Rainbow
completes ten years of publication !
Dehradun December
2017 Vol. X No. 120
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RAINBOW
Merry Christmas !
Dear Reader,
I am extremely pleased to bring out 120th
issue of Rainbow Stamp News. With this issue Rainbow completes ten long years
of its publication without any break, 10 years 120 issues, no combined issue !. The first issue was published in January
2008 from Chopal, a small town of Shimla with an objective to spread philately
among most of the people around us. The
motive of this newsletter is still the same. It is not only for specialized
collectors but for everyone who loves stamps or collected stamps sometime in
life. It is to remind all those who forgot their love for stamps….there is
something interesting in each and every stamp…Though “ Stamp Collecting ” is
disappearing from the list of hobbies these days but Rainbow tries to revive it with its
every new issue . My thanks to all its contributors and readers who gave
various colors to Rainbow. I hope this journey will be continued in the years
to come. The sudden demise of Dr SK Agrawal was a great loss to Philately. He wrote more than 100 articles for Rainbow on a variety of subjects. His contribution will always be
remembered. In his fond memory I am going to start a new column “Rose Philately”
from January 2018 as Rose was his specialized and favourite subject. The articles and small write
ups on Rose stamps are welcome from the Readers.
The National Stamp exhibition INPEX 2017
has just been concluded at Mumbai. Heartiest congratulations to all the winners and big
applause for the organizers. It's my pleasure to inform the Readers that Rainbow won
Large Silver Medal at INPEX 2017 with highest marks 77 in the philatelic literature
class. However in last INPEX 2013 Rainbow won Vermeil medal, which was the highest medal given in literature class. Medal does not make any difference, it is always good to receive appreciation from the readers all over the world and this inspires me to continue its publication. Thanks to all the Readers and Philatelic Writers for their big
contribution to Rainbow Stamp News in
the last ten years.It is joint effort of the whole team of Rainbow that enabled me to continue this newsletter since January 2008 from the different places I lived.
This is all for this month! More in next Issue!
Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year !
Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year !
Happy
Collecting!
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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Other Side of Philately
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New Issues from Other Countries
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Philatelic Clubs and Society
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Blogs & Websites on Philately
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Current Philatelic Magazines –
Newsletter
INPEX 2017
: A RETROSPECT
So
the great INPEX 2017 National Philatelic Exhibition organized by Philatelic Society of India,
Mumbai under patronage of PCI and affiliation with DOP ended up with smiles on
most of the faces. The show was inaugurated on 30.11.2017 at World Trade Centre,
Mumbai and closed on 04.12.2017.
Regular
updates of the show were posted by visiting philatelists through social media
such as face book and what’s app where different events and happenings were
shown. So there is no need for me to furnish report on the show now but I shall
briefly discuss my observation and opinion on the show.
The
same venue as it was in INPEX 2013, same hall, same arrangements was easily
accessible for most of the philatelists . Yes, there was a feeling that another
venue in centre of the Mumbai could have
been better. For me it was excellent venue.
Lack
of publicity could be felt as even on Friday (a holiday), Saturday and Sunday;
the crowd was less as expected. As gathered no publicity was done on media.
Even not a single banner was found
placed at / outside the venue. No blames on organizers but just a comment that
in future exhibitions this aspect should be carefully looked after as far as
possible.
Release
of covers on 3 days out of 5 days with
one 3D image cover, were liked by every
philatelist but there was feeling that cover price at PSI stall was high as PSI
wished to raise funds to meet the heavy
expenditure caused.
Seminars
on different aspects of philately by eminent philatelists from India and abroad
almost on all the days
was an excellent act by the
organizers. That truly helped many philatelists in a big way and also graced the show. PCI
meeting, India Study Circle seminar at venue and RSPL seminar during those days in Mumbai were also held
giving several opportunities to philatelists to learn and to join eminent
societies. Visitors from outside India also graced the show.
Toddywala
Auctions are always eagerly awaited and philatelists participated whole heartedly.
Snack
section at venue this time was nice catering even meals. The prices were very
reasonable.
The Dealers area was the one which remained occupied all the time with less or more
buyers. As many as over 65 dealers had their stalls. They all catered to all
sections of philatelists. A few non
philatelic stalls also added the flavor to dealers area and served the
philatelists too who have interests in antiques and numismatics.
Now
coming to the Exhibits. Unfortunately a good number of exhibit frames were
received by organizers in damaged condition with some frame having no glass in
front. Almost over 60 frames were reportedly damaged that means 120 display frames
went in waste. That caused many entries
left un- displayed causing resentment in those exhibitors. However, organizer
on different days displayed those by removing others. We must appreciate that that was not in hands
of the organizers. My hats off to them as they tried their best to see that if
not for all the days, exhibits are at least displayed. The arrangement of
display needed to be improved as no list
of exhibits was provided to help finding out any frame / exhibit.
The
quality of exhibits was better than INPEX2013. Some excellent exhibits were on
display in Postal History, Traditional
philately and Thematic were on display.
Judging
was more or less satisfactory. There were some complains and
dissatisfaction but in totality, it was
found to be satisfying. This time a big team of jury comprising of 5 apprentice
juror was appointed by PCI to help better judgment. Thanks to PCI.
I
must say that PSI has worked very hard as its old aged members worked day and
night with young members to see that the
show mark a stamp of success.
I
congratulate PSI and PCI for great
success of the show. I would appeal all the participants and visitors to look
at all the positives of the show. No show can be flawless. I could clearly see
the efforts of PSI members to help every visitor I look forward for yet another National Level show in future.
My heartiest thanks again to the whole
team of PSI and PCI.
