TOKYO
2020
Dehradun July 2021 Vol. XIV
Issue No. 163
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HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- A Life of Service
Dear Reader,
I
am pleased to present July 2021 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. The years 2020 and
2021 have been adversely affected by COVID 19 Pandemic. So all the philatelic
activities like release of stamps, special covers and the stamp exhibitions are being organized in accordance
with the health protocols and guidelines issued by the respective countries and
maintaining social distancing and giving stress on wearing mask and hand sanitization. Well in
this period some online virtual philatelic exhibitions have also been organized
and some forthcoming exhibitions are in the schedule. The Philatelic Society of
Bangladesh (PSB) is going to organize an International Friendship Virtual
Philatelic Exhibition, ‘JUBILEEPEX 2021’ in September this year. This exhibition is open to all
individual collectors from Bangladesh as well as from other countries around
the World. . It is a purely promotional exhibition and probably one of the few exhibitions where the participants are not charged any entry fee even in the competition
class. Such type of exhibitions are demand of the time. It will not only
promote philately but also strengthen philatelic fraternity around the globe. My
best wishes to the organizers of JUBILEEPEX 2021 and wish them a great success.
Please take very good care of yourself…
Happy Collecting !
Contents
§ From
the Desk of Naresh Agrawal
§ Recent
Indian Issues
§
In The News
§
Letter to the Editor
§ Book Review
§
Thematic Watch
§
Specialized Section
§ Beginners’ Section
§ Philatelic
Tributes to First-line Warriors –COVID-19 Pandemic
§ New
Issues from Other Countries
§ Lighter
Side
§ Philatelic
Clubs and Society
§ Blogs
& Websites on Philately
§ Current Philatelic Magazines & Newsletters
NO
PEACE AND CALM IN TODAY’S PHILATELY
The other day I got a call from one of
my known philatelist friend asking me
about some source where he could sell his stamp collections. And few days
later, one of my other known philatelist inquired about reasonable sources from where
he could buy stamp collections. Such inquires are now quite common. Initially I
used to get confused as to why people were thinking on these lines but now I
have understood the reason. The reason is declining interest of people in
philately and the changing phase of
stamp collecting. Life has become fast, results are expected to be
very quick, short-lived thrills are being looked for, people are running after
temporary and instant pleasure. Under these circumstances how one can spend
whole life running after searching for
stamps piece by piece.
Last one and a half year has been
effected by COVID-19 which gave ample
time to people to stay at home which in turn gave them opportunity to think
and dwell upon unattended various issues, to work upon different things and also to turn the pages of unread books,
remove the dirt from untouched stored stuffs and open the way back locked
trunks and almirahs . That helped them to find various things which probably they had forgotten or so to
say lost. It also gave people opportunity to view life in different
perspective. Reality of life was seen closely when there had been great
uncertainty of life. That made people
to get rid of many things they were
holding for years, to learn the habit of giving or leaving.
“Philately for relaxation” was
the quote of older times. “Philately for pleasure” may be called today’s slogan but it does not actually define the longevity and
intensity of pleasure. It also fails to define and justify the nature of
pleasure which is expected from it. Is
it the pleasure of possession or
pleasure of achievement or the pleasure of winning competitions or the
pleasure of getting in to the subject matter of philatelic stuffs being
collected? Yes, philately has changed.
Well, all in all what I feel is the
collecting, preserving and presenting styles of philately have changed.
Even preparing displays or exhibits has become difficult for
philatelists. Professional exhibit makers have
come up. Computer-aided exhibits are being prepared. Digital philately
is being appreciated and also fulfills people aspiration to a big extent.
Visual pleasures are being appreciated.
Veteran philatelists who put their
whole lives giving blood for
establishment of high esteem of philately are slowly leaving the world. New
generation philatelists have different school of thoughts. As we see Test
cricket is dying and T20 is being
appreciated, so is the case of philately. Preparing five frame or eight frame
exhibit has become hard and headache. One frame exhibit is the demand
of the day. Digital philately is the one which is pursued now. Or else people
with affordable pockets would prefer to
buy well prepared exhibits which are on sale now or would like the exhibits to
be prepared by some professionals to help them to get awards in philatelic competitions.
In fact, philatelic awards are being looked for not the true pleasure and the
true essence of the stamps and related material. The sole motto of collecting
stamps has changed.
When I think about future of
philately, I find slow, calm, soothing, heart and soul connecting philately has
gone now. Future lies in fast, short, quick result-oriented, cheap and
temporary pleasure-filled philately. Physical philately, which is the back bone
of philately is losing its charm now a
days.
No doubt true efforts are being done
for survival, promotion and development of philately. Different branches have
been developed. Several competitions are being organized regularly. Different
ways of exhibiting are being experimented and experienced. But as discussed above,
looking in to the mentality and interest of the people, One Frame
exhibiting needs to be promoted.
Thinking has to be given in this direction to how to bring more and more people in to this fold.
How the common topics and exhibits with easily available material can be
brought in to one frame exhibiting.
Further digital philately needs to be promoted in a better way. More
transparency in exhibiting and stringent checks in genuineness of displayed
material has to be done.
This fact is clearly understood that
the old school of philately where the major characteristics of collecting
stamps were peace of mind, calmness, relaxation, love and so true pleasure are
hard to find today. Today’s philately is full of anxiety,
competitiveness, speed and race to win. The goal of collecting stamps is not to
find pleasure out of them but to win awards… for which any unethical means can
be adopted. So, let’s live with what is
being served, expected and appreciated now.
