50 Years Manned Moon Landing
Date of Issue : 2 May 2019
“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” – the astronaut Neil Armstrong made history with this radio message on 21 July 1969. He became the first person to set foot on the Moon.
Dehradun May 2019 Vol. XII Issue No. 137
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I am pleased to present May 2019 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. I have received queries from some philatelists about how to dispose off their collections. It is a situation faced by many who have no one in their family to look after their collection continue the hobby . The situation is miserable for those who are not active on digital communication. As sale on social media and whatsapp group has become very popular these days. Many distinguished philatelists have left behind them quite valuable collections which are being sold by their family members at throwaway prices as they have no proper information and knowledge about the current value of the philatelic items. Now it is the hard fact and this situation will be faced by many philatelists in the years to come. If the active Philatelic Associations and Stamp Clubs unite and form a ‘Philatelic Valuation Cell’ having a panel of noted philatelists and dealers, it would certainly be very helpful for the whole philatelic community in future.It can revive the present condition of 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
§ 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 & Newsletters
DEATH OF
TRADITIONAL POSTMAN…….
AND THE
TRADITIONAL POSTAL SYSTEM......
The Snail mail to the Email is the journey of post. The walking era to Jet era or digital era is the period involved, from paper mail to digital mail is the transformation, from hand posting and delivery to electronic posting and delivery are the methods of handling & foot carriage to the digital carriage is the mode of carriage. I mean postal system has transformed itself drastically mainly in the last few years meeting with the high technological advancements and developments available & changing scenario of the society which has speedy life style and requires fast communication..
With the wide acceptance and use of digital technology in communication systems, paper mail acceptance and paper transmission has reduced tremendously. The live example is the TELEGRAM which remained life line of transmission of express messaging died only recently in 2014 after a service of about 160 years, Certificate of posting, Money order, Quick Mail Service etc. are a few more examples. These services could not survive in front of the new advance technology and demand of fast service & also due to the competition caused by fast emerging and growing courier service network throughout in India.
“Postman” is widely known as the person, the letter carrier, the mail man, the mail carrier or the mail person, who delivers the mail. But a postman has a lot of other works to do such as collection of mail from addressee, from letter boxes, carry the mail to and from post offices and of course, deliver the mail. The mail used to be comprised of letters, packets, books, parcels, money order etc.. But with the inclusion of digital technology in to the system such as e-mail, postman stands nowhere neither in collection, nor in carriage nor in delivery. There is no physical mail processing in e-mail system. Which means death of postman’s services. I don’t say that there is no existence of postman. It is, but it is in danger or will be diversified, transformed from a postman to a postal worker.
Now there is change in Postman’s working pattern. His emotional standing and close personal touch in the society, his importance filled with love and care & his place in the society is changed. Of course, now the society too has changed. Fast shifting of people from one place to the other, fast life of people to spare time for interaction, literacy level, growing professionalism, mechanization of life etc. are some of the factors which too have brought in the distance. And the other one is the modernization and digitalization of postal operations and services. His services are also becoming professional as there is no time with the postman to have physical interaction with sender or addressee. Now the postman is supposed to be technical, if not hi-tech. Now we see, the postman has been handed over the money receipt machine but I foresee laptops or similar devices in their hands in future. Qualification criterion will be changed. Service conditions will enforce a must of technical / computer based qualification with physical strength and motor driving skills. Some of the postal mobile banking operations are also to be done by postman. Comparative salary is found still on the lower scale.
Down the memory lane, say about 20 year back the postal system was different. The word “Post Office” means rooms abuzz with several postal activities : the rat-a-tat of the telegram; bored and dull-looking clerks with some of those having pens in hands, head down, some dispensing postcards, inland letters and stamps; the smell of post-office glue; the rhythmic beats of rubber stamps; and the dusty red post boxes and old torn mail; bags, n one corner, around which conversations would be struck and friendships re-forged, the dark corners, the old teak wood furniture, mail bags, dusty piles of papers files lying aside and in racks. For me visiting post office was like visiting temple. Particularly watching Postman in Khaki arranging letters in order, preparing lists of registered letters, counting money for delivery money order. I mean a place with people of pure heart and mind though slow but dedicated, involved and engrossed. Later, watching postman with leather mail bag hanging in his shoulder, riding Atlas or Hero bicycle with bundles of letters in thaila and some stuck in the rear stand / carrier of the bicycle. But today, most of the persons will hardly believe the scenario explained and have arguably never seen the inside of a post office, much less ever sent a “snail mail”.
Till the late 90s, life in post offices was slow and steady. Men and women sitting behind the counter would silently hand over postage stamps or note down the address of a registered mail. Large ledger books were maintained to keep records of transactions — from parcels to postage stamps. Registered post and insured post provided the bulk of revenue flow. In busy post offices, porters came with basketfuls of parcels. Vouchers were issued to those who kept money in various deposit schemes.
When looking at the effect of this change in postal working systems from traditional systems to the new generation fast pace digital computer technology based systems; we see it has very harsh effect on the postal employees including postman who have been in their service for over decades working in a set pattern of manual operations and working styles. It has been seen that in the last 6-7 years a good number of the staff, even just at the age of around 50 opted for retirement though being diligent workers all their lives. In fact, they could not simply manage their life-work balance in an overly demanding and increasingly technology- and stress oriented environment and highly competitive developed during the last few years.
While further discussing the effects of the new systems on the old workers, there are incidences when the postal staff could not cope up with the new computer based systems. They not only are innocent about these systems and the software used in but find it really hard to learn and operate. In Kolkata in May 2017, a newly appointed postmaster at one of the post offices , aged 56-year- ended his life at his home just after 10 days of his joining as he failed to cope up with the new software for core banking system. It is to be noted that when he had joined, it was primarily a manual job, with minimal technological intervention. Decades down the line, India Post, struggling to earn more revenue, made a quantum leap into banking services. A part of the old set of employees found themselves misfits in the new order.
