Happy New Year
Celebrating the year of the Ox 2021
Happy New Year !!
Dehradun January 2021 Vol. XIV
Issue No. 157
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Dear Reader,
Very Happy New Year to all the readers and
contributors of Rainbow.
I
am pleased to release 157th issue of Rainbow Stamp News. From this
issue, Rainbow enters the 14th year of publication. A period of
thirteen years is a long time. I tried my best to publish it regularly without
any break in the last 13 years. I thank all the esteemed readers and
contributors of Rainbow who are associated with this newsletter. I express my
gratitude to each and every contributor and hope they will continue to
contribute in the future.I also thank and remember all the senior philatelists who contributed articles for Rainbow. Unfortunately, some are not with us....They are always missed and remembered ......
Due
to COVID 19 Pandemic, the year 2020 was not good for anyone it took away
everyone’s normal life. But some virtual philatelic shows kept the flame of
hobby burning and brought philatelic smile in the tough condition. Let’s hope that
conditions would be better in 2021. I wish a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous
New Year 2021 to all of you. Please take care and enjoy the hobby of stamp collecting....
This is all for this month. More in
the next issue…
Happy Collecting ! Happy New Year !
Contents
§ From the Desk of Naresh Agrawal
§ Recent Indian Issues
§ In The News
§ Thematic Watch
§ Beginners’ Section
§ Specialized Section
§ Philatelic Tributes to First line Warriors –COVID-19 Pandemic
§ Editor’s Mail Box
§ New Issues from Other Countries
§ Philatelic Library
§ Philatelic Clubs and Society
§ Blogs & Websites on Philately
§ Current Philatelic Magazines & Newsletters
FIP announces new initiatives on Open
Philately and Virtual Exhibitions
The two important decisions recently made by The Fédération Internationale de Philatélie
(FIP) in response to the continuing
evolution of philatelic exhibiting are warmly welcomed as these are quite
timely and shall help promoting and
directing philately which actually
needed such change and revolution.
Let’s
discuss about the first decision which relates to the approval of formation of Open Philately Commission for which FIP
members had been invited to appoint
delegates to the new Commission latest by the end of December 2020. Nominations
for membership of the Open Philately Commission Bureau will be invited shortly.
This means that Open Philately has now
become an important and established class of philately that needs proper
regulation and commissioning.
Well, Open philately is an
approach to exhibiting whose popularity has increased steadily since its
acceptance in FIP exhibitions a few years ago. Formation of appropriate,
thoughtful and suitable rules and
regulations for this so called newly established class of philately
will certainly add new blood to
this dying phase of philately and rejuvenate it as this will bring more and
more people in to its fold because of addition and permission of display of non philatelic material. Though
philately itself has proved to speak
loudly about social history but philately in conjunction with non philatelic
material will broaden the scope of its
speech and explore more and more about the social history.
Of late, in the recently organized
online philatelic exhibitions, philatelists got the opportunity to view some
wonderful open philately exhibits and have learnt the importance and pleasure
of such exhibiting. This is the time
when we can explore a good lot of postal processing and transmission documents.
One can now peep inside the postal cover to
read and display the contents such as letters along with the complete philatelic/ postal content available
on its outer surface.
As non philatelic material too will
have 50% part of the exhibit. This will
certainly add taste and flavor to collecting as well as exhibiting. And will
certainly help exhibitor who does huge research on the exhibited subject to tell more, display more and also to complete the subject and the story.
Though the present rules very
impressively speaks about the usage of non philatelic material while talking
about its importance in treatment of development of theme or the subject but
still there are lot of points and queries which needs
clarification and discussion but the one main and major point is that the rules state that the philatelic
material should be at least 50% of the exhibit. What does this 50% of exhibit
means? This statement or rule needs to be analyzed carefully what does this 50% means actually…. Is it the space
covered by the material, is it the number of
items.. what exactly this 50% means?. One should not forget that text is
an important element of the exhibit which moves along with the material through out the exhibit to support
and tell about the material used and the importance of the material
in storyline. So space covered by the text also come under this preview
but it can not be analyzed
quantitatively.. Then how? Commission has to decide on this very
carefully. One can broadly say that the material should be so well placed
and displayed associated with nature and
extent of text, that too presented and co-ordinated so well that it becomes difficult for the jury to actually
say which material supersedes the other. I mean philatelic or non philatelic
material and so the text. In fact, both the material need to complement each
other along with the suitable and appropriate thematic and philatelic text..
