18th
Asian Games Jakarta Palembang
2018
18 August – 2nd September 2018
Dehradun August 2018 Vol. XI
Issue No. 128
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Dear Reader,
I am pleased
to present August 2018 issue of Rainbow. Recently a stalwart of Indian Philately
Shri Dilip Shah passed away. Our heartfelt condolences from the whole Rainbow
team. The absence of veteran philatelists in the philatelic world has affected
philately considerably. In fact, today many of serious philatelists have lost their
interest in stamps. Participation of new comers in National and International
exhibitions has become very easy by simply paying the entry fee. There is no
competition as many senior philatelists have withdrawn themselves from
participation. So the quality of the exhibition is not up to the mark at all
levels right from state level to International level. Two decades back it was not easy to get entry in a National or International
Exhibition because there was a long queue of participants and
the entry was given on the basis of medals won at previous exhibitions. Today
the same pattern is followed but as the actual exhibitors are few, many first
timers get entry very easily… the commissioners
often request the exhibitors to send
entry . The entries are willingly accepted. This has caused a sharp decline in the standard of exhibitions…..What
is the solution????? Think upon and please send your feedback……
This is all for this month. More in next Issue!
Happy Collecting!
Contents
§ From
the Desk of Naresh Agrawal
§ Recent
Indian Issues
§ In
The News
§ Doon
Philatelic Diary
§ Beginners’
Section
§ Rose
Philately
§ Specialized
Section
§ New
Issues from Other Countries
§ Philatelic
Clubs and Society
§ Blogs
& Websites on Philately
§ Current
Philatelic Magazines – Newsletter
SOCIAL MEDIA
: HELPING PHILATELISTS
Methods of communication and
interaction have changed. Mobile technology has brought people closer and
helped communicating fast and instant. Both Audio and Visual interactions are
easy and handy now. Anywhere or say every where this technology is available
and has become part of everyone’s life. No doubt the world is becoming digital.
Not only mobile but other so called social media like Twitter, What’s App, Face Book etc are being widely used.
It’s nice to see that philatelists
have now starting using this technology
in a big way for their philatelic interactions, exchange or sale and purchase. This Technology has helped
philatelic traders in a big way. Even a normal small philatelist or stamp lover
is benefitted largely. Now stamps and other philatelic material is being sold,
exchanged widely but very easily. Displaying even a small stamp too for sale
has become easy and so the communication for price bargains etc..
This
has several benefits which I see such as :
1.
Storage
and preservation has become easy
2.
Search and research has become very easy.
Internet has played a big role. Google is the one which is now considered as
the biggest storehouse of old and latest information,. Almost every question is
answered, every search is served with potential information and statistics
3.
Helped
in a big way in shaping a collection and for preparation of exhibit
4.
Easy
sale and purchase of philatelic stuff world over
5.
Visiting
digital exhibitions sitting in room
without any additional expanse
For me undoubtedly, these systems have
helped in a lot to promote philately as now philately is within the reach of
everyone and further procuring philatelic stuffs, getting guidance,
information and shaping collection and
exhibits have become easy.
The best part
which I have observed for last few months is that the older philatelists
or the philatelists which have spare material are disposing their stuffs quite
easily. May be at low or even at throw away prices but yes now the stuffs are
going in to the hands of philatelists particularly to those who really need
those. Yes, some of the traders or dealers are too buying it but still the
stuffs are not junked in boxes. I have talked to several old philatelists who
admitted that without the presence of
these philatelic groups, it would have been very difficult for them to
sell out or dispose of their material which otherwise would have gone in to scrap and so become waste. Now the material is going in
to the hands of desiring stamp lovers completing their collection, bettering
their exhibits giving pleasure to both of us. They thank the admins of such
groups who are proving their selfless services .
A few months back, in one of my
columns, I had shown my concern and
discussed about the material left
after a philatelist leaves this world.
Most of the time it goes to the waste or is seldom procured at merely no price
to a dealer. I mean an effort of whole life goes to the waste. Now with these
groups being active both material and philatelic knowledge are being shared.
The experiences are being shared. Philately is getting more and more jubilation. Philatelists seemed more
satisfied and engrossed. Desired
material is available and is being delivered at door steps.
I thank the social media and administrators of philatelic groups for helping
philatelists and promoting philately .
