Date Palm tree - Symbol of Success and Prosperity
Luav and Dates, Palm Fronds and Fibres, Roofed with Palm Frond
Bases
Jews
considered the date palm to be the perfect tree and wished for themselves that
"the righteous bloom like a date palm". The three products mentioned
in the midrash that tie the date palm to the Sukkot festival are featured on
the stamps and the other three products appear on the stamp tabs. The Talmudic
midrash explains the preferential status of the date palm tree and details the
tree's good qualities: "As no part of the palm has any waste – the dates
being eaten, the branches used for Hallel, the twigs for covering, the bast for
ropes, the leaves for besoms and the planed boards for ceiling rooms – so are
there none worthless in Israel".
Dehradun September 2018
Vol. XI Issue No. 129
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Dear Reader,
I am pleased to present September 2018 issue of Rainbow
Stamp News. It is my pleasure to publish interview of a leading woman philatelist
from Kolkata, Ms Eeshita Basu Roy with multiple interests in different fields. As a teacher and philatelist, She
is promoting hobby of 'Stamp Collecting' in her own way among school children. She tells the story of
her philatelic journey….
For promotion of
philately we should also encourage digital collection during philatelic workshops in schools . The
children should be given different themes to prepare a digital collection. This
will create interest for stamps in them. And later they will move for real
stamp collection ! Thus we can get future philatelists and save this hobby.....
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
§ Interview
§ Doon
Philatelic Diary
§ Editor’s
Mail Box
§ Beginners’
Section
§ Rose
Philately
§ Specialized
Section
§ New
Issues from Other Countries
§ Philatelic
Clubs and Society
§ Blogs
& Websites on Philately
§ Current
Philatelic Magazines – Newsletter
NEW AND NOVICE COLLECTOR : QUALITY EXHIBITS
The mail in response to the editorial of . Jeevan Jyoti was well responded by our beloved one of the most reputed philatelists in the world Mr. Sandeep Jaiswal, USA and as usual he honored us by placing before us his view points in response to her worry about improvement of quality of exhibits and participation of new and novice exhibitors in philatelic shows.
Mr. Jaiswal has placed his views
giving how the practice of giving entry and to judge exhibits of new or novice
participants in any show. A truly commendable approach he has. And while
endorsing his views I dare to put before my observations, ideas and suggestions
looking in to the practices prevailing in India.
Well, in India new and novice
collectors are also introduced to different levels of exhibitions right from
District Level to the National but I don’t find any specific guidelines for
that. Believe me, some of the absolutely new exhibits are given entry in high
level shows such as National and /or their entries are accepted for participation
in International at the discretion
of the exhibition committee and / or
commissioner who genuinely some times are not competent enough to judge some
particular exhibit or are not conversant with the contents and subject
matter of the exhibit but for various other reasons the entries are accepted.
Recommendations from President of the society are considered good enough in
some cases. In several International
shows, the participation applications
from India were rejected in bulk. And in some shows the performance was poor
not matching up with the International standards.
Let us take example of Thematic
Philately. In thematic philately we are moving towards 5th
generation exhibiting which requires place only and only for a hard core,
veteran, keen, dedicated and a financially rich philatelist. No place for
novice or new exhibitor there. I don’t condemn
the approach in any way but I ask for the most suitable well designed
guidelines and the reasons. I agree this act certainly gives some novice or new
participants a chance to participate in
such shows but all in all it defames the country and discourages the
participant also. No doubt sometimes some of the new participants perform quite
satisfactory but expecting high from new and novice is not appreciable. Going
through proper channel step by step improves the exhibit properly and such
exhibitors certainly perform better at high level shows later. One must
understand that acquiring knowledge, doing search and research (even being
quite friendly with the internet), search of appropriate material takes time. And step by step exhibiting
certainly helps one to improve, find out the areas where the exhibit lacks,
better selection of material for display, improving the storyline etc..
Group participation is good for
introducing new and novice collectors but when it comes to individual
participation, which of course is the practice at high level shows except
school / institution entries; quality exhibits are in demand. Encouraging
participation for new and novice exhibitors is good but careful and well
planned permission for participation is required. We here in India see that
such participation is not careful, organized and proper but in most of the cases it is a favor or will of
the organizer or the commissioner. Even new and novice should be chosen
carefully looking in to the potential of the exhibitor, exhibit, collection and
the scope to improve exhibitors.
Mr Jaiswal writes quote “In the past,
frames were filled with powerful exhibits owned by the same few advanced senior
philatelists, newcomers were rarely afforded the chance to exhibit. While this
made for a great showing at the FIP and FIAP levels, the result was that we
ended up discouraging new blood and that is precisely what has brought us to
the current situation which you are complaining about.”unquote.
This is very true. In response to such
practice of cemented place of powerful exhibitors at certain level of
exhibition, I feel a separate class for
old exhibits of vermeil and above should be formed. This will check the
competition of such exhibitor with
novice ones. Even participation for old higher award winners should be
restricted to some extent which will give entry to other deserving ones but not
to new and novice. Place for new and novice is at lower level.
He further writes that they actually
encourage participation by new exhibitors in USA and suggests team
participation in exhibitions with a system to award bonus points to new and
novice collectors & also to first time entry. His intention and
approach is certainly good as it
motivates collector and exhibitor and
helps them to turn into the senior advanced exhibitors which is being looked
for.
It is not that in India new and novice
participation is not encouraged. As I have already written that it is done to a
big extent in India but there is no proper thoughtful methodology. And because
of this we don’t see good number of quality exhibits emerging at higher
level. Competition amongst the members
of a society and even an open completion
sets for new thoughts and strategies. Here in India the recognized competitions
/ exhibitions start from District, Regional, Zonal /Circle and finally National level shows are conducted by DOP.
Some reputed societies also conduct such shows under patronage of PCI, the
federation of philatelists in India. But frankly speaking true and unanimously
accepted judgment is hardly done when it comes to new collections /
exhibitions. I mean, exhibit judgment also plays a big role in bringing up
quality exhibits.