Finally it is evident that the old traditional postal system will practically vanish completely ,if at all it exists at some far away, remote, rural places & also the old khaki dressed postman on cycle and shouting with his typical but lovable voice “postman”. We will certainly miss that care, love, emotions filled postman. Now postman has turned in to postal worker and his working styles and scopes are also changed. Though the new generations have adjusted with the working of professional and mechanized postman; we the older people will certainly miss him. I truly miss the ringing bell of his cycle, the smells of the white, blue and khaki colored mail stuffs tugged in cycle stand, lying mail bag and gripped in his hand. A few lines dedicated to the hard working traditional Postman….
Oh! Dear Postman
I love you in your Khaki Uniform
The cycle you ride
And its bell’s ring tone
The bundle of letters
That stick in your cycle stand
The white,blue, khaki colored letters
That you hold in your hand
In heat or cold or rain
I always see smile on your face
Your remained so disciple and punctual
You always maintains your grace
The love you have for people
The care you always took
So hardworking your are
So cool and calm you look
Oh ! Dear Postman
Where you are
Don’t go away and stay
I love you as you are……..
I love you as you are……..
: Naresh Kumar Agrawal email : nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in
Recent Indian Issues
12 April 2019 : Punjab National Bank – Rs 5
13 April 2019 : 100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh
Massacre – Rs 5 + Rs 25 + MS
2 May 2019 : 750th Birth Anniversary
of vedanta desikan
Recent Special Cover
12
April 2019 : LBS NAA, Mussoorie Festival of Literature and Arts
In The News
Indonesia Post issues stamps on Ramayana theme
On 23rd April 2019 Indonesia Post, released a special
commemorative stamp on the theme of Ramayana to mark the 70th anniversary of
establishment of its diplomatic ties with India.
India's Ambassador Pradeep Kumar Rawat and Indonesia's Vice
Foreign Minister Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir attended the event, which was
jointly organised by the two countries to flag off the 70th anniversary
commemorations of establishment their diplomatic ties.
The stamp, designed by
renowned Indonesian sculptor Padmashri Bapak Nyoman Nuarta, featured a scene
from Ramayana in which Jatayu valiantly fought to save Sita.
Forthcoming International Stamp
Exhibitions
CHINA 2019 World Stamp Exhibition
CHINA 2019, FIP General World Stamp Exhibition to be held in Wuhan, China from 11 to 17 June, 2019.
Change of Commissioner for 'CHINA2019'
Mr Umesh Kakkeri has withdrawn his name from Commissioner for 'CHINA 2019' World Stamp Exhibition due to some unavoidable reasons.
Mr. Anil Suri has been appointed commissioner for 'CHINA2019' as his replacement.
His e-mail address is anilksuri@email.com and Phone number is +011-40523366, 09811176908 and his address is as follows :
Mr. Anil K. Suri, Khushal Villa, E-70, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019.Now Indian participants are requested to do the correspondence with Mr. Anil Suri.
Commissioner for NEW ZEALAND 2020 Philatelic Exhibition (FIAP)
Mr. Ajay Kumar Mittal has been appointed as Indian National Commissioner for the NEW ZEALAND 2020, FIAP Asian International Stamp Exhibition to be held in Auckland, New Zealand from 19 to 22 March, 2020.
For details contact : Mr. Ajay Kumar Mittal Email: ajaymittal1957@gmail.com
Phone: (M) +91 9811032311
Commissioner for LONDON 2020 Specialized World Stamp Exhibition (FIP)
Mr. Surendra Kotadia has been appointed as Indian National Commissioner for the LONDON 2020, FIP Specialised World Stamp Exhibition to be held in London from 02 to 09 May 2020. The exhibition will be held in two parts from 02 to 05 and 06 to 09 May 2020, by changing over the exhibits on the evening of May 05.Eligibility: The minimum eligibility for participation in a FIP exhibition for Senior Class & Youth Class (Groups B & C) is a Vermeil Medal and for Youth Class (Group A) a Large Silver Medal secured at a National Exhibition.
For details contact : Mr. Surendra A. Kotadia
Email: surendrakotadia@gmail.com
Phone: + 91 22 2202 4130 / 2202 4131/ 2284 3244
Fax : + 91 22 2284 3275
Mob : + 91 98199 03789
London 2020 exhibit applications due in June
Applications for the London 2020 international stamp exhibition are due this summer on June 30.
The individual regulations and application forms are now available online at the London 2020 website, london2020.co. The roughly 2,800-frame exhibition will be held May 2-9, 2020, at London, England’s Business Design Centre under the patronage of the Swiss-based Fédération Internationale de Philatélie.
Fees are £70 ($120 Cdn.) a frame for multi-frame exhibits and £90 (about $150 Cdn.) for one-frame exhibits. Youth and literature exhibits are both £25 (about $45 Cdn.).
Commissioner for SINGPEX 2019 Philatelic Exhibition (FIAP)
Mr. Anil Suri has been appointed as Indian National Commissioner for the SINGPEX 2019, FIAP General Asian International Stamp Exhibition to be held in Singapore from 31 July to 4 August, 2019.For details contact : Anil Suri Phone: (Res.) +91-11-2643 0813 / (Off.) +91-11-2647 4681
(M): +919811176908 Email: anilksuri@email.com
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 a participation in this important philatelic exhibition.
For more Details note: www.philcolux.lu
Courtesy: Mr .Roger Thill, Philcolux and Mr. Wolfgang Beyer, German Philatelic Federation
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.