-Naresh Agrawal : email - nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in
Recent Indian
Issues
10
June 2021 : India Germany Joint issue – Rs 25
20
June 2021 : Golden Jubilee Year : – Gayatri Teerth Shantikunj
27 June 2021 : 512th Birth Anniversary of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda.
12 March 2021 : "Azaadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav" India@75 -
Shivapura Satyagraha Soudha.
In The
News
1¢ British Guiana sold for $8,307,000
The Famous 1c British Guiana stamp was
sold for $8,307,000at Sotheby’s Auction New York on 8th June 2021.
Stanley Gibbons were the successful bidder of the world’s most famous and
valuable stamp. The unique British Guiana 1c Magenta was purchased for a total
sum of $8.3 M (including Buyer’s premium).
The world's most valuable stamp Right : *A
photograph of the 1856 One-Cent Magenta used an infrared filter to suppress the
stamp's red surface, making the black printing more visible. Smithsonian's
National Postal Museum
"The
stamp was printed just 16 years after the introduction of postage stamps,"
she continued. "The postmaster in British Guiana (now Guyana), facing a
stamp shortage, asked the colony's newspaper to print an emergency supply while
awaiting a shipment of stamps from London.
"Displeased
with the quality of the printing, the postmaster asked each postal clerk to
initial the stamps upon sale to prevent fraud. The One-Cent bears the initials
"EDW," those of clerk E.D. Wight, and a postmark of April 4, 1856,
from the town of Demerara.
"The
stamp's first owner was a Scottish boy named Vernon Vaughan who found it in
1873 among his family's letters. He sold it to a local collector for 6
shillings (The Washington Post says that was about $1.50 back then)."
Since
then, the stamp has passed through the world's great collections, was seized by
the French as reparations from Germany in 1920 and was owned for a while by John
DuPont, a scion of one of America's richest families, even after he was
convicted of murdering a wrestler in 1997.
Another
devoted philatelist who saw the One-Cent Magenta in 2016 at the World Stamp
Show in New York, likened the experience to seeing the actual Mona Lisa.
(Meaning: it's less overwhelming than you'd think.) "Look, I don't want to
get kicked out of the philately club," laughs Warachal Eileen Faison, who
runs a philately organization geared towards African American collectors. "But
as we were standing there in line, I could hear other people—and it wasn't me –
saying, 'Is that it?'"
Still,
the One-Cent Magenta is more than just a stamp, says Faison. "At least for
me. Who touched the stamp? Who had it in their possession?" This most
recent sale, she says, gives us a chance to reflect on how many of the ordinary
things we touch today might also be histories in miniature.
The Inverted Jenny Plate Block sold for ‘only’ $4.86 million.
A Collector’s Rare Treasures Set Records at Sotheby’s
The proceeds from Stuart Weitzman’s “Inverted Jennies,” a 1933 gold piece known as the double eagle and the One-Cent Magenta stamp will go to charitable ventures. The “Inverted Jenny,” the postage stamp famously misprinted with an airplane upside down, climbed to a new height on Tuesday when a block of four sold for $4.9 million, a record for a United States stamp at auction and $2 million more than its last reported sale price.
India Germany Joint Issue
Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla on June 10 released new postage
stamps to commemorate the 70th anniversary of India-Germany diplomatic
relations. On Thursday as the ties between both nations complete seven decades,
Shringla also highlighted the multifaceted nature of the India-Germany
Strategic Partnership. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official
spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi said that Foreign Secretary released the
commemorative postage stamps alongside Secretary Vineet Pandey and German Ambassador
to India Walter J. Lindner.
German - India Joint Issue
Book on Odisha Special Postal
Covers released
Bhubaneswar 24th June : The Eastern India
Philatelists’ Association today released a book titled "A Journey of
Odisha Special Covers”, which is a detailed compendium of all the Postal
Special Covers issued in Odisha by India Post.
EIPA is the first Philatelic Society in India to publish a compilation of all the special covers issued. Earlier, such volumes were released in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu too.
The large format volume has images and technical details of all the officially issued covers by the Department of Posts, Odisha Circle from 1973 to 2020. Speaking on the occasion, postal historian Anil Dhir said that Odisha has now become the philatelic capital of the country, with many eminent philatelists who have participated in international and national exhibitions and won laurels. He said that many important publications have been made by EIPA members, books which have won national acclaim.
Kashinath Sahoo, another young philatelist, recalled the role of
the Late Bijoyshree Routray in building up EIPA as the foremost philatelic club
in the country. C.R. Das, another senior EIPA member called for popularizing
the hobby of stamp collecting among the school children for which India Post
should organise district-level exhibitions.
According to Shanti Swarup Rath, the book will be a boon for all
philatelists who collect Special Covers and showcase the rich heritage,
culture, history, flora and fauna and the varied natural geographical features
of Odisha. The herculean task undertaken by Dr. B. Mishra to compile the volume
was lauded by members of EIPA.
- Anil Dhir : email :
OlymphilexIndia 2021
First Virtual Philatelic Exhibition on Olympic Games and Sports
23 July - 15 August 2021
Interested
Olympic and Sport's Philatelists are most welcome to participate in OlymphilexIndia
2021
For
details plz visit and register : https://www.olymphilex.com/
- Jagannath Mani, Bangalore
JUBILEEPEX 2021
International Friendship Virtual Philatelic Exhibition
(JUBILEEPEX 2021)
Visit : https://jubileepex.com/
*Last date to submit entry forms : 8th August, 2021
Special Cancellation on International Yoga Day
India Post released special Cancellation
on Intentional Yoga day . The cancellations were given in different
circles of India Post.