I also feel that the spirit of
competitiveness not always improves the quality but it only motivates a collector to turn in to exhibitor and then to design his exhibit to get award adopting any means. It is not
the pleasure and joy of exhibiting but the joy of getting award which in fact
is harmful for philately. Before discussing more, I would come back to the
basis of conducting philatelic exhibitions. What exactly is the motto?. In one
of my previous articles written a few years back, I had opined that philatelic
completions are not competitions, these are just display. Each exhibit is
different from the other. The story line of similar exhibit is different. All
other aspects are different. Looking in to judging parameters no exhibit
matches the other in terms of presentation, knowledge, rarity, development,
study, research etc.
I further feel there should be separate classes for first time entry &
for new and novice collectors. Their judging parameters should be separately
defined and the mark sheet too should be elaborative. The
classes may be named as “First Time Entry Class” & “New and Novice Collector Class”. The first time entry may be in all levels but new
and novice collector entry should be restricted to lower level only. Only an exhibit with
stipulated quality standard can go up and enter at high level.
Patience is the key .Yes, every collector is novice and
new in the beginning. Every one rises only when
chance is given. It takes time for
a novice collector to become a quality exhibitor. We must see that there is system to check quality of exhibits before
those are displayed in an exhibition. We must not forget some times, entry to
the new and novice collector causes exit of a quality exhibit, which is not
desirable.
In fact, we must not forget there is
difference between collector and an exhibitor. It is good that both need to be
encouraged. But it is collection which is done first before exhibiting.
We should encourage new and novice collector & train and build new and novice exhibitor.
We should encourage new and novice collector & train and build new and novice exhibitor.
-
Naresh Agrawal Ph. 09425530514 - email :
nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in
Recent Indian Issue
7 August 2018 : Handlooms of India – 5 x Rs 5 + MS
15 August 2018 : Holiday Destination in India
-2 x Rs 15 + MS
25 August 2018 :100 Years of Patna University
– RS 5
29 August 2018 :India Armenia Joint Issue –
Rs 25, Rs 5 + MS
Recent Special Cover
10 August 2018 - Kudanthaipex,
Kumbakonam. Stone Nathaswaram.
10 August , 2018 - Kudanthaipex, Kumbakonam. Swamimalai Chola Bronze
Statues - Nataraja postmark.
10 August 2018 - Kudanthaipex,
Kumbakonam. Natchiyarkoil Lamp
11 August2018 - Kudanthaipex, Kumbakonam. Airavatesvarar
Temple, Darasuram. UNESCO heritage temple.
11 August 2018 : Kudanthaipex, Kumbakonam. Famous Degree
Coffee.
15 August , 2018 : Mahathma
Gandhiji's 150th birth anniversary & arrival of Gandhi ji at
Tiruchirappalli on 18.09.1927
29 August 2018 : Special cover on founder of Lilavati Hospital. Kirtilal
M Mehta and Lilavati K Mehta
1 September 2018 : India Post Payments Bank
In The
News
PHILAMUSICA 2019
This philatelic exhibition will be held from June 8th to June
10th 2019 in Mondorf-les-Baines (Luxembourg).
Indian Philatelists and from other countries
are invited for apartipication in this important philatelic exhibition.
Courtesy: Mr
.Roger Thill, Philcolux and Mr. Wolfgang Beyer, German
Philatelic Federation
Porcelain stamp released for Praga
2018
Unique Porcelain stamps
were issued in limited number for PRAGA 2018. Porcelain postage stamp
"PRAGA 2018" was produced in 500 pieces for the Specialized World
Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2018 and another 600 on the name for Czech Philatelic
Union. On the photo is seen a few of these stamps in porcelain factory in Dubi,
Czech Republic.
Credit: Libor Zavoral/CTK Photo/Alamy Live News
These bright Porcelain philatelic items are of the size of a
credit card and have all the
characteristics of an average stamp like perforations, the number of the series
and the name that are indicated at the bottom.
Madhukar Jhingan elected Board Member of IFSDA
Mr. Madhukar Jhingan was elected to the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Stamp Dealers Association at its Annual General Meeting in Prague on Aug 16, 2018.Madhukar is the second Indian ever to be elected to a world philatelic body after D N Jatia who retired as the President of International Philatelic Federation in 1998.
PRAGA 2018, Specialized World Stamp Exhibition was held at the Clarion Congress Hotel Prague from August 15-18,2018. More than 1500 frames are on display in this exhibition.
Heartiest Congratulations !!
Indian Winners at PRAGA 2018
Pragya
Kothari Jain, Rajan Jayakar, Markand Dave
Pragya
Kothari receiving Medal
Gold Medal
with Special Prize - Pragya Kothari Jain - A Study of the First Issues of
India (1852-1854) - 92 Marks
Large Silver - Rajan Jayakar - Dead Letter Offices in India till 1947 - 75 Marks
Silver Bronze - Marakand Dave - The 1989 Airmail Stamps of India - 65 Marks
Bronze - Ramkrishna Doddaballapur - Indian Stamps featuring personages from Abroad - 62 Marks
INDIA POST'S @
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
Commemorative postmark depicting Taj Mahal in
Black and in Blue provided at India Post’s Sales Booth in PRAGA 2018 World
Stamp Exhibition.
WORLD OF REVENUES
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
Mr. Madhukar Jhingan is
the National Commissioner for India.
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
"Dhai
Akhar" Letter Writing Campaign by India Post – 2018
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.
Interview
Eeshita Basu Roy comes from a philatelist family .Her father is a philatelist and her husband Mr Souvik Roy is also a noted philatelist. She has developed her collection in a beautiful way. It is our pleasure to share her views on several aspects of philately. She reveals her journey in an interview taken by Mr Naresh Agrawal. - Editor
Interview with Eeshita Basu Roy
Mrs.