There is one problem in exhibiting
that sometimes non philatelic material is too large or odd in size but needs to be displayed being
important element of the storyline. That not only covers huge space but forces to remove certain other small items
too. That needs to be well explained by the exhibitor otherwise jury might look
at the same differently. Anyways, type and size of material allowed has to be discussed and categorized.
I understand the commission will certainly and
carefully re-define and explain the non
philatelic material. This part (non
philatelic material) of open exhibiting being important part needs
thorough selection, bifurcation, categorization and should carefully define the type and nature of the material allowed.
Other than fiscals, revenues, ephemera, Cinderella stamps, labels, flyers,
pamphlets, leaflets, notices, paper
cuttings, cards, advertising labels, printed packing sheets, photographs, paper
paintings,notices, official documents, propaganda paper material etc.. Whether non paper material be given place
which is hard to display? Whether flat but heavy material can be placed on
exhibit frames? I mean in case material which is hard to be displayed on
exhibit frames such as heavy and large coins, medals, badges, monograms, pins
etc.; and also for the material which is
large, bulky, odd shaped and heavy like Mail bag, Postman’s cap, uniform,
Sealing pad etc.; there is a need to
design special methodology for such
exhibits. Because non philatelic material has a wide scope and range. This has
to be checked and confined.
Apparently it appears that open
philately exhibits are to be prepared in line with the thematic exhibits.
Though these exhibits will mainly talk about social history but it can cover other subject also , if prepared
and presented skillfully. In thematic now inputs from Postal history and
traditional philately are being looked for but will it be possible or even
advisable to allow traditional philately elements in such exhibits. When 50 %
of the material will be non philatelic, then there is no space or place for
traditional philately. Further, postal history material too will have limited
access. Hence, the commission has to be very careful in deciding on this
aspect. Because one has to see the fact that commission has to give space and
place for open philately exhibit to get highest award which in the past was not
experienced. Various National Philatelic
Federations/associations have been
debating on this aspect in the last few years.
One should appreciate and must not forget that open philately by allowing 50% non philatelic material will
talk mainly about social history of
particular place, era, dynasty and event. So, thematic elements are bound to be in the main storyline of any
open philately exhibit. The matter inside any postal cover will play important
role rather than the features appearing on the outer surface. Stamps, markings,
cancellations, notations, labels, vignettes etc. appearing on the postal cover do play
important role but the contents of the cover
along with /supported by non philatelic material will have equal importance in such
exhibiting.
Well,
while we all welcome this step of
FIP, we look forward for formation of refined/redesigned rules and regulation
of exhibiting and judging by the commission to help promotion of philately all
over the world.
Further to this the second decision
taken by FIP that ‘a Vermeil medal at national virtual exhibitions
held in 2020-2022 shall be accepted for FIP World exhibitions only in 2021 and
2022, on an experimental basis’ is also a welcome step. Once, the experimental
phase is over, we all can be assured of
is permanent acceptance looking in to the standard set by the virtual
exhibitions held so far recently.
So,
let’s hope that the new decisions will help development and promotion of
philately and help more and more
philatelists to go for higher level
exhibitions and awards.
Naresh Agrawal : email - nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in
Recent Indian Issues
4 December 2020 :
Shri I.K. Gujaral (Former Prime Minister of India ) – Rs 5
17 December 2020 :
Mujib Year – Rs 5
24 December 2020 :
Salute to COVID19 Warrior – 4 x Rs 10 + MS
New Special Covers
4 December 2020 : Special Cover- KTK-87-2020 – Vasectomy Fortnight
The National Family
Welfare Programme was launched in India in1952. No-Scalpel Technique was
introduced in India in 1992 to Increase male participation in family planning.
This is an easier, safest and faster procedure and causes minimal damage to
tissues and it is a permanent method of Male Sterilization.This special cover
was released to commemorate the 'Vasectomy Fortnight Awareness Programme' from
21st Nov. to 4th Dec.
