Happy
Valentine’s Day
Dehradun February 2020 Vol. XIII
Issue No. 146
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Dear Reader,
I
am pleased to present February 2020 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. February is the month of Love n Friendship, So this is special Valentine’s Day issue. From this issue I am
introducing two new columns “Thematic
Watch” and “Philately Promoter of
the Month”. Since Thematic Class is the biggest class in stamp exhibitions
these days with maximum number of exhibits, there is need to give importance
to this class. Readers are requested to share their experiences, observations
and write ups for this new column. There are some philatelists who are
continuously sharing information on social media and whatsapp group connecting
stamps and special covers with everyday life, they are the real promoters of
philately. In fact they take attention of the society and make them understand the link of philately
with our daily life. They give a message if we take up this hobby we can know more
about people, culture, places, events, wildlife, environment and everything
related to our beautiful earth in a
better way. This new column is dedicated to these great promoters of Philately !!
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
§ Thematic Watch
§ Philately Promoter of the Month
§ Doon Philatelic Diary
§ Beginners’ Section
§ Specialized Section
§ Rose Philately
§ New Issues from Other Countries
§ Philatelic Clubs and Society Blogs & Websites on Philately
§ Current Philatelic Magazines & Newsletters
PROMOTION OF PHILATELY AMONGST YOUTH
(MY WAY
OF THINKING)
Promotion of philately in schools children was the topic
of discussion in meeting of PCI held on 21st of Dec. 2019 during INPEX 2019 at World Trade
Centre, Mumbai. Different members gave their opinion such as :
1.
Placing stamps and covers near the notice board and
keep on changing from time to time
2.
Placing
exhibit near notice board and keep changing exhibit from time to time
3.
Printing
stamps with similar image in books instead of printing images pertaining to any
subject of the book
4.
Contacting
HRD, govt. of India and persuading the
matter to appeal them to incorporate philately in the NCERT books as subject
5.
Arranging
philatelic exhibitions in schools
6. Arranging philatelic workshops in
schools
7. Starting promotion of philately from
our homes by introducing our own children to philately.
8. Free distribution of stamps and stock
books to children.
9. Arranging philatelic quiz in schools.
10. Arranging schools visits in philatelic
exhibitions
11. Arranging schools participation in exhibitions
To this I can add a few of my thoughts
and opinions like
1. Using social media for promotion of philately
amongst youth
2. Introducing stamp collection in hobby clubs
of schools and institutions like one I saw in IIT Roorkee which had philately
also
3. Philatelic workshops, exhibitions and
competitions in local housing Societies and social organizations like Loins,
Rotary etc.
4. Display of
small related philatelic exhibits in local civil and social events like
Road Safety Week, 26th January Parade, 15th august Celebrations,
Sports events, Cultural activities in halls and Auditoriums etc.
5. Sale of stamps in local book / hobby shops with proper attractive display
Free
stamp gifts with toffees, chocolates packs etc.
6. Weight-age to
philatelists in govt. recruitments / admissions
7. Social books and magazines should have one
page for philately
8. Advertising of products using images of stamps where ever possible
9. Outer surface of Packaging of various
products may include images in form of stamps
10.
Special philatelic offers / gifts by marketing agencies like Amazon, snap deal,
Flipkart etc.
11.
Regular columns in Daily News Papers related to philately.
12.
Philatelic information on Railway, air or cinema tickets.
13.
There are many active Digital Philatelic Clubs, sites and programs who have
helped philately to survive, to promote but there limitations are obvious.
There is a need to design such digital platforms which not only promote digital
philately but give active support to physical philately also. One must
appreciate , it is physical philately which is going to cater in future and
relax your mind… a true recreation.
14.
Introduction of philatelic projects in study curriculum of schools /
colleges such as Postal History of your city, mail route , mail carriage
systems of your city…..I mean looking in to standard of the class small or big such projects can be given. This
will help study, search, research,
collection of stamps and data etc. and the students will come in contact with
post offices, mails pieces, stamps and
certainly a few might come in to its fold, adopt it intensely .
15.
Higher studies like PhD programs offers in Philatelic research. This will
attract young one to follow this path of studies which in other way help
promotion of philately in youth.
16.
Some old veteran stamp lovers should reach young ones to introduce philately to them and to help
them to follow it. Expecting young ones to
reach older in the beginning will not give better results. I mean to
bring someone close to us, we need to pull him/ her and so is the case with
philately. We need to generate PULLING FORCES
17.
Arranging sponsorships for
development of philately amongst youth is another way of promoting philately. Here in India, adopting
one village, an issue, a child, a
school, a player for its development has
become a tradition. Some serious
sponsors can help in this cause. They can be prompted to adopt one such school
where philatelic activities are to be promoted. Or can adopt a philatelic club
or society to help them to promote philately. I means sponsors are being
support in promotion of philately among youngsters as they can bear all the
required expenditures and can even help in
arranging several related activities.
My
above suggestion might look odd and some ridiculous also but believe me such small efforts discussed above can
certainly create an atmosphere to attract everyone especially youngsters.
Before I say anything
further, I would like to appreciate the
efforts of some of the stamp lovers and
philatelic societies. Mr. Rajesh Paharia from Jaipur, Rajasthan has been conducting regular workshops,
small exhibitions and some other events
in schools. So is Mr. Dinesh Sharma from Lucknow who too is active in such
activities in his area and is working immensely for promotion and development
of philately locally. Various philatelic associations such as EIPA from Orissa and SIPA from Chennai are working hard for promotion
of philately amongst children .We also
find regular updates of some other philatelic associations working in this
regard especially in Southern part of India. But during PCI meting every one
forgot to appreciate their efforts. This is not good. Appreciating one’s
efforts not only motivate him but to others also.