Eeshita Basu is an Artist, Numismatist, Dancer and an avid Philatelist. She is
a senior teacher in a leading school of Kolkatta and hales from a family of
highly literates with her mother a teacher, father a retired scientist and husband is a marketing strategy who too is a collector of antiques and
stamps.
She believes in the ideology “Bloom
where you are planted”. And so she has developed and blossomed herself in to a
person with multifarious personality and helps all the persons associated with
her to blossom. She is a Kathak Dancer, Painter, Gardener, Musician,
Philatelist and a person with several personality traits. As
a philatelist she has huge philatelic thematic collections on different themes
and has participated in several philatelic exhibitions and conducted several
philatelic solo shows and workshops. She is a hardcore philatelist who not only
loves to be with the stamps but also works for development of philately.
She is member of several philatelic
societies and a philatelic writer also.
It
is privilege to have interview of such person who speaks out from heart and
shares her views openly. Eeshita Basu may be contacted at email :
1. Your childhood has been very attractive as you were interested in many
activities which of course, helped in molding you in to a lady of multifarious
personality. Please tell us something about your childhood activities and
hobbies.
My childhood days were filled with dance,
music, painting, embroidery, gardening and many such interesting things to do
along with academics having its major share after dance. I was a Kathak dancer.
Eshita Basu and Sauvik Roy
2. Talking about philately, when and how you got in to philately and when
you started looking philately as a regular part of your life?
My vacations were mostly filled up with
something strange to do, it was going through the thick fat files of my
father’s stamp collection. Also during those days one of my friends gave me her
sister’s complete collection. This was my initial introduction with stamps.
Observing them was the main hobby which then became a passion very soon. My
stay at Moscow U.S.S.R. accelerated the process.
3. Do you still pursue any other hobby or art other than philately? How do
you manage your time?
Apart from stamp I also collect coins mainly UNCs . I had an exhibition
of my coins at BITM, (Birla Industrial and Technological Museum) KOLKATA in
2015 and recently in “MUDRA“ a coin exhibition at The Heritage School, 2018.
My other collectibles are Autographs, Records, Kites, Books, Catalogues,
Picture Postcards, Modern Beads, Dolls, Bookmarks , etc .
There is a saying – if there is a will , there is a way , so when one
does anything out of will time is automatically managed.
Philatelist Family : Eeshita Basu Roy with her father Shri Saya Brata Basu and husband Shri Souvik Roy
4. We understand your father is also an avid stamp lover. Tell us in brief
something about him and also his influence on your life?
My father Sri Satya Brata Basu a retired Scientist of C.S.I.R. (C.F.R.I.
Digwadih, Dhanbad), Govt. of India, also
collects stamps and coins, records, antiques etc. His garden is worth
mentioning where he has plants bearing
Rudraksha fruit, and has lotus blooming up on the terrace garden along with a
rare collection of other plants, cactus and bonsais .
5. You are a teacher by profession. Tell us something about your teaching
stream and how do you promote philately along with academics?
By profession I am a teacher for nearly
twenty years, teaching Computers and Science and upgrading the knowledge of my
students in General knowledge and also
Philately. I am presently associated
with one of the most prestigious schools of Kolkata ,The Heritage School.
6. We have heard about a wonderful quote of your father “ In
life you will earn and spend a lot of money, but do invest in some creative way
“. How did the quote affect you and your philatelic journey?
Yes, after completing my graduation I joined job very soon as an asstt. Teacher . My father said , in life you will earn and spend a lot of money, but do invest in some creative way. So with the first salary of my life my first philatelic account was opened in Kolkata G.P.O.in 1993. Since then my personal collection of stamps started. It has been a long journey since then.
7Your philatelic journey which shaped you from a mere stamp collector to a philatelist has been very interesting. A brief note on the journey such as your participation in exhibitions, persons who guided you in enriching and shaping you, The collecting and displaying interests.. etc.
My first exhibition was at Durpex 2002, followed by few district and local level exhibitions. It was the time when I was learning the difference between stamp collecting and philately. Under the proper guidance from Sri Dipok Dey and Sri Basudev Ganguli ,my collection started changing form and took a proper shape and was exhibited in Stamp Show, Kolkata 2005; my first state level exhibition. I was awarded diploma for my collection “CACTUS”. Along with my father and the above mentioned renowned philatelists , the other most influencing person of my life is my husband Sri Souvik Roy who himself is a philatelist ,a numismatist, and also a philluminist, and above all a collector. With him , the journey of life is wonderful. My mother Smt. Mukti Basu is the main backbone behind all my activities.
8. “Philately for Joy” has always been the motto of this hobby. But of late, the motto has changed to “Philately for investment”. How do you react to this? We understand, because of this fact and also other social changes in life styles, emergence of new communication and entertainment means, social media; now philately is going in to shell. What do you say?
I work with mostly kids, especially school students . So for them I do not see Philately as an investment . It is mainly for knowledge purpose apart from the joy of collecting . In today’s world when social changes are affecting our life styles, this hobby helps children to cope up with many problems . They can fight loneliness with this hobby. It increases their confidence level as their knowledge base increases . It increases their concentration level, and also to think critically. It also gives them a sense of possessiveness. It is only on the shoulders of the elders to actually find out how a child is to be exposed to the new world neglecting one’s heritage or have it together.
9. How do you look at “Stamp collecting” and “Stamp Exhibiting”?
I have always preferred “Stamp exhibiting” over Stamp collecting . Mere collecting few stamps and counting numbers does not help in enhancing the Knowledge of any person. It must be displayed in a presentable way which demands a lot of involvement, a lot of research work is needed. Presentation skills are also very important. If an exhibit is made out of any collection, it includes both thematic knowledge and philatelic knowledge . The amalgamation is the real beauty.
