13 August 2016 : World’s biggest Shirdi
Sai Baba idol of Machilipatnam ,
Vijaywada
16 August 2016 : Srikakula
Andhra Mahavishnu temple, Srikakulam
18 August 2016 : Martyrs of 18th August
1942 at Mohammadabad tehsil, Ghazipur
19 August 2016 : Olymphilex India 2016 - Bangalore
19 August 2016 : ISKCON
Golden Jubilee Celebrations , Vijaywada (AP)
22
August 2016 : Golden
Girls of India - Pride of Nation –
Ranchi
22 August 2016 : First
Madras Exchange Light House – Chennai
22 August 2016 : Vijayawada
Book Festival Society, Vijaywada
23 August 2016 : Bapu
Museum, Vijayawada
In The News
U.S. Postal Service Honors Festival of Diwali with
a Forever Stamp
The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the joyous Hindu
festival of Diwali with a Forever stamp. The Wednesday, Oct 5,
first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony will take place at the Consulate General
of India, New York.
The stamp design is a photograph featuring a traditional diya oil
lamp beautifully lit, sitting on a sparkling gold background. Diya lamps are
usually made from clay with cotton wicks dipped in a clarified butter known as
“ghee” or in vegetable oils.
Also known as Deepavali, Diwali celebrates the triumph of good
over evil. Spanning five days each autumn, it is considered by some to be the
start of the new year.
On the Hindu calendar, Diwali falls on the eve of, or on, the
new moon that occurs between mid-October and mid-November. In 2016, the main
day of the festival will be celebrated Oct. 29 for South Indians and Oct 30 for
North Indians.
Diwali is a shortened version of the Sanskrit word Deepavali, which roughly translates
as “a necklace of lights.” During Diwali, the flickering oil-wick diyas
sprinkle the homes of observers around the world.
Stamp on Mother Teresa by India Post
Mother
Teresa will be canonized on September 4, 2016. On this occasion,Department of
Posts will issue a commemorative stamp on 4th September.
Innovative
British stamps get Asiago ‘Best Design’ award for 2015
Royal Mail won the Asiago international
award for philatelic art for the best stamp issue of 2015.Eight innovative
stamps released by Royal Mail received this honorable award that is often
considered the Oscars of Stamp Design and are awarded annually in Asiago
Italy.
This
year the jury included a stamp designer, journalist, philatelist and film
critic. The awards are presented under the patronage of the President of
Italy and Circolo filatelico Sette Comuni, the Seven Towns Philatelic Circle.
CIFO
(Collezionisti Italiani di Francobolli Ordinari), the Italian equivalent of the
ABPS (Association of British Philatelic Societies) reported this on 5 July.
The judges were favourably impressed, “the present boldly
treatment of a difficult subject as the latest inventions of British scientists
in the fields of optical fibers, stainless steel, DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid),
electronics, bionics, road safety, through striking images and visually
perfect, and concise captions but easily understood.”
The
stamps were designed by GBH and printed by International Security Printers in
lithography.
Royal
Mail said, “GBH created original visual interpretations of the inventions’ key
functions for six of the stamps, while two were designed using existing imagery
and computer generated imagery illustration.”
Portugal won the prize in the
Ecology category, for four stamps, with a Polish stamp for World Blood Donation
Day taking an award from the Italian Academy of Philately and Postal History.
Spain received the award of the
Palladian Axademy of Vicenze fo ra miniature sheet promoting Exfina, the
Spanish national stamp exhibition.
Glass stamp from Austria
This year, on June 10, Austria issued an impressive stamp made of glass. It presents the reverse-glass painting tradition of the municipality of Sandl in Upper Austria in the miniature scale of a postage stamp. With this glass stamp, Austrian Post is presenting a very special, exclusive stamp and once again showing a great deal of innovative spirit when it comes to stamp design – to date no stamp valid for franking has ever been made out of glass anywhere in the world.
The glass stamp shows one of the famous “Sandlbilder”: a reverse glass painted Pietà from the Upper Austrian municipality of Sandl. In reverse glass painting the design is painted on the back of the glass, enabling the front to be cleaned easily, which was a big advantage in the smoke-filled farmhouse parlours of yesteryear. There is a long tradition of reverse glass painting in Sandl. This is because there were many glass works in the nearby Bohemian forests, from which sheets of glass could be acquired easily and cheaply. Glass painting provided peasant families with a welcome additional source of income; during the winter the whole family worked together to produce the mostly religious designs step by step, each member of the family having his or her own particular task e.g. painting in the outlines or filling in the coloured areas.