In my opinion PCI should
contact all the philatelic clubs/societies and other organizations who are
working in this regard and should collect information and data about individual
philatelists who are dedicated in promotion of philately. Details about what
they are doing and how they are doing
should be collected and then a
plan or a comprehensive program
should be made /designed to how to move ahead collectively.
One must appreciate the
efforts being done by India Post which has opened Philatelic Bureau, Philatelic
Counters, organized Philatelic Deposit Scheme and yet another remarkable effort
in form of introducing Deen Dayal
Sparsh Yojana, a Philatelic
Scholarship Scheme started with key objective to generate interest regarding philately
amongst student from class VI to Class
IX. This scheme does check the fact that
studies of the student is not suffered. This is truly nice program but how
actively this is being followed, executed and implemented is yet to be
established. How many beneficiaries of such scholarship program have come up in
to higher levels of philately is yet to be known.
In fact what I feel, there
is strong need to give a full umbrella cover to aspiring and bright philatelists. Cost of following
this hobby has increased. Young students who are dependent can not afford money
to that extent. Collecting and procuring stamps is not stamp collecting now. It
needs more. It reminds me of Young Philatelic Leaders Fellowship Program
(YPLF) which was founded by American Philatelic Society in the year 2009 to
identify and support the best and brightest aspiring philatelists. The program
co-ordinates and funds transportation to, lodging during, and activities at,
APS national shows, seminars etc between the age of 16 and 24. It also connects
participating fellows with seasoned collectors, exhibitors, writers,
researchers and dealers to expand their perspectives and exposure in the
philatelic world.
In India, though government
is funding sufficient amount for development of philately but the money as we know goes practically waste.
Funds are misused, diverted and result in eye wash. No matter how large the
syllabus are, how big the pressure of studies is there, how large has become
the field of distractions; philately , an educational hobby has its own charm, affect and attraction. The need is to just embrace it
once.
One thing more, I have seen
that the school students following this hobby just leave it as they enter the
college & so is the case with college students, they leave it as they finish
their college. This is the point where
importance is to be given. This transfer from one stage of life to the
other needs to be checked. The final year students of school or college needs
to be targeted and hold.
Well, above all, we must look in to the fact that
clubs and societies are the birth places
of stamp collectors and philatelists. I
myself is product of a philatelic club. Clubs and societies are becoming place
for sale purchase/trading of stamps rather than exchange of stamps and lack
promotion of philately. DOP has to look in to it. It has to think to
revive the dead philatelic clubs and societies. Government should spare some
fund for revival and survival of philatelic clubs and societies.
We must appreciate one fact
that today’s stamp loving children are tomorrow’s philatelists. We have to
attract, introduce, groom and train young children. Academic studies are of course
important, but philately relieves the
stress and increase the energy and concentration level. Students are certainly
benefitted by the hobby if done systematically.
I would also like to put
before one of my observation that there are some young collectors who can be
termed as silent collectors. They have good accumulation of stamps and other
material but they don’t have exposure to
clubs and societies. Neither they interact with other collectors nor participate in
exhibitions. There is need to identify such collectors and give them a chance
to participate in philatelic shows. A separate group for novice collectors may
be formed in exhibition because what I have seen is that the participation in
any such show gives tremendous motivation. Awards may not be given but an encouragement section may be formed in
exhibitions.
Well, before I conclude, one
thing which strikes my mind is that philately now needs to be promoted as
either an art or a sport. Sports in India are highly appreciated and are
immensely funded and sponsored too. Painting, Dancing, Music, Craft etc. are recognized as an art and higher civilian
awards are also given in these fields. If any of such recognition is achieved
by philately, it will not only reach youngsters but to the masses of all age
groups.
Well, to promote this hobby amongst children, schools
and social media are the best places and media. However, regular and
collective efforts only can yield results otherwise philately
will hardly reach youth ….
….Let’s join hands and promote philately..
Recent Indian Issues
22 January 2020 : 100 Years of International Labour Organization – Rs 5
26 January 2020 : Constitution of India – 2 x Rs 10 se-tenant + MS
Recent Special Covers
10 January 2020 : Hampi Utsav, Hampi
10 January 2020 : National College, Tiruchirapally
Hampi Utsav, Hampi festival also known as the
Vijaya Utsav is one of the largest celebrations of the ancient Vijayanagar
empire now Hampi. The festivities take place every year at the Virupaksha
Temple, commemorating the culture, traditions of the bygone era. With the
beautifully carved ruins of Hampi serving as the backdrop, the rich culture of
this region is shown through folk song and dance performances. The Janapada
Kalavahini, a concert of folk songs, and the light and sound shows are unique
attractions which you can't afford to miss.
14 January 2020 : Ganga Sagar Mela Issued on
Makarsankranti, Ganga Sagar
16 January 2020 : Diamond Jubilee Central Power
Research Institute, Bangalore Sadashivnagar.
17 January 2020 : 3rd Bird Festival pf Goa 2020, Panaji
31 January 2020 : 156th Maryada
Mahotsav of Pujya Acharya Mahashraman Ji Maharaj, Hubballi (Karnataka)
In The News
Commissioners
for Forthcoming Stamp Exhibitions
Commissioner for CAPE TOWN 2021
Philatelic Exhibition
Mr.
