TOKYO
2020
Dehradun August 2021 Vol. XIV Issue No. 164
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Dear Reader,
I
am pleased to present the August 2021 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. The news of the
closure of about 31 philatelic Bureaus in India brought a lot of disappointment and distress among the
philatelic community. As some of the philatelic bureaus are very old and have
many account holders. Philatelic Bureau is a place where every stamp lover, new
or old visits in search of new issues and other philatelic items. It is like a
postal heritage place for all those who love stamps and philately. The decision
of India Post to close the philatelic bureaus is a message to the stamp lovers
that Department of Posts. itself does not wish to promote this hobby.
After the pandemic, several passive collectors became active and started
taking interest in philately. Many virtual philatelic exhibitions are being
organized all over the world to carry on philatelic activities. The DOP should not
close those philatelic bureaus which are running well and serving philatelists
for a long time. The national philatelic federation of India should come
forward and request the DOP to continue all those philatelic bureaus with more
facilities and availability of stamps and other philatelic collectibles like attractive
philatelic souvenirs at reasonable rates. This will not only add the visits of
philatelists but the general public and the tourists will buy
philatelic souvenirs. In fact, the philatelic bureaus at tourist places could be
developed into a tourist attraction where visitors can purchase beautiful philatelic
souvenirs. Philately is a hobby that must be preserved and promoted as it
develops in a collector, the quest of knowledge through tiny pieces of paper! Let’s
save philately and not let it die!
This is all for this
month. More in the next issue.
Happy Collecting!
Contents
§ From
the Desk of Naresh Agrawal
§ Recent
Indian Issues
§ In The News
§
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
CLOSURE OF PHILATELIC
BUREAUS: A SHOCK AND A SETBACK
The news of the closure
of as many as 32 philatelic bureaus in India by India Post has come like a
thunderstorm to the philatelists particularly those who collect Indian stamps
and other philatelic material. Not only in India but abroad also the
philatelists were heavily disappointed by the decision. In the last few months
as I know about 11 philatelic bureaus
were also closed. This is tantamount to the closure of almost 50% of the existing
philatelic bureaus all over India which probably
totaled 81.
Various
philatelic associations have shown disappointment on this decision and have condemned it as this act is highly detrimental
for the development of philately in India which is already facing
hard times now due to various reasons. Philatelists all over the country
are protesting this decision as it is a heavy blow for them. They say that
while the India Post is promoting philately through exhibitions, by the issuance of
different covers and commemorative stamps and giving scholarships to budding
philatelists; the closure of the Philatelic Bureaus will be counterproductive.
One must not forget that nowadays philately
is fighting hard for its survival and on top of it such shocking acts are
just unbelievable and of course un tolerable.
Various
eminent philatelists from all over India have condemned this decision. Senor
and renowned philatelist Anil Dhir, who
has also written four acclaimed books on Postal history, is of the opinion that
this is an irrational decision taken in haste after the new Minister took
charge. He says philately is a dying hobby and needs all the impetus and
support of the Postal department. Rather than opening more bureaus to promote
the hobby, closing the existing bureaus is not understood. Countries like China
and Philippines have included philately in the curriculum in schools, which should
also be adopted in India. India had one of the richest postal history and
traditions, something which should be cherished and propagated. Likewise, various others have come up with similar views and comments.
REASONS AND
RESPONSIBILITY :
Well, while we think
upon as to who is responsible for this situation,
it is hard to point out. Rationally thinking primarily
DOP may be held responsible. For me philatelists
are least responsible because they are
on the receiving end. To run the bureaus efficiently, to serve the philatelists, to bring
philatelists in the fold of bureau, to attract stamp lovers are all the
responsibilities of DOP. After all, it is running a separate wing for philately which is headed by the Director of
Philately. I have visited many bureaus over the years and seen two sides of the bureau condition and working. Some of the bureaus were
found very clean and attractive as were found well furnished, had proper
ventilation, ample space, nice displays and above all the staff willing to
entertain philatelists, working happily, not overburdened and having nice
interaction and exchange of views and above all ready to deliver. They had been
found to have pure concern for the philatelists. But on the other hand, some bureaus were found having less space, dark and low lighted, unclean, tables overloaded with messy and dusty files, staff
in tense condition busy in other works, not entertaining and in some cases, there was no staff or else visiting philatelists have
to wait for long or else the material required was not delivered or were unwillingly served. What I mean it is totally discouraging for the
philatelists. Though some of the bureaus
sent material in time and regularly with proper packing and prior information
to the members whereas the case was
found totally different.
One must understand
that philatelic wing of the DOP has been formed to serve philatelists and to
promote philately. It had never any purpose to generate revenue. But now it
seems that the motto has changed as DOP has failed to run bureaus at some places which basically needs a
separate and dedicated trained staff to handle all the needs of philatelists
and to serve them willingly and happily.
People do talk about malpractices being done at bureaus by the DOP staff to
supply material to either philatelic
dealers or to the limited number of philatelists. It is also said that pre-issues,
error items/sheets, withdrawn items are supplied to some limited people by them. Is the philatelic community responsible for
this? No, it is DOP which is responsible. Rather
by this act the philatelists are forced to buy material from the market at higher
prices. This in fact is not good for the
development of philately as many of the philatelists are discouraged and so the growth of philately is hampered.