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
CHICAGOPEX 2019
CHICAGOPEX 2019 will be held from Nov. 22-24th at the Westin Chicago Northwest USA.
This year in CHICAGOPEX 2019 American National Stamp Exhibiton, five societies are participating, Polonus Philatelic Society, the Rossia Society of Russian Philately, the Lithuania Philatelic Society, the Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society and the India Study Circle.
CHICAGOPEX is one of the largest and one of the most prestigious philatelic exhibition of USA.
Limited Exhibits will be accepted from Indian Participants who are members of India Study Circle for Philately. I will represent India Study Circle in CHICAGOPEX 2019 for Indian Participants.
Participation free is US dollar 15 per exhibit plus US dollar 10 par frame.
Apart from frame Fees and insurance charges there will be an additional expenditure of Rs. 2000/- per frame for handling of the exhibit.
Completed application, title pages and synopsis must reach me by 31st May 2019.
All those interested in the participation please contact Mr. Ajay Kumar Mittal with details of their exhibit, earlier participation with that exhibit and awards won if any . Email : ajaymittal1957@gmail.com Ph. / Whatsapp No.: +91 98110 32311
- Ajay Kumar Mittal
Membership Secretary, ISC
News from Philatelic Societies and Clubs
"Design a Logo" Contest for KARNAPEX 2019
“Hypex - 2019”
We are pleased to inform you that we are organizing “ HYPEX - 2019“, a three day exhibition cum Stamp, Coins and Currency dealers meet from September 6-8, 2019, to celebrate :
1. 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
2. 150 th anniversary of the first postage stamp of Princely State of Hyderabad.
at FEDERATION HOUSE, FTCCI Lane, Near Pragati Art Printers, Red Hills, Hyderabad 500 004.
For further details and correspondence please contact :
Shri Prakash Agarwaal, President, HPHS : Ph. 93467772016 Emails: spagarwaal07@gmail.com ; spagarwaal@yahoo.com
Sri B.K. Nagpal, Vice-President, HPHS ,Ph.: 98850 31013 ;Emails : rrnbkn@yahoo.in
hydphilsociety@yahoo.co.in
-B.K. Nagpal,
The Hyderabad Philatelic & Hobbies Society
Doon Philatelic Diary
Special Cover: LBSNAA Festival of Literature & Arts 12-13 April 2019 Mussoorie
The LBS National Academy of Administration, India's apex training institution for conducting Foundation Course for All India and Central Services and Professional Course for the IAS, besides other programs on governance and development interventions is organizing a Literature & Arts Festival for 182 officers of the IAS Professional Course Phase-I (2018 batch ) on the 12-13 April(Friday-Saturday) at its picturesque campus in Mussoorie. On the occasion of 150th Anniversary year of Father of Nation 'Mahatma Gandhi', a Festival of Literature & Art is being organized in which Governance, Fiction & Contemporary Issues and Writings in Hindi & Indian Language will be carried out along with organizing of painting exhibition, Philately exhibition and photograph exhibition. to commemorate the festival a special cover was also issued by Uttarakhand Circle of India Post.
Beginners’ Section
Stories behind stamps...
First White House Easter Egg Roll
US #2609 was issued for the 200th anniversary of the White House.
On April 22, 1878, the White House hosted its first official Easter Egg Roll on Easter Monday.
Reportedly, Dolley Madison may have been one of the first to suggest holding a public egg roll at the White House. And there are stories describing informal egg-rolling parties at the White House during Abraham Lincoln’s administration.
In the 1870s, people began celebrating Easter Monday on the west ground of the US Capitol. During these celebrations, young children rolled dyed eggs down the terraced lawn. However, by 1876, some grew worried about the toll this was taking on the landscape, so Congress passed legislation that limited public use of the Capitol grounds, bringing an end to the egg rolling.
US #563 – The flat plate printing of 1922
In 1877, it rained on Easter Monday, so no egg rolling festivities were planned. Then, the following year on April 22, 1878, a group of children approached the White House gate and asked if they could play their egg-rolling games there. President Rutherford B. Hayes told the guards to allow the children to come in and play. Usually, the first family used the South Lawn for their private Easter activities, but President Hayes gladly invited the children to join them. This marked the start of the Easter egg roll tradition at the White House.
In 1885, the children at the White House for the egg rolling went to the East Room, hoping to meet with President Grover Cleveland. He was delighted to meet them, starting another new tradition. Four years later, President Benjamin Harrison invited the US Marine Band to play while the children enjoyed the festivities. Band director John Philip Sousa later said he enjoyed playing lively marches for the White House guests.
US #968 was the first US stamp to picture an egg
In 1917, the egg roll was moved to the Washington Monument. And in 1918, the District of Columbia food administrator said that “nothing that is an article of diet should be destroyed.” At the time, the US was practicing wartime food restrictions, so the destruction of eggs was prohibited and the egg roll was canceled.
Montserrat #333-36 were issued for Easter 1976
In 1921, the egg roll was hosted at the White House for the first time since 1916. Nearly 60,000 children attended and were treated to a visit from the cast of the children’s play “Alice and the White Rabbit.” In 1929, the egg roll was broadcast on the radio for the first time. That year also included a maypole dance by the girl scouts.
Stamps picture Disney characters coloring Easter eggs.
During and after World War II, the egg roll was again canceled at the White House due to wartime restrictions. After that, the Trumans were renovating the White House and the South Lawn was a construction zone, so the egg roll wasn’t held again until 1953.
Two new traditions started during the Nixon administration. In 1969, they first had a White House Easter Bunny, and in 1974, they held the first egg roll races. In 1981, the Reagans staged an egg hunt with wooden eggs signed by famous people.
Disney
characters on an Easter egg hunt.
