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Shimla October 2010 Issue # 34 Vol. 3

Monthly e-Stamp Bulletin Edited by Jeevan Jyoti for free circulation among philatelists

Readers are requested to send reports of philatelic activities in their area for publication. Short writeups by the readers about their journals, societies, publications and philatelic requirements can be sentfor inclusion in this bulletin to [email protected] or [email protected] and by post

to

Mrs. Jeevan Jyoti, c / o Mr. Ajay Srivastav, Director, Great Himalayan National Park, Shamshi,Distt. Kullu. PIN 175126. (H.P.) India

Note- This bulletin is only for circulation among a limited group of philatelists without any commercialpurpose. The bulletin will be sent to the readers only on request. Those who wish to receive itregularly please reply giving the name of your city / country with the subject SUBSCRIBE RAINBOW


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Date of Issue - 31 August 2010

Dear Reader,

I am pleased to present here October issue of Rainbow Stamp News. It is 34th issue ofRainbow and it will complete three years of publication in December this year. I wish to thankall contributors & distinguished readers who make every issue colorful with a variety ofarticles . It is my endeavor to publish Rainbow Stamp News in such a format that it might beof interest for a specialized as well as a general stamp collector . I always try to associate

philately with everyday life so that it can also attract a common man, apart from philatelistsand stamp collectors. We never know what touches a person while going through thePost.What one perceives while reading an article. Here I wish to share a comment of oneof my readers from Czech Republic on one of my Posts of Rainbow Stamp Club, writtenabout a famous Czech Poet.When I read this comment I was deeply moved .and thiscomment made my day and the Post Worth.. I felt that pictures portrayed on stamps touchmillions of hearts around the globe Philately is not just making the best collection in theworld or winning big medals at the exhibitions but it is all about the beautiful world and peoplearound us that we see and meet through the stamps. This is what I want to promotethrough my newsletter and Rainbow Stamp Club Blog . There is something commonthroughout the world.it is human emotions which exist everywhere and of course inPhilately too !!! This comment proves this.

It makes me proud to read such admiring words about the poet from my small and farawaycountry on your site. I would never think that someone can know him behind the borders ofCzech Rep., moreover in India. But surprisingly for me even quite young people in mycountry like to read his poetry (esp. Mj) after 174 years after his death, in contrast to otherpoets in his period in my country. The Post


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October is a festive month in India making everyone delightful and enthusiastic . This joy isdoubled with the commencement of Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. I convey myGreetings to all for the festivals and games going to be held this month. World PhilatelicExhibition PORTUGAL 2010 also commences from 1st - 10th October 2010 in Lisbon. Mybest wishes to all the participants This is all for this Month..Have a wonderful Festive

Time ..Till Next Month Happy Collecting !!

.Jeevan Jyoti

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Contents

Recent Indian Issues

In The NewsInterviewBeginners SectionSpecialized SectionNew Issues from Other CountriesReaders RightThe Lighter SidePhilatelic Clubs and SocietiesBlogs & Websites on PhilatelyPromotional SectionCurrent Philatelic Magazines Newsletters

Editors Mail Box

Recent Indian Issues

7 July Indian Naval Air Squadron 300 Rs 59 July Sparrow & Pigeon 2 stamps Rs 5 each + MS12 July Puri Rath Yatra Rs 5 Stamp + MS1 Aug : Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2 Stamps Rs 5 each, Jawahar Lal NehruStadium, Talkatora Stadium2 Aug : Syed Mohammed Ali Shihab Thangal Rs 514 August Vethathiri - Rs 521 August - P.Jeevanandham Rs 525 August - O P Ramaswamy Reddiyar Rs 530 August Govindaswamy V Moopanar, - Rs 52 September Dr.Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy Rs 526 September Bridhadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur


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See detai led l is t of India Post Issue Programm e 2010 at

http://www.indiapost.gov.in/philatelycalendar2010.htm

Speci al Cover Postm ark

6 Aug Na tional Institute of Technology, Karnataka, Surathkal

6 August Yerwadi Mano Chikitsalaya Durghartna Divas by Manav Foundation, Mumbai

7 August 150th Year Celebrations . Rabindranath Tagore - Shantiniketan

14 August Lighthouse Mangalore (Private cover )

18 August Zoo Outreach Organization ,Coimbatore

19 Aug Madras Day Chennai

25 August Arrival of Red Ribbon Express at Jabalpur 25 August 2910

26 August H. R. College of Commerce & Economics Mumbai

12 September 100 Years of Girl Guiding Lucknow

15 September 150the Birthday Celebration of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya - Chickballapur

16 September Bank of Maharashtra

22 September Golden Jubilee Year of Sant Sakhi Baba, Sant Asudram - Lucknow


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27 September Shree Radha Krisna Temple Kanpur

27September Ancient Brick Temple, Bhitargaon - Kanpur

Recent Queens Baton Covers

6 August Queens Baton Relay Ranchi

10 August Queens Baton Relay - Bhubaneshwar

14 August Queens Baton Relay, Hyderabad

20 August - Queens Baton Relay, Chennai

21 August - Queens Baton Relay, Pondicherry

26 August Queens Baton Relay Trivandrum

27 August Queens Baton Relay Karavatti , Lakshadweep

2 September : Queens baton Relay Bangalore

7 September : Queens baton Relay Panaji

10 September Queens Baton Relay Mumbai

12 September Queens Baton Relay Silvassa

14 September Queens Baton Relay Gandhinagar

17 September Queens Baton Relay Bhopal


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20 September Queens Baton Relay Agra

22 September Queens Baton Relay Jaipur

23 September Queens Baton Relay Jodhpur

24 September : Queens Baton Relay Jaisalmer

I n The New s

Rare Audrey Hepburn Stamps to be auctionedAudrey Hepburn was an elegant and graceful Hollywood legend who felt her most important role wasto bring attention to the welfare of children everywhere. In 1988 she became a goodwill ambassadorfor UNICEF, focusing her efforts on the plight of children around the world.

A sheet of 10 rare Audrey Hepburn stamps will be auctioned at a gala dinner in Berlin, Germany onOctober 16th to raise money for the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund.


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The most valuable item of modern Philately

The stamps were printed in 2002 as part of a commemorative issue created for the German ministryof Finance. Unfortunately, the stamps never entered circulation because of a disagreement with theAHCF over the choice of photograph. The result was that the entire stock of 14 million stamps weredestroyed, save for a small number that were used by an employee of the ministry and 3 sheets ofunused stamps retained by printer, the ministry and the AHCF.

Details of how many stamps exist and what they have sold for has been sketchy and inconsistent atbest. Last year, one of the post-marked (used) stamps was sold at auction for 67,000 euros, butdetails of the 3 sheets of unused stamps were not made public at the time. Five of the post-markedstamps have been sold at auction since 2004, reportedly selling for prices that vary between 53,000and 125,000 euros.

The AHCF is hoping to raise a lot of money to help with the fantastic work they do. The minimumreserve price has been set at 500,000 euros and it is reported that interest in the auction and the galadinner has been high. We wish them the best of luck with the auction.

http://www.audrey1.org/archives/108/rare-audrey-hepburn-stamps-to-be-auctioned

The Roya l Mai l 's new in te l l igent s t amp uses image recogn i t ion tec hno logy

Royal Mail has launched the worlds first Intelligent Stamp through its latest issue of Special Stamps- Great British Railways. Launched on 3rd September, the stamps are the first in the world to workwith image recognition technology, which, when activated by a smart phone on the i Phone or Androidplatforms, will launch exclusive online content created by Royal Mail.

The first stamp, part of the Great British Railways edition, will display a short film showing BernardCribbins reading Audens famous poem The Night Mail. Royal Mail hopes that its intelligent stampswill generate interest among collectors and the general public alike.

Phi la te l ic Exh ib i t ions

POTUGAL 2010

Portugal 2010- A philately exhibition is to be held from 1st - 10th October 2010 in Lisbon. Mr DhanjayDesai is the news Indian Commissioner for this exhibition. Mr Dhirubhai Mehta recently resignedowing to some personal reasons.


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JOBURG 2010

From 27 October 2010 to 31 October 2010 at Johannesburg / Republic of South Africa. Mr MadhukarJhingan is the National Commissioner for JOBURG 2010.

