Hawker Culture
Date of Issue : 26 March 2021
Hawker Culture in Singapore is an integral part of the daily lives for Singaporeans. People from all walks of life, regardless of age, race or social strata, gather at hawker centres to dine and bond over a diverse variety of dishes prepared by our hawkers.
This set of stamps commemorates the successful inscription of Hawker Culture in Singapore on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Dehradun April 2021 Vol. XIV
Issue No. 160
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Dear
Reader,
I
am pleased to present April 2021 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. Greetings on the
festive season of Holi, the festival of colors and Easter which we just
celebrated few days back, the country is again in the grip of COVID 19. Once
again There seems no hope for the physical stamp exhibitions in near future. We
have to depend upon online philatelic exhibitions in coming recent times. We
have to think over the way-out of holding these virtual exhibitions fair and authentic,
free from virtual exhibits. It is a difficult task but not impossible. The
situation is going to prevail for a long time all over the world. Let’s join
hands and promote this hobby in the best possible way in different colors with
a new virtual way !!
This is all for this month. More in the next issue…
Happy Collecting !
§ 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
§ New
Issues from Other Countries
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SMELL
GOLD, IF NO RARITY
Philately
is changing and changing fast. The ways to collect and the exhibiting are
changing. The collecting fields are changing and the overall scope in
philately has broadened. From physical
exhibiting to digital or virtual exhibiting , from first generation of thematic
philately to 4th generation
of philately, new historic routs and
fields in postal history are being
explored, innovations and
experimentation in philately are being welcomed. All in all, philately has
changed and is still changing.
In
fact, all these changes and efforts are being done to save and revive philately which in fact, is dying in terms of
failure to attract new stamp lovers or philatelists. Aspiration to get higher award was always
there and is still there in philatelists. Irrespective of his standard /
quality of exhibit , one always looks
for/ aspire highest award. And believe me, “higher the award, better it is for
promotion, development and survival of philately”.
We
see along with all these good efforts are being done, the standard of marking
of judgment and evaluation of philatelic exhibits too has changed. Now quality
exhibits with variety of material, higher level of research and knowledge, best
quality of most appropriate philatelic material
and best of the development of
theme with rarest of the items displayed is being looked for by the
jury. Prices of the philatelic material too are touching sky. Further,
amalgamation of other philatelic branches in thematic has openly spoken about the
demands and expectation of the
jury. So, it is not easy to get higher award under these circumstances.
Well,
this is just like “Tug of war “ where at one hand efforts are being done to revive philately
and on the other hand exhibitors are being discouraged by such high expectations and tight / strict
marking and evaluation procedures. We must not forget, exhibitors are the
biggest source of promotion and development of philately but they need to be
sufficiently satisfied with the marking.
In
one of my last column, when I wrote GOLD is not my cup of tea; I had opined that marks allotted to rarities in
exhibit should be reduced as rarities are very hard to get by search. Common
man can hardly get noticeable rarities in his life time. Yes, heavy pockets can
get it easily ,if available. And rarity
is the one factor which ultimately decides
higher awards. This clearly means that only big pocketed exhibitors can
get higher award leaving exceptions which are of course exceptional.
Hence,
persons with big pockets have no effect of the stringent marking procedures
as rarity is with them which dictates
the higher awards. Is it justice with the majority of philatelists and
exhibitors which have small pockets? Is it the true way to promote philately? Is it the true
demand of time? No, not at all from my point of view. Then what should be the
solution? According to me no allocation or marking should be given to
rarities. It does not mean that rarity should not be recognized. Yes, it should
be but in a different way. I also know
that class of philatelists , I have referred to as big pocketed class will not appreciate my view point. They
may also defend it but truth is this and this only.
Let’s
assume that there is no marking against rarity and the marks are distributed in
other aspects such as development, knowledge, completeness, research etc..
Certainly this will do justice with all the philatelists looking for higher /
highest award because in absence of rarity, the competition stays at level for
all irrespective of pocket size. And under these circumstances every
participant with any pocket size can
win the highest award. Pocket will not
be the deciding factor. Well, the rarities may be honored in way of giving
SPECIAL PRIZE . But GOLD will be in the
reach of every participant. The Gold
exhibit having good rare items may be named as SUPER GOLD (Large Gold with special prize)or Large
Vermeil may be called SUPER LARGE VERMEIL
(Large Vermeil with special prize) or Large Gold be called SUPER LARGE
GOLD (Large Gold with special prize)which will signify that the exhibit
possesses good number of rare items too. This will be an honor to such
exhibits and a recognition of rare items in the exhibit.
I understand, during this phase of change in philately, this idea may be think upon seriously and be given due consideration looking in to survival and future of philately because this will encourage most of the philatelists as they can then be able to smell GOLD if all other aspects are taken care in the best way by them.
-Naresh Agrawal : email - nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in
Recent Indian
Issues
6
February 2021 : Diamond Jubilee : The High Court of Gujarat – Rs 5
23
March 2021 : 100 Years of First Visit of
Mahatma Gandhi to Odisha
New Special Covers
19 March 2021 : Diamond Jubilee of NIT, Rourkela
20 March
2021: RI District – 3262 Conference,
Puri
20 March 2021
: World Sparrow Day, Allahabad
13-14 March
2021: Asian Honey Bee : Dehradun
In The
News
The
'Three Treasures – Collected by Stuart Weitzman' live auction will
take place at Sotheby's New York on 8 June 2021, and will feature just three
incredibly rare items:
- The
'fabled and elusive' 1933 Double Eagle Coin
- The
sole-surviving example of the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta,
known as the most famous and valuable stamp in the world.