Thanks again……
-
Naresh Agrawal Ph. 09425530514 - email :
nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in
Recent
Indian Issue
1 July 2018 : The Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India -
Rs.22.00
3 July 2018 : M.L.Vasanthakumari - 90th Anniversary.
- Rs. 5.00
8 July 2018 : Damodar Hari
Chapekar – Rs5
26 July 2018 : India South Africa Jpint Issue
– Rs5 + Rs 25 + MS
28 July 2018 : National Virus Hepatitis
Control Programme – Rs 5
Recent Special Cover
2July 2018 : Find TB Treat TB Eliminate TB-
Bangalore
5 July 2018 :
Mahatma Gandhi’s First arrival at Allahabad
9
July 2018 : Inauguration of Saint
Shishunala Sharif and Guru Govinda Bhat Foundation- Bangalore
11
July 2018 :Christ College, Golden Jubilee, DR College PO 560029
17
July 2018 : 50th Sanyam Swarn Jayanti Mahotsav
of Pujya Jain Acharya Vidhyasagar Ji Maharaj
21 June 2018 : 4th International Yoga Day - Akshar
Yoga, Koramangalam
In The
News
Renowned
philatelist Dilip Shah is no more.....
Noted philatelist of India Shri Dilip
Shah passed away On July 27, 2018. Shri Dilip Shah who hailed from
Jabalpur was one of the only 2 Indians who have won prestigious Grand Prix
d’Honneur at world level for his India collection. He served as National
Commissioner of India, a member of the Jury, and a member of the Expert Team at
several international exhibitions all over the world. He also served on the
Philatelic Advisory Committee, Ministry of Communications, Government of India.
He was a long time Secretary General and later President of the Philatelic
Congress of India. Our deepest condolences. May his soul rest in peace.....
Dilip
Shah rested for peace on dated 27th July 2018. He was a good human being,
loving, caring for everyone, whom so ever came in contact with him. My relation
with him because of philately, goes back in the year 1980 onward, I used to
supply his missing want list stamp. When I visited Jabalpur for the first time
in the year 1983 with my wife Pramila on a family function. We stayed with him
at his sweet home, spent memorable days / nights. His most loving caring parent
given so much love to us which is still into our hearts. During that period of
time, Dilip Shah was most named collector of coins and currency note in the
country. I had an opportunity to view some of his most magnificent collection.
The philately was his side line hobby.
He
started with India collection initially 1900 onward. After my meeting only he
started collecting world Gandhi and Early India Classic issue quite active and
within a span of few years he formed one of the best Gandhi collection and
India Classic issue 1850 to 1855. On these two collection he achieved the
highest Award Nationally and Internationally several Gold, Large Gold, National
Grand Prix during India 89 and finally Grand prix D honour at Phila- Korea 1994
on his India Classic collection he was awarded.
His
philatelic journey into International arena began from 1986 World Stamp
Exhibition Ameripex 86 at Chicago where I too visited with my wife Pramila for
the first time with our participation, since then he kept continued visiting /
participating in major FIP / FIAP exhibition. India 89 World Stamp Exhibition
he showed his India Classic collection and was awarded with Large Gold and the
National Grand Prix. Maintaining the spirit between 1990 to 1994 visited most
of the World Stamp Exhibition and finally he was awarded with Grand prix D’
Honour in Philakorea 94 World Stamp Exhibition. This was for the first time the
India Classic Exhibition been awarded with such highest Award. Singapore 1995
he was invited to display his exhibit in Court of Honour, followed with at
Monte Carlo - Monaco. He was also invited to show the Gem of his collection. He
started taking interest in Philately main stream became Secretary General and
then the President of the Indian Stamp Federation – ‘Philatelic Congress of
India’. He was invited to serve as a jury member in the National and
International exhibition, Philatokyo 2011. He was the jury team expert. He also
served as the Member of the Philatelic Advisory Committee Govt. of India. He
was an icon of Indian Philately. His presence and contribution into the Indian
philately shall keep him remain immortal. He left behind his wife Divya and
three daughters Kriti, Neena, Alpa.
-Pradip
Jain, FRPSL, Email : philapradip@gmail.com
New Holiday stamps from USPS
The United States Postal Service has added four new holiday
stamps to its 2018 stamp program.
A
non denominated ($1.15) global forever stamp showing a single poinsettia flower
is planned. The round stamp will pay the international first-class letter rate
for mail weighing 1 ounce or less.
Though
the global forever stamp is scheduled for an Aug. 26 issue date in Kansas City,
Mo., the Postal Service has advised that no first-day ceremony is planned.
In
celebration of Christmas, a non denominated (50¢) forever stamp featuring a
Madonna and Child portrait by Italian Renaissance artist Bachiacca will be
issued Oct. 3 in Santa Fe, N.M..
A menorah is featured on a new Hanukkah forever stamp that
reproduces Jewish folk art paper-cutting techniques, according to the Postal
Service. The stamp will be offered as a joint issue with Israel, with an Oct.
16 ceremony in Newport, R.I.