-Naresh
Agrawal Ph. 09425530514
email
: nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in
Recent Indian Issue
1 November 2017 : 1. Kavi Muddana 2. Adikavi Nannaya 3.
Draksharamam Bhimeswara Temple – Rs 5
each
3
November 2017 : Indian Cuisine – Rs 5 X 24 stamps + 4 MS
14
November 2017 : Children’s Day – 2 x Rs 15 + 2 MS
27
November 2017 : Mahabharata – 12 Stamps X Rs 15, 4 Stamps Rs 25,1 stamp Rs 50,
1 stamp Rs 100+ 2 MS of Rs 50 & Rs 100
Recent Special Covers
28 Oct 2017 : Mysore V. Doreswamy Iyengar
26 October 2017 :Lions Club International
31 October 2017 : National Unity Day
7 November 2017 : National Cancer Awareness Day
14 November 2017 : World Diabetes Day, Bangalore
14 November 2017 : Golden
Jubilee of SBR Public School, Kalaburgi
17 November 2017 :” Valley of Words “ International Literature and Arts Festival,
Dehradun
30 November 2017 : INPEX 2017 Save the Wildlife (3D Cover), Mumbai
1 December 2017 : INPEX 2017 World AIDS Day, Mumbai
3 December 2017 : INPEX 2017 Int Day of Persons with disabilities, Mumbai
30 November 2017 : INPEX 2017 Save the Wildlife (3D Cover), Mumbai
1 December 2017 : INPEX 2017 World AIDS Day, Mumbai
3 December 2017 : INPEX 2017 Int Day of Persons with disabilities, Mumbai
In The News
INPEX
2017 - National Stamp Exhibition
National Philatelic Exhibition INPEX 2017, organized by Philatelic Society of India was held from 30th November to 4th December 2017 at world trade center, Mumbai.
Congratulations to all winners at INPEX 2017
Kishor
Chandak won National Championship with Angeet Suri as Runner Up
Pics of some of the
award winners. This is in random order .Some won Gold, some vermeil, some
silver n some Bronze but all together they create a philatelic fraternity
throughout the country! INPEX 2017 concluded on December 4, 2017 .Rainbow Congratulates all the winners !
1st row : Praful Thakkar,
Prashant Pandya, Jeevan Jyoti, Mohanchandran Nayar, N. Vignesh, Sudhir Jain,
Shubhrajyoti Behera
2nd row : Lallan Singh,Anil
Suri,Umesh Kakkeri,Anand Kakkad, Naresh Agrawal, Rahul Ganguli, Mahesh Parekh
3rd row : Zameer, Sandip Chaurasia,
Rajesh Sinha, Savita Jhingan, Kapil Gogri, Suman Banerjee,,Ashwani Dubey
4th row : OP Kedia,Surendra
Kotadia,KS Mohan, Timir Shah, Himanshu Singh,Aditya Asthana,Jigar Desai
5th row : Master Ram, Roshan Prasad, Mayurika Shah, Udai Kr Saxena, CG
Bhaskar,Saket Bajaj,Anil Reddy
Rainbow wins Large Silver Medal with highest marks in Literature Class
Special Covers released at INPEX 2017
30
Nov 2017 Save the Wildlife 3D Cover
Special Covers by foreign postal administrations
Special Covers by foreign postal administrations
1 December World AIDS Day
Post crossing
Seminar
On 3rd December a special cover was released to celebrate International Day of Persons with disabilities. In the cover release function Master Ram was special guest. He also participated in the exhibition.
Class 1: National Championship
Sr. No.
|
Frame Nos.
|
Name of Exhibitor
|
Title
|
No. of Frames
|
Award
|
1
|
51-58
| Chandak Kishor | Hand-Struck Postage Stamps of India |
8
| National ChampionshipClass Award |
4
|
75-82
| Suri Angeet | Fiscals of Jodhpur |
8
| Gold (Runners up) |
2
|
59-66
| Chandak Kishor | Indian Instructional Labels & Markings |
8
| Gold |
3
|
67-74
| K.S Mohan | Postal History of Cochin |
8
| Gold |
5
|
83-87
| Jain Pragya | Study of First Issue of India |
5
| Gold |
Class 11: Literature
Sr. No.
|
Frame Nos.
|
Name of Exhibitor
|
Title
|
No. of Frames
|
Marks
|
Award
|
168
|
-
| Bansal S. | A Study of Indian Formula Stationary 1978-1979 |
65
| Silver Bronze | |
169
|
-
| Sidhva Cyrus | Firsts in Indian Philately |
70
| Silver | |
170
|
-
| Thakkar Praful | Collector's Guide to British India Bazar Post Cards - Edwardian & Georgian Period |
75
| Large Silver | |
171
|
-
| Thakkar Praful | Collector's Guide to First Day Covers & Folders of India With Set of Stamps, Se-Tenant Stamps & Miniature Sheets |
70
| Silver | |
172
|
-
| Doddaballapur Ramakrishna | Indian Stamps Featuring Personages from Abroad |
65
| Silver Bronze | |
173
|
-
| Nallamalla Vignesh | Collector's Guide to Special Covers of Tamilnadu |
65
| Silver Bronze | |
174
|
-
| Baroda Philatelic Society | Vadophil |
75
| Large Silver | |
175
|
-
| Jyoti Jeevan | Rainbow Stamp News |
77
| Large Silver | |
176
|
-
| Nair Mohanachandran | Ananthapuri Stamp Bulletin |
65
| Silver Bronze | |
177
|
-
| Rangappa Pradeep | History of Medicine Through Philately |
-
| ABSENT | |
178
|
-
| Kizhakke Valappil Mukundan | Silver Pex - 2005 Souvenir |
65
| Silver Bronze | |
179
|
-
| Bansal S. | Meghdoot Post Card of India2002-2012 |
60
| Bronze |
Glimpses of INPEX 2017
Website:
http://www.psi1897.com/
Titanic letter auctioned
The letter, written by American businessman and Titanic passenger, Oscar Holverson, fetched £126,000. It was sought-after because he wrote it on 13 April 1912 - the day before the Belfast-built ship hit an iceberg.
It is the only known letter, on headed Titanic notepaper, to have gone into the Atlantic and survived.The sea-water stained document was sold to a British buyer, whose bid to the auction in Wiltshire came in via phone.