The White House Egg Roll continues today, with additional activities for children including crafts and storybook time.
Courtesy
- Mystic Stamp Company
Kumbh
Mela 2019 – Prayagraj
(Part
II) Contd from the last issue….
-Rahul Ganguli
6. Special Covers Released on Kumbh Mela by
Prayag Philatelic Society
Swami Vivekananda in December 1889 had to
visit Prayag to attend to his ailing brother disciple. He had to extend his
stay to honour the request of the host. During his stay, he also visited the
ongoing Magh Mela at Prayag.
Special Cover on Kumbh Mela 2019
One of the most interesting feature of Kumbh
Mela was the Floating Post Office. It was the extension of the Central Post
Office set up at Kumbh Mela. A special cover was released on the Floating Post
Office.
Special Cover on Floating Post Office –
Postally used on day of release. It has the Mystamp of Lilly with the image of
Floating Post Office and Mystamp of Kumbh Mela Prayagraj.
7.
Other Commemorative Covers prepared for Kumbh Mela:
7.1 Kumbh was the result of Samudra Manthan.
The fourteen elements which came out of the Kalash are shown in the cover:
7.2 Akharas in Kumbh Mela:
7.3
Astrological Significance of Kumbh Mela:
7.4
Meeting of the UP Cabinet for a day at the Kumbh Mela
7.5
Hon’ble Prime Minister’s visit to Kumbh Mela
7.6 UNESCO declared Kumbh Mela as a World
Heritage
8.
Philatelic Exhibition at Kumbh Mela – Kumbhpex 2019 A 30 frame exhibition was held at the Kumbh
Mela Central Post office from 26.1.2019 to 30.1.2019 to promote philately and
celebrate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. During the exhibition
the philatelists of Allahabad had put up their exhibits on Gandhiji. The
exhibition was inaugurated by the Chief Postmaster General of UP Circle Shri.
V.P.Singh. He was accompanied by Shri. Suvendu Swain, PMG Allahabad Region and
Shri. Sunil Kr. Rai, DPS Allahabad Region. On this occasion a special
cancellation on Mahatma Gandhi was released and a set of six picture post cards
on Kumbh Mela were also released.
8.1 Special
Cancellation on Mahatma Gandhi released at Kumbhpex
8.2
Cancellation on Picture Post Card
Picture postcard released on R.K.Laxman’s
cartoon on Swaach Bharat.
8.3 Set of Six Picture Postcards released on
Kumbh Mela by the Department of Post
9. Other picture postcards with the special
cancellation affixed.
- Rahul
Ganguli : email : rahul_ganguli@rediffmail.com
In Memory of Dr Satyendra Agrawal….
The Peace Rose
French horticulturist Francis Meilland began developing
the Peace rose in 1935, near Lyon, France. He picked the 50 most promising
seedlings from his seedbeds and spent the next four years watching how the
plants developed.
Meilland was pleased with the roses he grew and shared
them with friends and professional rose growers. However, as World War II broke
out, Meilland feared the impending German invasion of France and sought to
protect his beloved flower. He sent cuttings to friends in Italy, Turkey,
Germany, and the United States. Reportedly, the cuttings sent to America were
on the last plane to leave France before the Nazi’s arrival.
US #5280 – Fleetwood
First Day Cover with Digital Color Postmark.
During the war, Meilland was unable to contact his
friends, to know if they received their roses, or if they had survived. It
turns out, his friends did receive their cuttings and grew the roses in a
variety of climates, finding that they were hardy, vigorous, and disease
resistant. Meilland’s friend in the US grew the roses in his own trial garden
before sharing clippings with rose growers throughout the country to test them
in all the climatic zones. The roses proved resilient and it was decided that
they should be released throughout the US and thousands of plants were
propagated in preparation of being released for sale.
US #UN698-99 – The
55¢ stamp pictures a Peace rose, which grows in the rose garden at UN
Headquarters.
The plants were first placed on sale in the US on April
29, 1945, in Pasadena, California. In a special ceremony, two doves were
released and the rose was named for the “world’s greatest desire: peace.”
Though they hadn’t known it would happen ahead of time, that same day Berlin
fell and a truce was declared.
Soon, the Peace rose received the All American Award for
Roses. And at the first meeting of the United Nations in 1945, each of the
delegates was presented a Peace rose in the hopes it would “influence men’s
thoughts for everlasting world peace.”
During the war, the rose had gone by different names in
different countries. In France, Meilland initially named it after his mother,
“Madame A. Meilland.” His friends in Italy called it “Gioia” (Joy) and in
Germany, it was called “Gloria Dei” (Glory of God). However, the name Peace
rose was the most lasting and within nine years there were 30 million Peace
rose bushes growing around the world.
The Peace rose helped popularize gardening in the years
that followed. Because of all the attention it received, and the fact that it
grew so well and so easily, it provided a huge boost to the rose industry. It
was also used to create hundreds of other varieties of roses – today most
modern roses are descended from the Peace rose in some way.
After witnessing the popularity of his flower, Meilland
once wrote, “How strange to think that all these millions of rose bushes sprang
from one tiny seed no bigger than the head of a pin, a seed which we might so
easily have overlooked, or neglected in a moment of inattention.”
Courtesy : Mystic Stamp Company
Specialized Section
Postage Stamps of the Canal Zone 1904-1928
-Col J Dutta & Dr Anjali Dutta
The subject covers the postal system,
postage stamps used, and mail sent to and from the Panama Canal Zone from 1904
up until October 1978, after the United States relinquished its authority of
the Zone in compliance with the treaty it reached with Panama.