10. Your Comments on future of philately in India and your suggestions to promote philately and improve the scenario.
The future of philately in India is in the hands of the young philatelists. So I feel more and more students should be collecting and preserving history for the future generations to come . They have to be educated more to build up this hobby and make this their passion .
11. We know, in India, ladies are more occupied than men. But still there are very good and renowned female philatelists in India. Your appeal to female segment of all ages to be part of philately.
“Bloom where you are planted.” I strongly believe in these words. Women now have proved beyond doubt that they can excel in any and every field they are given responsibility. So as a women philatelist I feel more and more responsible to show the society our views through the story telling using stamps. Actually more and more collectors should prove their worth.
12. Finally, your appeal to young budding stamp collectors.
Yes , this is very important .Start collecting , but first be focused as to what really interests you , then concentrate on the specific topic. Do actually gain knowledge and do everything with your heart in it only then you succeed. And the mantra to success is do something every day . Drop by drop even the ocean fills.
- Interview : Naresh Agrawal
Doon Philatelic Diary
Swami Sivananda Saraswati
- Abhai Mishra
Swami Sivananda was born as Kuppuswamy on 8th September 1887 in Tamil Nadu. His father Sri. PS Vengu Iyer was a revenue officer and staunch devotee of Lord Shiva. During the childhood Kuppuswamy was very bright and intelligent and showed his affection for all living beings. He was very much moved by the condition of poor and hungry people. He used to give his food to the needy people. After completing matriculation he went to S.P.G. College, Tiruchirapalli. Later he joined the Medical School at Tanjore to study medicine. He completed the course in flying colours and started practicing in Tiruchi. He even started medical journal with the name “The Ambrosia”.
In 1913 he went to Malaya and joined the Hospital in a Rubber Estate. Soon he became very popular due to his hard work and utmost dedication towards his patients. There he met a Sadhu who gave him “Jiva Brahma Aikyam” written by Sri Swami Satchidananda. This stirred the spirituality within him. He started reading various religious scriptures and practicing Yoga. Though he was enjoying a very lucrative practice he renounced the world and left Malaya coming back to India in 1923.
After landing at Madras, he started his pilgrimage from Benares. He met Mahatmas and Sadhus and had darshan of Lord Vishwanath. He stayed at the house of a postmaster in Dhalaj, a small village at the bank of river Chandrabaga. He cooked food and did odd jobs for the postmaster. The postmaster advised him to go to Rishikesh for meditation. He reached Rishikesh in 1924 and became disciple of Sri Swamy Visvananda Saraswati. The Guru named the doctor Swami Sivananda Saraswati. He stayed at Swargashram for penance. He performed intense Tapa and Sadhana, renouncing all the worldly matters. He started a charitable dispensary at Lakshman Jhula in 1927 where he served the ailing pilgrims. He attained and enjoyed Nirvikalpa Samadhi.
In the year 1936 he founded The Divine Life Society at Rishikesh. It was started from a dilapidated Kutir having four rooms. It was registered as a trust in 1936 with the main objects of dissemination of spiritual knowledge and selfless service of humanity. He started the Sivananda Ayurvedic Pharmacy in 1945 and the Yoga-Vedanta Forest Academy in 1948. In 1957 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was rejected at the AFSB, Dehra Dun. Dejected he went to Rishikesh. Swamy Sivananda told Kalam, “Accept your destiny and go ahead with your life. You are not destined to become Air Force pilot. What you are destined to become is not revealed now but is predetermined. Forget the failure, as it was essential to lead you to your destined path. Search, instead, for the true purpose of your existence”.
He attained Maha Samadhi on 14th July 1963, at his very own Kutir on the bank of Ganges.
- Abhai Mishra : email : abhai_mishra@rediffmail.com
Editor’s Mail Box
Dear Mrs. Jyoti,
First and foremost, please allow me to
congratulate you on putting out a wonderful journal every month.
In response to your question as to what
should be done to bring up the quality of exhibits, my response is a simple
one: please be patient, Rome was not built in a day !!!!!
In the past, frames were filled with
powerful exhibits owned by the same few advanced senior philatelists, newcomers
were rarely afforded the chance to exhibit. While this made for a great showing
at the FIP and FIAP levels, the result was that we ended up discouraging new
blood and that is precisely what has brought us to the current situation which
you are complaining about.
Here, in the USA, we actually encourage
participation by new exhibitors.
I run the APS's annual Team Competition
where five exhibitors apply as a team. Teams are placed based on the total
points they score. In order to encourage participation of new exhibitors I have
structured the competition so that bonus points are awarded for each novice
exhibitor and bonus points are awarded for each new exhibit. This is how we,
here in the USA, encourage new exhibitors to exhibit. In the long run, these
very new exhibitors will someday turn into the senior advanced exhibitors that
you are currently seeking.
Five years ago, I put together four India
Study Circle teams and our teams ended up placing 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th; we
swept the competition. I had recruited several novice exhibitors for these four
teams. Today, many of those very novice exhibitors have turned in "Large
Gold" winning exhibitors.
The point I am trying to make is that
participation by novice exhibitors needs to be encouraged, they are the future
of philately !!!
- Sandeep Jaiswal, USA
Beginners’ Section
Stories behind stamps
The Stamps That Tried to take a Bite out of Crime
Ah, the Roaring Twenties. It was a
prosperous decade filled with jazz and speakeasies. Of course, it was also an
era alive and well with slick crooks such as "Machine Gun" Kelly and "Pretty Boy" Floyd—criminals who loved robbing post offices and mail shipments.
That's precisely why, in 1929, the federal government began producing these
special stamps. Starting with Kansas and Nebraska, the stamps were marked, or
overprinted, with state abbreviations and were only available for purchase in
that state of origin. And although they were accepted as postage in all states,
the overprinted stamps were designed to make it more difficult for crooks to
take stolen stamps across state lines to unload them. Theoretically, large
numbers of the out-of-state stamps would make prospective buyers and postal
inspectors suspicious.