INDIPEX 2011

The world philatelic exhibition will be held in New Delhi from 12th to 18th Feb. 2011, to commemoratethe centenary of world's first airmail. It will be organized by INDIA POST in Collaboration with PCI andunder Patronage of FIP and under auspices of FIAP (Federation Inter Asian Philately). The details ofINDIPEX 2011 can be found on following websites -

http://www.indipex2011.com/index.php& http://www.filatelista-tematico.net/india2011.html

PHILANIPPON 2011

World Stamp Exhibitions are held all over the world every year with aims to develop philately, openingworld-renowned stamp collections to the public and promote stamps of the member countries of the Fedration Internationale de Philatlie (FIP). In Japan, World Stamp Exhibition takes place once every tenyears and held in 1971, 1981 and 1991, and 2001, and will also be held in 2011.

The theme of PHILANIPPON 2011 is Stamps Link the World. It will be a rare opportunity for the first

time in 10 years in Japan to promote philatelic culture in Japan, publicize Japanese stamps overseasand nurture cultural exchange and international friendship through stamp collection.

Date : July 28 August 2, 2011Venue : Pacifico Yokohama, Exhibition Hall.1-1-1.1 Minatomirai Nishi-ku,Yokohama 220-0012, JapanPatronage : Fdration Internationale de Philatlie (FIP)

Auspices : Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP) http://www.philanippon.jp/english/

STAMPS OF INDIA NATIONAL EXHIBITION

Stamps of India national exhibition will be held from 10 12 December 2010 at NSIC ExhibitionGround, New Delhi. For updates visit : http://stampsofindia.com/ChaloDelhi/sine.html


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Stamp Exh ib i t ions in Himac ha l Pradesh

A district level stamp exhibition washeld in Hamirpur (HP) from 28 -29 September 2010. Two special Covers on NIT Hamirpur &Baba Balaknath were issued during the exhibition.

A district level stamp exhibition willbe held in Solan from 4 6 October 2010. A special cover will be released during theexhibition.

Stamp Exh ib i t ion - Lucknow GPO

G.P.O Lucknow has arranged a non competitive stamp exhibition Ahimsapax-2010 from 2 to 3Oct.2010.

Stamp & Coin Exhib i t i on - K annur

Cannanore Philatelic Club, Kannur is going to organise a three day philatelic and numismaticexhibition at Kannur Muncipal town hall, Kannur from 19th November to 21st November 2010.

Coin & Stam p Exh ib i t ion - Ko lahapur Dis t r ic t

A Coin & Stamp Exhibition will be held in Jaysingpore of Kolhapur district on 2nd October. Venue :Merchant Association Hall, Jaysingpore , District Kolhapur (Maharashtra) Timings: 10.00 am to 5.00pm

Stam p Exhib i t ion Orissa

KiiT International School, a unit of KIIT group of Institutions is going to organize a philatelicexhibition on the World Philatelic Day on 9th October, 2010 at the Campus-9, Patia,Bhubaneswar in collaboration with the Eastern India Philatelists Association.

The Old Students Association of Board of Secondary School, Cuttack is going to organize aPhilatelic Exhibition, Gandhipex-2010 at the School Premises on 2nd October 2010 to markthe Golden Jubilee of the School. A quiz competition amongst the school students will also beheld at 9.00 AM. A special cover will be released in association with Kalinga Philatelic Society,Cuttack to mark the occasion at 10.00 AM at the BajrakabatiSub Post office inside the Schoolpremises.

SESCAL stamp show

SESCAL is the 66th annual stamp exhibition of southern California taking place at Los Angeles, CA.

Visit the SESCAL website for all information: http://www.sescal.org/

The stamp show takes place October 1 - 3, 2010 at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport. Further details of

this special event can be found here: http://www.sescal.org/aprd.htm


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The ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP is having a meeting at SESCAL 2010 on 2 October 2010 at 2 p.m.

ITS Posta l Auct ion No.50

Last Date: 23.10.2010 For details contact Mr Suraj Jaitly email:[email protected] OR [email protected]

Mobile: +91 98728 51244

See scans of some lots athttp://www.flickr.com/photos/its_offers/EXPONET

Vir tua l In ternat iona l Ph i late l ic Exh ib i t ion

http://www.exponet.info/

View 5 frame - QE II exhibit of ALYSSAH XENIAH C. ALCALA, Philippines

http://www.japhila.cz/hof/0648/index0648a.htm

Rajasthan loses great phi late l i s t.