Shakil Ahmed has been appointed as Indian National Commissioner for the Cape
Town 2021, FIP Specialized World Stamp Exhibition to be held at Cape Town,
South Africa from 17 to 20 March, 2021.
Exhibition Classes: Traditional, Postal History, Aerophilately,
Postal Stationery, Revenue, Thematic, Open, Modern Philately, One Frame,
Philatelic Literature and Picture Postcards only)
Contact information:
Shakil
Ahmed
Dargah Bazar, Balakrishna Road,
P. O. Buxi Bazar,
CUTTACK-753001, ODISHA
Dargah Bazar, Balakrishna Road,
P. O. Buxi Bazar,
CUTTACK-753001, ODISHA
Commissioner
for TAIPEI 2020 Philatelic Exhibition
Mr. Rajan Jayakar has been appointed as Indian National
Commissioner for the Taipei 2020, 38th FIAP Asian International Stamp
Exhibition, Taipei, Chinese Taipei to be held from 23 to 27 October, 2020.
Contact information:
Rajan Motiram Jayakar
Flat No.2, Court View,126, Maharshi Karve Road,Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020
Flat No.2, Court View,126, Maharshi Karve Road,Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020
Commissioner
for INDONESIA 2020 Philatelic Exhibition
Prof. Sahadeva Sahoo has been appointed as Indian National
Commissioner for the Indonesia 2020 World Stamp Championship, Jakarta,
Indonesia to be held from 6 to 11 August, 2020.
Contact information:
Prof.
Sahadeva Sahoo
D 3, Saswat,B. J. B. Nagar,Bhubaneswar - 751 014
D 3, Saswat,B. J. B. Nagar,Bhubaneswar - 751 014
CANBERRA STAMPSHOW 2020
Mr.Madhukar Jhingan is coordinating the
participation from India to Canberra Stampshow 2020 and will personally carry all exhibits to
Canberra and back after obtaining all necessary Government permissions in
India. He may be contacted at email : mjhingan@yahoo.com
Commissioner for NEW ZEALAND 2020 Philatelic Exhibition (FIAP)
NZ2020 37th Asian
International Stamp Exhibition is organized by NZ2020 Stamp Exhibition
Incorporated under the auspices of the New Zealand Philatelic Federation
Incorporated.
NZ2020 will be held at
the Ellerslie Event Centre, Auckland, New Zealand and will open on 19 March
2020 and close on 22 March 2020, a total of 4 days.
NZ2020 is a General
Asian International Stamp Exhibition. Participation in the Competitive Classes
is open to all collectors who are members of the societies affiliated to member
federations of FIAP.
For details contact : Mr. Ajay Kumar Mittal Email: ajaymittal1957@gmail.com
Phone: (M) +91 9811032311
Phone: (M) +91 9811032311
Commissioner for LONDON 2020 Specialized World Stamp Exhibition
(FIP)
For details contact : Mr. Surendra A. Kotadia
Email: surendrakotadia@gmail.com Phone: + 91 22 2202 4130 / 2202 4131/ 2284 3244
Mob : + 91 98199 03789
Email: surendrakotadia@gmail.com Phone: + 91 22 2202 4130 / 2202 4131/ 2284 3244
Mob : + 91 98199 03789
EXPHIMO ’20
1 Frame Team Competition 30
May- 1 June 2020
Theme – Technology
IBRA 2021
News from Philatelic Societies
Deccan Philatelic Society
The winners of Deccan Philatelic Society trophies for 2019
are :
Ramprasad Mahurkar wins the Percy Ghyara Young Achievers Trophy
The awards were decided by two
committees set up to find the suitable winner. For the Rustom Zal Kabraji
Trophy the jury was Zubin Kabraji, Subhasish Gupta, DN Misra, Rajendra Shah and
Mukesh Shah. For the Percy Ghyara Young Achievers Trophy the jury was Col J
Dutta, Dr Anjali Dutta and Zubin Kabraji.
The Awards will be awarded on
22nd February 2020 at ALUCAST Auditorium, Pune
Thematic Watch
- Jeevan Jyoti
.As
a regular participant and visitor in
various philatelic exhibitions I have few observations and experiences in the
Thematic Class which I wish to share here for the benefit of Thematic
philatelists.:
No
exhibition ends without a controversy over the result given by jury.
Consequently some of the exhibitors are sure to be sufferers and obviously
sometimes they are very much unsatisfied. What Jury explain in critic session
is not always correct sometimes they may be wrong also and not aware of the
correct rules.
In a recent
exhibition, I was surprised to learn when I discussed my own exhibit with four
different jury members. They had different point of view. I want to mention here an instance that during discussion one of
the jury members insisted in writing philatelic text under every item even when
it is easily recognizable. However the Guide lines given in SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR THE EVALUATION OF THEMATIC EXHIBITS AT FIP EXHIBITIONS
mention following rule for the Philatelic Text..
Philatelic text
A philatelic text can be
used when a specific philatelic characteristic of the item is not easily
recognizable, for documenting the use of revenue stamps, or for presenting a
philatelic study. Boosting definitions, in the style of those of the
auction-catalogues, are inappropriate.
But another senior jury member opposed writing philatelic
text under recognizable item and he supported the above statement.
Many
times the exhibits with sharp difference in presentation, philatelic material,
explanation, thematic flow, philatelic knowledge, Treatment, Rarities etc. get
the same marks even higher marks than those which had the better quality
exhibit in every respect. There
is often no satisfactory answer given by the jury to the exhibitors. So it is
always necessary to cross check the rules for evaluation given in FIP
guidelines and make changes in the exhibit according to it and do not blindly
follow anyone’s opinion. Moreover prepare and display the exhibit for your own
pleasure irrespective of what award has
been given. Because medal or award does not measure the level of your exhibit .