A Book “ Buddhism on Stamps” by Shri M . Lokeshwara Rao was released by CPMG Karnataka Circle on 7th January 2021 at Bangalore
Buddhism
on Stamps By M. Lokeshwara Rao
The new
book “Buddhism on Stamps” focuses on how different philatelic materials can
narrate the story of Gautama Buddha. Different available philatelic material
like Stamps, stamp blocks, 3D stamps, Silk stamps, Se-tenant, FDC, Miniature
Sheets, Souvenir Sheets, Maxim Cards, Postcards, covers, gutter, booklets,
errors, proofs etc are included from different countries of the World.
There
are 22 chapters Jataka Kathas (Stories), Birth of Buddha ,Twelve Deeds of
Buddha, Symbols of Buddhism, Monasteries, Prayer Flag, Prayer
Wheel, Musical Instruments of Buddhism, Four Mythical Animals, Six Elements of
Longevity, Precious Attributes of Universal King, Teachings of Buddha, Buddhist
Mudras, etc
The book will be useful to the people from all walks of life... Academicians, Philatelists, Researchers, followers of Buddhism, Environmentalists (Buddha lived in nature and taught non violence Ahimsa Paramo Dharma) Students etc. The book can be used as a coffee table book and as a reference book.
Buddhism on Stamps : Chapter:
22. Pages 300 :
Author: M. Lokeswara Rao; IFS Principal
Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force (Retd) email : madirajul@gmail.com M 9436215175
For the book the
author may be contacted at email: madirajul@gmail.com :
Whatsapp No. 9436215175
Special Cover on 40th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica
Goa Postal Division
released two Special Covers, two Presentation Packs and a Pack of Post
Cards on the eve of launch of 40th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica.
The special cover on "40th Indian Scientific Expedition to
Antarctica" will go to Maitri Post Office located in Antarctica and will
return with the Expedition. The Special
Cover for the Antarctica Expedition and the Presentation Packs will be
available for sale in the month of May, when the Expedition will return from
Antarctica. The second cover commemorates the decadal celebration of 1st Indian
Scientific Expedition to South Pole.
Special cover on
Bird Festival
New special cover is released
at BRT Tiger Reserve on the occasion of 7th Edition of Birds Festival. DPS HQ released the special cover and handed
over the album containing special cover to Sri Mahesh, MLA, Kollegala, chief
guest of the function and Ajai Mishra Pr. Chief Conservator of Forests and
other dignitaries on the stage .
New Special Cover n cancellation on
Banaras Handloom Silk
A special cover will be released on 16th January 2021 on Banaras Handloom Silk at Philatelic Bureau, Varanasi HPO.
Result
Banglapex 20204th Bangladesh National
Philatelic Exhibition 2020
19-30 December 2020
(Organized by Bangladesh Philatelic
Federation)
http://www.exhibit.banglapex.com/result
PANFILA BALIPHEX 2020
The PANFILA BALIPHEX 2020 was held from 28 to 31 December 2020 Denpasar, Bali Indonesia.
Detailed Result of
the exhibition may be viewed on the following
link:
http://rainbowstampclub.blogspot.com/2021/01/result-of-recent-philatelic-exhibitions.html
Special Cover on World Hindi Day
A Special Cover was released on Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag on 9th January in celebration of World Hindi Day (10 January 2020) .
Obituary
Renowned philatelist of
Ahmedabad Shri Dhananjay Desai passed away today. He served as National
Commissioner and jury member in many international philatelic exhibitions. He
won many awards at national and international shows. He was the founder of GPA
( Gujarat Philatelist's Association). His demise is a great loss to Indian
philately.
Our Heartfelt Condolences.....May his soul Rest in Peace ...
-Ashok Bayanwala, Ahmedabad
Fondly remembering Dhananjay S. Desai
Ever smiling face of Dhananjay, the
contagious childlike energy can now only be felt within us. He was a
powerhouse, always ready to do anything anywhere. His friendly behaviour
is unforgettable. He left for his heavenly abode on 15th December 2020, leaving
his philatelic research knowledge for generations to come. His passion for work
is a praiseworthy example at an age of 74 years. He has won many laurels at
National and International exhibitions for his collections and his book. His
main interests were Indian Postal stationery including Portuguese India,
Princely states of Gujarat, Gandhi, World War II and many more sidelines of
Indian Philately. His love for philatelic books had no limits. His
Philatelic library is the best library in the whole of Gujarat.