The auctioneer, Andrew Aldridge, described the anonymous customer as someone "who collects iconic items from history".Mr Holverson, a successful salesman, wrote the letter to his mother while travelling on the ill-fated ship with his wife, Mary.
The couple boarded the Titanic in Southampton and planned to travel back to their home in New York.
In his note, the writer seems in awe of his surroundings, telling his mother that "the boat is giant in size and fitted up like a palatial hotel".
Mr Holverson, who has an idiosyncratic style to his syntax, also writes about seeing "the richest person in the world at that time" - John Jacob Astor - on the ship, accompanied by his wife.
"He looks like any other human being even tho (sic) he has millions of money," he adds. "They sit out on deck with the rest of us." The letter had a reserve price of between £60,000 and £80,000.
Speaking ahead of Saturday's sale, Mr Aldridge said that "even if the letter was virtually blank, it would still rank as amongst the most desirable, such is the nature of the paper, its markings and history".
Having been an auctioneer of Titanic memorabilia for 20 years, he said that its content takes it to another level, "because of its date, the fact it went into the Atlantic and the observations it contains".One prophetic entry in Mr Holverson's letter never came true, when he wrote: "If all goes well we will arrive in New York Wednesday AM."
When the Titanic sank, Oscar Holverson, along with JJ Astor, died along with more than 1,500 people.Mary Holverson survived.Her husband's body was recovered and, inside a pocket book, the letter was found.
It still bears the stains of the sea water and the water mark of the White Star shipping line.The letter eventually made its way back to his mother.Mr Aldridge said that makes it "possibly, the only onboard letter written by a victim that was delivered to its recipient without postage".
Kosovo’s Mother Teresa stamp wins award for best religious issue of 2017
A stamp honoring Mother Teresa won the 2017 St. Gabriel award for the best religious stamp issued in 2016.Kosovo issued this 2.10 stamp Aug. 15, 2016, to honor her canonization as a saint on Sept. 4 of that year (Scott 311).
The design by Dijana Toskas and Hilmijeta Apuk shows a portrait of Mother Teresa praying and includes words from her poem Farewell, written while she was first traveling as a missionary to Calcutta.
Named after “the Lord’s postman,” St. Gabriel, this award for religious stamps was established in 1969 in Verona, Italy.The award ceremony is traditionally hosted by the town of Legnago, birthplace of composer Antonio Salieri.
Source : Linn’s Stamp News
Recent Stamp Exhibitions
Commissioner for MACAO 2018 Philatelic Exhibition (FIAP)
Mr. Anil Suri has been appointed as Indian National Commissioner
for the MACAO 2018, FIAP Specialized Stamp Exhibition to be held in Macao,
Macau from 21 to 24 September 2018.
Exhibition Classes: Traditional, Postal History, Postal Stationery, Thematic, Youth, One Frame (TR, PH, PS, AE, AS, TH, MA & RE), Literature and Modern Philately only.
Eligibility: The minimum eligibility for participation in a FIAP exhibition for Senior Class & Youth Class (Groups B & C) is Vermeil Medal and for Youth Class (Group A) a Large Silver Medal secured at a National Exhibition.
Exhibition Classes: Traditional, Postal History, Postal Stationery, Thematic, Youth, One Frame (TR, PH, PS, AE, AS, TH, MA & RE), Literature and Modern Philately only.
Eligibility: The minimum eligibility for participation in a FIAP exhibition for Senior Class & Youth Class (Groups B & C) is Vermeil Medal and for Youth Class (Group A) a Large Silver Medal secured at a National Exhibition.
Contact information:
Mr. Anil Suri,
Khushal Villa, E-70, Kalkaji,
NEW DELHI - 110 019.
Phone: (Res.) +91-11-2643 0813 / (Off.) +91-11-2647 4681
(M): +919811176908
Email: anilksuri@email.com
Mr. Anil Suri,
Khushal Villa, E-70, Kalkaji,
NEW DELHI - 110 019.
Phone: (Res.) +91-11-2643 0813 / (Off.) +91-11-2647 4681
(M): +919811176908
Email: anilksuri@email.com
Commissioner for PRAGA 2018
Philatelic Exhibition (FIP)
Mr. Rajan Jaykar has been appointed as Indian National Commissioner for the PRAGA 2018, FIP Specialized World Stamp Exhibition to be held in Prague, Czech Republic from 15 to 18 August 2018.
Exhibition Classes: Traditional, Postal History, Modern Philately (Trad. & PH), One Frame (Trad. & PH), Open Philately and Philatelic Literature Classes only.
Eligibility: The minimum eligibility for participation in a FIP exhibition for Senior & Youth Class Groups B & C is Vermeil Medal secured at a National Exhibition and for Youth Class Group A Large Silver Medal.
Contact information:
Mr. Rajan Jayakar
Flat No. 2, Court View, 126, Maharashi Karve Road,
Churchgate, MUMBAI - 400 020.
Phone: +91-22-22820570 / +91-22-22820572
(M): +9198210 72417
Email: rajanjayakar1948@gmail.com
Mr. Rajan Jayakar
Flat No. 2, Court View, 126, Maharashi Karve Road,
Churchgate, MUMBAI - 400 020.
Phone: +91-22-22820570 / +91-22-22820572
(M): +9198210 72417
Email: rajanjayakar1948@gmail.com
FORTHCOMING INTERNATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITIONS UNDER FIP/FIAP
2018
May 27-31: Jerusalem, Israel, ISRAEL 2018 World Stamp Championship
2018
Aug 15-18: Prague, Czech Republic, PRAGA 2018 World Stamp Exhibition
2018
Sep 21-24: Macao, MACAO 2018 35th FIAP International Stamp Exhibition
2018
Dec: THAILAND 2018 World Stamp Exhibition
Doon
Philatelic Diary
WELHAM BOYS’
SCHOOL
Welham
Boys’ School was founded in 1937 as a preparatory school by Miss Hersilia Susie
Oliphant in Dehra Dun. Miss HS Oliphant is always remembered as a visionary
educationist who worked for the cause of education in India. She came to India
in 1920 and initially worked as companion to the Maharani of Cooch Behar. After
coming to Dehra Dun she worked with the Colonel Brown School and Doon School
before going to set up her own preparatory school. With a humble beginning with
just six boys, today the school has come a long way. She named the school after
her childhood village in England, the Welham village in Nottinghamshire. The
school saw a steady and gradual growth after inception. Class V was introduced in
1941. The school motto is “From strength to Strength”.
Every child in the
school is given individual attention and the talent is nurtured as one’s
ability and interest. In 1956, Ms. Oliphant donated all the assets to the
Welham Boys’ School Society and moved back to England. In 1985 the school was
elevated to plus two stage of secondary school education. Ms. Oliphant was also
responsible for the foundation of Welham Girls’ School which was managed by
Miss Grace Marry Linnell.