The traditional design of the Pietà (also known as a Vesperbild in German) dates back to the 14th century. It shows the Virgin Mary weeping over the dead body of her crucified son, Jesus. She is usually depicted alone, cradling the body of her son in her arms. The subject of the Mother of Sorrows probably came to Sandl via the devotional images which were supposed to remind believers of Christ’s suffering. The reverse glass painting used in this glass stamp comes from the last quarter of the 19th century. The painters are unknown – as was usual, the work was a colla- borative effort. Particularly noteworthy aspects are the bold colours and the expres- sive brush strokes, which strongly emphasise Mary’s pain and Jesus’ suffering. The seven swords in Mary’s heart symbolise the seven sorrows of the Mater Dolorosa, the Mother of Sorrows, Mary, whilst the tendrils of flowers below the cross represent the hope which Jesus’ sacrifice brings to all people.
A real furor in the philatelic world
This year, on June 10, Austria issued an impressive stamp made of glass. It presents the reverse-glass painting tradition of the municipality of Sandl in Upper Austria in the miniature scale of a postage stamp. With this glass stamp, Austrian Post is presenting a very special, exclusive stamp and once again showing a great deal of innovative spirit when it comes to stamp design – to date no stamp valid for franking has ever been made out of glass anywhere in the world.
The glass stamp shows one of the famous “Sandlbilder”: a reverse glass painted Pietà from the Upper Austrian municipality of Sandl. In reverse glass painting the design is painted on the back of the glass, enabling the front to be cleaned easily, which was a big advantage in the smoke-filled farmhouse parlours of yesteryear. There is a long tradition of reverse glass painting in Sandl. This is because there were many glass works in the nearby Bohemian forests, from which sheets of glass could be acquired easily and cheaply. Glass painting provided peasant families with a welcome additional source of income; during the winter the whole family worked together to produce the mostly religious designs step by step, each member of the family having his or her own particular task e.g. painting in the outlines or filling in the coloured areas.
The traditional design of the Pietà (also known as a Vesperbild in German) dates back to the 14th century. It shows the Virgin Mary weeping over the dead body of her crucified son, Jesus. She is usually depicted alone, cradling the body of her son in her arms. The subject of the Mother of Sorrows probably came to Sandl via the devotional images which were supposed to remind believers of Christ’s suffering. The reverse glass painting used in this glass stamp comes from the last quarter of the 19th century. The painters are unknown – as was usual, the work was a colla- borative effort. Particularly noteworthy aspects are the bold colours and the expres- sive brush strokes, which strongly emphasise Mary’s pain and Jesus’ suffering. The seven swords in Mary’s heart symbolise the seven sorrows of the Mater Dolorosa, the Mother of Sorrows, Mary, whilst the tendrils of flowers below the cross represent the hope which Jesus’ sacrifice brings to all people.
A real furor in the philatelic world
Stamp enthusiast from Czech Republic bought
world’s most expensive stamps !
An unidentified Czech investor has
bought the two most expensive stamps in the world ‒ the red and blue Mauritius.
The price was not disclosed but it is
estimated to have been Kč 100 million, or US$4.1 million. The transaction was
reported by both financial newspaper Hospodářské noviny and tabloid Blesk. The
anonymous owner plans to display the stamps at the Praga 2018 world stamp
exhibition.
Stamp expert David Kopřiva consulted on the sale and says it is
the first time the stamps are in Czech hands. The name of the seller was also
not disclosed, but the transaction took place in Britain, according to Kopřiva.
Further details, such as whether they are on an envelope together or are
separate, were also not disclosed.
The stamps are rare but not unique. A blue Mauritius sold in 2011
for $1.7 million. Experts say that prices for rare collectibles such as these
stamps go up in times of uncertainty.
The red Maritius stamp is denominated at one penny, while the blue
sold for two pence. They were printed in 1847 and feature a portrait of Queen
Victoria. The stamps were issued by the British colony of Mauritius, and are
the first British Empire stamps produced outside of Britain.
The original text on the stamps said “Post Office”, which was
later changed to “Post Paid”. Despite the high value put on them now by
collectors, the engraving is actually quite primitive as was common for stamps
in distant colonies. The engraving was by Joseph Osmond Barnard, who stowed
away on a ship in 1838. He was thrown off the ship in Mauritius; his original
destination had been Sydney, Australia.
His initials JB appear on the lower right margin of the portrait.
Some 500 stamps of each denomination were printed with the Post Office text,
and many were used on envelopes for invitations to the Governor’s Ball. Some 27
stamps are known to exist today.
Most of the stamps are in private hands, but some can be seen in
the British Library in London and in museums in Mauritius, Berlin, Stockholm and
The Hague. Several notable collectors have owned examples over the years.
Britain’s King George V paid £1,450 for an unused blue Mauritius at an auction
in 1904, which was a world record price at the time.
The stamps have also been the subject of an episode of The
Avengers television series, a play and a novel.
Recent
Stamp Exhibitions
NATUREPEX-2016
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. The exhibition will be of
400 frames and will be competitive one.