He was the founder member and Patron of
Gujarat Philatelic Association and a longtime member of Governing Council of
Philatelic Congress of India. He was a member of many Philatelic societies in
India and abroad. He was on the Panel of National Jury. He served as a
National Commissioner in several World/International Stamp Exhibitions across
the globe. He recorded his philatelic research findings in articles and was
also the co-author of the Book Indian Telegraphs.
The Stamp Collecting was very close to his
heart and always ready to share his researched knowledge. He left a big void in
the world of Philately. Though his physical presence will be greatly missed but
he will always stay with me & my family in our fond memories.
REMEMBERING
DHANAJAI BHAI
I write this with
great sadness over the unimaginable loss of a philatelic friend to Corona. He
was 74.
A
strong and powerful person who was as healthy as a young man of 20. Never
thought that Corona could even touch him but ultimately its god’s will and wish
that good persons are also called back.
He was as jubilant even during
last days as he used to be during routine days. No one could think that he
would leave us so soon.
This
thorough gentleman, inside and out, was a wonderful friend to me as to many,
came in to my close contact in 2009 when he was appointed as Commissioner for
Hong Kong 2009 International Exhibition
in which I participated. He not only guided me in many aspects of forwarding the exhibit but ensured that it
came back intact. And there on our friendship
strengthened beyond any age bar and he was always there to guide me with
his caring behavior.
With
an sever smiling face, this man a storehouse of positive energy had ability to attract anyone. He was an old but young man. I used to call him
YOUNG OLD MAN. A marathon cyclist even
at this age, he was so fit that who so ever met him, was always inspired. He
believed in living life with open heart.
As an ardent stamp lover, this veteran
philatelist served Indian philately as National Commissioner and Jury member in
many International Philatelic Exhibitions. He won many awards in National and
International Exhibitions. He was founder of Gujrat philatelic Society
(GPA) and member of Governing Council of Philatelic
Congress of India for long time. He wrote one book on Indian Telegraphs as he was fond of reading books and had a
wonderful library of his own. His main collecting interests were Indian Postal Stationery including Portuguese
India, Indian Princely states and many more .
His
demise is a great loss to Indian
Philately which is hard to recover as he left a big void in the world of
philately. Though his physical presence will be greatly missed by us but he
will always stay in the hearts of philatelists world over.
-Prashant Pandya, Vadodara
I am deeply grieved to hear the sad demise of Dhananjaybhai Desai due to Covid19. It was unexpected. He was a very nice person and was an exceptional human being. He was truly an inspiration for all, full of life and fun loving person, who wanted to live life on his own terms. He was very enthusiastic person to help the Philatelic community. He was a member of many Philatelic organisations and has also served as a Governing Council member of Philatelic Congress of India, Philatelic Society of India and Gujarat Philatelists’ Association.
He was also a Patron of Gujarat
Philatelists’ Association. We have spent a lot of time together discussing
Philately and we served together as Jury member at many exhibitions. He had
interest in various aspects of Philately. ‘Sorath’ was his specialization and
he had good collection on ‘Sorath’. He was also extremely passionate about
cycling besides Philately. He will always remain alive in our memories. I pray
the almighty to give his family members all the strength to bear this massive
loss and may his noble-soul rest in peace.
Founder of Jamshedpur Philatelic Society passed away….
Shri SS Bassan, Founder of Jamshedpur philatelic Society passed away on 9th January 2021. Jamshedpur philatelic society was formed in 1973. Basan Sahab was known for his thematic collection on "Antarctica", which was awarded in "India 89" world philatelic exhibition.
Our Heartfelt Condolences ! May his soul Rest in
Peace .
Thematic Watch
Observations / Experiences / Facts
- Jeevan Jyoti Thematic
Philately is an art of collecting various types of philatelic items
which includes postage stamps, Postal Stationery, postmarks and other
related material and presenting them in the form of an exhibit illustrating a
particular theme with an interesting story.. Such exhibit includes wide range
of philatelic material from various countries.Today thematic philately has
changed a lot with several new technical rules of exhibiting. I am sharing here
key points of thematic Philately “Analytical Approach toward Thematic
Philately” by Yukio Onuma of Japan Gold
Medal winner at 3 FIP World Philatelic Exhibitions and was Grand Prix d’honneur Candidate at Thailand 2018 for his
exhibit “L.V Beethoven.- His life in a Historical Context and his Legacy.”