Special Cancellation from Odisha
Book on Philatelic terms
"Exemplified Philatelic Terms " launched....
A New Book 'Exemplified
Philatelic Terms' by Mr. Sushil Mehra and Mr. Chaitanya Dev was virtually
launched on 20 June 2021. The zoom function was attended by Philatelists from
all over India.
On May 20, the first philatelic library in the South American
country was dedicated at Guyana’s main post office in Georgetown.
Source
: Linn’s Stamp News
Stamp with a Mystery Message from
USPS
The U.S. Post Office is releasing a new Forever stamp on
14th July 2021 with a mystery message. The stamp, complete with
bright colors and a series of patterns, is a visual riddle that spells out a
message. (Spoiler alert - the solution is at the bottom).
The stamp, designed by art director Antonio Alcala, will
be officially unveiled Wednesday at the International Spy Museum in Washington,
D.C. On hand for the event will be Robert Duncan, governor of the U.S. Postal
Service Board of Governors, Tamara Christian, president, and CEO of the
International Spy Museum and Rebecca Roberts, program curator of the Planet
Word Museum.
Forthcoming
International Philatelic Exhibitions updates
HUNfilex
2022
HUNfilex
2022 is a Specialised
World Stamp Championship Exhibition with the FIP Patronage is being organised
by National federation of Hungarian philatelists from 31st March to 3rd April
2022 in Budapest, Hungary.
The competition classes of the exhibition will be: World
Stamps Championship class, Traditional, Postal History, Revenue, Open Philately, One
Frame & Philatelic literature.
All those
interested in participating please share your exhibit details as below
Class of exhibit
Title of the Exhibit
Earlier Participation details, like
name of the Exhibition where exhibited, level of the Exhibition and award won
on the exhibit
Plz
contact : Ajay Kumar Mittal, National Commissioner. HUNfilex 2022 Whatsapp.9811032311
BANGLADESH 2021
"BANGLADESH
2021" is an online Philatelic Exhibition in Bangladesh, organized by the
Bangladesh National Philatelic Association (BNPA) & Patronage by the
Bangladesh Philatelic Federation (BPF) to celebrate the GOLDEN JUBILEE OF
BANGLADESH STAMP. It may be mentioned that the first set of 08 value Bangladesh
postage stamps was issued on 29 July 1971 during the War of Liberation from its
temporary capital Mujibnagar. This year, i.e. 2021, Bangladesh is celebrating
50th glorious years of its journey through postage stamps.
Following
are the Rules & Regulations for participation in the exhibition
"BANGLADESH 2021", which are based on the rules & regulations led
by the Bangladesh Philatelic Federation (BPF) for Philatelic Exhibitions in
Bangladesh.
As this
exhibition is to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh Stamps, so
Bangladesh philately related exhibits will only be accepted for display in this
exhibition. So, this may be treated as Specialized Philatelic Exhibition.
The
Organizing Committee has right to accept or rejects any application. All
entries will be displayed on the Exhibitions Website and available for public
viewing online.
1. Participants
a.
Participation is open to all collectors from Bangladesh or any other countries.
b. The entrant must be the owner of the full
exhibit items.
2. Conditions of
Entry
I.
Exhibitors shall submit their entry forms via google Forms, which must be
accompanied by an Introductory Title Page and Entry Fees. The Entry Fee may be
paid either through: For Bangladeshi Participants: bKash No. 01716303513
(Personal) Or For the Foreign Participants through PayPal Payment Transfer: takterli@gmail.com
II.
At the time of submitting entry forms, the exhibitors must give a consent
letter regarding his/her exhibit will be displayed online until the Organizing
Committee shutdown the exhibit website or withdrawn the exhibit from the
website.
III.
Entry forms must be received by the Exhibition Organizing Committee up to 15
July 2021.
IV. The exhibitors must submit the scan copies
of their exhibit pages on or before 15 July 2021 to the designated website of
the exhibition.
V.
For the Literature class exhibit, the exhibitor must submit 2 (two) original
copies of his/her literature to the Exhibition Organizing Committee within 15
July 2021. This class exhibitor must either be the Author/Co-author or the
Publisher of the submitted Literature. The original copies of the Literature
submitted to the organizing committee not be refundable.
VI.
The Jury shall penalize exhibits containing forgeries or reproductions not so
described. The Jury reserved the right to seek confirmation of ownership of
material or the whole exhibit.
3. Exhibition Classes
As mentioned earlier,
there will be only Bangladesh philately related exhibits accepted in this
exhibition in all the classes.
Non-Competitive
Class:
Members of the Jury Committee & others who will receive request from the
Exhibition Organizing Committee will be included in this class. They may
display their exhibits in 01/05/08 frame(s).
Competitive Class: All the exhibitors
in this class category will be entitled to display 3/5 frame exhibits, except
One frame class & Youth class exhibit. Youth class exhibitors may be
allowed to submit upto maximum three frame exhibits. The Competitive class
exhibits may be sub-classified under the broad category of Bangladesh philately
as:
I. Bangladesh
a.
Traditional Philately b. Postal History c. Postal Stationery d. First Day Cover
e. Revenue f. Thematic Philately g. Maximaphily h. Picture Post Card i.