During
Naturepex-2016 exhibition a number of Philatelic activities like Stamp Design
contest, Quiz competition and Letter Writing competitions will be held at the
venue.
SIPA
Diamond 2016, Diamond Jubilee Stamp Exhibition
25th
- 27th November 2016
South
India Philatelists' Association will be organizing Diamond Jubilee Stamp
Exhibition from 25th to 27th November 2016 at Chennai.
Venue:
St. Bede's Centenary Auditorium,
No. 37, Santhome High Road,
Santhome, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004.
For more information contact: Phone : +91-44-32001626, 32914769,
Mobile : +919840645487, +919444491111
E-Mail : sipagold@gmail.com
MELBOURNE 2017
MELBOURNE 2017, 34th FIAP Asian International Stamp Exhibition will be held in Melbourne, Australia from 30 March to 2 April 2017.
MELBOURNE 2017 will have following classes:
FIAP Championship
Class, Traditional, Postal History, Postal Stationery, Aerophilately,
Astrophilately, Thematic, Maximaphily,
Revenue, Open, Youth, Literature, One Frame and Modern Philately (1980
onwards).
The Entry Fee for One-Frame Exhibit is US$80, and for Literature
the Fee is US$55 per exhibit. The participation is free for Youth Class. The
Entry Fee for all other classes is US$55 per frame.
The Entry Forms are now available for
download http://stampsofindia.com/MELBOURNE2017.htm
Those interested in participating may
please contact Mr. Madhukar Jhingan, National Commissioner for India of
MELBOURNE 2017.
Last date for submitting the forms to
the National Commissioner is October 14, 2016
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.
TELIPHONE + 91 22 22024130/31 MOBILE + 91 98199 03789
FAX
+ 91 22 22843275 E-MAIL : surendrakotadia@gmail.com
PHILATAIPEI 2016 : World Stamp Championship Exhibition
THAILAND 2016, 32nd
Asian International Stamp Exhibition
Thailand 2016 - 32nd Asian International Stamp Exhibition
Results
of Indian participants at Thailand 2016
32nd Asian
International Stamp Exhibition organised by the Philatelic Association of
Thailand Under the Patronage of H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and the
Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP) is being held at "The
Mall Convention Center (MCC Hall), 4th floor the Mall, Ngamwongwan Shopping
Center, Nonthaburi, Thailand from 10 to 15 August 2016.
Congratulations to all the winners !!
Sr. No.
|
Name of Exhibitor
|
Title
|
Class
|
No. of Frames
|
Marks
|
Award
|
1.
| Kishor Chandak | Handstruck Postage Stamps of India | Postal History |
8
|
86
| Large Vermeil |
2.
| Umesh Kakkeri | Portuguese India upto W.W.- I, (1914) | Traditional |
5
|
81
| Vermeil |
3.
| Dr. K. S. Mohan | Postal History of Travancore | Postal History |
5
|
75
| Large Silver |
4.
| O. P. Kedia | Postal Staioneries of Gwalior State | Postal Stationery |
5
|
78
| Large Silver |
5.
| Shakil Ahmed | Femme Dishabille | Thematic |
5
|
78
| Large Silver |
6.
| Rajan Jayakar | Calcutta Court of Small Causes (1869 -1885) | Revenue |
5
|
76
| Large Silver |
7.
| Shubhrajyoti Behera | Wonders of Nature - Conserve it or Lose it | Youth (16 - 18 Years) |
3
|
77
| Large Silver |
8.
| Urja Neurgaonkar | Exotic Miniature Pieces of Arts | Youth (19 - 21 Years) |
5
|
75
| Large Silver |
9.
| Dhirubhai Mehta | Morvi, Former India Native State | Traditional |
5
|
65
| Silver Bronze |
10.
| Andalib Panki | Maginficent Orchids | Thematic |
5
|
65
| Silver Bronze |
11.
| Manohar Thakre | Fishes - We may not be knowing ? | Thematic |
5
|
67
| Silver Bronze |
12.
| Naval Kishore Tatiwala | Gems & Jewellery | Thematic |
5
|
68
| Silver Bronze |
13.
| Meena Mutha | Jain Religion | Thematic |
5
|
68
| Silver Bronze |
14.
| Meena Mutha | Education through Philately | Thematic |
5
|
68
| Silver Bronze |
15.
| Mrugank Divekar | Birds Kingdom | Youth (16 - 18 Years) |
5
|
67
| Silver Bronze |
16.
| S. Satish Kumar | Wonders of Nature | Thematic |
5
|
63
| Bronze |
17.
| Ayman Jetpurwala | Tringular Treasure | Thematic |
5
|
60
| Bronze |
18.
| Aaqib Panki | Miniature Sheets on Birds | Youth (10 - 15 Years) |
5
|
57
| Certificate of Participation |
19.
| Ulhas Chogle | Nikola Tesla | One Frame |
1
|
64
| Certificate of Participation |
20.
| O. P. Kedia | War Contribution Stamps of Dewas State | One Frame |
1
|
74
| Certificate of Participation |
21.
| Shanti Swarup Rath and Bibhudatta Mishra | Philatelist Kaleidoscope, 1947-2013 | Literature |
-
|
62
| Bronze |
Indian
Jury Members: Mr. Rajesh Bagri, Mr.