I am
pleased to share some important points by noted thematic philatelist Dinesh
Chandra Sharma in Specialized section of this issue about the common mistakes
done by Thematic Exhibitors. This will help a lot to those thematic
philatelists who intend to participate in competitive exhibitions.
Contd….from the last issue ….
How
changed? This shows comparison between my early stage exhibit and
the latest one. Stamp’s weight is dramatically reduced from 65% to
35%. Types of materials increased from 13 to 28. I am using neither unaddressed
FDC nor Maximum Card.
Rarity/Price
Relationship: Please see this diagram. Y axis shows price which increases as it
moves toward top. X axis shows rarity (or degree of difficulty) which increases
as it moves toward right‐hand side. Materials are classified as
A, B, C and D depending rarity/price relationship.
Group
A: Hindenburg Crash Cover is one of World Class Rarities.
Group
B: Catapult Mail carried by SS “Europa” with Wagner’s Booklet Stamps.
Group‐C:
A Meter Stamp with Bonn University where Beethoven studied. Meter Stamp is not
so expensive, yet, it is not easy to find.
Philatelic
Importance: In my view philatelic importance means 1) genuineness, or
authenticity, products generated from stamp manufacturing process, and not
artificial meaning not produced only for philatelists. i.e. stamps by dubious
countries etc. 2) rarity and 3) condition.
To be contd….
Courtesy – Yukio
Onuma
Beginner’s
Section
The
catapult mail
The development of airmail began long before the invention of the
airplane, the dirigible or even the balloon. It began with the pigeon post,
which was used by armies many years before the birth of Christ to send messages
long distances. Since then, all the man-made vehicles of the air have been used
to carry letters from one place to another. However, airmail may be the only option for sending mail to some destinations,
such as overseas, if the mail cannot wait the time it would take to arrive
by ship, sometimes weeks.
Although airborne mail transport had occurred during the nineteenth century, the first official airmail flown by airplane took place in India; on 18 February 1911, French pilot Henri Pequet carried a sack with 6500 letters and 40 picture cards on his Humber-Sommer biplane.
During the late 1920s and early 1930s however, the need for greater
speed across Atlantic was recognized in the carriage of mail between Europe and
the Americas. Among the ideas developed by
commercial enterprises from the military advances was something that came to be
called catapult mail. It is an interesting story of man's bringing
together the knowledge learned from sailing the sea and flying in the air for
the benefit of man's needs, as mail could be carried in the last leg by an airplane launched from a
ship while still at sea.
The French
were the first to do something to cut transit time. In the late 1920’s, experiments were undertaken from
the deck of big passenger ships. The plane was placed on a trolley,
itself placed on a ramp protruding the back of the steamer. The catapulting was
done by compressed air and powder that propelled the aircraft at
110km/h. This new system was inaugurated on 13 August 1928, when the Île-de-France liner from the
Transatlantic General Company, carrying a Lioré et Olivier H-198 seaplane, left Le Havre. At 450 miles from the
US coast, the seaplane, piloted by Lieutenant Louis
Demougeot and registered F-AJHR, was
launched via a catapult from the steamship at 14:00 hours and landed in New
York at 17:12 before joining the docks for inspection. This first postal
liaison was a success and allowed the mail to be delivered approximately 24
hours ahead of a conventional routing. The seaplane carried mail
in three bags, franked with a surtax of 10 Fr.
As a
result of the operation, The French Postal Agent On-Board, Jules Cohen, feared
that the stock of tax label would not be sufficient to ensure franking for the
return flight to Le Havre. He convinced the French Consul General in New York
that the shortage would cause an important financial prejudice for the postal
authorities and persuaded him to overprint locally 3,000 90c-Berthelot stamps
and 1,000 1.50Fr-Pasteur stamps with 10Fr, for the return leg. The overprint
was done by Emile Cabella, a New York printer. In fact, Jules Cohen had planned
this overprint by creating the scarcity of 10Fr stamps during the outward
voyage and had purchased Berthelot and Pasteur sheets to be overprinted once in
New York.