It might get more appreciation in other exhibitions. Try to get maximum
pleasure of the hobby at your own level and never get distracted by the award or
medal. .
Just collect and Love stamps !!!
Just collect and Love stamps !!!
For
the benefit of Thematic philatelists I am starting a series of FIP Guidelines
for evaluation of Thematic Philately .
Thematic Philately
Guidelines - 1
Appropriate
Philatelic Material for a Thematic Exhibit
A thematic exhibit uses the widest range of appropriate
postal-philatelic material (ref. GREV Art 3.2.)The appropriate postal-philatelic material is that which, for the
purpose of transmitting mail or other postal communications, has been issued,
intended for issue, or produced in the preparation for issue, used, or treated
as valid for postage by governmental, local or private postal agencies, or by
other duly commissioned or empowered authorities.
Covers and other sorts of mail usually have several characteristics:
stamp(s), postmark(s), labels and markings indicating the special treatment of
this mailing, and sometimes indications for postage privileges. These are the
elements of postal origin and/or significance, which can be used for thematic
treatment. Other characteristics of
the same mailing, like sender’s name and address information, decorative
printings or illustrations on the envelope / card, or the message and other
parts of the content, are the non-postal (= private) elements which cannot be
used for thematic treatment.
This distinction between postal elements and private elements (maybe on
the same item which went through the post) is the one and only rule for
defining appropriate philatelic material in thematic philately. Therefore, it
is fundamental for understanding the nature of “postal-philatelic material” in
thematic philately, in contrast, to open philately, which allows for the
private elements of a mailing to be used in treatment.
All other listings in this section of the guidelines are explanations
of this rule. They show the typical range of postal-philatelic material as it
occurs in the leading thematic exhibits and gives some warnings in those cases
in which exhibitors try to stretch the definition of appropriate material. The
following lists document the very wide range of material, which is appropriate
for thematic development, given the thematic treatment refers to the mentioned
elements of postal origin and/or significance.
Type of material
• - Postal
franking items (stamps, stamp booklets, postal stationery, franking meters,
computer-generated postage e.g. FRAMA labels, Smart Stamps etc.)
• - Modifications
applied to postal franking items (e.g. overprints, surcharges, and
punch-perforations, as shown by "perfins"). However, modified items
are not to be included if the modification distracts from the original theme
(e.g. by making it no longer visible); they may be used for the theme(s)
related to the modification.
• - Postal
cancellations (ordinary, slogan, commemorative and other special postmarks)
• - Stamps,
cancellations, marks and/or cards indicating a postage privilege (e.g.
authorities, military)
• - Other
items used in the postal operations, such as registration labels, postal route
labels and markings, supplementary labels or markings (e.g. censorship,
disinfection, crash mail), mail delivery dockets, reply coupons, forwarding
agents markings, postal automation markings and labels, etc.; where applicable,
these items should be on the relevant document.
• -Items
"intended for issues, or produced in the preparation for an issue",
e.g. sketches, proofs
• -Varieties
and errors
• -Revenue
stamps. They are admitted as long as they are postally used or have postage
validity. Revenue stamps for fiscal purposes are admitted in exceptional cases
when they are the only means to describe an important thematic point.
Time frame
Postal material from the pre-stamp era, through the
classic period, to the present day.
Appropriate Postal
Services
·
Normal transmission of mail, including
-
(postage free) service- and military- post (including
Airgraphs and V-mail);
-
maritime mail,
-
railway mail of any type
-
air mail of any type
-
prisoner-of-war and concentration camp mail
-
packet, parcel post and freight post
• Postal
payment service
• Private
post, authorized or tolerated by the official authorities, or active in total
absence of an official post
• Other
postal communications, including
-
pneumatic post
-
telegrams
-
electronic mail (i.e. message sent electronically to a
Post Office where it is printed out and delivered to an addressee)
-
other similar forms of postal services
Border-line material
The variety of postal services and regulations in
different countries and their evolution over time make it impossible to define
a list encompassing all possible situations. Some items only follow to a
certain extent the above definitions of appropriate or inappropriate material;
therefore they should be used mainly when no other material is available to
describe a specific thematic detail. When included in the exhibit, they should
always be supported by a thorough
philatelic justification.
Items belonging to the specific philatelic culture of
a theme, a country or a region can be tolerated as much as they are justified
and their number is proportional to the degree of elaboration of the exhibit.
The jury team shall evaluate borderline material
primarily with regards to its thematic significance, so it should never be
shown solely for its rarity.
Inappropriate
Material
The following items and the information made available
by them should not be used for thematic development:
A)
• - fantasy
issues from non-existent postal territories
• - issues
of exiled governments
• - issues
of organizations without postal services
• - abusive, illegal and undesirable
issues, as defined by the UPU and the FIP Philatelic Congress of 1976
(and available on the website of the FIP Fight against forgeries commission)
• - picture
postcards, unless they are postal stationery produced by a Postal Authority
• privately
printed or manuscript annotated military postcards and letter cards (e.g. Feldpost),
unless accepted or authorized by Postal authorities as admitted to the postal
privilege without other official markings
B)
• - private
additional cancellations and cachets applied by a sender or a supplier before
mailing the documents
• - private
additional prints on postal stationery (also known as “repiquages”)
• - administrative
marks (not postal), when they do not give any postal privilege
• - private
decorations and decorative overprints on envelopes and cards
• - private
vignettes (advertising labels), whatever the purpose of their use
Aspects of category “B” are usually parts of mailings,
which bear postal elements like stamps and postmarks. However, these are the
typical “private elements” of such mailings, which are usually not admitted for
thematic treatment, as explained above.