A
forever stamp for Kwanzaa depicts a family of three enjoying the annual
Pan-African holiday celebration. It has been assigned an Oct. 10 issue date,
and will debut in Raleigh, N.C.
These four stamps will be offered in addition to the Sparkling
Holidays Santa set of four previously announced.
According
to the Postal Service, the Sparkling Holidays set will be issued Oct. 11 with a
ceremony in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
WORLD OF REVENUES
Salon at 29th International Stamp Fair, Essen, Germany
May 9-11, 2019.
An international exhibition, devoted solely
to fiscal philately, will be organized in cooperation by the FIP Revenue
Commission, Arbeitsgemeischaft Fiscalphilatelie im BDPh e.V. (German Society
for Fiscal Philately), and International Stamp Fair Essen. As this is the first
time such a special revenue exhibition will be held, the Salon takes place with
a non-competitive basis. However, every exhibitor
who wishes will get an exhibit evaluation by a group of experienced jurors. The
expected size of the Salon will be 200 frames. The frames accommodate 12 album
pages and not 16, please note. Exhibits of 1 to a maximum of 10 frames may
participate. The charges are Euro 18 per frame.
Please download the first Bulletin and
Application form of the exhibition and participate from https://stampsofindia.com/worldofrevenues.htm
. Anil Suri
anilksuri@email.com is coordinating the participation from India and will carry
the exhibits to and from the exhibition and obtain necessary governmental
permissions.
Source : Stamps
of India
Recent Stamp Exhibitions
THAILAND
2018 WORLD STAMP EXHIBITION
THAILAND 2018 is an extraordinary world stamp exhibition organized by
the Philatelic Association of Thailand under the Patronage of H.R.H. Princess
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn from November 28 to December 3, 2018 at the Royal
Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand on the auspicious occasion of the
First Anniversary Celebration of H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s Royal
Coronation Ceremony. The 75th Congress of the International Philatelic
Federation (FIP) will also be held at THAILAND 2018.
Mr. Madhukar Jhingan is the National
Commissioner for India.
Commissioner for MACAO 2018
Philatelic Exhibition (FIAP)
Mr. Anil Suri is Indian National
Commissioner for the MACAO 2018, FIAP Specialized Stamp Exhibition to be held
in Macao, Macau from 21 to 24 September 2018.
Phone: (Res.) +91-11-2643 0813 / (Off.) +91-11-2647 4681
(M): +919811176908
Email: anilksuri@email.com
(M): +919811176908
Email: anilksuri@email.com
Commissioner for PRAGA 2018
Philatelic Exhibition (FIP)
Mr. Rajan Jaykar is 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.
Phone: +91-22-22820570 / +91-22-22820572
(M): +9198210 72417
Email: rajanjayakar1948@gmail.com
Phone: +91-22-22820570 / +91-22-22820572
(M): +9198210 72417
Email: rajanjayakar1948@gmail.com
"Dhai
Akhar" Letter Writing Campaign by India Post – 2018
The PCI Regional meeting and Philately Seminar
The PCI
Regional meeting and Philately Seminar was held at Hotel Shree Residency,
Jaipur, Rajasthan on 28th July, 2018 which was jointly organized by The
Department of Posts, Rajasthan Circle, Jaipur, Philatelic congress of
India(PCI) and the Philatelic Society of Rajasthan(PSR). The meeting was
presided over by Mr. P.M. Bhargava, President, Philatelic Society of Rajasthan
(PSR). The Chief Guest was Mr. B.B. Dave, CPMG, Rajasthan Circle and Guest of
honour was Mrs. Damayanti Pittie, President,
PCI. Mr Rajesh Kumar Bagri, Secretary General PCI and Mr. N.R. Meena, DPS(HQ),
Jaipur were among the other guests on the dais. Mr. Rajesh Kumar Bagri (on
Thematic Philately) Mr Madhukar Deogawanka (on Postal History), Mr. Pragya
Kothari (on Traditional Philately) and Dr. Markand Dave (on India 1929 Air Mail
Stamps) Presented their philatelic subjects through power point presentation.
The meeting was conducted by Mr. Rajesh Kumar Paharia, Secretary PSR.
During the function one special cover and one ‘my stamp’ on peacock were released. Some Philatelic stalls were also opened by dealers at the venue for two days along with a philatelic counter by the Department of Posts with facilities to print my stamps.
In the evening an interaction was held between the members of Governing Council, PCI and the members of Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) headed by Dr Markand Dave at Ashok Club, Jaipur,Rajasthan.