The Canal Zone was a strip of territory
50 miles (80 km) long and 10 miles (16 km) wide across the Isthmus of Panama,
and was ceded to the United States for the purpose of constructing and
operating the canal which connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Upon the establishment of the Canal Zone in
1903, seventeen Post Offices had also been established and were operated by the
US Government. The Canal Zone and its
post offices, with the main distributing office in Cristobal, operated as an
independent government agency under the direct authority of the President of
the United States. In the towns where
there were railroad stations, the station agents of the Panama Railroad
functioned as postmasters. Along with
ships and freight, domestic mail and mail from around the world moved through
the canal. The Canal Zone Post Office began operating and issued its first
postage stamps on June 24, 1904.
Initially these were the current stamps of Panama or (less often) the
USA, with 'CANAL ZONE' overprinted in various styles. Philatelists have identified over 100
varieties, some of them quite rare, and sometimes counterfeited.
Panama Stamp issue of 1911 overprinted for use in US Canal Zone
The
First Series
The Republic of Panama was formally part of Colombia,
and after it broke away from Colombia, with assistance from the United States,
it established itself as a separate nation.
It immediately became necessary to establish its own post offices and
issue its own postage stamps. The Canal
Zone Post Office was inaugurated on June 25, 1904. In anticipation, the domestic rates of postage
in the United States were made applicable to all possessions of the United
States on June 20, 1904, which henceforth included the Canal Zone.
The first Panama stamps consisted of existing
Colombian stamps, which were overprinted with Panama. As these in turn were used for Canal Zone
postage they were again
overprinted with ‘CANAL ZONE’ with
a red bar at the top blocking out the name Colombia. Many varieties
of the overprinting of ‘PANAMA’ and
‘CANAL ZONE’ exist, including
doubled overprinting, complete inverts and stamps with the letter ‘A’ inverted
or completely missing. The colouring of the overprinting varies from violet to
bluish-violet, with the overprinting measuring 18 mm. The first comprehensive study of these issues
was conducted by George L Toppan, and his classification of the various
varieties that occur in these issues is the most feasible one yet described.
The first stamps issued for the Canal
Zone postage consisted of three values, 2c, 5c and 10c, which were first issued
on June 24, 1904, but were only used for twenty-four days, until July 17, 1904, and were removed from sale after that date. They were overprinted with a rubber handstamp. Dr. J C Perry, a surgeon in the US Marine
Hospital, and a philatelic student was stationed at Ancon at this time. His investigations provided much information
concerning this and some of the later series. In regard to the first stamp issues he said:
‘The first issue of stamps was
authorized by executive order of the Governor of the Canal Zone, which provided
that a limited number of stamps of the Panama Republic should be secured and
surcharged "Canal Zone" in order to meet the demands of the postal
service until the United States stamps properly surcharged could be obtained
from Washington.’
These first issues were carefully
guarded and purchases were limited to the amount of one dollar in silver, or
fifty cents in US currency. The executive
order also cautioned anyone about buying or keeping large quantities of these
stamps, as they would not be valid for postage after the above date. However, this cautionary measure was
unnecessary. This first series of ‘CANAL
ZONE’ overprint issues is the one with the most plentiful fakes.
1904 5c with double overprint.
Only 2 panes of 100 received the double
overprint.
1904 10c with top right stamp with an
inverted "M" in right "PANAMA"
1904 10c with clear doubling of both
"PANAMA"s. Only 40 copies of this error got printed
of which only 35 examples have been recorded
The
Second Series
These stamps consisted of existing US regular issues of
1902–1903 and were overprinted in 1904 with ‘CANAL ZONE’ and ‘PANAMA’
in vertical fashion, for use as Canal Zone postage. They were issued in
denominations of 1c, 2c, 5c 8c and 10c.
Benjamin Franklin became the first historical figure to appear on Canal
Zone Postage. The overprinting was
conducted in Washington DC. These were
the first US stamps overprinted for use in the Canal Zone, and consisted of a
huge quantity, on 10-million stamps. As
the stamps featured American historical figures, such as Benjamin Franklin,
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, they were generally not well received by
the largely Panamanian population in and around the Canal Zone. These issues were briefly used − for less than
five months, and were taken off sale as a result of the "Taft
Agreement". This agreement was
brought about as a result of an investigation into the protests made by Panama
officials and businesses. These issues
were in use from July 18 to December 11, 1904. Only a small percentage was actually sold,
with the greater bulk of them destroyed on January 2–3, 1906, supervised by the
Director of Posts, Tom M Cooke.
Stamps of the Second Series. Note − The 5c stamp has a laterally reversed
frame
Third Series
In 1904,
the Taft agreement required that Canal Zone stamps be produced by overprinting
Panama stamps and that 40% of their face value was to be paid to Panama.
Somewhat similar to the map design of the first issues of 1904, the Third
Series of Canal Zone stamps went on sale on December 12, 1904. This issue was
first overprinted by Mr C Bertoncini, the Chief of the Canal Zone Division of
Map Making. The task was then
transferred to the Printing Bureau of the Engineering Department, also known as
the 'Commission Printing Office', in August 1905. The Third Series is very
interesting because of the myriad combinations in the overprints. The Canal Zone Director of Posts sent a
memorandum to all postmasters instructing them to sell these stamps for their
face value in gold, or in Colombian silver at the rate of two for one. All the stamps in this series were overprinted
in black from the same style of Canal Zone plates, in several different stages,
with slight changes in the lettering for each stage. The overprinting plate was set up to overprint
a full sheet of 100 stamps in one pass. New plates were brought in after
several printings as needed, with each plate resulting in variations or errors
in the overprinting.