In exceptional cases where no postal-philatelic
material for important aspects of the theme exists, the items under B) can be
considered as acceptable items as long as they present a significant thematic
connection and are supported by a thorough philatelic justification.
Philately
Promoter of the Month
This column
is dedicated to great philatelists who are promoting selflessly the hobby of
stamp collecting in their own way and making a bridge between philately and our
daily life.
Mr Sushil Mehra, renowned philatelist from Bangalore is promoting
philately through his regular Posts on philately on Facebook. He has recently
brought out two books on special covers and picture postcards. He writes regularly connecting stamps and covers with people,
events, places, special days and everything related to things and people around us, depicted on stamps, covers and postcards. He gives us a
message everyday about the wonderful hobby of stamp collecting and its connection with our daily life. I am pleased to share here a post
from his philatelic treasure posted on his facebook.
Release of his recent
book “Glimpses of Vintage Bengaluru – Collection of Picture Postcards”
February 5, 1922. : The first issue
of the Reader’s Digest is published.
The Reader’s
Digest is a monthly magazine with a global circulation of 10.5 million. Now
published in 21 languages as well as Braille, it began as a simple collection
of condensed magazine articles on a wide range of topics, designed to appeal to
a variety of readers.
William Roy
DeWitt Wallace was an American soldier who, while recovering in France from
injuries he sustained during World War 1, spent
his time reading American magazines. Upon his return to the USA, he started
researching articles and stories suitable for abridging into a single magazine.
He showed his collection to the sister of a college friend, whose positive and
enthusiastic response led not only to their marriage, but to the public debut
of a new magazine. In October 1921, the pair were married. Four months later,
they decided to publish their collection under the name of Reader’s Digest. Due
to lack of interest from commercial publishers and retailers, they opted to
market it by direct mail.
The first edition of the Reader’s Digest appeared on 5 February
1922. Its projected net income was an estimated $5,000. By 1929, thanks to
Wallace’s ongoing research into the nature of what his reading audience wanted,
the journal had acquired 290,000 subscribers, giving a gross income of $900,000
a year. The Reader’s Digest has continued to appeal to the wider public, with
its circulation continuing to increase; it has also embraced modern technology,
now being offered in a digital format.
-From Facebook Post of Sushil Mehra
Doon Philatelic Diary
Forest Research Institute,
Dehradun
The Forest Research Institute (FRI) is an institute of the Indian Council of
Forestry Research and Education and is a premier institution in the field
of forestry research in India. It is located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand,
and is among the oldest institutions of its kind. In 1991, it was declared
a deemed university by the University Grants Commission.
The Forest
Research Institute campus hosts the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA),
the staff college that trains officers selected for the Indian Forest
Service (IFS).
A Special Cover was issued on 24 November 2006 to commemorate
100 years of Forest Research Institute.
Beginners’ Section
Love Stamps Stir Controversy
US #2948 – The cherubs had been used on a number of other items
over the years.
On February 1, 1995, the USPS issued a pair of Love stamp that was both popular
and controversial. In early 1995, the USPS knew that a rate change was coming,
but didn’t know exactly what it would be. They wanted to have a new Love stamp
ready for Valentine’s Day, so they created a non-denominated stamp and issued
it on February 1, 1995,inValentines,Virginia.
For the stamp
designs, the USPS, had been inspired by a postcard picturing two child angels.
The angels were taken from Raphael’s massive masterpiece, the 9-foot x 6
½-foot Sistine Madonna. The USPS thought they would be perfect for Love
stamps.
However, C. Douglas Lewis, a curator at the National Gallery of Art and vice chairman of the Citizen’s Stamp Advisory Committee, warned that child angels, also known as putti, were associated with death, not love. The painting is believed to have been commissioned by Pope Julius II, who died before it was completed. Some art historians believe Raphael’s painting had been used at the funeral of Pope Julius II, and that the child angels are resting on top of his coffin.
However, C. Douglas Lewis, a curator at the National Gallery of Art and vice chairman of the Citizen’s Stamp Advisory Committee, warned that child angels, also known as putti, were associated with death, not love. The painting is believed to have been commissioned by Pope Julius II, who died before it was completed. Some art historians believe Raphael’s painting had been used at the funeral of Pope Julius II, and that the child angels are resting on top of his coffin.
·
Eventually, the USPS decided that removing the cherubs from the
original painting would let them stand on their own, and were referred to as
“cupids” in press materials. The stamps were issued as planned, but media
coverage helped stir the controversy. One mother reportedly called to complain
that the she had used the Love stamps on her daughter’s wedding invitations and
that the “death angel stamps” had jinxed the event.
The debate
continued amongst the public. Some agreed that picturing the cherubs on their
own put them in a new context, while others still questioned their use on Love
stamps. In spite of the controversy, millions of the stamps were sold and the
designs remained in use until 1997.
Source - Mystic Stamp Co.