Letter
to the Editor
Dear Jyoti Ji
There are several reasons to congratulate
you at this juncture such as Rainbow received the highest Literature Award
in INPEX 2017 which shows the quality of Rainbow stuff and the love of
philatelic fraternity for it. Secondly.. the completion of ten years of journey
of Rainbow. Like in Mahabharata it was Krishna who drove the Chariot of
Arjuna.. here it is you who drove Rainbow to such height
with your hard work, dedication and scarifice to a big extent apart from your
excellent journalism ingenuity. Now the rainbow has spread its
spectrum all over and is being looked at as one of the most beautiful
philatelic journals. One more reason to congratulate you is that you have now
created a strong personal aura amongst the philatelic community. All in all, it
is party time.
I thank you for giving opportunity to
become a permanent part of Rainbow as it has given me a friend like
you, given me recognition as a writer / journalist and above all
satisfaction and pleasure throughout for so many years.
In fact, no words can express my happiness.
But I do miss Dr. Satyendra Agrawal as we all have moved/walked and covered a
big distance of philatelic journalism together for long time. But life is like
that.
Finally my best wishes to you for great
success of Rainbow in time to come and would like to assure my everlasting love
and association with it.
-Naresh Agrawal
Thanks for your kind letter. No words to
express my gratitude to you for your contribution through
Readers’ favourite, your regular column and all the contributors who actually made
possible for me to continue Rainbow for such a long time . On this special
moment I really miss Dr Agrawal who was the strongest pillar of Rainbow. But
life goes on…He is always with us in his great work which he shared with the philatelic
world. In his memory I am dedicating a permanent column on Rose philately in
Rainbow from next issue in the New Year 2018.
–Jeevan Jyoti
Beginners’ Section
Christmas Stamp sheet with Gingerbread
aroma
Stamp sheet issued by by Estonia Post on 24 November 2017 for this year’s Christmas greetings , It smells like gingerbread
EUROPA Stamps
EUROPA
stamps are special stamps issued by European postal administrations/enterprises
and bears the official EUROPA logo, a PostEurop registered trademark under the
aegis of PostEurop in which Europe is the central theme.
EUROPA
stamps underlines cooperation in the posts domain, taking into account
promotion of philately. They also build awareness of the common roots, culture
and history of Europe and its common goals.
As
such, EUROPA stamp issues are among the most collected and most popular stamps
in the world.
Since
the first issue in 1956, EUROPA stamps have been a tangible symbol of Europe’s
desire for closer integration and cooperation. In 1993, PostEurop became
responsible for issuing EUROPA stamps.
Themes
Each
year, PostEurop's Stamps & Philately Working Group selects the EUROPA stamp
theme. The theme for 2017 was
"castles" and “ Bridges” is the theme for 2018.
Europa 2018 Theme is “ Bridges”
PostEurop is the trade association that has
been representing European public postal operators since 1993.
Its 52 members in 49 countries and
territories collectively operate 175,000 retail counters, employ 2.1 million
people and link 800 million people daily. PostEurop unites its members and
promotes greater cooperation, sustainable growth and continuous innovation.
PostEurop is also an officially recognised
Restricted Union of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). It is governed by a
Management Board, which is responsible for supervising and monitoring the
implementation of the Association's strategy at operational level.
PostEurop Headquarters, based in Brussels,
is in charge of the daily management of the Association, promoting industry
results and performance and implementing strategic activities and projects to
stimulate cooperation and innovation.
Specialized Section
Prominent Americans series 1965-1978
The Prominent Americans series is a set of
definitive stamps issued by the United States Post Office Department (and later
the United States Postal Service) between 1965 and 1978.
It superseded the Liberty
issue of 1954, which by the mid-1960s had become somewhat dated, for instance
in its focus on political figures.
Highly diverse lettering and
drawing styles mark the Prominent Americans series
This was the first U S
omnibus definitive series in which Benjamin Franklin did not appear at or near
the beginning: on the ½¢ or 1¢ stamp. But he does appear on the
1¢ stamp.
The values of the new
series included figures from all walks of life each depicted in a different
style by a different designer, presumably in a quest for wide diversity — a
significant departure from the uniformity of concept that had marked previous
definitive issues. That portraits of two
women appear in the series (Elizabeth Blackwell and Lucy Stone) represented a
small but significant step toward gender equality in U S stamp history. No previous definitive set had included more
than one prominent female (Martha Washington in the issues of 1902, 1922 and
1938; Susan B. Anthony in the Liberty series).
18¢ Elizabeth Blackwell
and 50¢Lucy Stone
This was also the first
definitive issue to include a stamp devoted to an African-American, with
Frederick Douglass portrayed on the 25¢ denomination.
25¢ Frederick Douglass
The stamps appeared one
by one from 1965 on, and the basic designs had all been issued by 1968; tagged
versions made their first appearances gradually through 1973, and coil and booklet
version of the 15¢ were issued in 1978 in response to a first-class rate
change. The 15¢ Oliver Wendell Holmes stamp was also issued in
booklet form.
15¢ Oliver Wendell Holmes
The 5¢ Washington was originally
excessively shaded around the lower part of the face,
so much so that it has come to be known as the "dirty face" or
"unshaven" Washington. Originally appearing in February 1966, it was
superseded by a lightened version in November 1967.