Shri AS Mittal, noted philatelist & Stamp dealer of India passed away on 18 September 2010. Ourdeepest condolences to all his family members from whole Philatelic Community. Sh A S Mittal was arenowned philatelist & Stamp dealer & Founder member of Philatelic Society of Rajasthan . He is wellknown to the philatelic community for his reputed Mittal Stamp Company . He was honoured with lifetime achievement award by Gujarat Philatelic Association, Ahmedabad for his services to Philately.He was always eager to promote philately and donated awards in different philatelic exhibitions. Hisservices to philatelic Community will always be remembered. - Editor

Late Sh. A.S.Mittal7.4.1930 18.9.2010Past President & Founder Member

Philatelic Society of Rajasthan

Past President & Founder Member of Philatelic Society of Rajasthan ,Sh A.S.Mittal breathed his laston 18th Sept 2010 after a year long illness. He is survived by his wife and four sons. He started hisbusiness of Book Store and Stamp selling at small scale in Bharatpur and later shifted to Jaipur insame trade. He raised an empire of Rajasthans leading Publishing House and Education Institutewhich is efficiently managed by his son and grandson. Simultaneously, Mittal Stamp co. a small shop


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situated at Dhamani Market , Jaipur very soon became a reputed address by way of Regular Pricelists, Mittals Stamp Packs , Beautiful illustrated multicolor Auction catalogues and lately ebay stores. Hisshop is frequented by Indias leading Philatelists , Dealers , Tourists and above all children

Apart from Indias senior most dealer and Auctioneer for last half century , he was himself renownedPhilatelist and won medal at state and National level. His famous collection on States of Rajputanaincluded rare covers of Kota , Shahpura , Dungarpur state etc. He has visited many exhibition in India

and abroad with unmatched reputation in trade. His multi role of Stamp Dealer , Auctioneer , OfficeBearer of Philatelic Society and above all as a Philatelist is example to follow. He has written a veryuseful and affordable priced book How to Collect Stamps in simple language both in Hindi & Englishwhose more than 20 editions have been issued.

His name needs no introduction to the Philately world and writing a brief about him takes me to downmemory lane 25 years back when I first went to his shop along with my Grandfather to buy Stamps . Iremember that I was told by my few friends that there is only one shop in City which sells stamps ateconomical rates in packets and the person who sells stamps there will also tell what not to buy? . Iwonder that after all these years , there is still only same shop which sell stamps to children with LateSh A.S.Mittal taking same interest and pain to guide children coming to buy stamps there. I wishother dealer take a clue from his life of selflessly devoting time in Philately Promotion thereby paying

back to hobby which has given so much.

In my experience as office bearer in PSR with him for last 15 years , we have faced every kind ofProblem that any organization faces but because of his vast experience and patience we haveovercome every hurdle. Today if society can boast of uninterrupted monthly meeting , PhilatelyWorkshops and more than 20 successful exhibitions , it is only with his efforts and guidance. As ayouth joining him in PSR activities with my lack of experience and craving for fast results ,I had manyapprehensions about his modus operandi but I have no qualms in stating that with his vastexperience not only as Philatelist but also as good human being , he remained always right. Hisguidance in form of golden words Recognition will automatically follow genuine effort is the Mantranot only for Good Philately but also for Good life.

There are many to whom Philately has made grand but Late Sh A.S.Mittal has made Philately Grand.His departure is great loss to Philately and PSR but following path shown by him will keep himbetween us for always.