Philatelic Literature j. One Frame k. Youth Class (under 21 years old can
participate in this class)
4. Definition of
Frame
Each
virtual frame means sixteen sheets of A4 size Album pages or the equivalent in
double pages or combination of single & double pages, but height of each
sheet must not exceed 29.7cm.
5. Entry Fees
I.
The per frame entry fee for the Youth class will be Tk. 300.00 for Bangladeshi
Participants or US$ 5 for Foreign Participants.
II.
The entry fee for the One Frame class will be Tk. 1000.00 for Bangladeshi
Participants or US$ 15 for Foreign Participants.
III.
The per frame entry fee for all other competitive classes (except the above two
classes) will be Tk. 700.00 for Bangladeshi Participants or US$ 12 for Foreign
Participants.
IV.
Entry Fee for each Literature is Tk. 1500.00 for Bangladeshi Participant or US$
20 for Foreign Participant.
V.
Entry fees are not refundable and to be deposited before submitting the
exhibit.
6. Entries – File Format All
entries must be scanned in jpeg format. Resolution of the scan should be
minimum 300 dpi and each page consecutively numbered (via the file name) from 1
to 16. Each page should be a separate file and the file name would be as per
following example. Example: 1. JPEG (First Page) 2. JPEG (Second Page)
7.
Privacy Image of exhibits will be displayed on a public website. The Exhibition
Committee cannot prevent copying or downloading of exhibit images.
8. Awards: Judging will be
carried out on the material as presented in the frames. Bangladesh Philatelic
Federation (BPF) standard judging sheets will be used to evaluate each exhibit.
The Committee will place for disposal by the Jurors following awards: Special
Prizes, Medals (Large Gold, Gold, Large Vermeil, Vermeil, Large Silver, Silver,
Silver-Bronze and Bronze) and Certificate of Participation.
9. Amendment of
Regulations:
Bangladesh National Philatelic Association (BNPA) reserves the right to amend
these regulations as and when they feel so. For any further clarification, you
may contact to the following e-mail address:
The Bangladesh Collectors may contact
personally to any of the following persons for any further clarification/help
regarding the exhibition:
•
Aminul Haque Mallick Cell: 01711183570
•
Morshed Hasan Cell: 01674241495
•
Faizur Rahman Paul Cell: 01716303513
LIBEREC 2022
European
Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon “LIBEREC 2022” is organized by Svaz českých filatelistů, z.s. (Union
of Czech Philatelists) in cooperation with club “Evropská výstava poštovních
známek LIBEREC 2022, z.s.”, established for this purpose under FEPA patronage
and with FIP recognition.
Venue:
Wellness Hotel Babylon https://www.hotelbabylon.cz/en/
Date: October 13th – 16th, 2022
Exhibition size: 1200 exhibition frames
European Stamp
Exhibition and Polar Salon LIBEREC 2022 : IREX
BALIPHEX
2021: 13th Bali Philately Exhibition :
8-12 October 2021
CAPE
TOWN 2021 Philatelic Exhibition ( Update)
The Cape Town
2021 Exhibition has been postponed. The new dates will be 8th – 12th November
2022.
An amended
IREX will be published on the Website indicating submission dates as follows:
The date that
Entry forms must be received by the National Commissioners will be no later
than 15 May 2022.
Notification
of Acceptance; receipt of the First page and Literature Entries:
• Notification of application
acceptance or non-acceptance by the Organisers, together with the number of
frames allocated to each accepted exhibit will be sent to the National
Commissioners before 30 June 2022.
• National Commissioners should confirm
entries accepted by no later than 15 July 2022.
The entrant
may revise the introductory sheet on receiving notification of acceptance, but
the class or concept of the exhibit may not be changed. Although every effort
will be made to send revised pages to the jury prior to the show, only those
received prior to 15 August 2022 can be guaranteed to be circulated.
• Last date for receipt of Literature
exhibits 1 October 2022
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 8 to 12 November,
2022.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
June 9-12, 2022 : 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
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).
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,
The article appeared in the June issue of Rainbow Stamp News titled The Story of Airgraphs written by Naresh Kumar Agarwal was an excellent one. As an aero philatelist, I enjoyed the article very much. Thank you Naresh Aarwal and Jeevan Jyoti for the contribution and publication of the article.
Thiruvananthapuram.
Dear Editor,
Excellent compilation.
The tail-piece is
interesting -
'Do not forget to open
your stamp albums or philatelic exhibits when you feel lonely or sad….You will
find there something interesting….you would like to pursue once again…'.
Please keep up the
good work.
Regards,
Kumar Biswas
Exemplified Philatelic Terms
Exemplified
Philatelic Terms: Compiled by Sushil Mehra and K. Chaitanya Dev: Pages 124 :
Type Paper Back Pocket Book: Price Rs 200: Published by Pan India Postal
Pictorial Cancellation & Facebook Group: Available at Amazon: email : gaureshmehra@gmail.com
The book is a collection of philatelic terms used in philately with the help of color images. The beautiful front cover is designed by renowned artist and philatelist Shri Dipok Dey. The layout and printing quality of the book are excellent. Besides the Philatelic terms it also gives from Shri Dipok Dey’s collection on History of Printing Technology. On the last the page the list of philatelic terms is mentioned which is quite useful for a collector to search philatelic terms.
This book is an attempt to present definitions in simple language of various philatelic (stamp collection) terms. The terms that are selected and explained in the book are for the learning of new collectors and for clarification of experienced collectors.