Though India Post has
come up with various innovations to attract philatelists such as My stamp,
Scented stamps, Exotic philatelic material, regular issuance of designer
covers, organizing exhibitions etc. but it probably has failed to reach
children genuinely and above all to motivate them to adopt this loving hobby
because of lack of regular persuasion and motivation.
Regular workshops are not being held, people visiting bureaus are
discouraged, and one more important fact is the increased prices of philatelic stuff. Staff crunch increased
cost of maintenance and overburdened DOP with new services has also forced DOP’s thinkers and
decision-makers to think adverse. For the last two years, the Pandemic effect might also
have helped DOP to
think this way.
Change in Ministry
also to some extent causes some different decisions to be taken. It is
said that decisions at upper level are
sometimes taken without actually assessing
the true ground reality. We do accept the fact that material can be sold online by DOP but this will never promote
philately. The very purpose of forming philatelic bureaus is defeated.
Well, if we analyze
how the philatelists are responsible, the only reason comes in light is the
less number of PA holders and least
visit of the public and stamp lovers to philatelic bureaus. But again the
reason is obvious, as discussed above.
Philatelic Bureaus
Having discussed
above the various reasons and
responsibility for the closure of such a huge number of philatelic bureaus at once, let’s understand
what philatelic bureaus are. What importance it has in the life of philatelists and
public in general, role in the promotion of philately, maintaining and professing rich cultural and social
heritage etc.. The tradition of philatelic bureau was started in India as early as in
June 1941 by the opening of the first philatelic bureau in Mumbai followed by as
many as 9 in different places of India in August 1948. And thereafter before
this closure of the philatelic bureau started, there were as many as 81 bureaus in
operation across India. In fact, a philatelic bureau is the set up of India Post that was
formed to cater the philatelic needs of
stamp collectors, tourists, visitors, dealers and to provide them a platform to cater their needs regularly
without any interruption and also to provide them all necessary information.
The other aspect of forming philatelic bureaus is to promote philately by way of giving a well-furnished ample place to philatelists to
meet and have leisure time. Undoubtedly, this act of DOP has helped
development of Indian philatelists and
has also given different level and dimensions to philately. While trying to understand the importance and
significance of philatelic bureaus following points come into my mind :
Philately : A tradition, a culture :
One must not forget
that philately has become a tradition, a part of culture all over the world.
Some of the philatelists are so dedicated that they treat philately as religion and literally worship stamps. If not
followed by persons throughout life, I
philately become part of lie of most of the children. I personally use to say to my friends “A dose of philately a day, keeps a man healthy, wealthy and in fray”. And philatelic bureaus are developed for supporting this tradition and maintaining this culture.
Philately: A separate important wing of India Post :
It is appreciable that philately has been
given so much of importance that India Post has a separate philatelic wing with
Director of Philately as the head of the wing and Philatelic bureaus are the important hands to serve philatelists. This wing has been
opened for the service of philatelists
and to promote philately. Yes sales of philatelic material is important but the
main purpose of the wing is to serve
philately and not top earn revenue. Hence, Philatelic bureaus are significant in bringing philatelist close to DoP.
Philatelic Bureau : A
temple, a home for philatelists :
Closure of temple of
philatelists is like snatching god from
them. Where will they worship now? Serious and dedicated philatelists
particularly those having interest in India philately use to treat Bureaus as
the temple of philately. Meetings, seatings, studying and spending leisure time there has been the usage of philatelic
bureau other than that it serves philatelists with stamps, covers and other
information related to Indian philately.
Philatelic Bureau: A
place to love
The Philatelic Bureau
in is not just a physical arrangement done in
bright room with fancy ceilings and attractive glass windows,
ventilation with plenty of paraphernalia
lying across the tables, and the display desk which showcases various
colorful stamps; exotic birds
,butterflies, flowers, plants, and landscape, transportations of India are some
of the popular stamps displayed prominently and sitting arrangement but it
is a space to embrace stamps, to fall in
love with stamps and DOP too. The key person of course is the dealing staff
which serves philatelists. Believe me,my love for DOP is as strong as I love
my stamps. Any person from DOP is seen like
a close one for me. The bureau is the best place to meet them and have
close and lovely interaction.
Philatelic Bureau : A show case of philatelic
innovations of India Post
Philatelic
bureaus not only sell, supply various
philatelic material but also nicely
display on boards or frame which also try to educate visitors about the
significance of first-day covers, special covers, variety of stamps and above
all the postal department’s “innovations” in increasing public interest in
philately.
Philatelic Bureau: A
National Heritage
Various philatelic
bureaus such as Mumbai, Cuttack, Goa,
Pune, Patna,New Delhi, Chennai are store
house of not only philatelic culture and development but of Indian culture also. They house museums and excellent displays.