- The
Inverted Jenny Plate Block, the most well-known and sought-after American
stamp rarity
The
Double Eagle coin and the British Guiana stamp will be offered with estimates
of $10/15 million each and are poised to set new world auction records in
their respective categories.
The
Inverted Jenny will carry an estimate of $5/7 million, set to eclipse its
own record for an American philatelic item.
Source : All about stamps
Honour for distinguished philatelists
The New RDPs
Five collectors have
been named as new signatories of the prestigious Roll of Distinguished
Philatelists for 2021, with the signing ceremony set to take place in Harrogate
in September.
The Board of Election of
the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists recently agreed that the following
philatelists be invited to sign the Roll:
- Dénes
Czirók, RDP, FRPSL (Hungary)
- Seija-Riitta
Laakso, RDP, FRPSL (Finland)
- Jose
Ramon Moreno, RDP, FRPSL (Spain)
- Henrik
Mouritsen, RDP, FRPSL (Denmark)
- Randolph
Neil, RDP, FRPSL (USA)
The invitation to sign
the Roll is the highest and most prestigious of honours in philately,
recognising achievement, research, publication and service in many areas of
philately.
This
year’s signing ceremony will take place on 24 September 2021 at the Crowne
Plaza Hotel, Harrogate, during the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain. The
venue has been chosen as the very first RDP ceremony took place in Harrogate in
1921.
The
centenary of the RDP has also given the Board of Election the chance to correct
‘a historic injustice’.
The
Roll was instigated just after the First World War when there was strong
anti-German feeling in Great Britain. Germany had been a strong philatelic
nation with many eminent philatelists but when the 42 ‘Fathers of Philately’
were inscribed on the side panels, no German or Austrian names were selected.
There were, however, some empty name banners at the bottom of the scroll, four
of which were filled in the 1950s, but two remain empty to this day.
The
Board of Election has selected two eminent philatelists to occupy those spaces,
one German and one Austrian. They undoubtedly deserve selection as ‘Fathers of
Philately’ but they also stand to represent many of their countrymen who would
also merit inclusion. They are Otto Carl Alfred Moschkau (1848-1912) of Germany
and Victor Suppantschitsch (1839-1919) of Austria.
Dénes Czirók, RDP – Hungary
Dénes
Czirók, also known as “Denis”, combines a deep knowledge of Hungarian philately
with a willingness to share it. His numerous books cover areas of postal
history within Hungary, the postal card and cancellations. He is also
author of a wide range of articles in several languages, including English and
German, and was editor of The Postal History Journal in Hungary for many years.
These subjects are reflected in his own collecting interests, having
formed significant collections of Hungarian related postal history covering the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that have received high awards both
nationally and internationally.
Denis
has been a leader within organised philately, including arranging a number of
symposia within Hungary for FEPA and also in Austria and Sindelfingen. A
qualified FIP postal history judge, Denis has been commissioner at numerous
exhibitions and is chairman of the Hungarian commission of judges. His
contribution to philatelic endeavour within Hungary and Europe continues to be significant.
Dr. Seija-Riitta Laakso, RDP –
Finland
Seija-Riitta
Laakso has been visible worldwide as the editor of The London Philatelist,
including the special editions to celebrate the 150 years of the Royal
Philatelic Society London. Today she is editor of The Posthorn, The Congress
Book, yearbook of American Philatelic Congress, and Postryttaren, yearbook of
the Swedish Friends of Postmuseum.
Seija-Riitta
has exhibited in five different classes: postal history, thematic, open,
picture postcards and literature, receiving high awards nationally and
internationally. Her doctoral thesis Across the Oceans successfully and
academically combined 19th century maritime history and postal history.
She is
also well known for her contribution to the serious collecting and study of
picture postcards, opening many collectors’ eyes to the possibilities of this
new class. Her exhibit Paris by Night garnered numerous awards on both sides of
the Atlantic including the Lee Medal in 2020 for the best paper presented to
the RPSL. Seija-Riitta is also a qualified judge at Nordic level and an APS
judge in the United States. She has served on the Thematic Commission of the
FIP and has been secretary general of the Philatelic Federation of Finland.
Jose Ramon Moreno, RDP - Spain
Jose
Ramon Moreno has worked tirelessly at the organisational level of European and
international philately for over 20 years. Until 2019, he was President
of FEPA working with European federations, and globally in the development of
philately and organisation of exhibitions. In November 2019 he was elected FEPA
Honorary President. His contributions have been recognised in many countries,
with honours including the Gold Medal of Philatelic Merit of the Spanish
Government.
A
qualified international judge for thematic philately and philatelic literature,
Jose Ramon has been deeply involved in updating the judging regulations of both
classes and was also among the contributors to the regulations for the new Open
Philately class. He is author of the book Thematic Philately: Analysis
and Research, published by the Royal Hispanic Academy of Philately. His
articles have contributed to the development and understanding of thematic
philately, particularly within Spanish speaking countries. Jose Ramon’s
thematic collections span a range of sports-related subjects, including
yachting, skiing and golf, and have received high awards including an FIP Grand
Prix.
Henrik Mouritsen, RDP – Denmark
Henrik
Mouritsen’s highly regarded exhibits on semi-classical Danish philately have
won FIP large gold medals in three different classes: traditional, postal
history and postal stationery. His postal history exhibit won Grand Prix
International at IBRA 2009. Danish by birth, but living in Germany, Henrik is a
meticulous and determined researcher. His 6-volume work titled Danish Postal
History 1875-1907 is based on over 23000 pages of information from official
sources, it is the definitive bilingual (Danish and English) study of the
postal rates and regulations for this period, and is important because it
includes the UPU regulations for all types of mail during the first 32 years of
the UPU’s existence.