This book is a compilation of a series that was
brought out in the Pan India Pictorial Cancellations Facebook group. The book is very useful for every stamp lover. The
book is highly recommended for budding as well as advanced collectors. It is an
asset for libraries of schools, colleges and philatelic societies, and stamp
clubs.
A good
Thematic exhibiting requires skill as well as the art of exhibiting and of course very good philatelic items. Just came
across a very nice article by Yukio Onuma of Japan who is a renowned thematic
philatelist and has won many International awards and Gold medals for his
excellent exhibit on Beethoven. Here he shares his strategy and experiences
while exhibiting a thematic exhibit. This article will help thematic exhibitor to prepare his/her exhibit
of an International standard and some key points which one must keep in mind
while following a particular theme and developing it gradually into the finest
exhibit.
My
Strategy for Thematic Exhibiting
By
Yukio Onuma
Introduction
At JAPEX2004 (National Exhibition), I first received a Gold Medal for my 3-frame thematic exhibit: “L. v. Beethoven-His life in a historical Context”. Nine years later at Brasiliana2013 (FIP World), I was the first Japanese to win LG in thematic class for 8-frame version of the same exhibit. In the following two years at Seoul and Singapore (both FIP World), I won LG consecutively. Within 10 years, I achieved my final goal of three LGs.
The chart (fig.1) shows all of my scores at FIP/FIAP exhibitions. You can see that the trend is on a gradual increase except a sharp rise at Seoul2009 (FIAP International)
What is the key to this achievement? I do believe three LGs for my exhibit was realized due to a well-devised strategy of allocating my limited resources (materials, money and time) in most effective way.
The objective of this article is to provide
some useful reference to thematic exhibitors by showing my own strategic
approach. There must be various routes to climb the top of the Everest but I
hope this will serve as one of them to thematic exhibitors.
I.
Strategy
It is
impossible to overemphasize the importance of strategic thinking in thematic
philately. Here I want to elaborate my strategic approaches in three aspects:
1）theme selection, 2）focusing 3) artistic quality.
First, “Strategic theme selection”: If you choose a wrong strategy, you will never make up for it with tactics. The key points of thematic collection are variety and rarity of philatelic materials. It is extremely important to choose a theme for which abundant appropriate materials are available both in quality and quantity. The main reason why I choose Beethoven is quite simple. Beethoven and Mozart are the two outstanding composers for whom abundant philatelic materials are available. Then, why did I choose Beethoven? The answer is that the era of Beethoven was more turbulent than that of Mozart due to French revolution, Napoleonic wars and so forth. Although Beethoven was only 14 years younger than Mozart, it was time of transition from aristocratic to democratic society when artists were obliged to change their lifestyle drastically. Therefore, in case of Beethoven, I was able to expand scope of story lines better than that of Mozart.
Someone once commented, “It might be difficult to win a LG with such a limited scope of an individual’s history” However, by incorporating historical background, I was able to expand scope of my exhibit. I am convinced that my strategic choice was correct. At Seoul 2014 a judge praised that adding historical background was very original. In hindsight, the inclusion of historical background gave depth and breadth to my exhibit.
Such themes as “Housing”, “Food” and “Clothing” have great advantage, because you can choose from a wide range of philatelic materials covering from pre-philately to modern items. But if you choose a theme of modern era, you have disadvantage because you cannot use rare classical materials. An ambitious exhibitor should choose his own theme very carefully in order to avoid stumbling blocks as he advances to higher level.
Second, “Single-minded focus on one theme” Once you decide a theme, you should study it in depth. I have read not only Japanese books on Beethoven, but also major books published in English such as by A. W. Thayer, Barry Cooper, Maynard Solomon etc. Especially I carried out in depth studies of episodes which I took up in my exhibits utilizing book’s index. Also internet website information such as archives of Beethoven-Haus Bonn was helpful.
Talking about philatelic materials, I collected probably 3 to 4 times more materials than I actually used for my exhibit. Out of those abundant materials I selected good items 3 really appealing to my aesthetic sense. Available resources (material, money and time) being limited, it is advisable to focus on one carefully selected theme, as a proverb says “He, who chases two hares, catches neither”
Third, “Aiming at Artistic Exhibits” Thematic exhibit is a fusion of “image and text”. It is a condensed art of various elements such as research ability, story construction, logic, conciseness and coherent layout. An exhibit must be a fine art composed of proper density (materials are neither overcrowded nor sparse), well-balanced blending of materials and text, and artistic layout using personal computer.
My principle of writing text is 3Cs; Clear, Correct and Concise. Though only 5 points are allotted for presentation, lineup of neat sheets creates halo effects (by Mr. José-Ramòn Moreno) giving favorable impression to the exhibit as a whole.
II.
Information
Gathering To get high score at competitive exhibition, it is absolutely
imperative to gather firsthand information concerning jury’s way of thinking.
There is no standard text book on this issue. I mostly learned from my
experience. Before winning LG, I exhibited 13 times abroad visiting all of them
regardless of distance from Japan, such as Bangkok, Tel Aviv, Luoyang, Seoul,
Rio de Janeiro etc.