Sahadeva Sahoo
Indian
Commissioner: Mr. Rajan Jayakar,
Assistant Commissioner: Mr. Umesh Kakkeri
Doon
Philatelic Diary
Doon,
Dhoon, Dun - Derah, Deyrah
It's
Dehra Dun
Dehra
Dun is made of two words, “Dehra” and “Dun”. Guru Ram Rai, the elder son of
Sikh Guru Har Rai came here in 1675 and established his camp in Dhamawala area.
“Dehra” comes from “Dera” which means camp. “Dun” refers to valley, so Dehra
Dun means camp in the valley. With the British arriving here in 1814 during the
Anglo-Gurkha war. Municipality was established in 1867 and railways came here
in 1900. During the British rule many derivatives of the word “Dehra Dun” were
used. It is interesting how the postal markings changed with the period of
time.
After
the Anglo-Gurkha war and subsequently signing of Treaty of Sigauli, the postal
services were established by the British in present Garhwal & Kumaon in
1816 under the Non-Regulation Provinces Act. Before the Post Office Act of 1854
that introduced postage stamps, hand-stuck stamps were used on the letters.
From 1816 to 1854 "DERAH DOON" was mainly used on the hand-stuck
stamps.
After
the introduction of postage stamps in 1854, duplex cancellation with numeral
"126" was used. In these examples dating back to 1865 and 1869
"DEYRAH" is used.
1870's again witnessed an interesting change in spelling. In these examples of 1870's it is spelt "DEYRADOON" and sometime with a spacing "DEYRA DOON".
In 1875,
yet another change happened. These two letters of 1875 and 1880 show the spelling
as "DEHRADUN", without any spacing. So it was in 1875 that post
office spelt it in the way as it is today, but without a spacing between DEHRA
& DUN.
It
seems that somewhere in 1890's British realised that 'DEHRA' and 'DUN' had separate
meanings. In these two covers dating back to 1895 and 1898 it is spelt as
'DEHRA-DUN'. The use of hyphen between DEHRA and DUN confirms the hypothesis.
From
1890's onward it's spelt as "DEHRA DUN" with a gap. The first example
here is Jai Hind cancellation of 15 August 1947 (Independence Day), still
showing "DEHRA DUN". The second example of 1952 also depicts
"DEHRA-DUN".
For
ninety years things remained unchanged. In 1983 when the Dehra Dun philatelic
bureau was opened, due to unknown reasons, the bureau cancellation spelled it
"Dehradun". The gap was gone though on the cover it was printed Dehra
Dun. Slowly all the available cancellations were changed. In the Uttaranchal
State formation, oath ceremony invitation card it's "Dehradun" though
the old boxed city cachet still announces it as "DEHRA-DUN".
There
were couple of stamps issued by the Indian Govt. which featured the city's name.
In 1954 (World Forestry Congress) & 1997 (RIMC) stamp it is spelled as
"DEHRA DUN" but in 2010 (Doon School) issued it is written
"DEHRADUN". One thing is for sure that the correct spelling is
"DEHRA DUN" which has dominated the 200 years or so postal history of
Dehra Dun. Only recently it has changed and need to be discontinued, because it
is actually DEHRA DUN.
Beginners’ Section
Little Known Facts about Olympic Games
A PAINTING WON OLYMPIC GOLD
MEDAL
It happened
with 1912 Olympics in Stockholm where artists, architects, writers and
musicians were allowed to compete in events just like the traditional athletes
subject to the artwork bearing a definite relationship to the Olympic concept,
so all epic poetry, musical compositions and oil paintings were required to reflect some aspect of sports. It was also
necessary with Songs and sculptures.
The entire concept was the brainchild of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, Father of Modern Olympic and founder of the IOC, who felt that in order to recreate the events in modern times; it would be incomplete to not include some aspect of the arts.
In 1912, the number of entrants was rather disappointing: only 35 artists are known to have sent works of art to Sweden, but gold medals were awarded in all five categories.
By 1928, over 1,100 artworks filled the Amsterdam Olympics exhibit. At the 1932 games in Los Angeles, the arts exhibit garnered 384,000 visitors.
According to the medals won, Luxembourg painter Jean Jacoby is the most successful Olympic artist ever. He won gold for his painting ‘Etude de Sport’ in 1924, and for his drawing ‘Rugby’ in 1928.