Always
willing to assist fellow collectors, Henrik has been a regular presenter at
seminars covering exhibiting and judging, several of which are available on
YouTube. He is active both nationally and internationally as commissioner, FIP
qualified international judge in postal history, and member of the FIP postal
history bureau since 2017.
Randolph Neil, RDP - USA
Randolph
“Randy” Neil is one of the best-known names in American philately. As editor
and publisher of numerous philatelic magazines, he has been a prolific writer
on subjects ranging from classics to modern. Always an enthusiastic
exhibitor, he was author and publisher of The Philatelic Exhibitors Handbook,
first published in 1987 and now in its third edition, having sold thousands of
copies. He was publisher and designer of the definitive book on US
domestic postal rates and has been webmaster and graphic designer for several
societies and exhibitions. In 2006 he was editor and founder of The American
Stamp Collector and Dealer magazine and since 2015 is founder and managing
editor of Stamp Collector's Quarterly, an American scholarly magazine.
His own
collections are equally varied, covering many areas of USA stamps and postal
history ranging from Confederate States, through the USA 2c of 1883, to the
Presidential issue of 1938, and postal history of the Second World War in the
Pacific, receiving high awards including several USA Grand Awards. Randy was
President of the American Philatelic Society from 1993 to 1997 and recipient of
the John Luff Award for services to the APS. He was co-founder of the
American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors, serving as its first President,
and has received numerous awards for contributions to philately in the USA.
Read More..
Rare 'locked' letter sealed 300 years ago is finally opened virtually
Three hundred years ago, before envelopes, passwords and security codes, writers often struggled to keep thoughts, cares and dreams expressed in their letters private.
One popular way was to use a technique called letter locking -- intricately folding a flat sheet of paper to become its own envelope. This security strategy presented a challenge when 577 locked letters delivered to The Hague in the Netherlands between 1689 and 1706 were found in a trunk of undelivered mail.
The letters had never reached their final
recipients, and conservators didn't want to open and damage them. Instead, a
team has found a way to read one of the letters without breaking its seal or
unfolding it in any way. Using a highly sensitive X-ray scanner and computer
algorithms, researchers virtually unfolded the unopened letter.
This is a computer-generated unfolding sequence of a sealed letter from 17th-century Europe. Virtual unfolding was used to read the letter's contents without physically opening it. Credit: Courtesy of the Unlocking History Research Group archive
"This algorithm takes us right into
the heart of a locked letter," the research team said in a statement.
"Sometimes the past resists scrutiny.
We could simply have cut these letters open, but instead we took the time to
study them for their hidden, secret, and inaccessible qualities. We've learned
that letters can be a lot more revealing when they are left unopened."
The technique revealed the contents of a
letter dated July 31, 1697. It contains a request from Jacques Sennacques to
his cousin Pierre Le Pers, a French merchant in The Hague, for a certified copy
of a death notice of Daniel Le Pers.
Written in French, the letter was translated into English as part of the study. There is some missing text that the researchers said was likely due to wormholes in the paper.
Dear sir & cousin,
It
has been a few weeks since I wrote to you in order to ask you to have drawn up
for me a legalized excerpt of the death of sieur Daniel Le Pers, which took
place in The Hague in the month of December 1695, without hearing from you.
This is f...g I am writing to you a second time in order to remind you of the
pains that I took on your behalf. It is important to me to have this extract
you will do me a great pleasure to procure it for me to send me at the same
time news of your health of all the family.
Michel New Catalogues
 |
New editions of the Michel Catalog for this year are going to release, with this first volume of the Europe series referring to the "Alpine Countries 2021", which includes Liechtenstein, Austria, Switzerland and the United Nations of Geneva and Vienna. There are seven hundred and sixty-eight pages with more than eight thousand and six hundred photos of stamps and philatelic pieces, and approximately thirty-eight thousand and five hundred quotations.
Still from Europe comes volume
two referring to "Central Europe 2021", which
includes Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Western
Hungary, a catalog that presents more than nine thousand and one hundred
photos, and about forty thousand and six hundred quotations on eight hundred
pages. All of these catalogs, of great quality, have many changes and
additions in relation to previous editions, thus providing a broader knowledge
of the philately of each country.
Source : O Filatelist
Forthcoming International Philatelic Exhibitions
updates
CAPE
TOWN 2021 Philatelic Exhibition ( Update)
Mr. Shakil Ahmed is Indian National Commissioner for the Cape Town 2021, FIP Specialized World Stamp Exhibition to be held at Cape Town, South Africa from 9 to 13 November, 2021.
Exhibition Classes:
Traditional, Postal History, Aerophilately, Postal Stationery, Revenue,
Thematic, Open, Modern Philately, One Frame, Philatelic Literature and Picture
Postcards only)
Shakil Ahmed : Email: ahmedshakil99@gmail.com : (M)
+91-9437225760 / +91-7008025663
PHlLANIPPON 2021 Update
Mr. Surendra Kotadia is Indian National Commissioner for the PHILANIPPON 2021, FIP World Stamp Championship Exhibition to be held in Japan from 25th to 30th August 2021.
Philanippon 2021 will have the following competitive classes:
Championship Class, Traditional, Postal History, Postal Stationery,
Aerophilately, Thematic, Modern, Open, Youth, One Frame, Literature.