Specialized
Section
Free Philippines Guerrilla Postal Service
During World War II a 2 centavo stamp
known as the "Free Philippines" Guerrilla stamp was issued for use on
the island of Mindanao the second largest island in the Philippines. The stamp was printed in Australia and delivered to
Col. Wendell W. Fertig, Commanding Officer of the 10th Military District,
Guerrilla Forces, with headquarters at Esperanza in Agusan Province, Mindanao,
Philippines. The stamps were printed in sheets of twenty-five in rows of five
by five. All were of 2 centavo
denomination, printed in blue on white paper, and measuring 1.95 by 3.75 cm.
The island of Mindanao
They were printed by the letterpress
process, with rouletted perforations. They show a Series 1943 dating. Virtually
all that is known of the stamp is found in a 1949 study' by Pablo Esperidion of
the Philippines, and a subsequent study in 1961 by Arnold H. Warren of the
United States.
In Warren's article of October 1961, he
stated that "Colonel Wendell W. Fertig (Commanding Officer
of the 10th Military District) said
that he originated the idea." This could be very true; however, others
have credited Charles Parsons, now residing and working in the Philippines,
others have given credit to Charles Smith, and it also has been suggested that
the idea originated with CoL Allison Ind, who worked in Philippine Island
Section AIB.
The usage of the stamp on Mindanao by
various people has been an interesting study. Was the stamp issued for
legitimate postal purposes, or for morale purposes, or both? Esperidion wrote:
Originally, the use of the stamp was for military personnel only, of the 10th
Military District. Later on, however, civilians were allowed to use them within
the said military area. Although civilians were allowed to use them on mail,
these stamps were not sold at any civilian post office in the unoccupied areas,
there being no civilian post offices in operation.'
Col. Wendell Fertig,
commander of American-Filipino guerrilla force on the Japanese-occupied
Mindanao
Full sheet of twenty-five in rows of five by five, the
2-centavo blue-on-white Philippine Guerrilla stamps issued by the" Free
Philippines," 10th Military District, Esperanza, Mindanao
Complete
sheet of 25. Spink Shreves Galleries Sale
Right margin block of four
with rouletted perforations.
Heritage Auction Archives
Although
there are no definite numbers for production, it has been estimated that 5,000
were originally printed and 2,000 authorized for distribution.
It
is believed that about 20 sheets or 500 of the propaganda stamps actually were
delivered to Mindanao by the U.S. supply submarine Narwhal. Covers to the
United States exist bearing the Mindanao guerrilla stamp and showing various
postmarks, censor hand-stamps, etc.
Genuine covers were carried by courier, along with other
guerrilla communications, probably from Mindanao to General MacArthur's
headquarters in Australia by submarine, then to Washington in a military pouch.
The normal price range for the stamp is $300-400. However, one particularly
handsome specimen sold for $600 in 2001.
2x 2 centavo stamp on cover to LA, USA with tenth
Military Dist, The Philippines Censor Stamp
2x 2 centavo stamp on cover to Manila with Tenth Military
Dist, The Philippines Censor Stamp
1943, 2c Blue, Free Philippines Guerrilla Postal Service. Tied by purple
oval "Posted in the Free Philippines Mindanao Guerilla Area, M.D. No. 10,
25 DEC 1943" datestamp and used on 2c Entire, with 2c Red, to Insular
Treasurer of the Philippines in Washington, matching "TENTH MILITARY
DIST., FREE PHILIPPINES, CENSORED" oval handstamp, Esperanza Dec. 25, 1943
circular duplex tied the 2c stamp, "BY OFFICER COURRIER"' handstamp
and handstamp and boxed "WE DEPEND UPON GEN. MacARTHUR'S PLEDGE
TO RETURN"
The
Cebu stamps
The
Cebu stamps are far less clear as to origin. The 2, 4, 16, and 20 centavos
"Cebu" stamps were allegedly produced by the Southern Cebu Forces in
the village of Dumanjug in late 1942. The "stamps" show heavy lines
at top and bottom, containing "USAFFE" at top, the value in center,
and "SCF" at bottom.
There appear to
have been several printings
The "USAFFE" is "United States Armed Forces
in the Far East"; and "SCF" is "Southern Cebu Forces."
The 16 centavos label shows additional text, "Registered Mail", and
the 20 centavos label shows "Special Delivery." The labels are
printed imperforate and without gum, allegedly in the enormous quantities of
about 100,000 each.
The 2 and 4 centavos labels are printed in sheets of 10 each
(5x2), on thin, pink paper. The 16 and 20 centavos labels are printed together
on sheets of 8 on plain bond paper. Despite several articles in the literature
and several interviews with wartime Guerilla fighters confirming the genuine
nature of these stamps, they are still considered dubious private
collector-inspired productions by some specialists.
Covers exist bearing the handwritten comment "by
Courier" over the stamps. Most of the guerrilla stamps were ordered
destroyed during and after the war and as a result they are quite rare today
and a set of all four can sell in the range of $1000 dollars.
1942/43 2c-20c Cebu
Guerrilla Issues, without gum as issued
Philippines Guerilla Mail, USAFFE, Southern Cebu Forces, 2c tied
on cover to Moalboal by Rondom Feb 3 cancel (year date redacted)
2
centavos block of 10
References
Walter H. Adler, From the
Allied Intelligence Bureau to Mindanao: The "Free Philippines"
Guerrilla Stamps, American Philatelist,
September, 1982
- Col Jayanta Dutta & Dr Anjali
Dutta : email :doctorjayanta2009@gmail.com
A Philatelic Tribute to Nobel Laurate Rabindranath Tagore -A Poet,
Composer and Musical Genius
-Cdr
G.Sriramarao,I.N (Retd)
Contd. From the last issue….