The buildings are heritage buildings. The set up depicts rich heritage of india. People from abroad also visit such bureaus and carry impressions about the rich heritage of India
depicted through philatelic material. These bureaus in fact act as solid
ambassador of India rich past, history,
social development and beautiful culture.
Conclusion and Appeal
:
There may be other
reasons for such mass closure of
Philatelic Bureaus which are not yet known but I still appeal DOP to reconsider this decision. Even if, the
closure dates are over, the physical existence still remains and such so found
inefficient, with low turn over,
unavailability of staff, less space etc.
can be revived. New thinking
needs to be given for their revival looking into the present circumstances when people are
fighting for survival against the deadly pandemic. There may be new online systems for the sale of
material, there may be good number of philatelic counters available to sell the material but there can not any replacement of philatelic bureaus. Because
philatelic bureaus are not just sale counters. These speak
about rich tradition of India Post and propagate its rich history and serving culture.
And not to forget these bureaus put it before the world through their displays.
Well, on behalf of the philatelic fraternity of India appeal DOP to seriously rethink about the feelings of stamp lovers and revert its decision and open such philatelic bureaus to help the promotion of philately not only in India but all over the world.
-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
New Special Covers
28 July 2021
: 68th Birth Anniversary: Shri Bijayshree Routray : Bhubaneshar
29 July 2021
: International Tiger Day: Mumbai
In The
News
Indian Performance in Savpex 2021,
One
Frame National Virtual Exhibition of South Africa
(22– 25 July 2021)
Congratulations to all winners !
1. Peeyush Khaitan 2. O.P.Kedia 3. Capt.Vijay Wadhwa 4. Madiraju,
MR Lokeswara 5.Joy Ghosh 6. Aditya Singh
Exhibits : https://stampssa.africa/exhibits/
|
 -Report by Rajesh Paharia, Co-ordinator & Jury Member, Savpex 2021 |
The exhibition was competitive “One Frame Virtual Exhibition” and open to
all members of Societies affiliated with The Philatelic Federation of South
Africa (PFSA) and all members of Federations affiliated to the Federation
Internationale Philatelique (FIP) thus PCI was also invited to send
entries from India. There were 117 exhibits in 12 classes from 22
countries including 10 entries from India. Mr. Rajesh Paharia
was appointed as its Coordinator and Jury from India.
Congratulations to the Exhibitors
and they may contact me for any help in getting detailed Jury comments.
contact: shreetotal@gmail.com
|
S.No. |
Exhibit Title |
Exhibitor Name |
Marks |
|
1 |
Postal Message Service by Red Cross |
Mr Peeyush Khaitan |
70 |
|
2 |
Portuguese India |
Dr Narendra Saboo |
85 |
|
3 |
Black , Blue & Red |
Mr Sateesh kumar |
52 |
|
4 |
Gandhi & Ahimsa |
Mr Shahid H Khan |
51 |
|
5 |
Rabindranath Tagore |
Mr Joy Ghosh |
56 |
|
6 |
Yoga |
Mr Aditya Singh |
72 |
|
7 |
1st Aerial Post |
Mr Peeyush Khaitan |
90 |
|
8 |
Dewas War Contribution Stamp |
Mr O P Kedia |
71 |
|
9 |
Raft to Ice Breaker |
Ms Rajshekhar Revti |
59 |
|
10 11 |
Evolve - Beaks Great Britain- Postal Cancellation of Post
Office Numbers of England and Wales on Penny |
Capt Vijay Wadhwa Madiraju, MR Lokeswara |
87 60 |
Commemorative Tokyo 2020 stamps from Japan Post
Japan Post Co. is selling commemorative stamp sheets to honor the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The 84-yen stamps offered in sheets of 25 at a price of 2,100 yen ($19.20) per sheet. They are go on sale one month before the Tokyo Olympics opens on July 23. Sheets come in three designs that feature a host of sports and events, including judo, cycling, soccer and many more.
Japan Post is also offering a stamp book for 10,000 yen, tax included. The book contains three kinds of stamp sheets and a 500-yen stamp that has an aerial shot of the new National Stadium in Tokyo.Japan Post is also selling the commemorative offerings online and at post offices across the country.
Closure of 31 Philatelic Bureaus in India
12
July 2021
Move
to close Cuttack, S’pur Philatelic Bureaus decried
A
recent decision of the Union Ministry of Communications to close 31 Philatelic
Bureaus all over the country has come as a shock to the philatelic community of
Odisha. The Philatelic Bureaus at Cuttack and Sambalpur too have been notified
to be shut from July 12.
Philatelists
all over the country are protesting this decision as it will be a body blow for
stamp collectors. They say that while the India Post is promoting philately
through exhibitions, Special Covers and Commemorative Stamps and giving
scholarships to budding philatelists, the closure of the Philatelic Bureaus
will be counterproductive.
A
recent decision of the Union Ministry of Communications to close 31 Philatelic
Bureaus all over the country has come as a shock to the philatelic community of
Odisha. The Philatelic Bureaus at Cuttack and Sambalpur too have been notified
to be shut from July 12.