Surendra
Kotadia : Email: surendrakotadia@gmail.com : Mob : + 91 98199 03789
CAPEX 22, Toronto
CAPEX 22 is
an international one frame stamp and philatelic literature exhibition organized
by the Canadian Association of Philatelic Exhibitions – Association Canadienne
des Expositions Philatéliques (CAPE-ACEP).
The Exhibition will be held from June 9-12 2022 at the Metro Toronto Convention
Centre (MTCC), 255 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
CAPEX 22 is the inaugural International One Frame Stamp Championship
Exhibition. It is also the largest exhibition of one frame exhibits ever held.
CAPEX 22 is being held under the Patronage of the Federacion Interamericana de
Filatelia (FIAF) and the Recognition of the Fédération Internationale de
Philatélie (FIP). CAPEX 22 will be governed by the General Regulations for
Exhibitions (GREX), the General Regulation for Evaluation of Exhibits (GREV),
the Special Regulations for Evaluation of exhibits (SREV’s) and Guidelines
issued by FIP and the Individual Regulations for Exhibition (IREX) issued by
CAPEX 22.
In addition to the classes recognized by FIP for One Frame exhibits, several
non-FIP classes including FDCs, Cinderellas and Illustrated Mail may be entered
in CAPEX 22.
Exhibitors from FIP member federations and FIAF member federations shall be
eligible to participate at CAPEX 22. Entries awarded at least 75-points at
national exhibitions since Jan 1, 2015 or which have been exhibited at FIP,
FIAF, FEPA or FIAP exhibitions will be eligible.
Participation Fee
1. There is
no fee for Non-Competitive Class entries.
2.The participation fee for One-Frame Exhibit (Class 1) is US$125 per exhibit.
3. The participation fee for Philatelic Literature (Class 2) is US$80 per
exhibit.
4. There is no fee for Youth Class entries.
Address
CAPEX 22 Organizing Committeec/o Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation 10 Summerhill Ave, Toronto, ON Canada M4T 1A8 Telephone : 416-921-2073 Fax : 416-921-1282 E-mail : info@capex22.org
Exhibitors
shall submit one Exhibit Application Form for each exhibit or literature
application through the on-line application form at www.capex22.org. The Organizing Committee will notify
the assigned National Commissioners of their respective countries.
Exhibit Application Forms duly filled shall be submitted through the on-line
application form not later than November 30, 2021.
View : CAPEX 22 IREX
View : Exhibit
Application Form
SAVPEX
2021: South African Virtual Philatelic Exhibition 22-25 July 2021
1. STATUS OF
EXHIBITION
1.1
The Exhibition will be a competitive “One Frame Virtual Exhibition” and open to
all members of Societies affiliated to The Philatelic Federation of South
Africa (PFSA) and all members of Federations affiliated to the Federation
Internationale Philatelique (FIP)
1.2
The concept of this Virtual Exhibition may be explained as follows:
(a)
Exhibitors, after assembling the exhibit, will scan the sixteen pages and send
to the email address in Clause 6.3
(b)
The exhibits will be judged by appointed National and International Jurors.
(c)
The exhibits will be available for display by request of a visitor to the venue
of the National Exhibition hosted by the Orange Free State Philatelic Society
(Bloemfontein) in JULY 2021. A number of TV screens will be available for
individual viewing of the exhibits.
(d) The exhibits will be available for viewing
on the Federation Website after the judging is completed and Exhibitors have
been notified of their results.
ENTRIES AND EXHIBITS
4.1
An administration charge of US $35 per entry will be due on Submission of the
Entry Form. The South African Federation will subsidize South African
exhibitors, their Entry Fee will be R275 and for “First Time South African
Exhibitors”, the Entry Fee will be fully subsidized. Paid Fees will only be
refunded in the case of an entry which is not accepted.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further
copies of these Exhibition Guidelines and provisional entry forms may be
obtained from: Joof van der Merwe at email: jnc1@vodamail.co.za These Exhibition Guidelines and Entry Form
will also be available on the Federation
website : https://stampssa.africa
32nd
Maximaphily and Postcards Exhibition in Echternach, 24 – 25 July 2021
The
Echternach Philatelic Circle invites visitors to the 32nd
Maximaphily and Postcard Exhibition organised by the FSPL (Federation of
Philatelic Societies of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg).
The collection of Maximum cards and Postcards was and is very popular in Luxembourg and for this reason the FSPL has organised a specialised national exhibition for more than 30 years. In 2021 the organisation of this exhibition has fallen to the Echternach society. Exhibitors from other countries will be very welcome. The only condition is that an exhibitor possesses a Maximum or Postcard exhibit that is qualified to be shown at national exhibitions. Collectors who are members of a society in Luxembourg may apply without prior qualification.
Traditionally frame fees are not charged in Luxembourg, but one special characteristic of the frames needs to be mentioned. This is that the Luxembourg frames each hold three rows of five sheets (A4 or the rather broader album sheets). Thus, it is possible to show 15 sheets in a frame but it is not a problem if your exhibit is designed to show 12 sheets per frame. A Luxembourg jury will evaluate your exhibit and will be available to discuss the exhibit. Applications should be made by 31 May 2021 and acceptances for participation a few days later will be sent.
The exhibition will take place in the ‘Trifolion’ Cultural Centre, 2 Porte St Willibrord, 6486 Echternach in Luxembourg.
National and international exhibitors are invited to participate in this exhibition. Those interested in participating, please contact either Mr Robert Grosch, 1A Rue CM Spoo, 6483 Echternach (email: groschr@pt.lu) or Mr Lars Böttger, 10 Route der Grundhof, 6315 Beaufort, Luxembourg (email: lars.boettger@bdph.de) for the application forms.