Rajesh PahariaGen.Sec. , Philatelic Society of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Cal icu t Phi la te l ic Club honors Bang lore ph i la te l is t

Calicut Philatelic club honored Mr. Manmohan Singh, philatelist & stamp dealer

from Bangalore with Life Time Achievement Award for his dedicated life to the field of philately. He joined stamp trade in 1968. He runs a stamp shop at Vannarpet Viveknagar Post, Bangalore.Mr.Singh is well known to philatelic community for his honesty, sincerity and reliability. Mr.Manmohan Singh may be contacted at email - [email protected] Ph : +91 93412 13173


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INTERVIEW

Dr . SK Sondhi is a renowned philatelist from Ludhiana. He has a wonderful philatelic collection onButterflies. Dr Sondhi, an agricultural engineer by profession has a passion for philately. His passion& Love for stamps made him to prepare the finest collection on Butterflies. A winner of severalawards at different stamp exhibitions answers here some of my questions which every thematic

collector would like to know. Dr Sondhi is not only a philatelist of repute but also has done a lot ofwork for the promotion of philately through Ludhiana Philatelic Club by organizing stamp exhibitionsand philatelic workshops. It gives me immense pleasure to publish Interview of Dr Sondhi in thisissue. Editor

S. K Sondhi

Satish Kumar Sondhi was born on August 5, 1946. He did M Tech. (Punjab Agricultural University),Ph D (IARI) and held important academic positions at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana,including Professor, head of Department and Dean, College of Agricultural Engineering. He is Fellowof Institution of Engineers (India) and Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers. He had authored manyinternationally referred research papers, articles and bulletins and co-authored a book Water Wells

and Pumps. In recognition of his outstanding contributions, Dr. Sondhi was given many awards andrecognitions by professional institutions and societies.

Dr. Sondhi started collecting stamps at an early age, and is an outstanding philatelist. He is thefounder President of Ludhiana Philatelic Club, which was set up in 1973. Collecting thematic stampsis his forte. He has been participating at regional, national and international level and won many anawards. He edited the magazine of the Club, The North Post and has also co-authored a book LPCQuizzes for Stamp Collectors published by Ludhiana Philatelic Club. He is life member of PhilatelicCongress of India, member of Astronomy Study Unit and Lepidopterists Association(Philatelic) Unit ofAmerican Topical Association.

Dr SK Sondhi m ay be contacted at ema il :[email protected]

I n te rv iew w i th Dr SK Sondh i

Q1. You have specialized in Butterfly stamps. Why you choose this particular theme?What is your other philatelic field of interest?

A. In 1956 at the age of 10, I was presented with a packet of stamps, hinges and an album byone of my cousins. Initially, I started collecting stamps as a traditional collector. In 1965, I

joined Jallandhar Plhilatelic Club. In 1969, in one of the club meetings, Late Mr R. K. Jaitly,Secretary, Jalandhar Philatelic Club, suggested that each member should start collecting


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thematic stamps and invited for topics. I was already having Bhutan 3-D butterfly set with me, Iopted for this theme. Since then, I have been hooked to this theme. In addition, I am alsocollecting stamps on AIDS awareness, Astronomy, Blood donation, Cardiology, Roads safetywith an aim to prepare small exhibits and creating awareness amongst people the educationalvalue of stamp collecting.

Q2. How did you manage your hobby along with your professional career? You might

have given lot of time to excel in both...

A. Though, stamp collecting has been my obsession and passion since my childhood; I didntallow it to interfere with my career. I was able to manage my philatelic pursuit during myprofessional visits to conferences, meetings, conventions, etc. all over India and abroad.During these visits, I made it a point to get in touch with the local philatelists and share ourviews.

Q3. How will you compare Traditional Philately & Thematic Philately; as boththe branches are absolutely different? Which one is better in terms of presentation &creativity?

A. In contrast to traditional philately, which is based on geographical location or period specific,thematic or topical stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps relating to a particularconcept or subject. A traditional exhibit focuses on the design, production and use of stamps,where as a thematic exhibit focuses the design elements of the philatelic material, rather thanits rate or country of origin. Of course, thematic philately is more challenging and fascinatingas for as presentation and creativity is concerned. It requires both philatelic as well as thematicknowledge. Since, the basic organizational structure of a traditional exhibit is fairly well set bythe life or time sequence for a stamp issue; you will not find much difference between twotraditional exhibits of a specified period of a given country. Whereas, in two thematic exhibitswith same title, you will find great variation in presentation as well as philatelic material basedon the knowledge of the subject and creativity of the individual in presentation. A

knowledgeable philatelist can include various philatelic elements (such as postal stationary,postmarks, meter marks, maximum cards, etc.) in his presentation.