Philatelists
all over the country are protesting this decision as it will be a body blow for
stamp collectors. They say that while the India Post is promoting philately
through exhibitions, Special Covers and Commemorative Stamps and giving
scholarships to budding philatelists, the closure of the Philatelic Bureaus
will be counterproductive.
The
Philatelic Bureau at the Cuttack GPO is one of the oldest in the country having
been set up in 1948 soon after Independence. It also houses a Postal Museum,
the first of its type in the State. It is a heritage among the bureaus in
India.
And what is surprising is that the Sambalpur bureau,
which was set up only in 2020, is being closed within a few months.
Eastern
India Philatelists’ Association (EIPA) secretary Shanti Swarup Rath says this
will be a body blow for stamp collectors. He has written to the authorities
for reconsidering this hasty decision.
Eminent philatelist Anil Dhir, who has also written four
acclaimed books on Postal history, is of the opinion that this is an irrational
decision taken in haste after the new Minister took charge. He says philately
is a dying hobby and needs all the impetus and support of the Postal
department. Rather than opening more bureaus to promote the hobby, closing the
existing bureaus is not understood. Countries like China and Philippines have
included philately in curriculum in schools, which should also be adopted in
India. India had one of the richest postal history and traditions, something
which should be cherished and propagated.
Shakeel
Ahmed, a senior philatelist of Cuttack, is of the view that if they want to
close non-productive bureaus then the Bhubaneswar and Sambalpur bureaus may be
shut, but the historic and heritage Cuttack bureau, which will soon celebrate
its 75th anniversary, should not be closed.
Notably,
Odisha has some of the prominent philatelists of the country. Exhibits from
Odisha have been awarded medals in various national and international
exhibitions and more than 20 books on philately have been written and published
from the State.
Kashinath
Sahoo, another eminent philatelist, said the recent death of EIPA president
Bijayshree Routray was a big blow for the hobbyists and now this decision
is another setback
PANAJI: The philatelic bureau in Goa, that operates
from the head post office at Panaji, is facing closure from July 12, following
an order from the philately division of the department of posts, New Delhi, in
which a total of 31 bureaus across the country are being shut down.
There are a total of four bureaus that fall under the Maharashtra circle, one
of which is the Goa philatelic bureau. The others are Nashik, Aurangabad and
Nagpur, which are also facing closure.
For now onwards, the Mumbai philatelic bureau will cater to the needs of
philatelists in these areas, and there will be only a limited stock of stamps
with Goa. Philatelist depository accounts (PDA) of philatelists in Goa will
also be serviced in Mumbai.
“There will
be major challenges once the bureau is shut down,” senior superintendent of
post offices Sudhir Jakhere said.
“The special cancellation that comes with each release (of a philatelic cover) cannot be done in Goa. With only a limited stock of stamps coming from the Mumbai bureau, a philatelic counter will be established in Goa for people to source stamps. The PDA account holders will have to be transferred to Mumbai,” he said.
The philatelic bureau was planning to celebrate the 150th year of the first
stamp of Portuguese India, which was released in 1871, by bringing out a
special cover on the stamp. Special covers on Mario Miranda, ferry boats,
motorcycle pilots of Goa and the 60th year of Goa’s liberation were also in the
pipeline for this year. “There will be major challenges once the bureau is shut
down,” senior superintendent of post offices Sudhir Jakhere said.
“The special cancellation that comes with each release (of a philatelic cover) cannot be done in Goa. With only a limited stock of stamps coming from the Mumbai bureau, a philatelic counter will be established in Goa for people to source stamps. The PDA account holders will have to be transferred to Mumbai,” he said.
The Goa Philately and Numismatics Society (GPNS) is planning to meet union minister for tourism and ports Shripad Naik to get the closure decision revoked.
“Goa will be deprived of its only philatelic bureau which functions in Panaji, which a lot of tourists, both domestic and foreign, visit for getting new stamps and philatelic material. The public, and philatelists in particular, will be put to a lot of hardship to get their philatelic material such as stamps, special covers and first day covers from the philatelic bureau in Mumbai or Bengaluru,” GPNS president, MR Ramesh Kumar said.
The philatelic bureau was planning to celebrate the 150th year of the first stamp of Portuguese India, which was released in 1871, by bringing out a special cover on the stamp. Special covers on Mario Miranda, ferry boats, motorcycle pilots of Goa and the 60th year of Goa’s liberation were also in the pipeline for this year.
“This is an insult to philatelists and the people of Goa to close down the bureau in such a commemorative year,” Kumar said.
The move has evoked strong reactions from the Goa Civic and Consumer Action
Network, which has called for a review of the decision by the Delhi-based
department. It has also demanded that the Goa postmaster general take steps to
revoke the decision, of shutting down the philatelic bureau thus protecting the
interests of the state’s postal consumers and philately enthusiasts.
Red Mauritius : Rare postage stamp auctioned for 8.1 million Euros
UNPA
honours Mother Teresa
The United Nations Postal Administration is
honoring Mother Teresa on a $1.80 definitive stamp to be
issued Aug. 12 at the Great American Stamp Show. On Aug. 12 the United Nations
Postal Administration will issue a definitive stamp honoring renowned nun and
humanitarian Mother Teresa (1910-1997).