1)
Jury
appraisal You should not miss jury appraisal, since it is the most important
source of information. First, I ask overall score and its breakdown. (tbl.1) I
rarely make counter argument as it often loses valuable time. I prefer to
listen into jury’s comments as long as possible to find out what he has in his
mind. When I ask something, I usually ask a general question such as “Please
tell me what I should do to get better result”
Critique is an excellent opportunity to find out how jury is viewing your exhibit. An exhibitor is usually aware of “his own eyes” or “visitor’s eyes”, but what really needed is accurate understanding of how judges perceive your exhibit, if you want to get high score.
Let me quote some specific instances. If you are told that “This is an artist’s die proof. Can you find a sepia die proof?” Then, you should look for a sepia die proof. It is a wonder that if you become serious enough to search an item you can always find it to your pleasant surprise. Joy of discovery is true attraction of the hobby.
One of juries told me that “As far as Wagner is concerned you should use rarer stationery issued by Bayern than the one you are exhibiting.” I was panicked as I immediately noticed what he really meant. Actually the item was so expensive and I could not afford it at that time. I managed to buy the item eventually.
Once I was told that “This cancellation does not seem to be directly related to the main story” In thematic exhibit one sometimes cannot resist temptation to use certain rare items though not directly related to topics, especially when one wants to show off its rareness or wants to use it as a space filler. In these cases one should be adamant to look for other materials more directly related or change story line.
I was determined to look for other materials more related to the story or change story line.
Sometimes I was advised about layout. “Here the original drawings are laid out in two consecutive sheets. As a result, good points of both drawings are offsetting each other. It is better to change positions of these sheets” My exhibit is basically arranged in chronological order and the order is automatically determined, so at first I hesitated to make rearrangement. Eventually I changed the order and found that the layout balance of the frame looked far better
One tends to stick to one’s own idea, but it is important to have open mind to accept other’s ideas.
1) Seminars
I make it a rule to attend philatelic seminars. Since seminars are held for the sake of judges and their apprentices, it is an excellent opportunity to learn how exhibits are judged. Excellent lectures by Prof. Dr. Damian Läge, ex-Chairman of FIP thematic commission, in Luoyang in 2009, by Mr. Bernard Jimenez, Director of FIP, in Yokohama in 2011, by Mr. José-Ramòn Moreno, President of FEPA in Rio de Janeiro in 2013 were great help to me. I always take USB memory sticks with me and try to get a copy of presentation file.
I also attended a major seminar, Malmö 3rd Philatelic Summit held in 2014, chaired by Mr. Jonas Hällström, ex-Chairman of FIP thematic commission, under sponsorship of Postiljonen. Besides thematic philately I learned state-of-art approach through lectures of specialist in traditional philately and postal history.
3)
Studying high-grade exhibits World or International exhibitions give us one of
the best opportunities to study LG and G medal exhibits by other people. It is
also useful to receive CD-ROM from other exhibitors and study it later.
To be contd….
Source
: http://beethoven-philately.com
Specialized Section
British India Bazar Cards
( A PERIODIC PHILATELIC REVOLUTION AND MIRROR OF SOCIAL HISTORY )
Stamps are
considered as mirror of art, culture, history, religion, mythology and other
aspects of any country or society but it is not only stamps but other postal
material and stationery also share their part for the same purpose. Various
philatelic materials depict and project various such aspects through the
quotes, slogan, text or pictorial advertisements, vignettes printed on them and
also through cancellations, postmarks, labels and private text and sketches
drawn / written on them.
Postcards are popular because of the wide range of subjects, with
just about every subject imaginable being at some time has been portrayed on a
postcard. History itself can be tracked on postcards, be it historical
buildings, famous people, art, culture, streets, bazaars, economical
development, social atmosphere etc.
POST CARDS
AND POSTAL CARDS :
Normally, the term “Postal Card” referred to cards that were
printed and sold by a governmental body with postage paid indicia preprinted on
them. The term “Postcard” referred to cards which were privately produced with
postage prepaid and were not sold by govt. body. However, today the cards
issued by govt. bodies are also called Post Cards.
BRITISH INDIA KGVII 3P IILLUSTRATED 1903 BRITISH INDIA ILLUSTRAED
POSTAL CARD WITHBAZAAR POST CARD 1905 PREPRINTED POSTAGE PREPAID INDICIA
The practice of having picture on either side of the post card was
first started in London in 1840 when the maker of card wrote the postcard to
himself only followed by first regularly produced, privately made /non-postal
postcard, where postage had to be affixed was introduced in Austria in
1869.However, in U.S., the private card known as Lipman card adorned with a
small border and labeled "Lipman's Postal Card was first produced in the
Philadelphia in 1861 which was in market until 1873 when the first U.S.
Government Postcards appeared.
HISTORY OF INDIAN POSTAL CARD IN BRITISH INDIA :
In July 1879, the Post Office of India introduced a 1/4
Aana postcard that provided postage from one place to another within British
India. This was the cheapest form of post provided to the Indian people to date
and proved a huge success.
1894 : EAST INDIA POSTAL CARD 1905 : INDIA POSTAL CARD
The establishment of a large postal system spanning India resulted
in unprecedented postal access where a message on a postcard could be sent from
one part of the country to another part (often to a physical address without a
nearby post office) without additional postage affixed. This was followed in
April 1880 by postcards meant specifically for government use and by reply post
cards in 1890.The postcard facility still continues to this date in Independent
India.