Ireland’s first Olympic medal was a Silver for painting by Jack Butler Yeats—brother of poet W.B. Yeats who won a silver medal for his oil canvas, The Liffy Swim, in 1924.
From 1912 to 1948, juries awarded a total of 151 medals for painting, sculpture, architecture, literature and music, alongside those for the athletic competitions before ending in 1948. Sadly, art medals awarded over the years were also deleted from the official Olympic record.
PIERRE DE COUBERTIN WAS ALSO A OLYMPIC
GOLD MEDALIST
Father of Modern Olympic Games, Baron
Pierre de Coubertin was not a traditional athlete
but received a GOLD medal in 1912 Stockholm, Sweden Olympic Games in which he
introduced “Literature” reflecting some aspect of sports as an Olympic event
and submitted his works “Ode to Sport” under the pseudonyms George Hohrod and
Martin Eschbach from Germany as an entry.
Olympic medals for this category
continued till 1948 and as in the athletic events, gold, silver, and bronze
medals were awarded to the highest ranked .Entered works were required to be
limited in length to 20,000 words, and could be submitted in any language,
provided they were accompanied by English and/or French translations or
summaries.
Courtesy : Facts Philately Enjoyment DigestSpecialized Section
WAR AND PEACE, A BONANZA FOR
PHILATELY
(Part II)
PAPER
SHORTAGE GIVEN BIRTH TO MAP ENVELOPES AND STAMPS
When the Latvian National Council declared the country a republic
on November 18, 1918, the continuing war between Germany and Russia kept the
Baltic area in turmoil. Thus, when a postal service was set up in December,
quality paper was scarce and the new Latvian postal administration chose surplus German
military war maps for printing their first stamps, a lithographed 5-kopek
issue.65 different maps were used for the stamps from a series covering western
Russian lands, which began in 1914 and totalled 467 different sheets. The areas
included Poland, Lithuania, most of Latvia and parts of Estonia. The maps were
unfinished; that is, their backs were unprinted and they were not trimmed to a
smaller size for folding. The map paper is a dark cream colour.
Stamps printed on un-finished old Maps and used on cover
The
stamp designed by Ansis Cirulis shows 3 ears of grain with a ring around the
grain stalks, and a rising sun with 3 stars in the rays around the sun. Each
stamp sheet has 228 stamps in 12 rows of 19. This unusual arrangement allowed
for a maximum number of stamps per printing sheet.
Full sheet of 228 stamps of 5k
STAMPS PRINTED ON BANK NOTES
Latvian
stamps were also printed on the blank side of unfinished, uncut, partially
printed sheets of banknotes due to paper shortages. The independence issue of
1919 was printed on unfinished banknotes from the Workers and Soldiers Council
in Riga. A later issue was printed on notes from the Russian occupation
government under General Bermondt-Avalov, and on notes used by the German
occupiers, Philippine Follow-Up.
Latvian stamps printed on Bank Notes, 1919
MAP ENVELOPES
Latvia
also used war maps to prepare Envelopes to meet the shortage of papers.
Cover made from 1/4 of map P17 Birze,
Riga CDS 18.12. 19, sent to Hamburg, Germany. This was one month after the
first anniversary of Latvia's declaration of independence,
18 .11. 1918. Two flaps are folded over to show the map.
Cover made from 1/4 of map O16Bauska,Riga, CDS 29 .1. 20, sent locally. Top flap folded to show map.
CONGRESS OF INDIA POSTAL ENVELOPES
Indian Struggle for Freedom is known
for many movements led by Gandhi and other freedom fighters on local as well as
national levels. One less known and also of very short life was “Postal
movement” (in my view), stated by Indian Congress with aim not only to provide
cheap postal service to Indians than
Imperial post but also to give a fight
on economic front (like “Swadeshi Movement”) undercutting the huge earning of
Imperial post in India .
Congress of India tried to establish a
postal system circa 1930 and issued Postal envelopes on white laid paper 121 x
96 mm with two rubber impressions of three pies (¼ Anna) stamp.
Postal stationery envelope that was swooped up during the raid and turned in as evidence
As per Sandeep Jaiswal, Editor “India Post”, 3 pies was postal charges for a postcard and double for the envelope, indicated by double impression. The illustrated indicum was depicting patriotic image of “Bharatmata” with the words “CONGRESS POSTAGE” on top and “THREE PIES” on the bottom.
But
theory of Jaiswal for postcard rate seems doubtful as in Kalyan Negal’s
collection postcards were impressed with only one indicum with denomination 1
paise. Also it is in Bengali which also unfolds the secret of Congress of India
Postal System as Kolkata, the then British India capital.
Postcard
This
postal service could not survived for long as per police record, when the local
Congress body were ready to issue their covers, the Police swooped down and
seized the whole outfit, + 13 enthusiasts spent a span of their lives in jail.