Original 5¢ Washington design, 1966 and Washington gets a
shave, 1967
The $1 Eugene O'Neill stamp
was notable for its repeated use by Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber, who
habitually used them on his mail bombs.
Some honorees in the Prominent Americans include Presidents George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, Andrew
Jackson, Dwight
Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy.
1¢ Thomas Jefferson, 4¢ Abraham Lincoln and 6¢ Franklin Roosevelt
8¢ Dwight Eisenhower, 10¢ Andrew Jackson and 13¢ John F. Kennedy
Other subjects include architect Frank Lloyd Wright, historian Francis Parkman, scientist Albert Einstein, businessman Henry Ford, playwright and
winner of the Nobel Prize
in Literature − Eugene O'Neill and jurist John Bassett Moore.
12¢ Henry Ford and $1Eugene
O'Neill and $5 John Bassett Moore
Others
honoured are Albert Gallatin, fourth Secretary of the Treasury; Fiorello
LaGuardia, 99th Mayor of New York City; Ernie Pyle, World War II journalist;
George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State and
Secretary of the Treasury; Amadeo Giannini, founder of the Bank of America; John
Dewey,
educational reformer, philosopher and psychologist and Thomas Paine, political
activist, political theorist and author.
1¼¢ Albert Gallatin, 14¢ Fiorello LaGuardia and16¢ Ernie Pyle
20¢ George
C. Marshall, 21¢ Amadeo
Giannini, 30¢ John
Dewey and 40¢ Thomas
Paine
Stamps of
the series:
·
1¢
green - Thomas Jefferson, third President
of the United States
·
1¼¢ light green - Albert Gallatin, fourth Secretary of the Treasury, founder of
New York University, scientist,
diplomat, member of the Senate and of the House of Representatives
·
2¢ dark blue gray - Frank Lloyd Wright, architect,
with Guggenheim Museum
·
3¢ violet - Francis Parkman, historian
·
4¢ black - Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
·
5¢ blue - George Washington, first President of the United States
·
6¢ gray brown - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd
President of the United States
·
6¢ dark blue gray - Dwight Eisenhower, 34th
President of the United States
·
7¢ bright blue - Benjamin Franklin,
politician, political theorist, diplomat, first U. S. Postmaster General,
inventor, founder of the predecessor of the University of Pennsylvania and journalist
·
8¢ violet - Albert Einstein, physicist
winner of the Nobel
Prize
·
8¢ black, red blue gray (sheet) - Dwight Eisenhower
·
8¢ claret (coil and booklet) - Dwight Eisenhower
·
10¢ lilac - Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United
States
·
12¢ black - Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, shown with the Ford Model T
·
13¢ brown - John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
·
14¢ gray brown - Fiorello LaGuardia, 99th
Mayor of New York City
·
15¢ claret - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Supreme Court Justice
·
16¢ light brown - Ernie Pyle, World War II journalist
·
18¢ purple - Elizabeth Blackwell, physician, first woman to graduate
from medical school
·
20¢ olive - George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury
·
21¢ olive - Amadeo Giannini, founder of the Bank of America
·
25¢ rose lake - Frederick Douglass, abolitionist (born a
slave), political activist, author and orator
·
30¢ reddish lilac - John Dewey,
educational reformer, philosopher and psychologist
·
40¢ bluish black - Thomas Paine, political
activist, political theorist and author
·
50¢ magenta - Lucy Stone, abolitionist, suffragist and
political activist
·
$1 dull purple - Eugene O'Neill, playwright
and winner of the Nobel
Prize in Literature
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$5 gray black - John Bassett Moore
Coil Stamps
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In Memory of Dr Satyendra Agrawal….
In great philatelic memory of Dr Satyendra Kumar Agrawal, I re-published some of his best articles this year . He is always with us. His
contribution to Thematic Philately will remain an asset for all stamp
lovers.. Rainbow grew with his articles and has completed 10 years with this
issue. I am introducing a new column of ‘Rose Philately’ in his memory from
January 2018. As Rose was his specialized philatelic topic, a small article / information will be
published every month on Rose stamps in this column - Editor
Mythical
Serpents
-©Satyendra
Kumar Agrawal
Serpents
and snakes play a role in many of the world's myths and legends. Hindu myths
contain many tales of serpents. The naga primarily represents rebirth, death
and mortality, due to its casting of its skin and being symbolically
"reborn". According to Varaha Purana, three of the lower worlds,
Patal, Atal and Sutal belong to the Nags. This is also called Nagloka, an
immense domain crowded with palaces, houses, towers and pleasure gardens.
Nags
are of divine extraction, because they are the children of Kadru, who herself
is the descendant of sage Kashyap. Naga is the only deity which is associated
with two of the three deities, Vishnu and Shiva, Vishnu being rested on 1000
headed naga and Shiva coiled him around
his neck.
Lord
Vishnu on multi headed Nag
Lord
Shiva’s serpent in Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, at Srirangam,
The naga is a
common feature in Ganesha iconography too and appears in many forms: around the
neck, use as a sacred thread (Sanskrit: yajñyopavīta) wrapped around the
stomach as a belt, held in a hand, coiled at the ankles, or as a throne.
Nag as a sacred thread -cross and around the stomach of Lord Ganesh
In
the great epic Mahabharata, nags are frequently characterized as having a
mixture of human and serpent-like traits. Sometimes it characterized them as
having human traits at one time, and as having serpent-like traits at another.
The epic calls them "persecutors of all creatures", and tells us
"the snakes were of virulent poison, great prowess and excess of strength,
and ever bent on biting other creatures". At the same time, nagas are
important players in many of the events narrated in the epic, frequently no
more evil nor deceitful than the other protagonists, and sometimes on the side
of good. Nags are not always the enemy of man and they even inter marry with
them. Arjun of Mahabharata married a Nag girl named Uloopi. In India, certain
communities called Nagavanshi consider themselves descendants of Nagas. Few
cities in India are even named after naga.