Q4. Thematic Class of Philately has maximum number of participants in the exhibitionsbut it is observed that usually the higher awards go to Traditional Class / PostalHistory Class. In your opinion why the Traditional Class Philately is considered asSuperior Class in all philatelic branches?

A. You are right. One of the main reasons for this is that majority of the jury members are experts inthe field of traditional philately and are not trained to judge thematic exhibits. It is more challengingto judge a thematic exhibit. In traditional exhibit, there is an expected sequence of material. Inthematic exhibit, there are no subject guidelines based on the material or subject. The thematicexhibitor has the freedom to completely define their subject and scope. Thematic exhibits canfollow infinite paths to tell their stories. In addition, a thematic exhibitor can use varied philatelicmaterial for use in the exhibit. This requires multifaceted philatelic knowledge. Thus, judging athematic exhibit requires the knowledge of thematic elements and philatelic elements. If the jury,do not like the way a thematic exhibitor decides to tell the story, they may downgrade his exhibit,even if the exhibit contains unique items pertinent to the topic. Even a thematic jury (an expert inFlora and Fauna) may find himself handicap to judge a thematic exhibit on Science andTechnologies, Sports, etc. Thus, for judging thematic exhibits, more jury members with varied


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topical expertise should be included on the panel. Also, old time judges do not consider thematicphilately as real philately. They look for rarities or other costly material. Thematic philatelistsshould be aware that this bias exists.

Q5. You might have visited many stamp exhibitions. What difference do you find in theexhibitions organized by Deptt of Posts & the exhibitions organized by philatelicsocieties? In your opinion, which are better managed??

A. The Deptt. of Posts have money and manpower. Their stamp exhibitions are organized withextravagance and profusion. They schedule their exhibitions without taking into confidence thelocal philatelists. There is little interaction between the Deptt. Of Posts and philatelists as foras organizing of exhibitions is concerned. Their exhibitions are ill- conceived and organizedwith an aim to normally book budget allocated to philately. However, the exhibitions organizedby philatelic societies are livelier with a personal touch. Members and office bearers work withzeal and enthusiasm for its success. Their venues are appropriate and centrally located, full ofvisitors and traders.

Q6. What are the main difficulties faced by organization when it decides to hold an

exhibition? What help must be given by the Deptt. of Posts to the Organizers?

A. The main difficulties faced for organizing a stamp exhibition is finance. The biggest problem isframes for exhibits. We have to rely on Deptt. Of Posts for frames which are in very bad shapeand requires frequent repair during every exhibition. The clubs are asked to bear the expensesof their transport from their place (sometimes from other cities) to venue. In addition, forrelease of special cancellations clubs are required to pay exorbitant charges per cancellation.These charges are more for providing cancellation on a holiday or at the venue. Thus, insteadof encouraging clubs to organize more exhibitions for promotion of philately, the department isdiscouraging them. To reduce the burden of expenditure, the department should providefinancial assistance to clubs for organizing exhibitions at local, district, regional and nationallevel. For this purpose, guidelines should be framed. In addition, the department should

provide them frames with proper protective cover in working conditions and subsidize philatelyrelated postage.

Q7. What is your general observation - people collect stamps for pleasure, fame orinvestment?

A. Majority of the people collect stamps for pleasure and enjoy the thrills and challenges thehobby has to offer. Limited numbers of people collect stamps for fame and participate inexhibitions. They work hard on their collections.

Only few people collect stamps for investment. Investing in stamps require lot of money tobuy rare and high quality material. These items always go up in values. People who buyinexpensive or moderately priced material are unable to realize more than what they paidfor it.

Q8. What is your opinion about the stamp issuing policy of India Post? Don't you thinkthe number of stamps per year should be reduced and quality stamps should beissued on a variety of important subjects?

A. I dont think India Post has any stamp issuing policy. For the last couple of years they havebeen issuing number of commemorative stamps honouring personalities. I dont know what the


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philatelists on the Philatelic Advisory Committee are doing. There is need to limit number ofissues on personalities. India is a vast country and there is no dearth of topics/subjects forissuing quality stamps.

Q9. The hobby of stamp collecting has become more commercial these days ascompared to few years back. Most of the collectors become professional philatelistsinstead of pursuing it as a hobby. Will it affect the future of this hobby?