Philatelic Slogan message on Covid Vaccination
A Philatelic Slogan message on Covid Vaccination was released on 23rd July 2021at Dibrugarh HO for
creating awareness amongst the customers.
Olymphia India 2021
Visit : https://www.olymphila.com/
JUBILEEPEX 2021
International Friendship Virtual
Philatelic Exhibition
(JUBILEEPEX 2021)
Philatelic
Society of Bangladesh (PSB) is happy to share with you the official prospectus
of the forthcoming JUBILEEPEX 2021 International Friendship Virtual Philatelic
Exhibition that is to be started from 28th September 2021
APPLY ONLINE NOW : Visit : https://jubileepex.com/
*Last date to submit
entry forms : 8th August, 2021
American
Philatelic Society, American Topical Association and American First Day Cover Society,
will host a philatelic exhibition from 12 to 15 August 2021 at Donald E
Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois. The exhibition is sponsored by
United States Postal Service.
3rd
FILANANIAS Virtual Exhibition is being held from July 6 to August 31, 2021. FILATELIA 2021 - III Philatelia Ananias Virtual
Exhibition, whose main objective is to promote Philately through the Internet,
encourage and train new philatelists, being a fraternization among philatelists
and the general public, with a didactic and cultural nature.
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 and earlier participation details, like name of the Exhibition where exhibited, level of the Exhibition and award won on the exhibit
Please contact: Ajay Kumar Mittal, National Commissioner. HUNfilex 2022
Whatsapp.9811032311
BANGLADESH
2021
Exhibits on Display : 29 July to 20 August 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.
LIBEREC 2022
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
Visit : https://www.liberec2022.eu/en/aktuality-en/
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 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
PHILANIPPON 2021(the 37th Asian
International Stamp Exhibition)
The PHILANIPPON 2021 is
supported by the Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP) and accredited by
the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP).
Date : 25 Aug.-30 Aug 2021
PHILANIPPON 2021 : https://www.japan2021.jp/en/
List of Exhibit PhilaNippon2021
https://www.japan2021.jp/exhibits/list/pdf/exhibits_list.pdf
CAPEX
22, Toronto
June 9-12, 2022 : Toronto
Participation Fee
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
View : CAPEX 22 IREX
View : Exhibit
Application Form
Well in this issue please go through the remaining part of the article ‘My Strategy for Thematic Exhibiting’ by Yukio Onuma. It will help a lot in preparing an excellent Thematic Exhibit. However everone has his or her own strategy of making a good exhibit but some have the most appropritae and objective approach. In this article it is one of those, very clearly explaied.
My Strategy for Thematic Exhibiting
By Yukio Onuma
Contd… from the
last…..
3）Importance.Analysis (Matrix approach)
This technique is to tell relative importance of each material. There are two types of importance in materials, philatelic and thematic.
Philatelic importance is judged by genuineness and rarity. In case of a used cover, genuineness means a pure commercially used cover. In other words it is not produced for the sake of philatelists only. Core philatelic materials such as postage stamps, cancellations, stationeries issued by authentic authorities have high degree of genuineness, but, stamps issued for philatelists for commercial purpose (so-called dubious items) have extremely low degree of genuineness. Further down is the border line item and then completely private items such as postcards have negative degree of genuineness.
Meanwhile, thematic importance is judged whethera material is directly and deeply related to the theme or not. For instance, if it is apparent that a postage stamp is directly related to a theme through its design or its issuing purposes, it will have a high degree of importance.
Please see diagram (fig.g-3). The importance can be best illustrated graphically. X-axis indicates thematic importance and Y-axis philatelic importance respectively.Importance increases following direction of arrow. You can judge level of importance by which quadrant the material in question lies.
1stquadrant: Philatelic materials which fall under this quadrant and lienear the tip of bold arrow are first class in importance both thematically and philatelically. Original drawing, sketch, die proof, commercially used cover, postage stamp and stationery etc.
all fall under this category. Unaddressed FDC, Maximum Card, postage stamps for philatelists only (what is so-called “dubious item”) have less philatelic importance, even if they have high relevance to the theme.
Materials come near the tip of the bold arrow are the most favorable ones. Meanwhile, materials staying near the X, or Y-axis are the least favorable ones.
2ndquadrant: Materials in this quadrant which are philatelically excellent but not apparently related to the theme need convincing explanations to show thematic relevance. (Ex. Hindenburg crash cover, Augarten porcelain stamp-see My Website) Consequently, it gives a good opportunity for an exhibitor to show how deeply he studied his theme.
33rd quadrant; Being neither thematically nor philatelically important, materials in this quadrant are out of question.
4thquadrant: Materials in this quadrant are thematically closely related but philatelically of no value. Examples are the case of postcards and repiquage. You may use those non-philatelic items in your plan page but not in the main pages of exhibit.
In summary, I always
keep the matrix (fig.g-3) in my mind and select items which lie as close as
possible to the tip of bold arrow.