The Governing Council meeting of PCI was held on 29.07.2018 where several matters discussed as per the agenda. As per the information two new topics ‘Picture Postcard’ and ‘Open Philately’ sections have been introduced by the FIP on experimental basis for future philatelic exhibitions. The FIP has also permitted to hold Regional Philatelic Exhibitions between two/three neighboring countries of a subcontinent comprising of 300-500 frames. It has been proposed to hold the next Regional and GC meeting of PCI at Bhubaneswar/Puri between November-December, 2018 according to suitability and feasibility.
- Ajit Dash, Bhubaneshwar
10th State level Philatelic
Exhibition of Odisha Circle, Odipex – 2018 will be held from 15th
December to 17th December
2018. About 500 exhibition frames will be displayed and more than 20 stamp
dealers would participate.
News from Philatelic Societies
Department of Post, India,(Bankura Division, W.B.) recently
organized a philatelic exhibition at Bishnupur - “Mallabhumpex”2018. It was a
two day long exhibition which had philatelists participating from
different places of West Bengal.
The programme included –
Design a stamp contest (sit anddraw)
Quiz contest
Dhai Akhar Letter writing competition; etc
The exhibition was inaugurated by Sri Shyamal
Santra, Hon’ble Minister of State,Dept. of Panchayet, Rural Development and
Public Health Engineering,Govt.of west Bengal . There was a special cover
released on the famous “Dalmadol Canon” on this
occasion.
Eeshita Basu for her
collection “Jewellery” was judged the winner of the competition along with Sri
Devi Prasad Mondal who exhibited on “Antarctica”.
Special jury award was given to Sri Souvik
Roy for his philatelic collection on “Rhinoceros”.
Doon Philatelic Diary
The forgotten Post Office
World
War II was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, though the related
conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world nations
which led to eventually forming two opposing military alliances i.e. the Allies
and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in the history and directly
involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. India was under
the British dominion during that time. The Prisoners of War (POW) captured
during the war in Middle East were sent throughout the world including India.
In India approximately 500,000 POW’s were interned including Germans, Italians,
Hungarians and Japanese. The POW’s in India were housed in 29 camps forming 6
groups. Group-1 (Camp 1-8) was at Bangalore, Group-2 (Camp 9-16) was at Bhopal,
Group-3 (Camp 17-20) was at Ramgarh, Group-4 at Dehra Dun while Group-5 (Camp
25-28) at YOL, Himachal Pradesh.
Group-4 consisted of Camp 21-24 and was situated at
clement town, Dehra Dun. The mail of prisoners from these camps was censored at
GPO, Bombay centrally. Other than this Dehra Dun also had an Internment camp at
Premnagar for those civilians who were living in India but belonged to enemy
countries. Internment camps at Ahmednagar and Deoli were also merged with camps
at Dehra Dun during later part of the war. The mail of the prisoners in the
Premnagar internment camp was censored at the Post & Telegraph office,
Premnagar. The central internment camp of Premnagar, Dehra Dun operated from
October 1941 to November 1946. This was a mix civilian internment camp housing
Germans, Italians, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Finns and others. Camp were named as
“Campus Teutonicus”, “Campus Italicus”, “Campus Judaicus”, “Vatican City”
according to the nationals they held. One wing was for Indian Political
prisoners.
The
mail of these internees was censored locally at Dehra Dun. The P&T office
of Premnagar happened to be the censor post office for all the incoming and
outgoing mails of civil internees. The
censorship office used chop DHN/-- and an
octagonal censor mark with queen’s crown and inscription PASSED DHN/-- on all
the mails. This Premnagar P&T office now lies abandoned and stands quietly
near the Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun. The art-deco building is a
heritage structure and can be renovated for tourism.
Beginners’ Section
Stories behind stamps
The Stamp That
Divided a Nation
Never underestimate the political power of
the stamp. When the American Civil War broke out in 1861, the seceding
Confederate states snatched up a good bit of government property. This included
everything from forts to arsenals to thousands of post offices stocked full of
stamps. Not wanting the enemy to profit off their goods, the Union recalled
every U.S. stamp ever issued and declared them invalid for postage. Instead,
people were allowed to exchange their old stamps for replacements, which the
government had quickly printed with new designs.
The Stamp even
Bill Gates couldn't afford
During the post-World War I era, Germany was wracked by
one of the most famous and spectacular bouts of inflation in history. Under the
strain of huge war reparations demanded by the victorious Allies, prices for
everything from pumpernickel to postage stamps soared out of control. To put
things in perspective, consider this: In July of 1923, the rate for someone to
mail a letter from Germany to the United States had risen from 300 marks to 900
marks (equal to a little more than half a cent in U.S. money). Only three
months later, the cost to mail that same letter was 6,000 marks. The sample
shown here was mailed from Berlin to London on October 18, 1923, and cost 15
million marks. But it didn't stop there. By November, the mark had plunged even
further, and stamps were being printed at values as high as 20 billion marks.