In practice, however, the overprints seem to
have done little to deter postal crime. The program was never expanded to other
states and was abandoned shortly after the overprinted issues sold out. In
fact, the Kansas-Nebraska issues inspired more illegal activity. As soon as the
last of the genuine overprints were sold, counterfeiters began taking ordinary
1920s' U.S. stamps, adding phony "Kans."and "Nebr."overprints and pawning them off to stamp collectors.Interestingly, the overprinting idea made a short comeback during World War II. In early 1942, the U.S. government feared a Japanese attack might overrun Hawaii, so it began circulating paper money overprinted with "Hawaii." That way, if the Japanese had captured Hawaii, the bills could have been declared void and would have been of no financial use to the enemy.
The Stamp That Made CEOs Happy
Source
: Mental Floss
In Memory of Dr Satyendra
Agrawal….
Rose
Philately
-Col J Dutta
& Dr Anjali Dutta
The US
Congress approved new fourth class rates for parcels on August 24, 1912, and
these new rates were to be prepaid
by distinctive parcel-post stamps. The new parcel postage
stamps were shipped to post offices in December 1912, though they were not
supposed to be officially used until January 1, 1913. There was no prohibition on the early sale of
these new US stamps, and many of them were used during December 1912.
As of January 1,
1913, regular definitive postage stamps were no longer allowed to be used for
mailing parcels. The U.S. Parcel Post stamps of 1912–13 were
the first such stamps issued by the U.S. Post Office Department and consisted of twelve denominations to pay the postage
on parcels weighing 16 ounces and more, with each denomination printed in the
same colour of "carmine-rose".
Their border design was similar while each denomination of stamp bore
its own distinctive image in the center (vignette). Unlike regular postage
items, whose rates were determined by weight in ounces, Parcel Post rates were determined and measured by increments in
pounds. The new stamps were soon widely used by industry, farmers and others
who lived in rural areas. Partly owing
to some confusion involving their usage, their exclusive use as Parcel Post
stamps proved short lived, as regular postage stamps were soon allowed to be
used to pay parcel postage rates. On July 1, 1913, the
Postmaster General ruled that regular definitive
postage stamps would be valid
for use on parcels and that the current parcel post stamps would now be valid as regular definitive postage
stamps on letter mail. The parcel post stamps remained on sale, but
no further printings were ever made. The
last of the unsold remainders were destroyed in 1921. The fact that the period of mandatory usage of these parcel post
stamps only lasted about six months attests to their scarcity
today, even in used condition.
Before
1912 the delivery of parcels was controlled and handled by private companies,
most of whom operated in cities and urban areas where there was more business
to be had. Consequently, delivery of
parcels to rural areas was inadequate and frequently hindered farmers who
needed various supplies, parts and equipment delivered to their remote
locations. To meet this demand Congress
approved a law on August 24, 1912 creating postal rates for fourth class mail
and providing for parcel post service.
The Congressional law authorized the U.S. Post Office to produce the
various special purpose postage stamps to pay the parcel fees, which became
effective on January 1, 1913, the first day the U.S. Parcel Post began service.
The 12
stamps were printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on
the flat plate printing press on soft
yellowish wove paper made with a single-line watermark bearing the letters 'U S P S' and were perforated with 12
gauge perforations. The stamps were designed by Clair
Aubrey Houston who at the time had worked at the
Bureau for ten years, while the dies for the individual stamps were produced by several different
engravers, with up to four engravers working on each die. The Post Office initially planned to place
all dozen stamps on sale before parcel post service began, but Frank Hitchcock, the Postmaster
General, deemed the original designs for the
3-cent, 50-cent and 75-cent denominations unsatisfactory, delaying the issue of
those values until after the first of the year.
Frank
Harris Hitchcock (October
5, 1867 – August 25, 1935)
Postmaster General of the United States 1909-1913
Two horse drawn Parcel Post delivery wagons
The
twelve stamps each bore their own distinctive subject in the vignette and were
issued in a single color, "carmine-rose". It was Hitchcock who came up with the idea of
printing all the denominations of these stamps in one uniform colour.
However,
because of the common colour and similarity in border design Parcel Post stamps
during the first six months of use were met with mixed reaction from postal
personnel who had difficulty distinguishing the stamps at a glance and often
confused the denominations, especially during busy hours. "In an effort to help the stamp clerks
an inscription of value in large plain capital letters was added to the sheet
margin, next to each plate number. These were first added to plates on January
27, 1913."An example of these large red spelled-out numbers, which
appeared on two margins of each pane, can be seen on the illustration of the 10-cent
plate block in the section "Other configurations" further down this
page.
First Parcel Post stamps issued by the U.S. Post Office,
1912-13
To compound the situation the stamps were larger than
ordinary definitive stamps of the period, making it difficult to situate them on smaller parcels
with limited space around the address and return address.
Size comparison of Parcel Post stamp with a definitive stamp
They
were also issued in sheets of 180, with four panes of 45 stamps per sheet,
which was an inconvenient number for accounting purposes. By March the Postmaster General
was considering using different colors for the individual stamps and a smaller,
definitive-sized design (for which plates of the 1 cent, 2 cent and 5 cent
denominations were even engraved). Production of the Parcel Post sheets cut
into 45 stamps each resulted in a somewhat higher percentage of stamps with
straight edges (see image below) than other stamp productions, much to the
disappointment of collectors at the time.
Some philatelic publishers like Stanley Gibbons were rather unforgiving
in their estimation of these new issues, referring to them as "very
useless stamps" having an "ugliness" about them. European post offices had been offering
parcel post service for decades but in America during those years, as Max Johl
observed, the express company interests had successfully fought such
legislative action. What finally
defeated this opposition were the well-funded lobbying efforts of Sears
Roebuck, other prominent mail-order companies and large department stores. The new government operated parcel delivery
service was perceived as a threat to the business of private delivery
companies, such as the Wells-Fargo Express, who consequently lobbied heavily
against the Post Office while it was still in the process of establishing
itself in the lucrative parcel delivery business, but they were ultimately
unsuccessful.