BRITISH INDIA BAZAAR POSTCARDS :
1904 & 1905 : BRITISH INDIA BAZAAR CARDS
1905 & 1906 : BRITISH BAZAAR CARD
Such post cards and covers of this era were in fact illustrated
advertising postcards and envelopes from various merchants in larger cities
(Bombay, Delhi, Madras, Poona City etc.) promoting their products. These
privately printed post cards mainly showed printing of various pictures/ glimpse
of various products being introduced in the market and glimpse of various
fascinating selection of patriotic, religious and socially relevant themes
showing places, women in different postures and moods, various phases of human
life, mythology based pictures of various religions, patriots, celebrities,
rulers and warriors, and many other which were either printed by individual
merchants / traders giving specific quotes and pictures or were also available
in market with some standard pictorial printing done on either side of the
cards. Such private printed post cards which were also on common sale in the
market for usage even by non- merchants. Because those cards were mainly used
by the merchants of bazaars of India for their business transactions and
communication; for promotion of their goods and products to customers and
suppliers; the cards were known as Bazaar Cards.
To be contd….
: Naresh Agrawal : email : nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in
POSTAL STATIONERY ENVELOPES OVERPRINTED WITH STATIONERY CHARGE 5P / 10P / 15P.
In the proposals of the Union
supplementary budget for the financial year 1982-83, it was proposed that
without raising the postal rates, a nominal fee of 5 paise should be collected
as the “Stationery Charges” on the sale of embossed envelopes. Just after this
proposal in the Budget, before passing it in the Parliament, through the
promulgation by the President of India, it was enforced from 1st
March 1983.
Director
General, Post & Telegraphs, New Delhi, wide his letter No. 1/3/83 dated 21st
February 1983, instructed to all the Post Master Generals of India to implement
this w.e.f. 1st March 1983. Instructions in the letter were as under
–
“It has been decided to charge
the sum of 5 paise as stationery charge on all embossed envelopes w.e.f. 1st March 1983. This charge will be applicable
on all embossed envelopes sold from the Post Office on and from 01/03/1983. It
is clarified that this charge will not be applicable for envelopes purchased
prior to this date, although posted on or after 01-03-1983.
All Post Offices under your control
may please be directed to take charge of unsold embossed envelopes remaining at
the end of the working hours of 28-02-1983, revalue the same by marking the
stationery charge of 5 paise per envelope and take them on stock on 01-03-1983.
To avoid confusion and / or repeated
explanation to the enquiries from the public, a suitable rubber stamp
impression should be applied on the face side of the envelopes. On no account,
additional postage stamps to cover this enhanced cost should be affixed on the
envelope.”
To follow the above instructions, rubber stamps had been prepared locally by all the Postmasters all over India. These rubber stamps were in different wordings, different languages, different designs, different fonts, different sizes etc.
During March 1983, postal rate for first 10 grams of envelope was 50 paise and green die embossed envelope was in circulation. This 50 paise postal rate was effective from. 1st June 1982. Before that postal rate for first 10 grams of envelope was 35 paise and red die envelope was in circulation. After increase in postal rates from 35 paise to 50 paise, on the unsold stock of red die 35 paise envelopes, deficient postage had been made up by affixing 15 paise postage stamp. Therefore ”Stationery Charges” rubber stamps were used on these two type of embossed envelopes (red die 35 paise & green die 50 paise).
W.e.f. 1st January 1987, this
Stationery Charge was increased from 5 paise to 10 paise. Further w.e.f. 1st
April 1988 it was increased to 15 paise. Therefore applicability of different
rates of Stationery Charges was as under –
5
P. Stationery Charge w.e.f. 01.03.1983
10
P. Stationery Charge w.e.f. 01.01.1987
15
P. Stationery Charge w.e.f. 01.04.1988
There are large number of different varieties of rubber stamps used at different places. Some of the selected varieties of different type are exhibited here from my collection.
Rubber
stamps in only HINDI language –
Box design Rubber stamps in English language –
English
single line 5 P –
Levy, Cost, Postage + Surcharge –
Stationery Cost of
Envelope 5 Paise / COST OF STATIONERY
CHARGE 005 PS./ S. C. 5 PAISE
Spelling mistakes / some interesting matters –
Stamp Collector Sally Ride Becomes First American Woman in Space 38 Years Ago
2018 Stamp Issued to Commemorate Her Legacy…
Sally Ride received instant fame once it was announced she’d
be the first American woman to fly into space. On June 18, 1983, she
launched into space for the first time aboard the Space Shuttle
Challenger. In her career, she spent over 343 hours in space – more than
two full weeks in total!
Long before Sally made her mark on space
history, she discovered a passion for collecting space stamps. In 2018,
her life and legacy was commemorated on a US stamp.
First American Woman in Space
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride
became the first American woman in space. She was the third woman
overall, after Soviet cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova and Svetlana Savitskaya.
Sally Ride was born on May 26, 1951, in Encino, Los Angeles,
California. The older of two children, she was interested in science from
a young age and was also a nationally ranked tennis player.
Ride studied at Swarthmore College and the University of California before earning her bachelor’s in English and physics from Stanford. There went on to earn a masters and PhD in physics in 1975 and 1978. Also in 1978, Stanford ran an ad in the student newspaper looking for people to join the space program. Ride was among the 8,000 people who applied.
Accepted to NASA in 1978, Ride started her career as the ground-based capsule communicator for the space shuttle as well as helping build the ship’s robotic arm. Once it was announced that she would go into space aboard the Challenger mission STS-7, she received instant fame as America’s first female astronaut to go to space. Despite this major milestone, Ride faced questions at press conferences that included “Will the flight affect your reproductive organs?” and “Do you weep when things go wrong on the job?” But Ride insisted she only saw herself as an astronaut.