Visit : Maximaphily and Postcards Exhibition
Philatelic exhibition on Buddhism
Recently, International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) in association with the Mahabodhi Society of India and Attodeep organized the Eastern India Buddhist Conclave – Issues, Interaction & Initiatives on 1st and 2nd March, 2021 at hotel The Westin, Kolkata Rajarhat, West Bengal. The conclave in Kolkata was third in an ongoing series after Delhi-NCR Buddhist Conclave on 21st and 22nd November, 2020 in New Delhi and North East Buddhist Conclave held in Guwahati on 3rd and 4th February, 2021.
As a part of this two-day conclave, a Philatelic exhibition was organized on Buddhism. Sri Souvik Roy,a renowned philatelist and collector from Kolkata, displayed his valued collection, being the largest collector on Buddhism. A rare collection of coins and currencies on Buddhism was displayed by Smt. Eeshita Basu, a collector and a teacher at The Heritage School, Kolkata.
Dignitaries enjoying the exhibition
Some beautiful embroidery on Buddha made by the ladies of Tagore family were displayed. Original photographs of Buddhist sites and rare documents was also on display there.
Eeshita Basu with her collection
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A report by
EESHITA BASU,KOLKATA : Email : eeshita2015@gmail.com
New Picture Postcards
Picture Post Cards on Birds of Himachal
Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh Postal Circle issued a set of 20 postcards ( Series 2 in Limited Edition) Halcyon Himachal, The Avians of Himachal Pradesh. These are beautiful postcards ( Price : Rs 200/-) for Picture Post card collectors and Bird Lovers
Picture
Postcards on fishes released by Odisha
Circle
On 1st April 2021 Central Institute of freshwater aquaculture with India Post a set of 12 picture postcards were released by Sri P.K.Bisoi, Secretary, Posts in presence of distinguished guests. The post card blank set cost ₹125/- where as cancelled set cost ₹200/- .
For more details plz contact : Dr Bibhudutta Mishra,Bhubaneshwar : Whatsapp no 7978551080
Thematic WatchObservations / Experiences / Facts
The Write up
The Write Up of an
exhibit is an essential part of the exhibit. The write up should be brief and
appropriate. The visitors including jury have limited time to view the exhibits
so the philatelic items should
itself tell the story instead of giving long
detailed write-ups of the theme. But still I have seen in philatelic
exhibitions, some exhibits with long and lengthy write ups get quite good
medal. It all depends on the judges. Sometimes the jury overlooks it and only
sees the philatelic items presented in the exhibit and ignores the write up.
The rarity of the philatelic item decides the fate of the exhibit Whereas it is necessary that there should be
a proper balance and congruence between the philatelic items and text...If text
is very long it unnecessarily occupies a big space. If standard, thorough and
authentic judging is done, such exhibits would definitely get a negative
impression and would get less marks. Sometimes
the exhibits are not judged as per norms and rules of the thematic exhibition. .
If the exhibit is being exhibited for a general public there is no need to give
philatelic write up only thematic
details are sufficient but if one is participating
in a competitive philatelic exhibition
then the write up should contain both philatelic and thematic text with a
proper balance between them. Now a days both
philatelic and thematic texts are essential..so telegraphic but well conveying
text is essential instead of detailed text about the theme and its sub
divisions.
In a philatelic
exhibition the visitor has hardly 10 minutes to see the exhibit on his/her
favourite theme and the jury may have some more time as they have to assess and
evaluate the exhibit. So more the text is brief and to the point the more it
gets attention of the jury as well as
the visitors. In the following article the writer clearly explains about the
write up of an exhibit and how it should be done at different types of
exhibitions…..
Philatelic Exhibiting : The Write up
by Robert R. Henak, originally published in Topical Time
Beyond sloppy presentation, few things frustrate a judge more upon initially viewing an exhibit than page after page with huge blocks of text, knowing that there likely are pearls of wisdom buried in those pages that we simply do not have the time to find.
The ideas discussed here generally
could apply to any kind of exhibit, not just those that are thematic or
thematically organized. And, again, there are no “rules.” These are simply one
exhibitor/judge’s thoughts that he has found to be helpful.
WHY?
The first thing to ask yourself when considering the write-up for your exhibit is “Why?” Why do we even write up the exhibit? Why not just let the material do the talking and carry the story along?
These may seem to like silly questions, but it is always both important and helpful for the exhibitor to ask himself or herself why each particular sentence, paragraph or clause of write-up is included in the exhibit. Is it necessary to move the story along, or is it just some irrelevant information that the exhibitor found interesting? Does each particular part of the write-up help tell the story, or do some parts just bog the reader down? Worse, does the added information distract the reader (and here I mean the judges as well as the general public) from what information you most want to get across?
WHO?
As I discussed quite a while ago, identifying your chosen audience should
influence just about everything about your exhibit, including how you approach
your write-up. Your target audience should impact not only the information you
choose to include in the exhibit, but also your word choice and perhaps even
your choice and size of font.
If you are exhibiting primarily for the public, or for some particular subset
of the general public, such as children, your write-up may emphasize things
differently than if you are focused on impressing the judges. For instance, the
general public and children likely will be more interested in the thematic
aspects of your write-up than the “philatelic knowledge” side, and you likely
would want to use less technical vocabulary. The write-up for the general
public also likely would require “filling in the holes” in terms of background
information that an exhibit targeted at judges or other more experienced
philatelists would not require.