Special stamps were
printed for Parcel Post service to help in the effort of keeping accounts and
revenues generated from general postage and the Parcel Post separately. The denominations were such that any amount
of postage up to one dollar could be made by using no more than three
stamps. Three of the Parcel Post
denominations − 20 cents, 25 cents and 75 cents − were new to U. S. Postage.
The twelve Parcel
Post stamps had three basic design themes that were associated with the Post Office
and its delivery service. The first four
stamp denominations of 1, 2, 3 and 4 cents had vignettes that featured various
postal workers who processed or delivered the mail. The 4-cent stamp featured the Nebraskan mail
carrier and Medal of Honour recipient William Haliday Williams.
The second set of
four stamps of 5, 10, 15 and 20 cents depicted the various transportation methods
for delivering the mail. The 20-cent
U.S. Parcel Post stamp of 1912 had the distinction for being the first postage
stamp in history to depict an airplane (identified as an
"aeroplane"), six years before the U.S. Post Office Department issued
stamps for airmail service. The
steamship depicted on the 10-cent stamp is the SS Kronprinz Wilhelm with
a mail tender along its starboard side in New York Harbour.
The last set of four
had the highest denominations − 25, 50, and 75 cents and 1 dollar − and depicts
the various industries which primarily would be using this new service. The 25-cent stamp features an actual steel
plant in South Chicago during that period. The three highest denominations, for which
demand was limited, were issued in much smaller quantities than the other
stamps, particularly the dollar value.
Dates of issue and quantities
Postage due stamps of
1912: In conjunction with Parcel Post stamps, Congress approved an
act on August 24, 1912, for postage
due stamps which were issued at the same time the parcel post
stamps were issued, to be used when inadequate postage was affixed to a parcel.
Postage due stamps were affixed by the Postmaster whose amount was paid by the
addressee.
During the first half
year of its inception the Parcel Post service, with its new series of special
stamps, proved to be very successful, consequent to the mailing of more than
300 million parcels during this short period.
But after much confusion among and pressure from postal workers, the
Post Office Department acquiesced and the Postmaster General authorized the use
of ordinary postage stamps to pay the postage on 4th class parcels, beginning
on July 1, 1913, ending the mandatory use of the new stamps after precisely six
months. In turn Parcel Post stamps were
allowed for use to pay the postage for all classes of mail until the supply
finally ran out. This is the only series
of stamps issued by the Post Office that have ever been allowed dual
usage. The last printing of Parcel Post
stamps, a run of the 10-cent value, occurred on June 24, 1913, but stamps still
in stock continued to be shipped to post offices for quite some time,
particularly of higher values, with the final delivery − a supply of 75-cent
stamps − made as late as 1921. Although
the stamps were discontinued, one new denomination of the series − 20 cents − was
deemed too useful to discard, and a 20 cent value was accordingly added to the
existing definitive Washington-Franklin series.
With the termination
of Parcel Post stamps the need for Parcel Post Postage Due stamps also ended. They had seen little use since most parcels
were properly weighed and paid for at post offices. But in a way analogous to the Parcel Post
issues they were retained by postmasters and used as regular postage due stamps
until the supplies were exhausted. Some were employed well into the 1920s. The
25-cent denomination was of particular use since there was no correspondingly
valued regular postage due stamp.
The Parcel Post stamps of 1912–13 were printed on the flat
plate press which yielded plate blocks of six
stamps with the plate number designated in the margin (designating a particular
printing run). Beginning in January 1913, the denomination of the stamps was
printed in word form in the margin.
Plate block of six stamps
A special printing of the 1912–13 Parcel Post stamps was made
for the Panama-Pacific Exposition held in San Francisco in 1915 from the dies
that made the printing plates for this series of stamps. They are referred to
as Die Proofs and were printed
directly from the die on soft yellowish wove paper one at a time. Consequently die proofs have no perforations
around them.
Selected Parcel Post die proofs
References
1. Beverly King, Max Johl, (1935). The United States Postage
Stamps of the Twentieth Century,
Volume III
2. Paul K McCutcheon,
ed. (2014). Parcel Post: Delivery of Dreams. Smithsonian Institution.
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Indian Prisoners of War in Germany after Rommel’s
first offensive in April 1941
-Marc Parren
Libya was the stage on
which a number of crucial World War Two battles were fought. The wars of North
Africa are thought to have been part of the campaign to control the Suez Canal,
and began as early as October 1935 when Italy invaded Ethiopia. This induced
Egypt to grant Great Britain permission to bring large forces into the country.
When Germany invaded France in June 1940 Benito Mussolini joined in and
declared war on Great Britain and France. The Italian Tenth Army advanced into
Egypt on 13 September 1940 on what was code named Operation E. Italy’s advance
to Sidi el Barrani, Egypt, in September 1940 was followed by a period of
inactivity. However, fearing a German invasion in Europe, the British were in
no immediate rush to counter the Italian move. But after an additional 126,000
Commonwealth troops arrived in Egypt from Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand
and India, the Western Desert Force counterattacked the Italians in December
under the code name Operation Compass. Eventually this led the British to push
the Italian Tenth Army out of Egypt, and finally to score a major victory at
Bardia, and subsequently take Tobruk. By February 1941 the Italian Tenth Army
surrendered and Libyan Cyrenaica fell to the British. In early 1941 German
forces arrived to sustain the Italian forces to avoid a total collapse and take
over the initiative again. In March, the Axis forces, under the command of the
German general Erwin Rommel, attacked Cyrenaica and cut off the British troops
at Tobruk; only for it to be regained by the British Eighth Army commander
general Claude Auchinleck in November.