A few covers were allowed to go through, but only sufficient to establish that
the Congress Postal Service was something more than an idea.
After War,
few philatelic living testimonies of Peace treaties are also worth collecting.
POSTMARK
ONE-COUNTRY TWO-STAMPS OF ANYONE
Covers posted from “Morokulien” post
office are excellent example of peace and cooperation between two countries and
a peace massage to the world.
It may be surprising but a Post Office
established in a mythological country Morokulien in between Norway and Sweden,
stamps the letter with a single postmark included names of all the three
countries in it. It is also the only place where one can legally post letters
with stamps from two countries. Even the combination of a Norwegian and Swedish
stamp is allowed.
Why? It is an interesting story to know. In
1959, newspapers reported the formation of a new country, “Morokulien” which is
a combination of the Norwegian and Swedish words for fun, Moro and kul
respectively. Morokulien often is called a "country", which it
certainly is because of the geographical demarcation from Norway and Sweden.
However, Morokulien is no nation in terms of the international law. Also known
as “the Republic of Peace”, Morokulien is about 6 hectares demilitarized zone
and came into existence by civilian efforts to establish peace between two
neighbouring countries. One may – symbolically – become a citizen of Morokulien
and can purchase a Morokulien passport for fun. Morokulien thus has citizens, but
no inhabitants. It is a living example of peace memento to Norwegians and
Swedish, but is moreover a peace message to the world. Can we hope to form such
mythical countries also on the boarders of Indo-Pak, Indo-Bangladesh and
Indo-China?
Cover bearing Norway stamp cancelled with a single postmark
included names of all the three countries in it.
Cover bearing Norway and Sweden stamps cancelled with postmarks
included names of all the three countries in it.
For few early years of its establishment, letters also
found postmarked with only name included “Morokulien”.
Early envelope postmarked only “Morokulien”
THE POST OFFICE WHICH KEEPS YOUR TWO FEET IN TWO STATES
Can you imagine a Post Office
in which entering middle door you'll be in two states at the same time - one
foot in each? Yes, it is “Texarkana” Post Office of The United States which
split down the middle between the state boundary of Texas and Arkansas built in
1931-33.
Commemorative Postmark
Vintage Post Card, 1954
It is an another example of
peace and cooperation from where you can post from any state but the Postmark
will be same and includes name of both the states without their separate zip
codes 71854 for Texarkana, Arkansas or 75501 for Texarkana, Texas.
Common Postmark for two states
A historic
marker at the building reads: "Each state (Arkansas and Texas) had
separate post offices until 1892," at which point the first joint post
office was constructed on the state line.Inside the postal lobby the postal retail
counter is located on the Texas side of the state line, while PO Boxes (with
separate sections for Texas and Arkansas box mail) are located on the Arkansas
side of the line.
Covers bearing postmark included
names of both the states
UNITED STATES GRILL STAMPS
Grills
were made by embossing the stamp, breaking paper fibers, and allowing canceling
ink to soak deeply into the paper. This made it difficult to remove
cancels and reuse stamps. Charles Steel, who oversaw postage stamp
production in the 1860s, patented the grilling method. It was used for nine
short years – 1867 to 1875. Grilling resulted in some of the greatest U.S.
stamp rarities, including the legendary “Z” Grill..
Grills
are classified by the dimensions of the grill pattern and are measured in
millimeters or by counting the number of grill points. There are eleven
major
Classifications.
“A”
Grill Covers
the entire stamp
“B”
Grill
18x15mm
(22x18pts)
“C”
Grill
13x16mm
(16-17x18-21pts)
“D”
Grill
12x14mm
(15-17-18pts)
“Z”
Grill
11x14mm
(13-14x18pts)
“E”
Grill
11x13mm
(14x15-17pts)
“F”
Grill
9x13mm
(11-12x15-17pts)
“G”
Grill 9 ½
x9mm (12x11-11
½ pts)
“H”
Grill
10x12mm
(11-13x14-16pts)
“I”
Grill 8 ½
x10mm
(10x11x10-13pts)
“J”
Grill 7x9
½ mm
(10x12pts)
The letters
that classify the various grill types do not denote the size, shape, or
appearance of the grills. Rather, they simply indicate the order in which
they were discovered.
G grill on a stamp of the 1869 issue
Four
stamps featuring the "B grill" pattern are known to exist, all used.
All of them are of the three-cent denomination, and are numbered as Scott #82.
All four stamps came from a letter sent to Prussia. The stamps were originally
given a Mason, Texas cancel. Once they went to Germany (on or about March 3,
1869), they were given a German transit-date stamp. The cover was discovered in
1969 and raised controversy in the philatelic market because certain issues of
the much more common "C grill" had been partially erased. This
occurred during the grill roller's changing to use C grills instead of the
all-over A grill. No additional "B grill" stamps have been discovered
since, and one of the stamps from the cover was sold in 1993 for $85,000.