On the other hand, a write-up targeting the judges likely would focus more on
balancing the thematic with the “philatelic” write-up necessary to show your
philatelic knowledge. Even further along the scale, the write-up for an exhibit
focused more on fellow experts in your chosen field than on your usual
generalist philatelic judge could incorporate even more technical vocabulary
while assuming a greater level of basic knowledge.
WHAT?
As with most types of exhibits, a thematic exhibit is expected to tell a story.
With a thematic exhibit, however, the story line is about a non-philatelic
subject, be that Lions, Backyard Chickens or a comparison of America’s “Gilded
Age” with France’s La Belle Époque.
Therefore, unlike for most other types of exhibits, the write-up for a thematic
exhibit must serve two purposes. While the write-up for a traditional or postal
history exhibit will be primarily – if not exclusively – “philatelic,” the
write-up for a thematic exhibit must help further the thematic storyline as
well. The secret of success is to both tell the thematic story and display your
philatelic knowledge without overwhelming the viewer with prose.
One may ask why even bother with a philatelic write-up in a thematic exhibit?
The answer, of course, depends once again on the chosen audience. As previously
noted, if the exhibit is targeted at the general public or children and the
exhibitor does not care about medal levels, then philatelic details
demonstrating the exhibitor’s philatelic knowledge are not that necessary – if
at all. Under those circumstances, including write-up showing philatelic
knowledge may actually distract from what the exhibitor seeks to achieve.
However, if the exhibitor wants to earn a high medal level or award, then a write-up,
well-balanced between the thematic storyline and demonstrating philatelic
knowledge is crucial.
Philatelic knowledge in a thematic exhibit is shown in part by the exhibitor’s
use of a wide variety of appropriate philatelic “elements” that we discussed in
earlier articles. With a few caveats, however, it generally is helpful to
identify them. Thus, if you show something unusual, such as a semi postal
stamp, an overprinted stamp, a pictorial cancel, a trial color proof or an
aerogram, identify it as such.
If
the item is rare and you can put a number on it (such as, “one of two printed,”
or “one of 10 recorded”), then do so. However, note that there is a difference
between “1 of X recorded” and “1 of X known.” The former generally refers to an
actual survey (which should be identified in the synopsis), while the latter
refers to the exhibitor’s non-formalized knowledge from experience (the extent
of which similarly should be identified in the synopsis).
However, do not bother identifying every regular or commemorative stamp.
Likewise, do not include Scott numbers or similar catalog numbers. Such readily
available information does not help your “philatelic knowledge” score and just
clutters the pages.
WHERE?
While there are no requirements for where on the page to place your thematic or
philatelic write-up, there are a few suggestions of things that I have found to
be helpful in reviewing someone’s exhibit. For instance, the philatelic
write-up for a particular item should be immediately under – or next to – that
item. Don’t make the viewer search to find the write-up describing an item.
Similarly, the thematic write-up should be near the philatelic material used to
illustrate the point made in that write-up. That is, if the thematic write-up
is discussing the evolution of the horse, it should be near the stamps, or
whatever, illustrating that point so the connection is obvious.
There is no requirement that the thematic write-up be at the top of the page,
or that the entire thematic write-up for a page remain in one big clump.
Experiment with different layouts and see which one works best for you.
HOW?
When writing up your exhibit, keep in mind that it is a philatelic exhibit.
That may seem obvious, but many exhibitors get so excited about their material
and the research they have done that they want to include everything they can
in the exhibit. That may be appropriate somewhere else, but not in a philatelic
exhibit.
I find it helpful to keep in mind that there are a number of different formats
for presenting information, with the amount of information provided in the
write-up depending on the amount of time the viewer is expected to be able to
spend. Thus, a PowerPoint or a museum exhibit generally provides less
information than a philatelic exhibit, while a magazine article or a book on
the subject will provide much more detailed information. Remember that neither
judges nor members of the public generally have the time nor the attention span
to stand in the aisle at a stamp show to read page after page of dense text.
Keep your write-up brief! Keep in mind that your write-ups need not be complete
sentences as long as you get the information across.
Since we all tend to be wedded to our own eloquence, it may be helpful when
confronted with huge blocks of text on your exhibit pages to have someone else
edit them with a view toward cutting the excess. In my law firm, where I
regularly tend to bump up against page limits, we refer to this as
“slash-and-burn” editing.
Of course, since it is important to have philatelic material illustrating each
point in the thematic text, big blocks of text suggests that illustrating
material is missing. If all the text in that block is necessary, then split it
up and team it with appropriate material.
On a more general point, one way to think about the write-up that is especially
helpful in a thematic exhibit is to divide the write-up into three different
levels or types to reflect the three types of information generally included in
an exhibit: The first level is the basic thematic storyline. The second level
is thematic information that may be interesting but not critically important to
understanding the main story. The third level is philatelic information that is
unrelated to the thematic story.
When the exhibitor consistently differentiates these three types of write-up
throughout the exhibit, as by using different fonts (or even, as some
exhibitors do, different colors of type), a viewer is able to immediately
identify what he or she is most interested in on the page. If someone is
interested only in the main thematic storyline, he or she can limit themselves
to that without getting bogged down in other information that is less
interesting to them.
While the exhibitor can experiment with this, the easiest and least distracting
way to create the three-level write-up is to use different fonts, perhaps a
larger serif font for the main storyline, a smaller version of the same font in
italics for the second level, and perhaps a bold sans serif font that is
smaller yet for the philatelic information.
Jerry Miller, an exhibitor from Chicago, first introduced me to this method,
although he uses different colored type for the three levels. I have used it in
my own exhibits since.