The British 2nd
Armoured Division confronted Rommel’s advance in March-April 1941. The division
had arrived in January and February of 1941, but had been cannibalised to bring
7th Armoured up to strength, and then cannibalised again to outfit
an armoured brigade group for service in Greece. What was left was a shadow
division. When Rommel’s offensive began, the 3rd Indian Motor
Brigade was under the command of this division, and the following units formed
the brigade:
3rd
Indian Motor Brigade (attached)
18th King Edward VII’s Own
Cavalry (motor battalion)
2nd Royal Lancers
(Gardner’s Horse) (motor battalion)
Prince Albert Victor’s Own Cavalry
(motor battalion)
35th Field Company, Bengal
Sappers and Miners
2/3rd Australian Anti-Tank
Regiment
The brigade was a new
arrival to the desert, arriving at about the same time as the Axis offensive
began. Nominally it was an independent motorized cavalry brigade, but was
attached to 2nd Armoured Division in an effort to strengthen it. The
brigade had no antitank guns, no carriers, and few radios, but morale was high
and it was tactically mobile. It was initially deployed at El Adem, but was
sent forward to Mechili on April 3rd. One regiment (18th
Cavalry) remained at El Adem, but the brigade was joined at Mechili by M
Battery, 3rd Royal Horse Artillery (anti-tank), which had just arrived
from Egypt, as well as by the headquarters of 2nd Armoured Division.
This gave the brigade two light motorized infantry battalions and three
anti-tank batteries (36 guns total), but no field artillery. On the 5th
April the first Axis troops arrived near the fort – mostly infantry of Colonna Santamaria and German antitank
guns of Vorausabteilung Schwerin –
but the initial attack was easily driven off. More Axis troops arrived on
following days and the encirclement tightened. As it became clear that no friendly
troops would be available to extricate the brigade, and that the plan to
concentrate the armoured division at Mechili had gone completely off the rails,
the division commander decided to break out on the morning of the 8th
April. The forward troops managed to break out and make their way back to
Tobruk, but the brigade and division headquarters, along with eight of the
antitank guns and many of the troops, were captured.
Three of the Indian men
captured by the Axis troops ended up in Oflag 54 (officers’ camp) at Annaburg
in Wehrkreis IV near Dresden in Germany. Oflag 54 (IVE) opened in April 1941,
most likely in response to the flux of POWs originating from North Africa, and
was closed in May 1942. Sometimes other grades were kept as well in the Oflag,
who served as orderlies. Dumb date
cancellers were applied on mail originating from German Third Reich Prisoner of
War camps for security reasons and each camp had its own specific (design)
censorship marks. For Oflag 54 (IVE) it was a double circle type with the camp
name between stars at the top, and ‘f. U. geprüft’ (censored) at the bottom
with the censor number in the middle.
The cards
illustrated below were sent to the International Red Cross just after arrival
to inform their relatives of their (sound) arrival at the camp.
1. Cook with the 35th Field Company,
Bengal Sappers and Miners written on the 23rd June, cancelled with
the dumb date canceller on the 26th of June and censored by no 1.
- Sapper with the 35th Field Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners written on the 22nd of June, cancelled with the dumb date canceller on 26 June and censored by no 3.
3.Corporal with the 2nd Royal Lancers written on the 28th of June, cancelled with the dumb date canceller on the 4th July, and censored by no 5.
About the author : Marc Parren is a renowned philatelic author. He has written several books on Postal History. He is the recipient of the prestigious Harry Cope Memorial 2010 Award for Literature . He received this award jointly with Dr Rodger G Evans, Dr David Ball, Mr Alan Green for The Postal History of Malta 1939-1945. Mr Marc Parren may be contacted at email : marcparren@hotmail.com
India’s
Postal History from the Feudal Era to Independence, 1947
-Swamynathan R.
Part 7a(Postal System from 1873-1947)
Mails between India and Britain
Introduction
to International Mail routes
Historically, India had
trade relations between Europe(Rome) through Read Sea and Asia through Persian
Gulf. In 1453, however, the Ottomans took over Constantinople defeating the
Byzantine Empire and the traditional route of connecting east and west via
Mediterranean sea was cut off. In 1498, Vasca da Ga Gama discovered the sea
route connecting Europe to India via Cape which continued to be the main route
connecting India and England till early 1800.
Traditional
Route connecting East and West.
Early Route
With
the East India Company headquartered in England it was necessary to communicate
between India and England. Secondly, communication was necessary for trade
activities.
During
the initial days, the communication between India and England was by ship going
through Cape Town which normally used to take about 6 months one way. For a
faster communication, mails were sent from India to England from 1636 via
Basra, Bagdad, Aleppo, Constantinople, Vienna, Paris and Calais.
During 1777 to 1778
attempts were being made to send letters to England via Suez but could not
succeed due to difficulties from Ottoman empire. In 1787, the ports of Alexandria
and Suez were made the two landing places of arrival and departure on the
western and eastern sides respectively. With the permission of the Turkish
government(Ottaman) mails were sent between England and India via Suez. A
private agent was appointed in Egypt to supervise dispatches between India and
England.
In
1798, a regular mail route between England and India via Persian Gulf(Basra)
was established. In 1862, six weekly mail service was established between Basra
and Bombay by British Steam Navigation Company(BISON). The Basra route is
called “The Desert Route” which connected Aleppo(to Constantinople) and
Smyrna(to Malta).
Both the Suez and Basra
routes had to face political and geographical difficulties. Basra was taken by
Persia and retaken by Turks(Ottman) between 1775-1765. Between 1790 to 1800 the
communication between England and India made good progress and became regular.
Depending the situation Cape, Suez and Basra routes were used.
Packet and
Ship Letter
Ships
of both East India Company and Private ships were used to carry mails between
India and England. Foreign bound mail was marked ‘Ship Letter, or Packet
Letters,’ to denote private ships(Ship Letter) in the one case, and government
ships(Packet Letter) in the other. Different rates required different hand
stamps.