One month after the inaugural airmail flight to New York, during the crossing
New York-Le Havre of the Île-de-France liner, Major Blancart authorized
the catapult of the Lioré Olivier seaplane piloted by Demougeot and Co-Pilot
Montrouseau (Captain, Engineer Officer of 1st class, radio). Off the south of
England, the plane flew to Le Havre in the morning of 13 September 1928. The plane was expected to arrive at Cherbourg in the afternoon. A magneto failure forced the seaplane to
sediment and could not take off because of
an agitated sea. Lieutenant Demougeot and its crew were not found; the many researches were unsuccessful, reinforcing the
concern of all. On 14 September, it was with relief that one learned the towing of the aircraft, broken at 28 miles southwest of Bishop Rock.
Even
though the Île-de-France was not the fastest vessel in the
world, it briefly pioneered the quickest mail-system between Europe and the
United States. This practice proved too costly, however, and in October 1930
the catapult service discontinued. Also, the strength of the catapulting fatigues the
structure of the steamer.
The idea of catapult
mail was not fully developed by the French and it was the German, who
understood the possibilities in using catapult mail on a regular service. In
1929, the German Norddeutschen Lloyd shipping company installed a catapult on
its new liner Bremen, from which a seaplane was launched when the
ship approached its destination. The first German catapult flight was made on
22 July 1929 during Bremen’s maiden voyage, when a Heinkel He12
(registered D-1717) seaplane was
launched while the ship was out of New York. In 1930, a catapult was fitted to
a second ship, Europa, wich used a Heinkel He58 aircraft
(registered D-1919, a slightly larger
aircraft with side-by-side seats and bigger payload). Both Heinkel
seaplanes were replaced in 1932 by Junckers Ju46 aircraft.
Flights were only
made during the summer season; in the winter, bad weather made launches too
dangerous. German catapult flights were not resumed at the beginning of the
1936 season, as the dirigible LZ 129 Hindenburg (Luftschiff
Zeppelin #129) had
begun a regular transatlantic passenger and mail service from March of that year.
With the advance of aviation, transatlantic flights made the catapult
mail system unnecessary, but for a period of time it was a successful
application of innovation in delivering the mail.
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Paraguay
first day cover commemorating the 100th anniversary of Sir
Rowland Hill’s death, with the souvenir sheet reproducing the two stamps
from France (overprinted with the ICAO logo). Issued on 24 August 1979. More
information on this issue can be obtained by clicking on the following link: Paraguay – 100th Anniversary
of Rowland Hill Death.
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Mail
carried on 13 August 1928 by the first postal liaison between La Havre, France and New
York. Day of Issue octagonal date stamp on flown
catapult cover franked with a surtax of 10Fr (2 x 5Fr), imposed by
the decree
of 29 July 1928 for airmail.
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Private hand-stamp commemorating the
catapulted aircraft piloted on the return leg by Lieutenant Demougeot:
PREMIERE LIAISON POSTALE AERIENNE / TRANSATLANTIQUE / PAR HYDRAVION LANCE PAR
CATAPULTE DE « L'ILE DE France » / PILOTE: LIEUTENANT DE VAISSEAU
L. DEMOUGEOT.
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Cover
rescued from crash of the seaplane during the return leg of the Île-de-France.  |
Catapult
mail sent from the Bremen, on its return leg to Europe on 2 August 1929.  |
Catapult
mail sent from the Bremen, on its return leg to Europe on 2 August 1929. With
the 5-cent stamp issued to commemorate the International Civil Aeronautics
Conference held in Washington, D.C., from 12 to 14 December 1928. |
Courtesy : THE POSTAL HISTORY OF ICAO
Specialized Section
Common Mistakes made by Thematic
Philatelic Exhibitors
- Dinesh Chandra Sharma
Dinesh Chandra Sharma is a noted thematic philatelist and has won
several medals and awards at National
and International Philatelic Exhibitions for his exhibit on Summer Olympic
Games. He has also served as jury member in state and National Philatelic
Exhibition. Recently he was a jury member in PHILAVIRTU 2020,First National
Virtual Philatelic Exhibition with international participation. I am pleased to
present here a presentation prepared by him based on his observation over the
years as an exhibitor and as a juror. I hope this presentation will help many
Thematic philatelists who are preparing exhibits for the Philatelic
competitions. Mr. Dinesh Sharma may be contacted at email: .olymp_sharma@rediffmail.com - Editor
Permanent Pictorial Cancellations connected with Mahatma
Gandhi.