Another B grill was sold again as part of the 1998 Zoellner sale (which featured
the 1c Z grill) but sold for about $155,000. In 2008, the stamp was sold again,
this time for over one million dollars.
The
exception to the rule is the “Z” grill, which was identified by William L.
Stevenson. Stevenson could not decide to which family of grills this
particular type belonged. Nor did he know which other families it preceded
or followed and so he designated it as “Z Grill,” where “Z” signifies the
unknown.
Visible
in general from the back of the stamp only, grills may also be felt by lightly
running a fingertip over the surface. Depending on which type of roller
was used, the pattern may be “points up” or a “points down.” The ridges on
an indented roller force the paper into the recesses, creating raised points,
while a roller with raised pyramids will cause the points to be forced down
into the paper, forming a series of depressions.
The
least-widely used of these patterns (all associated with the 1861-68 issue)
were the "B" and "C" Grills (both found on only the
three-cent denomination), the "D" Grill (found only on the two-cent
and three-cent denomination) and the "A" Grill (found only on the
three-cent, five-cent and thirty-cent denominations). The rarest grilled U. S.
stamps are:
- thirty-cent I Grill (1 surviving
copy)
- one-cent Z Grill (2 surviving
copies)
- fifteen-cent Z Grill (2 surviving
copies)
- twelve-cent I Grill (2 surviving
copies)
- ninety-cent I Grill (3 surviving
copies)
- three-cent B Grill (4 surviving
copies)
- five-cent A Grill (4 surviving
copies)
- ten-cent Z Grill (6 surviving
copies)
- thirty-cent A Grill (8 surviving
copies)
1867
3c Washington, rose, C grill
F grill on this 1867 stamp is visible
as a grid pattern in the ink of the cancellation
The
one-cent stamp of 1869 with G grill
The
United States was the first country to issue grilled stamps and was the only
country to do so until the mid-1870s, when Peru also began using
grills. The National Bank Note Company was responsible for producing both
countries’ stamps.
The Benjamin
Franklin Z Grill, or simply "Z-Grill", is a 1-cent postage stamp issued by the United States Postal
Service in February 1868 depicting Benjamin Franklin. While
stamps of this design were the common 1-cent stamps of the 1860s, the Z-Grill
is distinguished by having the so-called "Z" variety of a grill pressed into the stamp,
creating tiny indentations in the paper. Although the 1-cent Z-Grill is
generally cited as the rarest and most valuable of all US postage stamps, the
15-cent Lincoln Z-Grill is just as rare and the 10-cent Washington Z-Grill
scarcely less so. All three of these stamps were produced at the same time,
along with more common Z-grill versions of the contemporary 2-cent, 3-cent,
5-cent and 12-cent stamps (The earliest known postmarks on Z-grill stamps date
from January 1868). The "Z" pattern, unique among grill templates
used by the Post Office because it incises horizontal ridges into the stamp
rather than vertical ridges, was replaced within a very short time, for stamps
with the D- and E-Grills were already being postmarked in mid-February.
The
purpose of grilling was to permit the canceling ink to be better absorbed into
the stamp paper, thus preventing reuse of stamps by washing out
the cancellation marks.
The
use of grills was found to be impractical and they were gradually discontinued
after 1870.
There are currently only two known 1-cent 1868 Z-Grills, both with
cancellation marks. One is owned by the New York Public Library as part of the Benjamin Miller
Collection. This leaves only a single 1-cent 1868 Z-Grill in private hands. This 1868 1 cent Z-Grill stamp sold
for $935,000 in 1998 to Mystic Stamp Company,
a stamp dealer. Siegel Auctions auctioned the stamp as
part of the Robert Zoellner collection. Zachary Sundman, the
eleven-year-old son of Mystic Stamp Company President Donald Sundman, was the
individual responsible for wielding the paddle and doing the actual bidding.
Later, in late
October 2005, Sundman traded this Z-Grill to financier Bill Gross for a block of four Inverted Jenny stamps worth nearly $3 million. By completing this trade Gross became
the owner of the only complete collection of U.S. 19th century stamps.
Although the
National Banknote Company ceased to issue U. S. Stamps after being supplanted
by Continental in 1873, it soon began to produce stamps for Peru, on a contract
that stipulated the use of the grilling process. Grills of three different
types appear on regular issue stamps of Peru produced between 1874 and 1884.
One of these Peru grills displays the horizontal ridges that characterize the
American Z grill, but the Peruvian version is smaller in size, measuring 9 x
14 mm. The other two grills measure, respectively, 11 x 15½ mm. and 10 x
12 mm.