Stamps issued by some of the foreign countries on Tagore
Many
Foreign countries such as Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Sweden, Vietnam, Brazil,
USSR, Romania, Argentina,
Venezuela have issued stamps in his honour
First
Day Cover Issued by Argentina 15 May 1961
A first day cover and stamps issued by Bangladesh as a joint
celebration
Mahatma Gandhi and Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath
Tagore and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, two great Indians of the late Nineteenth
and early Twentieth Century had between them a kinship and appreciation of
deepest character. They both were for Indianism, humanism, and emancipation of dispossed. Jawaharlal
Nehru in his jail diary in 1941 wrote “Gandhi and Tagore, two types of entirely
different from each other and yet both of typical of India, both in the long
line of India’s great men. Among the tout ensemble , that I felt that among
world’s geat men today Gandhi and Tagore
were supreme as human beings . What Good Fortune for me get into close contact
with them.” Becauseof great relation between them, it attracted many
organisations to issue special covers on them. Some of them are depicted below.
Special cover issued in 2002 at Patna with Tagore and Gandhi
titled ‘’who made him Mahatma and who said him Mahatma”
Sprcial cover issued during DAKER SAAZ Stamp Exhibition, on
the occasion of the Century of First Meeting of Tagore and Gandhiji
Tagore
first called Gandhi a Mahatma or a great soul. He said at ”Gandhiji’s call
India blossomed forth to new greatness, Just as once before, in earlier times ,
when Buddha proclaimmed the truth , of fellow feeling and compassion among all
living creatures” Gandhiji called him
the Great sentnel or “ Gurudev”.
To the
outside world Tagore never hesitated to project the Mahatma Gandhi as the
spiritual soul of India. In a letter to China’s Marshall Chian Kai Sek is 1938,
he wrote the expectation shown in its
full luminous streak of fulfilment in
the person of Gandhi in a historical horizon obscured by centuries of ….?
Chiang Sek replied to the letter(concern on China Japan conflict) as “Respected
Gurudev Tagore”.
In spite of
their
differences Tagore salutes Gandhiji’s spirit and the sea change he had brought
into the lives of Indians but was unable to follow him in his steps. However,
Rabindranath was not hesitant of paying his tributes to Gandhiji. He said, “He
(Gandhiji) stopped at the threshold of huts of thousands of dispossessed.
In 1940, a
year before Tagore’s death, Gandhiji along with Kasturbaa Gandhi went to see
the ailing poet, where Tagore asked him to take charge of Vishwaa Bharati after
his absence. In 1951 after Independence, Vishwa Bharti was taken over by the
Government of India as a central university.
Bapu, Baa
and Tagorre in Shantiniketan in spring festival
Tagore with
Einstein in 1930
Rabindranath Tagore attended a number of Congress sessions in
Calcutta where he composed songs and song ‘JANA Gana Mana the National Anthem
was the opening song of the second day of
Congress session in 1911.
A special cover issued during Bilapex 2012, with waiting room
in station where Tagore had to wait for
6 hrs
A special
post card issued by Sri Lanka to honour Tagore
Coins
on Rabindranath Tagore
To
Commemorate Rabindranath TagoreRs.150/- and 5 Rs. coins were issued in 2011
Before ending the
article a beautiful poem by Parama Pujya Guruji
‘Leave This’
Leave this chanting and singing and telling of beads!
Whom dost thou worship in this lonely dark corner of a temple with doors all shut?
Open thine eyes and see thy God is not before thee!
He is there where the tiller is tilling the hard ground
and where the path maker is breaking stones.
He is with them in sun and in shower,
and his garment is covered with dust.
Put off thy holy mantle and even like him come down on the dusty soil!
Whom dost thou worship in this lonely dark corner of a temple with doors all shut?
Open thine eyes and see thy God is not before thee!
He is there where the tiller is tilling the hard ground
and where the path maker is breaking stones.
He is with them in sun and in shower,
and his garment is covered with dust.
Put off thy holy mantle and even like him come down on the dusty soil!
The poem ‘Leave This’
addresses the hypocrisy within our hearts in the name of religion. In
our pursuit of God, we truly seem to be running away from Him
In Memory of Dr Satyendra Agrawal….
Love is in the air....
Special stamps on Roses for Valentine's Day
Editor’s Mail Box
To,
Mrs. Jeevan Jyoti
Editor, Rainbow Stamp News
It was a pleasure meeting with you during Inpex 2019 .
Good to see / read Rainbow Jan. issue details news of Inpex 2019 nicely written / covered by Mr. Naresh Agarwal.
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Mrs. Jeevan Jyoti
Editor, Rainbow Stamp News
It was a pleasure meeting with you during Inpex 2019 .
Good to see / read Rainbow Jan. issue details news of Inpex 2019 nicely written / covered by Mr. Naresh Agarwal.
Rainbow truly stands to its name rendering great service to the philately in large. I congratulate all the winner of the Rainbow family in Inpex 2019.
Best wishes,
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New issues from other Countries
Australia
2 January 2020 : Joyful Occasions
Finland
22
January 2020 : Colors of Friendship
Germany
2 January 2020 : 250th Birth Anniversary of
Ludwig Van Beethoven
On
January 2, the 80 cent Beethoven anniversary stamp will be released in a record
first issue of 626 million copies – the highest first issue in the history of
Deutsche Post AG. The stamp, which will be issued by the German Federal
Ministry of Finance, was designed by Thomas Steinacker, stamp designer at
Deutsche Post. The special stamp marking the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van
Beethoven pays tribute to the composer and marks the Beethoven 2020
commemorative year. The stamp pictures a stylized version of the famous
Beethoven portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, a musical clef and the lettering
“250 Jahre BTHVN” (250 Years of Beethoven). Ludwig van Beethoven often signed
letters and scores using the “BTHVN” abbreviation, which is printed on the
stamp in a special “metallic silver” color.