-Sushil Mehra
Birth Place of Mahatma Gandhi. Porbandar is a city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama. It is the administrative centre of the Porbandar District and it was the former capital of the Porbandar princely state. Kirti Mandir is the memorial temple built in memory of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi located in city of Porbandar. It is a three storied ancestral house of Gandhiji where in the exact place where Putlibai, Gandhiji’s mother, had given birth to Gandhi, is marked with a ‘Swastik’.
Ellis Bridge is a century old bridge situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It bridges the western and eastern parts of the city across the Sabarmati river. This bowstring arch truss bridge was the first bridge of Ahmedabad constructed in 1892.Later new concrete wings were constructed on either side in 1997 and it was renamed as Swami Vivekananda Bridge. The Kochrab Ashram is the first Ashram developed by Mahatma Gandhi after he came to India from South Africa. It was founded on 25th May 1915. The ashram was a major centre for students of Gandhian ideas to practice satyagraha, self-sufficiency, Swadeshi, work for the upliftment of the poor, women and untouchables, and public education and sanitation.
- Sushil Mehra : email : gaureshmehra@gmail.com
Philatelic Tributes to the First Line Warriors - Corona virus COVID-19 Pandemic
Contd. from the last…..
BOSNIA
AND HERZEGOVINA - Postage stamp
Pandemic COVID-19 (June 2020)
Postage stamp (2,70) shows a figure in protective clothing creating a symbolic wall against the corona virus COVID-19 and the text: "PANDEMIJA COVID - 19" (= Pandemic COVID-19).
UNITED KINGDOM - Slogan machine cancellation
Stay home - Saves lives (31st March 2020)
This slogan machine cancellation calls on people to stay at home and thus save lives by the NHS = National Health Service with text: "Stay HOME / PROTECT THE NHS / SAVE LIVES / Royal Mail - keeping / communities connected".
UNITED KINGDOM - Slogan machine cancellation
Happy 100th Birthday Captain Thomas Moore (30th April 2020)
This slogan machine cancellation celebrates the 100th Birthday Captain Thomas Moore, who managed to raise more than L 32 million for the NHS (National Health Service) in the fight against the COVID-19 corona virus pandemic with the text: "Happy 100th Birthday / Captain Thomas Moore / NHS fundraising hero".
IRELAND - Prepaid postcards
#WriteNow (April 2020)
IRELAND - Slogan machine cancellation
Slogan machine cancellation calls on people to stay at home by the HSE.IE = Health Services in Ireland with the text: "Stay at / Home / HSE.ie".
ISLE OF MAN - Postage stamps
Carry Us Through (4th May 2020)
Series of eight postage stamps CARRY US THROUGH, which depict various emotions, feelings, activities enabling people to carry us through - critical times: LOVE, FAITH, CARE, COMPASSION, WORK, COMMUNITY, WORDS and SCIENCE.
USA - Prepaid card
President´s Trump Corona virus Guidelines for America (16. 3. 2020)
USA - Machine propagation cancel
Fleet Week in New York cancelled due to corona virus (27th May 2020)
Machine propagation cancel used on the USS Theodore Roosevelt military ship informs about the cancellation of the Fleet Week event in New York due to corona virus COVID-19 pandemic with the text: "FLEET WEEK NEW YORK CANCELLED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS".
The image of the entire is taken from the blog: US Navy-Schiffspost.
Editor’s Mail Box
Dear
Mrs. Jeevan Jyoti,
Congratulations,
‘Rainbow Stamp News’ entering 14th year of publication,
a Great Achievement by your good self. We Thank you for Your dedication,
relentless effort, resources and time in the midst of ‘Home Maker’ functions
and
caring for Your Family. GOD BLESS & BEST REGARDS.
-Srini Thevarayan,
Royal Town Klang, Malaysia
Thank you so much for this issue. In this pandemic situation it is very difficult to keep things normal.
Your hard work is really
praiseworthy. Thank you for keeping this hobby alive with all your passion and
dedication.
With all my wishes .