Illustration of
Z Grill &
United States Z Grill stamps
Benjamin Franklin 1 cent Z Grill only
2 known left New York Public Library Benjamin Miller Collection and right the
Gross collection
1867 Z-Grill 2c Jackson
Stamp
Washington 10 cent Z grill only 6
known
Lincoln 15 cents Z grill only 2 known
The only four known
"B" Grill 3¢ stamps were all discovered on a cover to Germany as
recently as 1969.
Grills on the
earlier issues were very well defined. However, grilling stamps after they were
printed introduced an extra step in the production process that added costs and
delays, and, in order to reduce both, the practice of grilling up to six sheets
at a time was adopted during the printing of the large "banknotes" of
1870-71. As a result, the grill impressions on these stamps are usually faint
and incomplete. Such poor grills could scarcely be said to be doing their job,
and soon afterward the experiment of adding grills to US stamps was ended.
New issues
from other Countries
Israel
13
September 2016 : Festival 2016 – Yom
Kippur
The most important High Holyday in the
Jewish religion is Yom Kippur – a day to reflect, repent and ask forgiveness
for one’s sins. This poem has been chosen to be a theme for Festivals stamp set
that illustrates the metaphoric Yom Kippur Poem. This literary work describes
different artisans creating something new from raw materials – just like God
created mankind. The artisans represented on this stamp series are the potter,
the glazier and the silversmith.
The poem “As the Clay in the Hand of the Potter” appears in the
Ashkenazi version of the prayer book for the eve of Yom Kippur. The author is
unknown. It portrays human beings as being subject to the will of God, who
decides who shall live and who shall die. This poem is recited on Yom Kippur
because “Yom Kippur is the time for all to repent, individuals and the
community at large. It is the climax of forgiveness and of pardon for Israel,
thus every person is obligated to repent and confess on Yom Kippur”
(Maimonides, Laws of Repentance 2:7).
The poet uses imagery featuring artisans using different kinds of
materials; just as human beings are raw materials molded by the hand of God.
They recognize their sins and their consequent punishment, yet still ask for
mercy: “Look to the covenant and do not incline to your desire”. In other
words, God will remember the covenants made by the fathers of the Jewish nation
with Him throughout the generations, and thus He shall forgive them.
The list of artisans mentioned in the poem varies in different
versions of the ancient prayer books. Some note nine artisans while others list
only seven. In one version the artisans are listed in alphabetical order.
According to the interpretation by Rabbi Shlomo Pappenhim (1740-1814), which is
based on the seven artisans mentioned in the poem, each artisan represents a
period in the life of a person, who is accountable to God.
13 September 2016 : Israel
Bulgaria Joint Issue : Migration of Birds
Israel and Bulgaria share a strong,
unique historical bond. This bond has served as the foundation to forming ties
between the two governments and peoples in many diverse realms, such as
economics, science and academia, culture, society and more.
The Postal Services of both countries
prepared a special stamp on common theme “Migrating Birds” to strengthen and
sustain this connection. The philatelic item depicting the migration of storks
between Bulgaria and Israel has an important historical meaning that makes this
stamp more valuable and sought-after among collectors worldwide.
Migrating Birds
The Republic of Bulgaria lies on the Balkan Peninsula in Eastern
Europe. The State of Israel is situated on the eastern shore of the
Mediterranean Sea, in the heart of the Middle East.
Some 500 million birds migrate through Israel’s skies twice a
year, thus making it a significant global crossroads, especially for the birds
of Western Asia and Eastern Europe in general, and of Bulgaria in particular.
The White Stork is one of 280 bird species that migrate over Israel. These
birds, which also nest in Bulgaria, pass over Israel as they make their way to
Africa, sometimes as far south as the South African city of Cape Town.
The stork is connected to human habitats and in Europe it signifies
the arrival of spring and symbolizes hope. Some 600,000 storks migrate through
Israel’s skies twice a year, among them probably all of Bulgaria’s storks.
Thus, the governments of Israel and Bulgaria chose the stork to appear on the
joint-issue stamp as a symbol of peace and coexistence and as a sign that
migrating birds know no borders.
Israeli scientists monitor the migrating birds, aided by motorized
gliders, birdwatchers, radar and GPS transmitters tracked via satellite. Thus,
the stamp features a stork transmitting to space. The sky is not the limit, but
rather a habitat for storks migrating from Bulgaria to Africa via Israel.
Acknowledgement
Vadophil
April - July 2016
Ananthapuri
Stamp Bulletin – August 2016
Blogs & Websites
Chandigarh Philatelic Club
Deccan Philatelic Society – Pune, Maharashtra
Ludhiana Philatelic Club
Numismatic &
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Philatelic Society of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Rajkot Philatelic Society – Rajkot, Gujarat
Gujarat Philatelic Association - Ahmedabad
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