Specialized Section
British India Bazar Cards
( A PERIODIC PHILATELIC REVOLUTION AND MIRROR OF SOCIAL HISTORY )
BRITISH INDIA BAZAAR POSTCARDS :.
British India period around the start of 20th
century-spanning mainly from the year 1900 to 1930, saw a great revolution in
changing trends of postal cards which were in immense use during that period.
When there was a great impact of British rule and culture and on the other hand
it was India and Indian culture which was struggling to survive. Such postcards
gave a new direction to postal culture and gave new dimensions to the utility
of this mode of postal communication. Apart from those which had pre-paid
printed stamps issued by the postal administration, that period saw a new
culture of substantial use of private printed pictorial postal cards. Such
postcards were developed mainly by the merchants, businessmen and traders of
major cities of all over India who advertised their products or business
through text or pictorial matters printed on either side of the postcards or
postal covers which used adhesive postal stamps ( 3Pies/4pies Edward VII and
George V period ) affixed on them for payment of postage. This period is also known as a classic postcard because of
the image printed on it.
Contd.. from last…
NOMENCLATURE :
The Bazaar cards as nothing but private pictorial printed post cards printed by individual concerns with their product advertisement in text or picture or were available in open market on public sale. In practice ,these cards were mainly used by merchants, traders and businessmen usually for their business and trade purposes such a daily prices exchange and other information sharing; these were initially termed as Bazaar Bhaw cards, Advertising Cards, Merchant cards and Business Cards. At some places at some times these were also called Aditya Cards, Swadeshi Cards, Printer’s Cards, Message Cards, Regular Cards, Market Cards Bazaar Propaganda post Card etc. etc.. But later only in 1987/88 the terms Bazaar Card was coined by one philatelist Mr. Dipesh SEN of Deccan Philatelic Club, Pune which was widely accepted by philatelists and collectors. Hence, the name Bazaar Cards came into practice.
A PHILATELIC STUDY :
POSTAGE
/POSTAL CHARGES :
As these were privately printed postcards, the postage had to be paid as per the prevailing postal rates by way of affixing postal stamps. During the period when these cards were in maximum usage that is 1900 to 1930, the postal rates were the same as that for postal cards i.e. ¼ anna or 3Pies or 4 pies. One can find stamps of. Edward VII and George V and also Queen Victoria. There was no extra charge for such private printed postcards. Such postal charges prevailed all over India as these cards were used all around in India.
1906 : Postage Stamp Overprinted ¼ anna 1907: Indore state ¼ anna postage stamp
1904 AND 1906 BAZAAR CARDS SHOWS POSTSAGE AS 3 PIES
CANCELLATIONS
AND POST MARKS :
Though postal cancellations were being put as usual as on other mails mainly Cds but in some states, as they used their own stamps they had their own cancellations too like Gwalior sate had Cobra snake typical cancellation. Various different postmarks were also used during that period.
CDS,SQUARE (DLO) & RECTENGULAR (REFUSED). 1905 : TWIN COBRA- SNAKE CANCELLATION
CANCELLATIONS / POST MARLKS OF 1905 GWALIOR OVERPRINT
1906 : FRANKED WITH STATE POSTAGE STAMPS 1905 : CROWNED CDS CANCELLATION
DIFFERENT CANCELLATIONS AND POSTMARKS SHOWN BY THE ABOVE BAZAAR
CARDS
Stamps
3Pies KEVII STAMP AFFIXED ON 1905 3Pies KEVII STAMP AFFIXED ON 1904
BAZAAR OVERPRINTED GWALIOR. BAZAAR OVERPRINTED ¼ ANNA
1905 : BRITISH INDIA BAZAAR CARDS SHOWS KING GEORGE VII 3 PIES
STAMPS USED AS POSTAGE
SIZE AND DIMENSIONS :
The Bazaar cards were
cut in to rectangular shape almost in similar size all over with slight
variations at times. The common dimensions used to be 139 x 89mm (14 x 9 cm)
with seldom some variation up to 14.5 x 9.1 cm.
COLOR : The cards were normally
printed on a white card sheet but one could find some other colors too such as
light yellow, reddish-brown, pink, light brown, and many more. The printing too
has been found done by different printers in different colors.
To be contd….
: Naresh Agrawal : email : nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in
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A.1840 Penny Black with
Maltese red cancellation. B.1841 Penny
Black with Maltese lamp black Cancellation C.1841 Penny Red with Maltese lamp
black Cancellation
Numeral obliterators: From 1844, the Maltese
cross obliterators were replaced by several series of barred numeral
obliterators that gave a coded indication of the place of posting by means of
the number allocated to the office. Cancellation types were distinguished by
their shape (scanned Image) the number in the centre designated the post town
(post office) of origin except for the London chief Office where it is believed
that numbers were allocated to different postal clerk. The
date of introduction varies, but is generally accepted is given below
The obliterator types were distinguished by their
shape as follows:
England and Wales provincial --
oval shaped (Introduced
from 1 May 1844)
Date Cancels: These numbers initially appeared in single numeral
cancellations, and later in the "duplex" cancellations which combined
a date stamp and an obliterator.