Nagpur is derived from Nagapuram meaning ‘city of nagas’. Anantnag, (Kashmir) and Takshila, an ancient place (now
in Pakistan) are named after one of 12 prominent divine naga king mentioned in
Hinduism. Indian state Nagaland is also meaning ‘land of nagas’.An Indian
missile is also named ‘Naga’.
Naga
Regiment
Many powerful
mythological weapons used in Ram-Ravana and Kaurava-Pandavas wars were also
derived from serpents. ‘Nagpash’ is one of them.
‘Nagpash’
The gigantic
eagle king and vehicle of Lord Vishnu, Garuda is the great enemy of nags but
also cousin of them.
Garuda is
the great enemy of nags
The
legend says that Kasyapa was a powerful sage and had many wives. Vinata and
Kadru were sisters and his favorites. Kadru request a blessing from her husband
that she should have a large number of children, eventually she gave birth to
1,000 Naga serpents who chosen to live
underworld in the ocean depth.
Where
as Vinata requested saga for only two sons and
laid 2 eggs out of themArun, the charioteer of the Sun God, Surya and
the gigantic mythical bird Garuda burst forward. Through a foolish bet, Vinata
became enslaved to her sister, and as a result Vinata's son Garuda was required
to do the bidding of the snakes. The agreement he reached with her captors was
that she would be set free on the condition that Garuda seize the elixir of
immortality found during “Churning of the Ocean of Milk”, held by the gods and
bring it back to the serpents. Garuda
brought it to them and put the pot with elixir on the ground but it was
taken away by Indra. However, few drops remained on the grass. The nagas licked
up the drops, but in doing so, cut their tongues on the grass, and since then
their tongues have been forked.
Garuda
became the implacable and terrible enemy of the serpents, killing and devouring
them at every opportunity due to a continuous enmity has been going on between
his mother and Kadru, the mother of serpents.
Stories
involving the nagas are still very much a part of contemporary cultural
traditions in predominantly Hindu regions of Asia (India, Nepal, and the island
of Bali).They play a particularly important role in Cambodian mythology too.
A
well-known story explains the emergence of the Khmer people from the union of Indian
namedKaundinya and naga princess Soma. He came to Cambodia, andruled this
dominion defeating the naga kingand marryinghis daughter. The Khmer people are their descendants. Therefore still
Cambodians say that they are "Born from the naga".
People
in Thailand see naga as a holy creature and worship it in the temple. It
allegedly lives in Mekong River. For Malay sailors, nagas are a type of dragon
with many heads; in Java, the naga is a wealthy underworld deity and for
Laotians they are beaked water serpents.
The ancient Egyptians considered the serpent to be a sacred
symbol: it can be seen in the tip of the crown which the Pharaoh, king of
Egypt, used to wear.
In
India, nagas are considered nature spirits and the protectors of springs, wells
and rivers. They bring rain, and thus fertility, but are also thought to bring
disasters such as floods and drought.
They are also associated with waters - rivers, lakes, seas, and
wells—and are generally regarded as guardians of treasure. In literature many
stories are woven around ‘Nagmani’, a mythical precious stone with magical
power, worn by few nagas on their heads.
Expensive
and grand rituals like Nagamandala are conducted in honor of nagas in Southern
India where it is believed that they bring fertility and prosperity to their
venerators. There are many Nag Temples
also situated in various parts
of
India.
'Snake god' at Subramanian
snake Templenear Mangalore, Karnataka, India
A famous
festival of nags , known as ‘Nagpanchami’ is also celebrated in India and is
dedicated to the worship of serpents mentioned in the great Hindu Puranas
(Sanskrit encyclopedic texts containing cosmogonist histories, legends of gods
and heroes, and other traditional material). These are Vasuki, Takshak and Shesh, all are
kings of nags.
Shesha Nag
Shesh Nag (the
serpent god) comprises an important part of Hindu mythology. As the reclining
couch and the roofing canopy of the god Vishnu, it has been a god venerated by
all and worshipped by many for centuries.
It is considered to be the king of the serpent race and the ruler of the infernal regions called Patal. God Vishnu sleeps over the bed of its coils while floating on the cosmic waters -Ksheersagar, or the Ocean of Milk during intervals of creation. This posture of the Lord over the snake Ananta is called AnanthaSayana. In Vaikunthlok Lord Vishnu rests on sheshnag and Goddess lakshmi serves him.
It is considered to be the king of the serpent race and the ruler of the infernal regions called Patal. God Vishnu sleeps over the bed of its coils while floating on the cosmic waters -Ksheersagar, or the Ocean of Milk during intervals of creation. This posture of the Lord over the snake Ananta is called AnanthaSayana. In Vaikunthlok Lord Vishnu rests on sheshnag and Goddess lakshmi serves him.
Lord
Vishnu rests on Sheshnag
Shesh Nag is
shown as five-headed or seven-headed, but more commonly as a many
hundred-headed serpent, sometimes with each head wearing an ornate crown. He is
also represented as one supporting the world on its hood and constantly sings
the glories of Vishnu from all his mouths. But when he shakes his head, there
are earthquakes.
SheshNag’s
each head
wearing an ornate crown
He
is sometimes referred to as "Ananta", the timeless, because it does
not die with destruction of the universe and as "Adishesha", which
means First snake. It is said that when Adi-Shesha uncoils the time moves and
creation takes place. When he coils back, the universe ceases to exist.
He also incarnated with Lord Vishnu in his ‘Rama’ and ‘Krishnavatars
‘ as his younger brother ‘Laxaman’ and older brother ‘Balarama’.Ramanuja and
Prabhu Nityanand are also considered avatars of Sheshnaga.Patanjali is
ichnographically depicted in naga form with naga canopy and is considered as
emanation of Sheshnag. The city of Thiruvanathpuram is named after him as the
‘City of Lord Anant’.
In
the Bhagavad-Gita, when in the middle of the battlefield Kurukshetra, Krishna
explaining his omnipresence, says: "Of Nags, I am Ananta" indicating
the importance of Ananta Shesh. During Nagpanchami, women worship Ananta the
divine snake in temples.