Stamps of the Third
Series
In December
1904 the Canal Zone postal authorities requested from Panama a supply of 8c stamps − to be employed as registration fee stamps. Panama at the time did not have an 8c
denomination in its current series of postage, making it necessary to prepare
an 8c surcharge stamp to existing stocks of postage stamps. To this end Panama used their regular 50c
stamp from their current series of issues. The 8c surcharge was made in Panama
on Colombian stamps already overprinted with a red coloured bar and the word ‘PANAMA’ and occurs in varying
thickness and forms. There are three
varieties of the '8' in the surcharge.
8 cent surcharge of 1904
with errors of with bar
at bottom, and 8 cts double (only
30 examples of this error were issued)
1906-1909 Issues
Postage stamps issued in
1906–1907 were printed by the Hamilton Bank Note Engraving and Printing Co, in
New York. Those stamps issued in 1909
were issued by the American Bank Note Company. This series of stamps features portraits of
statesmen, educators and other prominent men involved in Panama's early
history. There were ten designs in all. Some of the issues were printed with
the portrait inverted. The 1909
overprints were printed at the Isthmian Canal Commission’s Printing Office in Panama
City. The overprinting in the first printing places the word ‘CANAL’ near the left side of the
stamp, reading upward. Successive
printings were issued with ‘CANAL’ at
the right, reading downward. Some of the
issues have missing or partially missing overprints, doubled overprints and
inverted overprinting. A specialized
catalog is needed to determine which values have the various over-printing
errors.
Vasco Núñez de Balboa Issue of
1906, Fernandez de Cordoba Issue of 1906, Arosemena Issue of 1909 and Jose de
Obaldia Issue of 1906
A second series of stamps
was issued in 1909, honoring the same figures depicted above in the 1906
issues, with same colour themes for a given stamp, but with different border
designs
1909 Issues
1915 Issues
A set of four pictorial stamps were issued by the Canal Zone
authorities on March 1, 1915 to commemorate the opening of the Panama Canal. These series of stamps were very different
from any of the previous issues in both shape and design. The design consists
of a black picture (a vignette) in the center framed by a coloured border design.
1915 Commemorative issues
1917 Issues
A second series of three
pictorial commemorative stamps were issued in January 1917. On November 27, 1916, Executive Secretary
McIlvaine wrote to Panama's Secretary of Foreign Affairs Narciso Garay,
informing him that the official name of the cut had been changed from 'Culebra
Cut' to 'Gaillard Cut', but by then the 24c stamp commemorating this had
already been printed with the former title. Most of the 1917 issues were never
sold and were destroyed.
1917 Commemorative issue, 12c S.S .Panama in Culebra Cut, 15c S.S. Panama in Culebra Cut, and 24c S.S. Cristobal in Gatun Locks
1921 Issues
In 1921, the Republic of
Panama planned to issue a Centennial commemorative series in honour of the
100th anniversary of Panama's independence from Spain. The Canal Zone was invited
to participate in a postal way and the Canal Zone's Executive Secretary was
pleased to accept their invitation.
Vallarino, 1c, 1921 Issue and Bolivar's Tribute, 5c, 1921
Issue
By the middle of January
1924, all the stamps of the 1c and 2c denominations were nearly exhausted which
prompted the next production of stamps, issued that year.
The 1924 Coat-of-Arms Issue
Panama had ordered the new
permanent coat-of-arms set both for use in Panama and for the Canal Zone. When stocks of the 1c Vallarino stamp were
nearly used up it became imperative to have a new supply of 1c stamps at once. The Canal Zone Postal Authority requisitioned
50,000 of the 1c stamp from Panama for overprinting at Mount Hope and Panama
sent over the 1c Vallarino stamps. On January
28, 1924, these stamps were overprinted at Mount Hope. Panama was billed for
the cost of this overprinting. Before
Panama was sent its order for its coat-of-arms series from the American Bank
Note Company, it sent a letter of inquiry to the Canal Zone Administration
informing them of their pending order and requested estimates of Canal Zone's
stamp requirements for the next year. The
Canal Zone overprints were shipped from the United States in January and
February 1924 and delivered to the Canal Zone.
The Coat-of-Arms stamps were printed in denominations ranging from 1c to
50c; however, only the 1c and 2c issues were ever released for use as postage.
Coat-of-Arms Issue −Only
the 1c & 2c issues were released for postage in 1924
Some of the Panama Coat-of-Arms stamps, overprinted for Canal Zone postage, 1924 Issue; printed but never released for postage
1924-25 Issues
US Regular
Issues printed on the flat plate press in 1922 were overprinted with the words
‘CANAL ZONE’ and converted to
Canal Zone Postage. The Bureau of
Engraving and Printing received the first order of stamps from the Canal
authorities in 1924.
US Regular Issues of 1922–1925
Overprinted and issued for Canal Zone postage in 1924–25
Overprinted and issued for Canal Zone postage in 1924–25
Postage Due
No postage
due stamps were issued for several years after the United States assumed
authority of the Canal Zone and its post offices. Letters that were lacking in sufficient
postage when received at the office of delivery were simply hand stamped
"postage due", with the appropriate amount due indicated. Prior to its delivery, any such letter was
affixed with a postage stamp in the amount of the postage due and then
cancelled in the standard fashion. Then in 1908, Gerald D Bliss, the postmaster
at Pedro Miguel post office conceived the idea of pre-cancelling entire sheets
of stamps with the Postage Due cancelling stamp. This was not the official
method and was done simply to save time. To save time it soon became necessary
to print and use specific Postage Due
stamps without having to stop and mark every such letter lacking in sufficient
postage. The ten cents stamp was the one
most used but all of the denominations of the 1906, 1909 and 1910 issues were pre
cancelled in such a manner. By 1914,
Postage Due stamps were finally issued. These
were the current Postage Due stamps of the United States, consisting of the
denominations of one, two and ten cents overprinted with the words ‘CANAL ZONE’
in one line, diagonal fashion along the bottom area of the stamps. The regular issue of US Postage Due stamps
were overprinted again in 1925, with a variation in the overprint, with ‘CANAL’ over the word ‘ZONE’. Postmasters in the Canal Zone received strict
orders not to sell any of these stamps to the public in unused condition. These orders were apparently followed as none
of the unused Postage Due stamps have surfaced.