Each Town had their own numbered hand stamps, but this was not enough. The Post
Office wanted to know not only where items had been posted but also when it had
been posted. Dated cancels soon started appearing across the stamps. Most of these had been superseded
by dated stamps by the early 20th century.
The purpose of this
article is to study postal cancellation number of different post offices on
Penny Red Identify name of the post office of particular numerical cancellation
and first and last use of numerical cancellation from particular post office.
Duplex cancellations and an obliterator
are isolated (extracted) from each cover and stamp and extracted obliterator are shown along with stamps and
covers in the exhibit.
**Detailed explanation is given
below for text mentioned in boxes for Cancellations
3. 1844 Machine cancellation: The obliterator type is oval shape.
From 1 May 1844. Date Cancels these numbers
initially appeared in single numeral cancellations. Dated cancels soon started appearing
across the stamps. The Post
Office wanted to know not only where items had been posted but also when it had
been posted. These all had numbers to tell where the stamp
had been cancelled.
These hand stamps formed part of a very important experiment, along with
the spoon cancel, in the Post Office quest to find a quicker way of handling
the mail, as by 1854 the volume of mail had increased significantly. There were
8 different types of sideways duplexes issued.
1854 Spoon Duplex Cancellations:
Spoon cancels, along with sideways duplex
cancels, were the first duplex cancels anywhere in the world. They were part of
an experiment to speed up the mail by eliminating the process of using an
obliterator on the obverse of a letter and a date stamp on the reverse. It
determined the design of postal cancellers in England, Wales and Ireland for the
next 25 years, and was probably the first large-scale industrial work-study
ever conducted. Twenty-eight towns in England, one in Wales and thirty-two
towns in Ireland were involved. The common factor is an overlap between the
obliterator with its town office number and the date stamp, from which the
resemblance to a spoon is derived.
4.
Conclusion:
One of
the earliest and most troublesome difficulties that Rowland Hill had to
surmount in order to make his Uniform Penny Post plan successful was the invention
of a suitable ink and obliterating stamp to deface the postage-labels. A more
simple and effective system, however, was introduced by Mr. Francis Abbott, a
senior clerk in the Secretary's Office, G.P.O., London. His suggestion was that
each stamp should bear a different figure or number, which should be supplied
to all offices, and that each office should have a distinct number by which it
could be easily identified. The shape of cancellation is oval shape in case of
England and Wales
From the time that Uniform Penny Postage was adopted, the business of the Post Office in the United Kingdom has grown and developed to a marvellous extent.
1840 Post
Offices in the United Kingdom = 4028.
1854 Post Offices in the United Kingdom =9973,
I860 Post
Offices in the United Kingdom 11,441 offices, plus 2473 pillar and road boxes=
13914
1876 Post Offices in the United Kingdom 13,447
offices plus and 10724 pillar boxes = 24171 or over twenty thousand
more than the number of Post Offices in 1840.
In London alone there were 1803 receptacles of
all descriptions.
1913 Post Offices in the United Kingdom
24,354 of which
23,326 were sub-post offices.
The total number of offices remained
surprisingly constant for the next 65 years
Post offices became more important as providers of wider government services, displaying general notices and instructions and issuing forms, coupons etc. Post offices came to be regarded as central to the life of a community: "If the place be a place at all, there we shall find a Post-office”. The fact that post offices were, in effect, providers of universal government services. The increase in the number of letters sent through the post during the same period is even more remarkable. In the year 1839 there were 75 million; in 1854 the number had increased to 443 millions, in 1860, 564 millions, and by 1876 the number had grown to 1,410,681,700, and for the year 1904 the number of letters alone totalled 2,597,600,000 in the United Kingdom, or nearly four times as many as fifty years previously. (Ref: John G Hendy The Postmarks of the British Isles 1840-1876)
It became easy for postal administration for managing the post and sorting and delivery of the letters to the public without problems and became very transparent. It became easy for people also to send and receive letters. Thus with the introduction of Cancellation types distinguished by their shape and the number in the centre designated the post town (post office) of origin and each stamp bear a figure or number, and that each Post office have a distinct number by which it could be easily identified.
1. Alcock, R.C. and F.C.
Holland. British Postmarks: A Short History and Guide. Cheltenham: R. C.
Alcock, 1960, 299p.
2. George
Brummell, British Post Office Numbers 1844 – 1906. R.C.Alcock Cheltenham 1946
and 1971.
3. George Pearson, List of Index Numbers used in Surcharge Explanatory
and other Stamps in Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1959.
4. Great Britain Post
office numbers http://gbps.org.uk/information/po-numbers/
5. James A. Mackay, British Post Office Numbers 1924 - 1969. Published
in 1981.
6. John Parmenter and
Ken Smith for England & Wales, it draws heavily on the detailed listings of
numbers published in 2003
7. John G Hendy the Postmarks of the British Isles
1840-1876
8. Marshall,
Dandy The British Post Office from its beginnings to the end of 1925. Oxford
Press 1926
9.
Westly H.C (1958) London suburban Cancellation
10. Whitney, J.T. Collect British
Postmarks. Benfleet, 1990.