Netherlands
2 January 2020 : Rookworst
The Typically Dutch - rookworst
stamps show the classic rookworst with string, lying on a white plate with a
knife and fork at the sides. The logo for the Typically Dutch series is printed
underneath the plate, including a folded Dutch banner on the left and right.
The words Mmm… Rookworstare printed in a strong cursive font above the plate.
The year (2020), country (Nederland) and denomination 1 are printed on the
right-hand side of the stamp. The sorting hook is in the top left-hand corner.
The background colour of the stamps is pastel brown, just like the colour of
the sheet edge. On the upper part of the sheet edge, the rookworst returns in
slices, accompanied by the knife used for the cutting. The rookworst is placed
on a wooden board with brown bread and a bowl of pea soup, with a blue
tablecloth with a checked motif underneath. The series logo, including the
Dutch flag, returns above the image. The right-hand side of the sheet contains
a short description of the rookworst and on the left there is space for the
logo, name of the designer, item number and barcode.
2 January 2020 : Experience
Nature - Birds of Prey and Owls - Miniature Sheet
The
stamps depict (from left to right) the following birds: osprey, honey buzzard,
red kite, short-eared owl, Montagu's harrier, common kestrel, hen harrier,
hobby, long-eared owl and white-tailed eagle. Transparent images of seven of
the ten birds have been incorporated into a separate graphic layer on the stamp
sheet: the long-eared owl, osprey, red kite, hobby, hen harrier, common kestrel
and white-tailed eagle. Most of the birds on the stamps are on the Dutch Red
List of breeding birds or migratory birds/winter visitors in the Netherlands.
The Dutch Red List of breeding birds includes 87 bird species, or 44 percent of
all species that breed in the Netherlands. The number of bird species in the
danger zone increased by nine compared to the previous list from 2004. Ten
species are seriously endangered, such as the short-eared owl and the little
bittern.
Poland
17 January 2020 : Polish cities - Leszno
27 January 2020 : Chinese Zodiac Sign
Slovenia
31 January 2020 : Greeting
Stamp - Love
Sri Lanka
2 February 2020 : World Wetlands Day
USA
14 February 2020 : Let’s Celebrate
The U.S. Postal Service
will issue the Let’s Celebrate! Stamp on 14 February 2020 for any joyous occasion. Whether celebrating a
birthday, an anniversary, a new job or retirement, this stamp will help mark
the occasion. The Let’s Celebrate! stamp features colorful circles in varying
sizes arranged in a random pattern. The letters in “celebrate,” cast in a dark
green hue, appear inside several brightly colored circles.
Bellingshausen was a Russian Explorer with German roots. Both stationeries and the pictorial postmark honors the 200th anniversary of discovery the Antarctic by Bellingshausen .And in addition for the 50th anniversary of foundation the German philatelic collector Group ArGe Polar philately.
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New Postal Stationery from other countries
On May 9th 2020 will be available in 27568 BREMERHAVEN a new stationery (envelope) from Germany and a pictorial postmark. The pictorial postmark and the stationery including personalized stamp are featuring the polar Explorer F.G.von Bellingshausen and his ship WOSTOK. The stationery is available in two variations.
Bellingshausen was a Russian Explorer with German roots. Both stationeries and the pictorial postmark honors the 200th anniversary of discovery the Antarctic by Bellingshausen .And in addition for the 50th anniversary of foundation the German philatelic collector Group ArGe Polar philately.
Interested collectors may contact for more Details Mr. Andreas Hoehne,
E-Mail: Hoehne.Fuchstal@t-online.de
Courtesy: Wolfgang Beyer & Andreas Hoehne , BDPh (German Philatelic Federation)
Courtesy: Wolfgang Beyer & Andreas Hoehne , BDPh (German Philatelic Federation)
Acknowledgement
- Ananthapuri Stamp Bulletin January 2020 issue edited by Mohanchandran Nair
- Judaica Thematic Society (UK) January n February 2020 Newsletter edited by Gary Goodman
- Deccan Philatelist Vol 19 No 2 2019 edited by Col Jayanta Dutta
-The Hyderabad Philatelist January 2020 issue edited by Prakash Agrawal
-The Hyderabad Hobby Magazine January 2019 issue edited by Prakash Agrawal
- Journal of the Army Philatelic Society Vol.17 No.3 & 4 edited by Col. Jayanta Dutta
- SIGNET edited by Prof. Sahdeva Sahoo : Apr-Jun 2019 & Jul-Sep 2019 issues
Blogs & Websites
Philatelic Clubs & Societies
Ananthapuri Philatelic Association, Thiruvanthapuram
Chandigarh Philatelic Club
Deccan Philatelic Society – Pune, Maharashtra
The Hyderabad Philatelic and Hobbies Society
Ludhiana Philatelic Club
Numismatic & Philatelic Association of Vellore Fort
http://numismaticphilavellore.site40.net/index.htm
Philatelic Society of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Rajkot Philatelic Society – Rajkot, Gujarat
Gujarat Philatelic Association - Ahmedabad
The Army Philatelic Society, Pune
Stamps of India – http://www.stampsofindia.com
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