On June 18, 1983, at 7:33 am, the STS-7 mission
launched from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In addition to
Ride becoming the first American woman in space, she was also the youngest
American in space at age 32. The flight was also notable in that it was
the largest crew in a single spacecraft up to that time (five). During
that mission, the crew deployed two communications satellites and staged
pharmaceutical experiments. Ride was the first woman to use the robot arm
in space and used it to grab a satellite.
Ride made a second trip to space in 1984, again on the Challenger for
STS-41-G. That mission was the first to carry seven people and the first
to carry two American women – Ride and Kathryn Sullivan. Ride later
underwent eight months of training for her third trip to space, but the Challenger disaster
grounded all shuttles. In her two missions, Ride spent over 343 hours in
space.
Ride went on to take part in the investigations of the Challenger and Columbia disasters, making her the only person to participate in both. She also founded NASA’s Office of Exploration. After her retirement from NASA in 1987, she became a professor of physics at the University of California and director of the California Space Institute. Ride also devoted much of her time to encouraging children, especially young girls, to pursue the sciences, founding her own nonprofit organization dedicated to the cause.
Ride died on July 23,
2012. She received many awards during and after her life. These
included the National Space Society’s von Braun Award, the Lindbergh Eagle, the
NCAA’s Theodore Roosevelt Award, and two NASA Space Flight Medals. She
was also inducted to the National Women’s Hall of Fame and the Astronaut Hall
of Fame. In 2013, President Obama posthumously awarded her the
Presidential Medal of Freedom. Today she is considered one of the most
inspirational American women of all time.
Source : Mystic Stamp Co.
Start of V-Mail Service
US
#2765e – from 1942: Turning the Tide sheet
On
June 15, 1942, the Post Office Department inaugurated its V-Mail Service.
Prior
to the war, ships and airplanes that operated on regularly scheduled routes
transported mail intended for an overseas destination. A friendly Europe
saw to their safe and speedy delivery under the terms of the Universal Postal
Union.
The outbreak of World War II
changed all this; ships no longer sailed on a regular schedule and enemy
submarines lurking in the water made it impossible to guarantee delivery.
Planes had to fly a roundabout route. That meant using more petroleum
which was already quite scarce. Since fewer flights were made, cargo
space became extremely valuable.
Recognizing that correspondence
to and from the Armed Forces in battle zones was vital to the war effort, the
Postal Department introduced its V-Mail Service on June 15, 1942. The
service took its name from the “V for Victory” symbol developed during the war.
US #905 was issued to bolster support for the war effort.
Those sending
messages by V-Mail used a special combination letter and envelope that was
given preferred sorting and transportation. Specially designed forms were
made available for free at stationery stores and distributed to service
personnel overseas. V-Mail forms had limited space for a message on one
side and instructions for sending on the other. Once sealed shut, they
would apply a stamp. At first, people weren’t allowed to enclose any
other items, but eventually, the post office allowed people to send pictures of
babies under a year old, or those that had been born after their fathers had
left for the service. Military authorities read all of the letters and
censored them if need be.
Once received at the V-Mail
stations, these letters were opened and then filmed at a rate of 2,000 to 2,500
per hour to be transferred to microfilm. About 1,600 letters could fit on
one roll – making them about three percent of their original weight and
volume. For instance – 150,000 regular letters would weigh about 1,500
pounds and fill 22 mail sacks. The same letters microfilmed weighed just
45 pounds and fit in one mail sack – which freed up valuable space for
other items on transport planes.
When the letters reached their
destinations, they were reproduced onto five-by-four inch photographs and sent
to the recipient in special V-Mail envelopes. The film wouldn’t be
destroyed until the recipient received their letter. If they didn’t, the
letter would be reprinted.
US #2765e – Classic First Day Cover
Servicemen and women could send their letters
for free. They simply had to write “Free” along with their name, rank,
military branch, and return address in the upper left corner. For
civilians, the cost was 3¢ for surface mail and 6¢ for Airmail, which was later
increased to 8¢.
During 1943, V-Mail reached its peak – in one month 20,120 rolls of film containing 33,355,554 letters were handled. By the time the service was suspended on November 1, 1945, more than one billion letters were sent by V-Mail. After that, people were allowed to continue to use V-Mail stationery until the remaining supplies ran out in March 1946.
Source : Mystic Stamp Co.
GABON - Souvenir sheets
Source : Tributes
to First line Corona Warriors
To be contd.....
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Great Britain
Portugal
2 July 2021 : Protected areas in Portugal
The stamps feature the parks, landscapes and nature reserves that are
under the responsibility of the Institute for the Conservation of Nature and
Forests.
The five stamps released, show emblematic areas of the parks and some
fauna that have their habitat there, or that spend seasonal seasons: in the
Montesinho Natural Park, in Trás-os-Montes; in the Serra da Estrela
Natural Park, with its reptiles and beautiful landscapes of the glacial valley
of the River Zêzere; the Natural Park of Serras de Aire and Candeeiros,
with an image of the Mira de Aire Caves; the Guadiana Valley Natural Park,
with the image of the kestrel, a bird of the Falconidae family; and the
Ria Formosa Natural Park, in the eastern Algarve, the most important wetland in
southern Portugal, with an image of the sultana hen (Porphyrio porphyrio),
symbol of the park, and also images of the ria, in the area of Cacela Velha,
and from Barra da Fuzeta.
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