During this period of runaway inflation, it
became harder and harder to cram enough stamps onto letters and documents to
pay for postage or revenue stamp fees. According to sources, one Swiss document
had to be sent with 10 feet of paper attached to it, just to hold the required
amount of revenue stamps. Eventually, the situation became so bad that Germany
temporarily stopped requiring stamps to mail letters. Instead, they allowed
customers to pay for postage in cash at the post office, and officials would
simply mark the letters as paid.
In Memory of Dr Satyendra Agrawal….
Rose
Philately
Fragrance
of Roses
Miniature
sheet issued by India Post on 7th February 2007. The four stamps
feature four famous varieties of Roses Bhim, Delhi Princess, Jawahar and Neelam
.
Bhim : This hybrid tea rose is very famous
in India. The camellia like flatness of its form is unusual and its mid red
color is very attractive.
Delhi Princess :
A
popular Indian bred variety this rose
has cerise red buds which open to sparkling pink flowers in
Clusters.
Jawahar : Free flowering and good
for bedding and exhibition, the velvety, scented ‘Jawahar’ is a creation of the
Indian Department of Crops and Agriculture.
Neelam :
Neelam is a
large shapely bloom in silvery pink with a heady perfume and dark green glossy
foliage.
Specialized Section
1932 US Washington's 200th anniversary
Stamps
The Washington Bicentennial
stamps of 1932 are postage stamps issued by the United States government
in 1932 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of President George Washington's
birth. Twelve stamps were issued as a
collection, with each one depicting the President in a different period in
his life.
The series was
designed by Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) designers Clair Aubrey
Huston and Alvin Meissner. The ½¢ through 10¢ values present portraits of
Washington derived from paintings, engravings or sculptures made during his
lifetime. Huston designed seven stamps of the series: the ½¢, 1½¢, 2¢, 3¢, 6¢,
8¢ and 9¢ values; Meissner designed the remaining five.
The selections were made based on recommendations made by the Washington
Bicentennial Commission, The United States Post Office Department and the
BEP. The original concept called
for not only picturing Washington but also featuring significant events,
locations and iconic images of his life and after his death. This was later modified to featuring only
portraits.
The Post Office
announced definite plans for the series in November 1930. These soon took on grandiose proportions,
with the projected series comprising no fewer than eighteen stamps covering all
values between ½¢ and $5. By comparison
the largest commemorative set previously offered by the Post Office — the landmark
Columbian Exposition issue of 1893 — had consisted of sixteen stamps. (No other previous commemorative set had run
to more than the nine values of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi series.) Indeed, the wide format of the Columbians was
initially chosen for the Washington Bicentennial stamps and, like the
Columbians, they were to survey their subject’s entire career, presenting
tableaux and portraits from all periods of Washington's life. In January 1931 a congressman went so far as
to introduce a bill (never, however, enacted) proposing that during the whole
of 1932 "all postage stamps offered for sale through the United States...,
of whatever color or denomination, shall bear the portrait of George
Washington." The numerous
preparatory wide-format designs produced by the post office, including tableaux
for 14¢, 17¢ and 25¢ denominations, were intended to be printed in two colors.
Among the subjects depicted were Washington's tomb at Mount Vernon, Washington
Crossing the Delaware, Washington's 1793 Inaugural, Washington's Home Life,
Washington's Birthplace, Washington Resigning his Commission, a double portrait
of George and Martha Washington, and the Washington Monument. Ultimately, however, the post office elected
to avoid historical tableaux altogether, on the grounds that the public would
expect these to replicate famous paintings rife with historical
inaccuracies. Instead, the series would
consist of single-width, single-color issues devoted exclusively to portraits,
and would be reduced to twelve denominations ranging no higher than 10¢. The
bicentennial stamps were first placed on sale January 1, 1932, at the post
office in Washington, D.C.
Washington Bicentennial issue of 1932
½¢- Scott #704. The likeness of
Washington taken from a miniature painted by Charles Willson Peale in 1777, the
original of which is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (87,969,700 issued). 1¢
- Scott #705. Reproduction of the
profile bust of Washington by Jean Antoine Houdon made in 1785 and now in Mount
Vernon. (1,265,555,100 issued)
1½¢ - Scott #706. The
likeness of Washington modeled from a painting known as the Virginia Colonel
made at Mount Vernon in 1772 by Charles Willson Peale, the original of which is
now in Washington and Lee University. (304,926,800 issued). 2¢ - Scott #707.