Takshaka
Takskak
Nag is describingin Hindu scriptures as one of the powerful ruler of the snakes
who killed king Parikshit, the grandson of Arjuna. According to legend
described in Mahabharata, king Parikshit once insulted a great sage Shameekwhile
he was engrossed in meditation and was cursed by the sage latter that he will
die of a snake bite. To avoid the fulfillment of this curse, Parikshit built
his palace on a single pillar surrounded by water with the belief that no snake
could reach him crawling through the water. Then Takshak took up the challenge
to honour the sage's words. He shrunk his body and hid in an apple. Just as
Parikshit was about to eat the apple, he sprang out of it to regain his
original shape and bit the king.
In
indignation, the king's son, Janamejay, kindled a huge sacrificial fire and
upon his order the royal priests chanted powerful mantras(sacred utterance)
which made all snakes fall into the fire. Takshak escaped and hideout in Khandava forest.
Some
say,TakshakNaag stole the beautiful earrings of the queen of the King Pushya
from Uttank who was taking them to give to his Guru Maataa as his Guru
Dakshinaa. This theft led him to instigate Janamejaya to annihilate the Naag.
According
to another legend, the god of fire, Agni went to the forest and attempted to
burn it down, but he was thwarted by the king of Gods, Indra who was friend of Takshak and was not
about to let his friend die a horrible death by immolation. He tried to
extinguish the fire by causing rain fall, but Lord Krishna andArjuna fired a
dense cloud of arrows that blocked the raindrops from reaching the
forest.
Thisepisode
is beautifully sculpted on the pediments of Banteay Seri at Angkor, Combodia.The
rains, represented by detailed diagonal lines and above them all is Indra, the
Sky God, giver of rain, riding atop his three-headed elephant, Erawat .Below
them are Krishna and Arjuna on their Chariots with forest animals in panic.
Takshat nag is carved in the middle of the scene.
Takskak
Nag
Vasuki
He
is a great King of the nagas and wears a precious gem
with magical powers, ‘Nagamani’ on his head.
The most prominent legend in Hinduism concerning
Vasuki is the famous incident of Samudra manthan, the churning the ocean of
milk. The snake king allowed the devas (gods) and the asuras (demons) to use
him as the churning rope around Mandara,
a mountain positioned next to the ocean while they looked for the ambrosia of
immortality.
During the churning process, the incredible strain caused Vasuki to exhale
‘Halaha’, the most potent venom in the
Universe. This venom threatened to destroy all living beings and perhaps the
entire Universe. LordShiva, in order to
prevent the destruction of the cosmos, decided to swallow the poison Himself.
The venom turned his throat blue, earning him the title Nilakanta (blue-throated).
Vasuki
is also mentioned and used as a tightening rope in other Hindu scriptures, Ramayana and Mahabharata.
In
Ramayana He was used as ‘Nagpasha’, serpent coil, byViswajit tocoil Hanuman
bringing him up to ravana’s court in Lanka. Ravan himself used this weapon to
fatal Ram and Laxaman during Lanka war. Many destructive weapons were also used
in both the great battles of ‘Lanka’ and ‘Kurukshetra’ based on him.
In Bhagavad-Gita, in the middle of the
battlefield "Kurukshetra," Krishna explains his omnipresence by
proclaiming, "Of weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the
surabhi. Of causes for procreation I am Kandarpa, the god of love, and of serpents
I am Vasuki."
Khmer
sculptors of 12th century Angkor portrayed this episode in grand
style in bas relief of Angkor Wat but
can also be found at other temples such as Banteay Chhmar, Preah Vihear,
Banteay Samre and many more and are twice represented at the Ta Prohm in Tonle
Bati. On minor scale, Churning of the Ocean is also depicted in Beng Melea, on
lintel of Ein Kosei, Siem Reap and Prasat Phnom Da.
Vasuki
as the churning rope around Mandara during Samudra manthan
The
so-called “Naga Bridges” of Angkor Thom and Preah Khanportrays Vasuki nag
gracefully.In all five such bridges on one side of the bridge, ferocious
demons are depicted hauling on Vasuki's head and upper body. On the
other side of the bridge, majestic gods are shown hauling on Vasuki's tail and
lower body.
Naga
Bridges
The head and
tail of Vasuki naga is rising up at each end of the bridge gracefully.
In
Buddhism, he is known as Mucalinda the protector of Buddha while in ecstatic
meditation under Bodhi tree. When a storm arose, the mighty serpent king
Mucalinda rose up from his place beneath the earth and enveloped the Buddha in
seven coils for seven days, not to break his ecstatic state.
He is also
said to shelter the great spiritual champion of the Jains, Mahavira.
KALIYA
The single episode of Krishnalila,
‘Kaliya-marden’ or ‘Nag-natthayya’ (in English-‘Taming of
Serpent) is performed each year in the month of Ramlila in many parts of
India.An interesting legend exists
in ‘Bhagavata Purana’ according to
which, Kaliya was a poisonous naga living in a
beautiful lake of the holy
river Yamuna in Vrindavan. The water of the Yamuna for four leagues all around him boiled and bubbled with
poison. No bird or beast could go near, and only one solitary Kadamba tree grew on the river bank.
The
proper home of Kaliya was Ramanaka Dwipa (probably Fiji), but he chosen
Vrindaban to save him from Garuda who by cursed not able to enter here without
meeting his death.
Once Krishna and herd boys were playing ball, and
while playing Krishna climbed up the Kadamba tree and hung over the river bank,
the ball fell into the river and Krishna jumped after it. Kaliya rose up with
his hundred and ten hoods vomiting poison and wrapped himself around Krishna's
body. Krishna became so huge that Kaliya had to release him. So Krishna saved
himself from every attack, and when he saw the Brij folk were so much afraid he suddenly
sprang into Kaliya's head and assumed the weight of the whole universe, and danced
on the naga's heads, beating time with his feet.