11.
www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmberr/371/37109.htm
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Beginners’ Section
Benjamin Franklin Becomes America’s First-Ever Postmaster General
When the American Revolution began in 1775, Benjamin Franklin
was the obvious choice to take over the country’s mail system. That’s because
he was previously the Colonies’ postmaster general for the Crown. He was
appointed as America’s first-ever postmaster general on July 26, 1775.
As Postmaster, Franklin was a dynamo – he standardized rates,
surveyed mail routes, slashed delivery times between major cities by half, and
more. He even donated his $1,000 salary to relief for wounded
Continental soldiers! Franklin’s work in taking over the mail
system was rewarded in 1847 when he was pictured on the first official US
postage stamp. He’s been honored on countless stamps
over the years – even more than many former presidents…
1.Ben Franklin’s Famous Quote : Issued in Philadelphia, where Franklin lived as an American Founding Fathers. Features one of his famous sayings. |
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2.U.S.-Canada Joint Issue Honoring America’s
Bicentennial |
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Issued in 1976 celebrating America’s 200th
anniversary. It pictures Benjamin Franklin, since he was integral
to the building of the country. Source : Mystic Stamp Co. |
Philatelic Tributes to the First Line Warriors - Corona virus
COVID-19 Pandemic
New Issues from other
countries
Malta
23 July 2021: Tokyo 2021
New Zealand
9 July 2021 : CourierPost, Pace and Rural Post
Romania
Spain
United Nations
23 July 2021 : Sports for Peace 2021
Lighter Side
Postcards not a thing of the past
By | Published: 15th Apr 2021
Hyderabad: Before
the time of Google and social media, there was the charm of having a pen friend
and one would wait eagerly for the postcard bearing news from lands far away.
The happiness that came with opening a letter and reading the contents, went
out the window when the internet came knocking. But a few people still fancy
the old school charm of sending and receiving postcards and have continued the
tradition for years together.
Archana Mehta has been
postcrossing, which means sending postcards to anyone across the globe, since
2011. Once you register on the website Postcrossing.com, you receive a postcard
ID with an address. All one has to do is write a few personal lines and post it
to the address given and the cycle begins.
“My brother introduced me to
postcrossing. I already had an interest in collecting stamps. But it’s really
exciting to receive a postcard from another country. It’s never predictable,
you are always going to be surprised by what kind of postcard you get,” says
Archana. So far Archana has collected some 600 postcards from 120 countries
like UK, USA, China, Germany, Sweden, Russia, Netherlands, Finland, Belarus,
Poland, Bulgaria, Canada, etc.
Her fascination has also led to
burgeoning friendships with people from around the world. “I have a pen pal in
USA with whom I have been corresponding regularly since 2014. One time I got a
postcard from a lady in Sweden who had sent me a postcard featuring the hand
print of her one-year-old son. Generally, it’s not necessary to send a postcard
back to the same person, but she requested me to send a time capsule to her
son, and so I did,” adds Archana.
While Archana chose to do
postcrossing through a website, Retd Colonel Akhil Kumar says, he had been
writing postcards to his mother from the time he was posted in Tawang,
Arunachal Pradesh some 30 to 40 years ago.
“Those days, letters used to take
a month to reach my mother in UP. Later, when I would visit my son or relatives
abroad, I developed a network of people with shared interests and began sending
and receiving postcards on different subjects like culture, birds, UNESCO
sites, dances, bridges, lighthouses etc. I ended up collecting 20,000 postcards
sent by people from 125 countries. I have now divided the postcards according
to subjects in 300 to 400 albums,” shares Col. Akhil Kumar.
He also started a Postcrossing
Society of India page on Facebook to encourage people to write postcards.
“These days, people have lost the ability to craft a letter. So I also conduct
workshops where children see these postcards and then write their thoughts on
them. It’s one way to keep this tradition alive,” he adds.
Blogs & Websites
Philatelic Clubs & Societies
Ananthapuri
Philatelic Association, Thiruvanthapuram
Baroda
Philatelic Society - http://www.vadophil.org/
Chandigarh
Philatelic Club
Deccan
Philatelic Society – Pune, Maharashtra
Eastern
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The
Hyderabad Philatelic and Hobbies Society
India
Study Circle - http://www.indiastudycircle.org/
Indian
Thematic Society, Ludhiana -http://indianthematicstamps.webs.com/
Ludhiana
Philatelic Club
Numismatic & Philatelic Association of Vellore
Fort
http://numismaticphilavellore.site40.net/index.htm
Philatelic
Congress of India - http://www.philateliccongressofindia.com/
Philatelic
Society of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Philatelic Society of India , Mumbai : http://www.psi1897.com/
Orissa Philatelic
Association, Mail id-: orissaphilatelic@gmail.com
Rainbow
Stamp Club -http://rainbowstampclub.blogspot.com/
Rajkot
Philatelic Society – Rajkot, Gujarat
Gujarat
Philatelic Association - Ahmedabad
South
India Philatelists Association -http://www.sipa.org.in/
The
Army Philatelic Society, Pune
Stamps
of India – http://www.stampsofindia.com
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