Ship Rates
Ship
rates for Europe letters was first published in the “Bombay Courier” on 23rd
December 1793. In 1797, the Madras governor issued a notification with postal
rates for establishing a regular monthly overland postal service to England via
Bombay and Basra. These two regulations are the first recorded facts for
foreign letters for public both by sea and land. Prior to this regulation there
is no recorded facts as to when foreign mails were opened for public.
Port of
Entry(India and Great Britain)
Prior to 1843, Falmouth was
the port of entry to Great Britain and in 1843, Southampton became the port of
entry and exit to Foreign mails in Great Britain.
For India Kedgree(near
Calcutta)was the port of exit for India (later Bombay). Foreign Mails were
embarked and disembarked at Kedgree from the ships and conveyed to Calcutta GPO by Dawk boats or runners.
Kedgree Post office was destroyed in a cyclone 1864 and there was no effort to
revive it. By 1864, Bombay became the port entry and exit for foreign mails, so
Kedgree Post office lost its importance. Kedgree Post office is now forgotten.
Kedgree
Map on the Hoogly River joining the Bay of Bengal
and
the Kedgree Handstruck Postal Mark
King's
Postage
Till early 1800, a gratuity
amount was charged per letter given to
ship master who’s responsibility is to carry the letter.
Every letter from Great Britain to India where handled by
shipping houses known as Coffee House(in Britain). The sender had the choice to
send a foreign letter by a particular ship of a choice mentioning it on the
letter. The British Postal organisation were not involved both for letters from
and sent to India and there was a loss of postage revenue both at the arrival
and going out foreign letters.
The Ship letter office was
opened at the port of entry which was Falmouth in England on 10th
September 1799 for handling incoming foreign letters. This system introduced
the additional charge of sea postage in addition to inland postage and ship
master’s gratuity.
As per the British Postage
Act 1814 making it compulsory on all shipmasters to carry foreign letters which
are handed over by British Post only. All letters leaving Britain to India a
new ‘Post Paid Withdrawn Ship Letter” was introduced. Under this ruling, sender
of letter from Britain must present the letter to the British Post office and
pay the required postage which includes ship master’s gratuity and sea postage
and a stamp of “Post Paid Withdrawn Ship Letter” was put of the letter and the
letter was given back to the sender who has the choice of sending the letter
through a ship of their choice.
The British Postage Act
1815 ensured that letters could be sent to India and other colonial territories
by either of the means :
·
Letters
are brought to the British Post office and on payment of required postage which
includes ship master’s gratuity and sea postage and a stamp of “Post Paid
Withdrawn Ship Letter” was put of the letter and the letter was given back to
the sender who has the choice of sending the letter through a ship of their
choice.
·
Letters
are brought to any post office and the Post Office made packets and undertook
the responsibility to forward the foreign letters to either government or
private ship and also paying the ship owners. It was the responsibility of Post
Master General(PMG) to decide the letters to be sent along private or
government ships.
Sea postage rates were also
made compulsory in India through public notification in Calcutta Gazette April
4th 1816. Also, all letters on arrival at Britain must be handed over to
British Post Office(Ship letter office) for delivery. This resulted in
bifurcation of revenues between British Post Office and India Inland Post. The
revenues of the British Post Office gave the emergence of “King’s Post”.
The East India Act 1819
repealed the King's Postage Act 1815 and continued the old practice of
receiving and sending foreign letters which existed prior to 1814.
In
November 1830, a decision was taken to reintroduce by the Bombay Presidency
that Ship Letter charges from 1st March 1831 which again withdrawn after a period of just 8 months in a notice
dated 25 October 1831. No further attempts were made to reintroduce ship
postage before the first postal reform act 1837.
- Concluding Part next month
Israel
August 2018 : Archeozoology in Eretez Israel
Archeology is the study of animals in
archeological contexts. The stamps feature a lioness and its skull and elephant
and its tusk found during excavations in Eretz, Israel
The Late Bronze Age is also known as the Late
Canaanite Age (1200-1500 BCE). Archeologist Dr. Jacob Kaplan believed that the
place where the lioness' remains were discovered was a pre-Philistine temple
thought to be dedicated to the lion. The remains were dated to the interim
period when the sea people (including the Philistines) entered Eretz Israel
from the south. Until recently, the skull was kept on the top floor of the
Jaffa Museum.
The median Acheulean period belongs geologically to the
Pleistocene epoch. The excavations were carried out by Dr. Tamar Noy in 1960.
The elephant remains date from the late Lower Paleolithic period – the early
Stone Age (1,000,000 – 120,000 years ago). The site is located on the third
eolianite ridge east of the sea. The elephant tusk relic is on display in the
pre-historic exhibit at the Israel Museum, alongside elephant bones from the
Daughters of Jacob.
Taiwan (Republic of China)
12 September 2018 National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts:
A set of four stamps featuring paintings from the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts: Red Sunset, By the Window, Day and Night and Work
USA
22 September 2018 : Winter Birds
The U.S. Postal Service celebrates four of winter’s winged beauties with
the Birds in Winter Forever stamps. The stamps feature the black-capped
chickadee (Poecile atricapillus),
the northern cardinal (Cardinalis
cardinalis), the blue jay (Cyanocitta
cristata) and the red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus).
8 July 2018 :The Art of Magic
The US Postal Service celebrates the art of magic with this
pane of 20 stamps featuring digital illustrations of five classic tricks
magicians use to amaze and delight audiences: a rabbit in a hat (production), a
fortune teller using a crystal ball (prediction), a woman floating in the air
(levitation), an empty bird cage (vanishing), and a bird emerging from a flower
(transformation).
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Bulletin August & September 2018 issues edited by Mohanchandran Nair
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Judaica Thematic Society (UK)
September 2018 Newsletter
edited by Gary Goodman
-The Hyderabad
Philatelist July 2018 issues edited by
Prakash Agarwal
-The
Hyderabad Hobby Magazine July 2018 issues
edited by Prakash Agarwal
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