Then Kaliya began to die. But then the naga’swives came and prayed to Krishna with
joined palms, worshipping Krishna and praying for their husband.
Kaliya,
recognizing the greatness of Krishna, surrendered, promising he would not
harass anybody. So Krishna pardoned him and then let him go free to leave the
river and go to Ramanaka Dwipa. Krishna gave him His assurance that Garuda
would now do him no harm as he would respect the print of His Feet on hoods of
Kaliya.
Another version of this legend is also
available where descriptionof only ball game is replaced like this- on a
certain day while the cow-boys of Braja were out pasturing their calves on the
wooded banks of the Yamuna they happened to feel thirsty and not knowing that
the water of the lake had been poisoned by Kaliya drank of its water which
resulted in their instantaneous death. On being apprised of their plight
Krishna came to the spot and restored them to life. Thereafter Krishna got down
into the lake with the intention of sporting in its water and tamed Kaliya.
‘Nag nathhayya’ has some spiritual
significance too. Snake Kaliya with its numerous hoods symbolizes the numerous
desires we have. When one desire gets fulfilled, another arises, like the new
hoods of Kaliya. The hoods keep breaking and forming, but Krishna is
unperturbed. He keeps playing His flute, denoting the power of discrimination,
of wisdom, of the focus on the bliss of self. Also those who have a purpose to
create trouble among the pure devotees of Krishna by infecting their nature
with their own malicious disposition meet with a certain degree of initial
success in their nefarious undertaking. This emboldens them to make a direct
attack on Krishna Himself when He appears on the scene of their depraved
activities in order to restore the living faith of His Own bonafide associates.
Other side of Philately
Philatelic Foreword — By Jay Bigalke
The postage stamp on a very simple level serves as an item of
focus for us as stamp collectors. Author Meiko S. Patton takes the view of a
postage stamp in a totally different perspective in a new book How a
Postage Stamp Saved My Life,
“When you think of something saving your life, a postage stamp
doesn’t exactly come to mind,” writes Patton. She explains you normally first
think of policemen, firefighters, professionals or friends.
“Postage stamps are small in stature but touch every aspect of
our society,” she notes.
Patton struggled with thoughts of suicide, but it was the stamp
that pulled her away from those thoughts.
It is amazing the number of ways one can look at what a stamp
accomplishes and how she used that to positively motivate herself to turn
things around when faced with difficulties in life. Her mother passed at age 59
after a bout with cancer, and depression set in for Patton.
The book has 35 brief, easy-to-read chapters in 262 8½- by
5½-inch black-and-white pages. The chapters touch on these topics and more: how
incredibly successful people think, overcoming fear, thinking positively, how
to kill procrastination, defeat depression, stay focused, learning faster, and
raising standards.
Even though this isn’t a traditional piece of philatelic
literature, all of these topics use the stamp as the overarching theme. Here’s
a short excerpt showing how she accomplishes this throughout the book:
“Consider the postage stamp. When you think about it, the
postage stamp is the ultimate goal achiever. When it is plucked from its sheet
and carefully placed onto that envelope, it in effect says, ‘I will not stop
until I reach my goal. I will not look back. I will not falter. I will not
second guess. I will reach my destination come what may. I will follow through.
I will honor the struggle along the way. I am small and beautiful, yet mighty
and bold. I will never give up. What about you?’“
One of her favorite stamps, the only one specifically noted and
illustrated in the book is the From Me To You forever stamp (Scott 4978) issued
in 2015. “It reminds me of giving” wrote Patton. “Mom was the ultimate giver.”
Patton worked as a letter carrier and was then promoted to
writer/editor for the United States Postal Service in San Diego, Calif. It was
during that time that I met her while attending stamp events in southern California.
Today, she represents the USPS as the media contact for the Sacramento, Fresno,
Bakersfield, and Santa Barbara areas.
The author says….
How a Postage Stamp Saved My Life tells the
story of me and my late mom. After mom’s death in 2008 from colon and liver
cancer, I plummeted into a deep depression. I functioned every day on the
outside, but inside I wanted to die because I was in so much pain. I missed her
so much. Then one day as I was contemplating suicide, the thought of a postage
stamp popped into my mind. That thought saved my life. The second part of the
book gives 21 tips on how others can live like a postage stamp too.
Source : Linn’s Stamp News
New issues from other Countries
Italy
1 December 2017 : Holy Christmas
3 November 2017 : 90 Years of Mickey Mouse
Latvia
3 November 2017 : 100 Years of Republic of Latvia(1918-2018)
"Science" :
"Astrophysics", "Medicine" and
"Chemistry"
New Zealand
10 January 2018 : 2018 Year of the Dog
Made from 24-carat
99.9 gold foil, this miniature sheet has been embossed and etched with micro
fine detail and is mounted in a perspex display stand (measuring 18cm x 10cm).
It features vibrant coloured stamps and is produced in limited numbers.
The dog is the 12th animal in the
Chinese lunar calendar. People born in this year tend to have decisive, loyal
and loving personality traits which can make them fierce and long-lasting
friends. But, because they have quite cautious characteristics, they can take
time to form these bonds, and can be easily distressed if trust is broken.
The Chinese lunar calendar is based on
observations of the Sun and Moon and is used for traditional activities in
China and in overseas Chinese communities. It determines the date for
traditional Chinese holidays, and guides Chinese people in selecting the
luckiest day for a wedding or funeral, or for beginning a new venture or
relocating.
This
large miniature sheet is one of only 103 produced .It has been embossed and
etched with micro fine detail from 24-carat 99.9 gold foil, and is presented
within an individually numbered frame (measuring 39cm x 27cm).
Russia
19
November 2017 : 100th Birth anniversary of Mrs Indira Gandhi
Acknowledgement
- Ananthapuri Stamp Bulletin November 2017 edited by Mohanchandran Nair
- Deccan Philatelist edited by Col Jayanta Dutta
- Judaica Thematic Society (UK) November n December 2017 Newsletter edited by Gary Goodman
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