The likeness of Washington by Gilbert Stuart from a painting made at
Germantown, PA, in 1796, known as the Atheneum
portrait, the original of which is now in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
(4,222,198,300 issued)
3¢ - Scott #708. The likeness of
Washington in the uniform of a general with cocked hat reproduced from a
portrait by Charles Willson Peale painted at Valley Forge in 1777. The original
portrait is now in the State Normal School at West Chester, PA. (456,198,500 issued). 4¢ - Scott #709. The likeness of Washington taken from a
painting by Charles Willson Peale. The
painting was donated to the National Portrait Gallery by its former owner, Mr.
William Patten, Rhinebeck, NY.
(151,201,300 issued)
5¢ - Scott #710. The likeness of Washington from a painting by
Charles Willson Peale made in 1795, and now in the possession of the New York
Historical Society. (170,565,100 issued).
6¢ - Scott #711. Representing
Washington in the uniform of a general reproduced from a painting by John
Trumbull in 1792, now in Yale University. (111,739,400 issued)
7¢ - Scott #712. The portrait painted by John Trumbull in
1780, the original of which is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (83,257,400 issued). 8¢ - Scott #713. The profile bust portrait of Washington
facing to the left, reproduced from a crayon drawing made from life by Charles
Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin at Philadelphia in 1798. (96,506,100 issued)
9¢ - Scott #714. The likeness
of Washington modeled from a pastel portrait in the possession of the Masonic
lodge of Alexandria, VA., for whom it was drawn from life by W. Williams in
1794. (75,709,200 issued). 10¢ - Scott #715. The portrait of Washington taken from a
painting by Gilbert Stuart in 1795, now in the possession of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York City.
(147,216,000 issued)
A series of stamped envelopes showing Washington's home at
Mount Vernon were also issued.
Imprinted stamps on envelopes showing Washington's home at Mount Vernon
While the
bicentennial issue presents many unfamiliar images of Washington, the Post
Office took care to place the widely loved Gilbert Stuart portrait of the
president on the 2-cent stamp, which satisfied the normal first-class letter
rate and would therefore get the most use.
Several months after the series appeared,
however, the first-class letter rate was raised from 2 cents to 3 cents. The greatly increased demand for 3-cent
stamps remained unsatisfied by emergency reprintings of the 3-cent Washington
Bicentennial issue and the 3-cent Lincoln regular issue then currently
available. Moreover, the new rate meant
that the only Washington stamp available to the public for everyday use was one
that offered a little-known and quite uncharacteristic image of
Washington. Accordingly, the Post Office
felt obliged to rush a new regular issue 3-cent stamp into production that
offered a more familiar Washington portrait.
Rather than taking the time to create a completely new design, the BEP
revamped the bicentennial 2-cent Atheneum value as a 3-cent stamp (Scott #720),
transforming it into a regular issue by eliminating the date ribbons flanking
the portrait. This was printed in the
standard 3-cent colour, and also issued as vertical and horizontal coil stamps.
This
series remains a well loved and prized issue of the United States Post even
today.
India’s
Postal History from the Feudal Era to Independence, 1947
Part 6b (Postal System from 1873-1947)
e. Railway
Mail Service(RMS)
The name Travelling Post
Office was changed to Railway Mail Service(RMS) on 1st August 1880
headed by Inspector General(IG) RMS . The first Railway Mail Service Handbook
was issued on July 1882. In 1907, RMS had four circles RMS North(Ambala), RMS
East (Allahabad), RMS West (Nasik), RMS South(Bangalore).
With large increase of
mails made it virtually impossible for all the mails to be sorted in the
railway van. In 1867, static transit sorting offices called “Frontier
Travelling Post Offices” was set up at major railway junctions in support of
the Travelling Post Offices(TPO’s).
f. Financial
and Other Services introduced by India Postal organization
India Post having established a wide
and sound network of post offices all over India, ventured into financial
sector and value added services like VPP, money order, Banks etc.
Value Payable Post(V.P.P)
On 1st December 1877, the
Indian Post and Telegraph Department turned a new page when they introduced
V.P.P. system. It was introduced as C.O.D.(Cash on Delivery) system in Germany
in 1874. Under the system, the Post Office undertook to deliver an article and
recover from the addressee the amount of money specified by the sender. This
was then paid over to the sender after deduction of a small commission. It
bought consumers in small towns and villages into touch with traders in distant
places. People living in places where there was no transport or market
facilities, could order and receive
goods of their choice. It enabled small traders to do business all over
India with equal facility. The VPP
system was popular world over. Canada Postal service had a postal slogan sin
1928 “POST OFFICE C.O.D. SPEEDS UP
BUSINESS”.