1914 Issue, plate strip of
3
Canal Zone Postage Due stamps, 1915 Issue, made
by overprinting
regular US Postage Due
stamps issued in 1898
Variation of Canal Zone
Postage Due, Issued in 1924
In April, 1915, these stamps
were replaced by a set of Postage Dues supplied by the Panama Government, and
those remaining in the Post Offices were called in and destroyed. The new stamps had a pleasing appearance,
consisting of three values: one, two, and ten centesimos de balboa. All three of these stamps, printed by the
American
Bank Note Company, were of the same color, olive brown.
2c Christopher Columbus depicted
on Postage Due, 1915 Issue. Printed by the American Bank Note Company
US Regular Issues of 1922
overprinted for use as Canal Zone Postage Due
1928 The Permanent Issues
On October 1, 1928, the
first permanent issue of Canal Zone stamp, 2 cent Goethals, was placed on sale.
Other permanent issues followed,
designed to honor new members of the Isthmian Canal Commission established on
the Isthmus during 1907 including Lt. Col. George W. Goethals, Chairman and
Chief Engineer. The denominations of the stamps honouring the various members
of the Commission were: 1c, Gorgas, 2c Goethals, 10c Hodges, 12c Gaillard, 14c
Sibert, 15c Smith, 20c Rousseau, 30c Williamson, and 50c Blackburn. Canal Zone permanent and provisional issues
have since replaced all overprinted United States stamps and stamped paper.
1c Maj Gen William C Gorgas and 2c Maj Gen George W Goethals, 1928 permanent issue
Conclusion
With the permanent stamps of the Canal Zone issues we come to
an end of this story, though stamps continued to be issued till 1976.
A 4c Thatcher Ferry Bridge commemorative stamp was issued on
Columbus Day, October 12, 1962, commemorating the opening of the new bridge
over the Panama Canal at Balboa.
One pane of 50 stamps was released without the silver ink
used to depict the Bridge. This error is likely to have made this issue the
most famous Canal Zone stamp. Three additional sheets of this error were
discovered in the Philatelic Agency at Balboa, which attempted to print an
additional 100,000 copies in an effort to reduce its value to collectors. The sheet was unknowingly sold in a group of
5,000 to a Boston stamp dealer, H E Harris, who successfully sued in federal court to stop the
additional printing. Today, examples of
this famous error are still owned by collectors and are valued at many
thousands of dollars.
Thatcher Ferry Bridge 4c,
Commemorative Issue of 1962 and Thatcher Ferry Bridge, printing
error, Issue of 1962
The US National Postal Museum is in possession of two of
these 50-stamp sheets.
References
Dade, Philip L.; Shay, Gustavo
(1949). The Story of Canal Zone Stamps. Dade and Shay.
·
James B. Hatcher;
William W. Cummings, eds. (1982). Scotts United States Stamp Catalogue.
Scotts Publishing Company, New York.
·
Bartles, James
Murray (1906). Bartels' check list of Canal Zone stamps. Boston, J.M.
Bartels Co.
·
Evans, William
(1916). The stamps of the Canal Zone. Boston, Severn.
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New issues from other Countries
Aland
9
May 2019 : SEPAC Old Residential Buildings
The stamp highlights a type of carpenter’s house that was common
in Åland around the turn of the century 1900 and stayed in fashion until World
War I. A loft with planed wood panelling was painted in light-green or
light-grey oil paint, whereas the carpentered and unplaned house body was painted
with red ochre. The stamp shows the manor house of the Jonesas farm in
Önningeby, Jomala, one of only a few houses of this type that has been
preserved in the Åland countryside today.
Australia
On 21 April 2019, Her Majesty the Queen celebrated her 93rd birthday. The stamps in this
year’s annual Queen’s birthday stamp issue show Her Majesty at two recent
public events: during a trip to West Sussex in late 2017 and during a Royal Air
Force (RAF) centenary flypast in July 2018. In both stamp photographs she is
wearing a diamond brooch known as the Jardine Star brooch. Given to Her Majesty
in 1981, this late Victorian brooch takes its name from Lady Jardine, who
bequeathed it to her.
The eight rays of the star are each separated by a single collet
diamond, and the large central stone is surrounded by smaller diamonds.
Although in recent years the Queen has worn this brooch on several occasions,
suggesting great affection for it, little information is known about this
piece, including with regards to Lady Jardine (there have been more than one
such named baronetess). Nor are the identities of the designer and maker of the
brooch known.
The stamps
$1 -
Queen Elizabeth II at Chichester Festival Theatre
The Queen is shown attending the Chichester Festival Theatre
while visiting West Sussex on 30 November 2017. She watched a performance by 70
members of the Chichester Festival Youth Theatre before two songs were
performed from Fiddler on the Roof. The photograph is by Stuart C.
Wilson, via Getty Images.
$1 -
Queen Elizabeth II observing the RAF flypast
The Queen watches the RAF flypast, with members of the royal
family, from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on 10 July 2018. The flypast,
which comprised close to 100 aircraft associated with the RAF over its history,
was one of several events staged to mark the centenary of the RAF. The
photograph is by Chris Jackson, via Getty Images.
Canada17 April 2019 : Sweet Canada
The featured desserts on stamps are are Nanaimo bars, Saskatoon berry
pie butter tarts, tarte au sucre (sugar pie) and blueberry
grunt. The fun-shaped stamps are arranged on a recipe card background. The back
of the booklet also features a recipe box motif.