A. You are right; most of the collectors are becoming professional philatelists. I personally feelthat they are also helping in the growth of philately. Most of the dealers are also devotedstamp collectors who spend time to study philately.

Q10. What is philately from your point of view? What do you feel about this hobby?

A. I have been collecting stamps for enjoyment purpose only. The pursuit of hobby has offeredme relaxation from professional stress, gave me years of enjoyment I received working with

my collection, education and the wonderful people I made my friends.

I think, the hobby of stamp collecting is undergoing changes. I dont agree with those whothink stamp collecting is dying. If so, why do Deptt. of Posts print commemorative stamps inlacs. There are plenty of stamp related groups on the internet with lots of members.Thousands of enthusiasts are discussing, exchanging, buying and selling on the internet. Thecomputer is becoming an important tool to the collectors as a philatelic accessory. Number ofphilatelic books and magazines in electronic format are increasing. There is wealth of philatelicinformation available at your fingertips on the internet. It has definitely boosted philately in anunprecedented manner.

In my opinion thematic offers the best hope of attracting new collectors to philately. It is more

difficult to generate interest in traditional philately, postal history, than in nature or sports orscience on stamps.

Beginners Sec t ion

Handling Stamps with Your Hands

The cleanest hands still have a lot of oil on them, it's just a fact of nature. This oil, as well as the dustand dirt from normal daily activity, can seriously damage your stamps. Avoid using your hands to pick

up stamps, instead use stamp tweezers. They will protect your stamps while making it easier to get tospecific items.


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Not Checking Your Envelopes

When an interesting stamp catches your eye everything else can get lost in the excitement. But beforeyou cut that stamp out to soak or mount in your album, take a close look at the envelope so you don'tget rid of a treasure. That envelope could be a First Day Cover or Event Day Cover. It might have acancellation or postmark that identifies it as having come from somewhere special. Or it might be anexample of postal history, such as balloon mail or wartime mail with censorship markings. Just

remember when looking at envelopes that the stamp is only the beginning of the story.

Gluing or Taping Stamps to Your AlbumThis seems like a pretty obvious thing to avoid, but many new collectors make this mistake.Unacquainted with stamp hinges or mounts, they figure the only way to secure a stamp on an albumpage is to use glue, tape or other adhesive. And they are right, that stamp will be secure. It will bevery difficult, if not impossible, to take the stamp off without destroying it. This tip is a good one to startwith when teaching people about the hobby.

Do You Know ?

Horse-drawn mail coaches in front of G.P.O, Colombo, Sri Lanka c.1895-1905

Sri Lanka Post

Sri Lanka Posthas a long history of 209 years, dating back to 1798 when the Colonial Dutch rulersstarted five post offices in the Maritime Districts and published first ever postal regulations andpostage rates there, in 1799.


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On the 1st of April 1857, the first stamp was issued in Ceylon in penny denominations; just five yearsafter Britain introduced the postage stamp to the world. The British re-organized the postal serviceand a permanent Post Office was established in Colombo in 1882.

Sri Lanka takes to its credit the inauguration of the first mail coach service in Asia; between Colomboand Kandy the service began operations in 1832. In 1938, 1st Flight bringing Air mails from London toColombo arrived and in the very same year, another mail coach service was started between Galle

and Colombo. The first Ceylon stamps to be issued in local denomination of rupees and cents wereon 1st February, 1892. In 1995, Sri Lanka Posts introduced the Bulk Mail Service.

The year 1892 saw the first "Traveling Post Office" doing its run between Colombo and Kandy.Delivery of posts at a time was first by foot; today it is done by railway, public and private Omni-busesand our own fleet of Japanese vehicles.

Ceylon joined the Universal Postal Union on 1st April 1877 under the British Rule and as anIndependent state on 13th July, 1949.

Post Independence (1948), the stamps have been well positioned to expose the true identity, cultureand heritage of the country. Since the first issue of postage stamp in Ceylon in 1857, 173 stamps

were issued until The Inauguration of the Republic of Sri Lanka on 22nd

May, 1972. Since then, morethan 1360 stamps have been issued, signifying its consistent growth over the years.

In the year 2,004 Sri Lanka had a Post Office for every 2, 400 people of this country. In real terms,this means an office for every 14 km radius.