Regards
Eeshita Basu ,Kolkata
Philatelist’s Voice
On 5th January 2021,a special cover was released on Karnataka bird festival at BRT TIGER RESERVE .Even last corona covers too which were released on 31.12.2020. No information has been shared by DOP. Why now a days no information is sent to Philatelist and public .
If there is no information Then where
is the promotion of Philately ?
Please ensure that the invitation is sent to the philatelists before release of a special cover.
-Jagannath Mani, Bangalore
New Issues from other countries
Estonia
8 December 2020 : ATM Christmas
2020
Lithuania
22 December 2020 : Holy Christmas and New Year
Netherlands
14
January 2021 - Love Forever stamp
24
January 2021- Brush Rabbit
Additional Ounce Rate
24
January 2021 Castillo de San Marcos $7.95 Priority Mail Stamp
28
January 2021 - Black Heritage, August
Wilson
2
February 2021 - Lunar New Year • Year of the Ox Forever Stamp
11
February 2021 - Chien-Shiung Wu
My Dashavatar Collection by Sushil Mehra
Wonderful book on
Dashavatars of Lord Vishnu through Philately. The book opens a window into
Indian Mythology with various types of Philatelic items with a special section
of Match Box labels depicting characters in Indian Mythology.
Book Review : http://rainbowstampclub.blogspot.com/.../my-dashavatar...
Acknowledgment
- Ananthapuri Stamp Bulletin January 2021 issue edited by Mohanachandran
Nair
- Judaica Thematic Society (UK)
January 2021 Newsletter edited by Gary Goodman email - judaicathematicsociety@talktalk.net
-The Hyderabad Philatelist September 2020 issue edited by Prakash Agrawal
-The Hyderabad Hobby Magazine September 2020 issue edited by Prakash
Agrawal
-Latest issue of Deccan
Philatelist Vol 20
No 1 2020 edited by Col Jayant Dutta
- Latest Issue of Vadophil
July – October 2020 edited by Prashant Pandya & Timir Shah
Bogs & Websites
Philatelic
Clubs & Societies
Ananthapuri
Philatelic Association, Thiruvanthapuram
Baroda
Philatelic Society - http://www.vadophil.org/
Chandigarh
Philatelic Club
Deccan
Philatelic Society – Pune, Maharashtra
Eastern
India Philatelists’ Association -http://www.filacapsule.blogspot.com/
The
Hyderabad Philatelic and Hobbies Society
India
Study Circle - http://www.indiastudycircle.org/
Indian
Thematic Society, Ludhiana -http://indianthematicstamps.webs.com/
Ludhiana
Philatelic Club
Numismatic & Philatelic Association of Vellore
Fort
http://numismaticphilavellore.site40.net/index.htm
Philatelic
Congress of India - http://www.philateliccongressofindia.com/
Philatelic
Society of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Philatelic
Society of India , Mumbai : http://www.psi1897.com/
Orissa Philatelic Association, Mail id-: orissaphilatelic@gmail.com
Rainbow
Stamp Club -http://rainbowstampclub.blogspot.com/
Rajkot
Philatelic Society – Rajkot, Gujarat
Gujarat
Philatelic Association - Ahmedabad
South
India Philatelists Association -http://www.sipa.org.in/
The
Army Philatelic Society, Pune
Stamps
of India – http://www.stampsofindia.com
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New Post on recent issues, news on stamp activities and Contribution by
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Current
Philatelic Magazines – Newsletters
-VADOPHIL,
Editor - Prashant Pandya &TimirShah and published by Baroda Philatelic
Society, Vadodara. Website -http://www.vadophil.org/
-ITS Stamp News - Quarterly - Editor: Suraj Jaitly Publisher: Indian Thematic
Society website - http://itsstampnews.blogspot.com/
-Ananthpuri Stamp Bulletin - Monthly e -stamp bulletin of Anathapuri Philatelic
Association, Thiruvanthapuram
-Journal of the Army Philatelic Society : Editor – Col Jayanta Dutta
-India Post – Quarterly Journal of the India Study Circle publishes original
articles submitted by members of ISC.
-Deccan Philatelist from Deccan Philatelic Society, Pune. edited by Col Jayanta
Dutta
-The Hyderabad Philatelist from Hyderabad Philatelic and Hobbies Society Editor
– Prakash Agrawal
-SIPA Bulletin issued by South India Philatelists’ Association
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