One final suggestion that tends to be especially helpful with the main
storyline in thematic write-ups is to extract a copy of the thematic write-up
from the exhibit pages into a single document. Then read through it without the
distraction of the philatelic write-up or material to see how it flows and to
identify any obvious holes in the story. You might also be able to identify any
typos more easily without the distractions of what else is on the exhibit
pages.
As always, there are a number of ways to learn about what works in exhibit
write-ups: trial and error to see what works best for you, viewing exhibits at
shows (when it is safe to have shows again) and listening to the judges’
comments, or just looking at a number of exhibits, such as those online
exhibits I identified in my last column.
Beginners’ Section
Balloon Mail
The address side of a balloon post card from the 1870 siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War
The Louis Blanc, pilloted by Eugène Farcot on 12 October 1870, was the 10th balloon mail of
the 66 sent during the siege.
In 1877, a 5-cent stamp for
balloon postage was privately printed in Nashville, Tennessee to
carry mail on a June 18 flight of the "Buffalo Balloon" from that
city to Gallatin, Tennessee. Of the three hundred stamps produced, only 23
were used.
Balloon mail was sent
from Przemyśl, Poland (near the Ukrainian border)
during World War I.
Balloon mail has been used for
spreading information and propaganda materials, in particular for
spreading propaganda to the population in countries
with dictatorial governments. A balloon can be released from outside
the sphere of influence of these governments and, wind permitting, can travel
several hundred kilometers. This method of balloon mail has been used by
private activists to distribute leaflets to Warsaw Pact countries
from West Germany in the mid-1950s;and by South Koreans to North
Korea discussing the health of their leader, Kim Jong-il.
Remembering Dr Satyendra Agrawal on his fourth death anniversary
LETTERS, WHICH WERE A CHALLENGE FOR POSTMAN TO
DELIVER
© Dr.Satyendra Kumar Agrawal
In one of my informal meeting with a high postal official, he
shared his experiences on the very interesting way of addressing on post by few
senders who make maps of the location or landmark or the special feature of the
recipient’s home. It becomes even more interesting when colour of the cow or
some pet animals indicated as a reference so that safe delivery of the post is
ensured.
Sometimes it indicates the innocence of the sender and
sometimes the lack of house numbering or street naming in early 17th and 18th
centuries. There were no organised street naming or house numbering systems (if
it occurred at all, the naming and numbering was purely random), thus the
addressing of a letter was more akin to a RAC route
planner with a descriptive narration to guide the post boy to the ‘target’
residence.
Address on an early cover reads:“To the tobacconist inhabiting the shop coloured black in sketch, next door to Park’s, Edinburgh N.B.”
One
more interesting example of it I found in the Grosvenor Auctions catalogue .It
was an Envelpdope of 1861 printed ''REGISTERED SAFETY ENVELOPE/NOT TO BE OPENED
WITHOUT DETECTION''sent from London to Lamplugh, W. Cockermouth with 1d Penny
Red stamp. Instead of addressee name, only described his speciality and written
“To the Principal Shopkeeper or Person who sells Stationery of…”
An early envelope without addressee name,
only described his speciality. It reads: “To the Principal Shopkeeper or Person
who sells Stationery of ………..”
But such peculiar way of addressing not limited to 17th and 18th century, it continues even today in 21st century when established postal address for any person or establishment exists in most part of the world. The reason for such un-usual addressing may be sometime only fun or addressee being an identity locally-nationally or internationally.
Only Portrait, Characteristics or Landmark as
Addressee’s Postal Address
Mahatma Gandhi is one such internationally known personality who received many post addressed un-usually. A collection of such Postcards and Envelopes posted from abroad and within the country and successfully delivered to him, are displayed beautifully in Sabarmathy Ashram, Ahmedabad.
Uniquely addressed these letters sometimes depicted only his portrait as address or his ideals for which he was known world over.
Postal covers with Gandhi Portrait only for Address
Postal cover with Gandhi Portrait only for
Address posted from NY
Instead of name of Addressee Gandhi, only written “The Great Ahimsa Noble of India,Wardha”
Another such example is related to “Sigmund”, a nationally popular artist of Iceland.
He also been delivered successfully a letter mailed from Thailand addressed only "Sigmund, Iceland".
Salvador Dali was also a prominent Spanish surrealist painter and known forhis characteristic flamboyant moustache.In a 2010 poll, his facial hair was voted the most famous moustache of all time. He is delivered many mails successfully carrying picture of his famous moustache only as his address.
In 2016, a postman in County Wexford, southeast
Ireland, managed to deliver the letter with just the hand-drawn map and no
address on the envelope.It featured a drawing of the“Hook Lighthouse”,which is
one of the oldest lighthouses in the world situated at the tip of the Hook
Peninsula,along with the helpful message: "Here please".
The letter featured a drawing of the lighthouse along with the helpful message: "Here please".
Such un-usual addressing is not only found on mails of only nationally/internationally famous persons/ buildings etc. but examples exist for ordinary persons too.
A letter was delivered successfully to the farmers at Holar in Hvammsveit, West Iceland, at the end of March, 2016, although it included neither the recipients’ names nor their address only had drawn a map on the envelope, showing the rough location of the unnamed farm, along with a brief description of the family living there.Few more information the mailman had to go by was:
“Country: Iceland,
City: Buoardalur,
Name: A horse farm with an Icelandic/Danish couple
and three kids and a lot of sheep”.
An additional clue in the lower right hand corner
read, “The Danish woman works in a supermarket in Buoardalur.”
The letter
mailed in Reykjavík by foreign tourist who had visited the farm earlier
A 2015 letter also reached to its destination without any address,only written:
“Your man Henderson.