Money Order
With the fast economic
development taking place in India, mechanism to transfer money from one place
to another safely was required. Since Postal network in India was having a well established large network all over the country, postal department came
up with a scheme called "Money Order" in 1880, where a person can
deposit the money to be transferred along with a commission and the receiver
address. This message is given to the nearest post office of the receiver
address where the postman gives the money to the receiver at his doorstep.
Postal Order
In January 1883, India
Posts came with a scheme where a person can get a postal order of a particular
sum by depositing the required sum along with the commission. The postal order
can be encashed at any post office by cancelling the postal order with date
stamp along with the postal authority signature.
Savings Bank
India Post started the
Banking services for citizens. The postal banking services initially started in 1883 at Calcutta, Madras and
Bombay.
Life
Insurance
India Post started the life
insurance scheme in 1884 mainly for government and semi government employees.
f. Army Post
Office
Upto 1882, the Indian post offices serving the army force
were known as “Field Force” or “Field Post Office”(FPO) and their accounts were
controlled by designated Head Post Office in India.
On the recommendations of
Mr.Cornwall, the postal superintendent on his return from Egypt, the Base Office was setup. A Field Service
Manual or a field Service Departmental
Code for the Army Post office was issued in 1888 giving details of postal units
on the army field service and related arrangements. It was laid down that the Base
Post Office(BPO) will be established as the channel of communication with India
Post and the Field Post offices(FPO).
g. Continuous
Delivery
In 1897, Mr. Owens, the
Presidency Postmaster Calcutta, devised a system where a postman’s box will be placed at the most
convenient point of each beat which will be the
starting point. Every hour a messenger will start from the post office
with a bag of delivery letters and place
it at the postman’s box. The postman will then take the letters for final
delivery. The messenger while returning back to the post office will take the
letters dropped at the postman’s box by the individuals. The postman’s box will
serve as a postman’s box and pillar box. This system saved labour and worked
well.
This system required strict
supervision of the messengers and postman. Due to lack of strict supervision,
the system of “Continuous Delivery” was discontinued.
i. Abolition
of District Post offices
In 1903, the government of
India decided to abolish the revenue and expenditure of the District Posts of
several provinces included in the Provincial Accounts. Accordingly, all
District Posts establishments were transferred to the Imperial Posts on 1st
March 1905. Amalgamation resolution dates 9th Nov 1903 states :
n
The
provincial District Posts in Central Provinces
n
The
Zamindari Dawk establishments in Bengal, Eastern Bengal and Assam.
n
All
the District Post Establishments in UP, Ajmer, Coorg and Northwest Frontier
The complete amalgamation of all
district Posts in India was completed by 1st April 1907 with
reorganisation of Postal Circles.
j. Motor Mail
Service
In 1913-14, the Motor Mail
Service(MMS) started at Calcutta with 8 cars and lorries/trucks. Later the
Motor Mail Services was extended to Delhi, Amritsar. In 1948, MMS was
established in Bombay and Madras. Over a period of time MMS became a department
known as Departmental Mail Motor Service(DMMS).
k. Express
Delivery
In the early 19th century a postal
scheme known as "EXPRESS MAIL" mainly for mail going from Calcutta to
outside India. The mail was dispatched on horseback to Kedgree, the last
steamer point before the start of the voyage. With mails increasing resulting
in delays in delivery, a new scheme was introduced on 1st October 1930 which
was known as "EXPRESS DELIVERY".
"Express Labels" were stuck on the Express letters.
EXPRESS DELIVERY Labels
To popularise this new Express scheme
postal slogans were marked on letters.
Postal Slogan
Postmark for "EXPRESS DELIVERY"
l. Start of
Airmail Service
On February 18, 1911, French pilot Henri Pequet (1888-1974) carried the
first official mail flown by airplane. The flight was a
demonstration/experimental flight. Pequet carried a sack with about 6,000 cards
and letters on his Humber biplane. The plane flew a distance of five miles,
from an Allahabad polo field, over the Yamuna River, to Naini. All mail
received a special cancel depicting an airplane, mountains, and “First Aerial
Post, 1911, U. P. Exhibition Allahabad.”
A Delivery
Slogan postmark stamped on an envelope. This slogan is to popularise Air Mail.
m. Nashik
Security Printing
By the start of 1900,
Postal Services in India was fully established both organisationally and
functionally. The requirements of various postal organisations like stamps,
postal stationeries etc were printed by De Lau Reu. By 1926, Nashik Security
Press was established at Nashik to cater to the needs of various postage stamps
and postal stationeries.
n.
Certificate of Postings
Since the implementation of
Postal Act 1854, the system of giving receipt for normal letters was abolished.