Rich and chocolatey Nanaimo bars have been associated with their
namesake Vancouver Island city since the no-bake recipe first appeared there in
the 1950’s.
Saskatoon berry pie, notable for the unique apple and almond
taste of its fruit, is a true Canadian original. High in fibre, protein and
antioxidants, the berries were once a staple of Indigenous people and Prairie
settlers.
Butter tarts have become an object of cultural pride in some
Canadian communities, with several Ontario towns boasting the best bakers of
these sweet pastries.
An indispensable offering at Quebec patisseries, tarte
au sucre has centuries-old European origins that were adopted by early
arrivals to New France.
Named for the noise it makes while cooking, blueberry grunt has
been enjoyed on Canada’s East Coast for generations.
23 May 2019 : Endangered Turtles
The five pairs of
colourful stamps in this booklet depict the Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea
blandingii) and the spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata). Both species
have been assessed as endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered
Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC).
Canadian populations of
Blanding’s turtles are found in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. This
medium-sized turtle is known for the distinctive upward curve of its mouth,
giving the appearance of a perpetual smile. Blanding’s turtles can also be
identified by their bright yellow throat and distinctive domed shell. Found
primarily in shallow waters, Blanding’s turtles also make long overland
journeys, with some females travelling more than 10 kilometres during nesting
season.
The spotted turtle is
named for the yellow-orange spots that dot its shell, neck, head and limbs. In
Canada, this semi-aquatic turtle is often found in shallow bogs, ponds, marshes
and bays, as well as slow-moving streams in pockets of central and southern
Ontario. One of the province’s smallest turtles, its shell measures less than
13 centimetres in length.
Habitat loss, road
mortality and illegal collection are among the biggest threats facing Canada’s
turtle populations today.
Luxembourg
7 May 2019 : SEPAC 2019 theme ( Historic Homes)
New Zealand
1 May 2019 : New Zealand Space Pioneers
These fun stamps celebrate six of New Zealand's astronomers,
cosmologists, discoverers and rocket scientists. They have been topped off with
a sprinkling of crushed meteorite and together form a rocket ship shape in a
se-tenant strip.
$1.20
Beatrice Hill Tinsley
Pioneer astrophysicist Beatrice Hill Tinsley was a world-leader
in modern cosmology. Her 114 published papers are regularly cited today,
showing her ongoing contribution to understanding the Universe. Mt Tinsley in
Fiordland was named in her honour.
$1.20 Alan Gilmore and Pamela
Kilmartin
Active comet and nova-hunters, Alan Gilmore
and Pamela Kilmartin discovered 41 minor planets. They also established a
programme for tracking near-Earth asteroids and southern comets from New
Zealand. Alan is also a member of the prestigious International Astronomical
Union.
$2.40 Charles Gifford
Charles Gifford was New Zealand’s most
outstanding astronomer in the first half of the 20th century. Using
mathematics, he showed that the Moon’s craters were made by meteorite impact.
$3.00 Albert Jones, OBE
Astronomer Albert Jones made 500,000 visual
brightness estimates - more than anyone in history. With a telescope he built
in 1948, he also discovered two comets and a supernova.
$3.60 William Pickering, ONZ KBE
Pioneer of space exploration William
Pickering launched America’s first spacecraft. He was instrumental in the
success of the Apollo programme and the Voyager missions and retired to see Viking
1 on its way to Mars. Mount Pickering Summit, in Fiordland, was named in his
honour.
First Day Cover
First Day Cover
Immersed
in an amazing night sky, from New Zealand one can see at a glance the three
brightest stars. In fact, more stars and galaxies are accessible to the naked
eye from this side of the world than anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s
no wonder that New Zealanders are some of the bright stars who have made major
contributions to the world’s knowledge about space and space sciences. The first
day cover for this issue displays all five stamps over an
imaginarily-illustrated background, with New Zealand visible on Earth.
3D Lenticular Miniature
Sheet
This
mesmerising 3D lenticular miniature sheet is a celebration of the world’s
achievements in space exploration. The four stamps feature spacecraft Voyager
1, which reached interstellar space; the Space Shuttle, America’s reusable
spacecraft which launched many satellites including the Space Station; the
first Moon walk on 20 July 1969; and the lightweight craft Apollo Lunar Module,
used to transport astronauts to the Moon’s surface. The Solar System, a comet,
nebula and the galaxy with exoplanets, and New Zealand's history-making
Electron rocket by Rocket Lab form the background to the stamp sheet.
Norfolk Island
2
April 2019 : Fern
The
external Australian territory of Norfolk Island has around 200 native plants,
including 40 that are endemic, such as the Norfolk Tree Fern (Cyathea brownii).
At around 20 metres in height, with fronds up to five metres long, this is the
tallest of all tree fern species. Mature trees have a smooth trunk marked with
oval scars from fallen fronds.
The
Norfolk Tree Fern was common in the island’s once extensive subtropical
rainforest. It can now be found naturally in remnant patches of native forest
on private land and in the Norfolk Island National Park and Botanic Garden,
where it’s a protected species. The Norfolk Tree Fern has been cultivated in
many countries and is not endangered.
The stamps
The
stamps, designed by Simone Sakinofsky of the Australia Post Design Studio,
presents close-up photographs of this fern species, showing an open frond as
well as a frond in the process of unfurling.
$1
- Norfolk Tree Fern crosier (unfurling frond)
$2
- Norfolk Tree Fern frond
Switzerland
2
May 2019 : 100 Years of International Labour Organization
Ukraine
26
April : Ukraine Alphabet
Acknowledgement
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No 2 2019 edited by Col Jayanta Dutta
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