That boy with the glasses who is doing the PhD up there in Queens in Belfast.”
For many, trying to decipher who “your man Henderson” is might seem a fairly big task, but it proved no bother for Buncrana postman. He cunningly delivered it to the “Irish Times” office where Roisin Henderson, wife of the aforementioned “boy with the glasses”, works as a journalist.
The
delivered letter ‘your man with the glasses’, 2015
(Barry
Henderson, to whom the letter was cryptically addressed, is in fact “doing the
PhD up in Belfast “in modern history at Queens University.
The couple live in Buncrana, Co Donegal, which is about as far as the writer got in terms of geographical knowledge of the address.)
Even a
German Christmas card with just "England" on the envelope has reached
the right address of a common man, in Gloucestershire.
German
Christmas card with just "England" on the envelope as address
Paul Biggs, from Longlevens was absolutely shocked when his postman arrived at his front door with the card from his friend in Bitburg in Germany postedon Monday and was handed to him by his postman on Wednesday morning.
The postman had been carrying the letter as he completed his round, asking his customers if the card was for them.It is believed that originally card have been addressed correctly and so was sent to the right area of England - but with an address label that fell off at some point.
Though the Royal Mail's team of 'address detectives' are renowned for their ability to ensure poorly addressed items of mail reach their intended recipients ,even by their standards, this example is pretty impressive.
Mind blowing way of addressing mails, just for fun
Peculiarity
in addressing is not always due to lack of available address, drop out of
address labels or sometimes illiteracy but many mails witnessed it to be just for
fun.
I found again a very interesting 1867 cover from Moffatt to Glasgow, for auction in Grosvenor Auctions catalogue most unusually addressed in the form of a humorous poem: 'Intelligent postman! Take this letter, (I really don't think you could do any better)..., But postman accepted this challenge, searched out the clues hidden in the poetry and delivered it safely to the right person.
A Dublin man also posted a letter with the broken-up jigsaw address, just to see how far Irish postal service will go to deliver a letter with such un-usually addressed.
He surprised when found that crossword puzzle clues was solved with style and letter was delivered successfully with a polite note explaining why they had to open it up.
Letter with a jigsaw puzzle address
The Irish mail service have called him "a postal champion", "a legend of letters", a "king of puzzles" but they'd like a break from the problem solving.
Call it crazy, call it complicated or as philatelic fun many more mind boggling un-usually addressed envelopes received by postal department in many parts of the world and intelligent postmen accepted the challenges and delivered the mails at their right destinations. I am concluding my article with few more examples saluting the dedication-intelligence and honesty towards service of the postal departments and their workers.
Irish letter with address written in mirror writing
I failed to find a caption for this envelope
(Images courtesy: Grosvenor Auctions catalogue, Viswas Menon, Vala Hafsted, David Curran and from net)
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Tributes to the First Line Warriors - Corona virus COVID-19 Pandemic
Contd.. from the last..
GuernseyTogether (July 2020)
The Guernsey Post announced the launch of a competition inviting local children across the Bailiwick to create a piece of artwork, which could be selected to feature on a special set of 12 stamps on the theme #GuernseyTogether. All proceeds of sale from the stamps will be donated between two COVID-19 local charities.
ALDERNEY - Postage stamps
Commemorative four postage stamps document through children eyes the pandemic of corona virus COVID-19 by children drawings.
The Guernsey Post are inviting local children to design a stamp marking this historic period we find ourselves in as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This special stamp issue called #AlderneySpirit will be due out later this year and proceeds will raise money for the Alderney Helping Hands appeal.
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Belgium
15 March 2021 : No to Bullying Sheetlet cut in the form of an open laptop, with a
keyboard comprising various emojis
Croatia
18 March 2021 : Easter
Estonia
1 March 2021 : 100th Anniversary of
Estonian Statistics
Gibraltar
5 February
2021 :
Europa 2021 : ‘Barbary Macaques II’
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PostEurop in which Europe is the central theme. EUROPA stamp issues are among
the most collected and most popular stamps in the world and have been issued
for over 60 years. Every year a new theme is assigned by PostEurop and all
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theme. The theme for 2021 is ‘Endangered National Wildlife’. These stamps
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monkey population found in Europe.
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Spain
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In 2017, Mikel Urmeneta was considered one of the 100 most creative people in the world according to Forbes magazine. It has not been the only one of the distinctions that this Navarrese artist has received.
Founder and creative director of Katuki Saguyaki, which means "cat meat, mouse delicacy", he was also founder and creative director of Kukuxumusu.
His acidic and sometimes delusional humor has become one of his hallmarks.
He lives on horseback between New York and Iruña, from where he continues to develop his creative capacity that not only reflects in his characteristic drawings, but also in other projects of a different nature.
His work highlights the poster design and muralism or the use of different very innovative techniques such as the tilt brush, a Google application that allows the user to paint and make graphic works in 3 dimensions, using the virtual reality device HTC VIVE.
One of his most emblematic and remembered works is the poster he designed for the San Fermín festivities in 1990.
Its posters have served to announce or promote festivals such as the Baztandarren Biltzarra in 1991, the children's section of the San Sebastián Film Festival in that same year, or the Basque Government Tourism Office.
Photography, another of his passions, has helped him to collaborate with Captura.org, an organization that collects, along with the work of other authors, some of his digital photographs.
The Graphic Humor series is one of the most anticipated each year by fans of Philately, the stamp that is dedicated this year to Mikel Urmeneta, includes an illustration by the artist, which represents the protagonist of the fable of Little Red Riding Hood who walks the hand of the little blue wolf, protagonist of the block sheet.
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