Under the provisions of Rule 195 of the Indian Post Office Rules, 1933 the
receipt for normal letters posted was re
introduced with a name “Certificate of Posting”. Certificate of Posting was granted to the
sender of the letter and other articles “Only as an Assurance” that the letters
were posted and nothing else. Generally
the Certificate of Posting was taken when letters were entrusted to servants or
messengers. Certificate of Postings was discontinued vide Gazette Notification
No.58(E) dated 31st Jan 2011 deleting the rule 195 of the Indian
Post Office Rules, 1933.
o. Mobile Van
Service
The first mobile post
office took first took place at a religious
fair(Garmukteshwar) on the banks of river Ganges in 1938. This appears to
have been withdrawn during World War II. In 1951, the mobile post office was
introduced in five cities in order to despatch mail directly via Night Air Mail
Service(NAMS).
First Mobile Van at a religious
fair (Garmukteshwar) on the banks of river Ganges in 1938.
p. Philately
Bureau
India's First Philately
Bureau was opened in Bombay GPO in June 1941.
Conclusion
India Postal Services continues to
provide an important public service to the country facing all challenges of
modern times. Post offices in India continues
to have charm among all ages of human being.
Next two parts will be on Foreign
Mails between India and UK
To
be Contd in
next issue….
-Swamynathan
R : email : swamyxyz@yahoo.comNew issues from other Countries
San
Marino
5 June 2018 : Europa China Tourism
Year
The series of
stamps is dedicated to the Europa-China Tourism Year, which was decided in
2016, celebrates the spirit of sharing for better commercial and cultural
changes between Europe and China. The impossible buildings created by the
architectural fusion of symbolic buildings of European and Chinese culture
represent the will of the program to promote greater intercultural
understanding, enhancing and facilitating travel experiences through new and
better itineraries and promoting a more sustainable tourism.
5 June 2018 : 10th
anniversary San Marino in the UNESCO World Heritage List
A beautiful
view of Mount Titano with the Three Towers can be seen in the background of the
souvenir sheet; the first stamp depicts the Government Building and the Parva
Domus in Liberty Square, the second stamp portrays the Captains Regent during
the investiture ceremony, while the third stamp shows the symbols of the
Captains Regent. This series celebrates the symbolic value of the inscription
of San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano in the UNESCO World Heritage
list on the 7th July 2008: San Marino is one of the world’s oldest republics
and the only surviving city-State.
Krygystan
9 July 2018 : 18th Asian Games 2018 Indonesia
The new KEP
postage stamp issue, consisting of two stamps, is dedicated to the one of the
most important sporting competitions of 2018 - the Asian Games. As the largest
multi-sport competition, after the Olympic Games, the Asian Games are one of
the most prestigious events in the world of sports. These games are organized
by the Olympic Council of Asia, once every four years. The XVIII Asian Games
are held in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2, 2018. For the first time,
competitions in these games are being co-hosted by two cities: Jakarta, the
Indonesian capital, and Palembang, the capital of the province of South
Sumatra. Approximately 10,000 athletes from 45 Asian countries will compete for
the highest awards in 40 different sports. The team from Kyrgyzstan (about 100
people) also participates in the Asian Games in 2018.
Korea
New issue in August, 2018
1.
2018 the 19th World ARDF Championships
2.
White porcelain jar with Dragon and Cloud design
3. Overseas Independence movement sites
3.1 Hague Netherlands-Lee Joon,
3.2 Harbin china-An Joongkeun,
3.3 Shanghai china-Yoon Bonggil,
4.4 Los Angeles USA-An changho
Pakistan
9
June 2018 : Shanghai Cooperation Summit
9 June 2018 : Pakistan Azerbaijan Joint Issue 2 stamps + M
14
June 2018 : 60th anniversary of Urdu Dictionary Board
1 July 2018 : Seventy Years of
Excellence State Bank of Pakistan
Acknowledgement
- Ananthapuri Stamp Bulletin July issue 2018 edited by Mohanchandran Nair
-
Judaica Thematic Society (UK) August 2018 Newsletter edited by Gary Goodman
-Stamps
Today Annual 2017 Issues edited by Vijay Seth
-The
Hyderabad Philatelist May & June
2018 issues edited by Prakash Agarwal
-The
Hyderabad Hobby Magazine May & June
2018 issues edited by Prakash Agarwal
-
Deccan Philatelist Vol. 18 Issue No.3 edited by Col. Jayanta Dutta and Dr
Anjali Dutta
-
Vadophil 2018 April 2018 issue edited by
Prashant Pandya & Timir Shah
Blogs & Websites
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Thiruvanthapuram
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Philatelic Society of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Philatelic Society of India , Mumbai : http://www.psi1897.com/
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Gujarat Philatelic Association - Ahmedabad
The Army Philatelic Society, Pune
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