Today Sri Lanka Posts has grown in to a mammoth organization with more than 19,000 employees invarious positions to staff and provide a variety of services to its 20 million inhabitants, through 4738post offices across the country. The G.P.O building in Colombo, is the center of operations andadministration consisting of 9 floors and equipped with state-of-the-art equipment to provide anefficient service. Asias one of the most beautiful Postal Museum is housed in this building ,showcasing the long journey of development of Posts in Sri Lanka . Over the years different modes of

transport has been used for the transportation and delivery of mail.

Observing the historical trend of the postal services in Sri Lanka, there appears to be a renaissance inthis service since the issue of Sri Lankas first postage stamp. During the existence of Sri Lanka Post,though known by various names, continues to serve the population with utmost dedication.

- PRADIP JAIN email : [email protected]

Members of Phi lat e l ic Advis ory Comm it t ee of India Post

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Spec ia l ized Sec t ion

APSARAS : The Celest ia l Danc ers

Dr.Satyendra Kumar Agrawal

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The temples of Angkor are majestic and grand. Their beauty is astonishing and, as you walk throughthese centuries-old monuments, you are stuck by the wonder of the art and architecture.

The depiction of dancing Apsaras in the decoration of walls and pillars is a recurring feature ofAngkorian temple art and are amongst the most beautiful examples of relief carving.

The word "Apsara" is probably a composite of "ap" (water) and "sri" (to go), and thus signifies beingscoming from the water. The Ocean of Milk disgorged many wondrous beings, including the celestialnymphs. The Ramayanadescribes the event in a manner recalling the origin of the Greek goddessAphrodite: "Then as the waters foamed and boiled, as churning still the immortals toiled, of winningface and lovely frame, forth sixty million fair ones came. Born of foam and water, these were namedthe Apsaras."

A detail from the bas-relief at Angkor Wat, showing the newly born Apsaras flying overheadafter being released from the Ocean of Milk.


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Apsaras are first to be seen at the West Gate of Angkor Wat. In the great bas-relief, depicting theChurning of the Ocean of Milk, they are soaring to the sky. Then they are from the trios dancing onlotus flowers on the pillars of Bayon and in many temples of this era. They are also on pediments or inthe Halls of dancers where they are arranged in friezes. In Angkor Wat they are single; in the Bayonthey are dancing in groups of two or three. But Apsaras always appear light, graceful, supple, andwholly engrossed in the task of dancing.

Group of Apsaras dancing on lotus leaves, on a pillar of the 12th century Bayon temple.

They are also celestial entertainers at the court of the gods and when not entertaining gods and theirguests in the heavenly palaces, they frequently entered the realm of mortals with the purpose ofseducing or distracting prominent sages and heroes on account of their unmatched grace and beauty.The Mahabharatais full of stories about the exploits of Apsaras, whom it depicts as having powerover men, mortal and immortal, on account of their unmatched grace and beauty.

Apsaras

The temples and buildings of Angkor are replete with images of two types of female figures andFrench historians differentiate between the figures depending upon their stance. Those who dance orfly are referred to as Apsaras, while the standing figures are called Devatas, minor female deities,posing stiffly but elegantly on walls and posts, often but not always near doors or windows. One moredifference is that reliefs of Apsaras are never as well executed as those of Devata; many in the Bayonare just shown in sketches.

But all female figures carved in relief whether dancing, flying or standing are known popularly asApsaras.


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Devata, a female deity distinguished from apsara dancers by her stationary posture standsguard next to a doorway at Angkor Wat,Banteay Srei and Tonle Bati.

The standing Apsaras of Angkor are known for the variety of their hairstyles and headdresses. Manywear a crown of three tall spikes which must have been common at the court of the Khmer monarchs.

Some of the Apsaras smile, others do not, but all guard an air of mystery about them.

Variety of hair and clothing styles

For whatever reason, the Angkorian artists were much better at sculpting the Apsaras' upper bodiesthan they were at sculpting their lower bodies, which are often stiff and awkward.

Lower bodies are often stiff and awkward

The 12th century prasat of Ta Prohm at Tonle Bati, 30kms south of Phnom Penh has quite a fewunusual carvings that one rarely find anywhere else amongst the thousands of Angkorean temples


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that once flourished throughout the kingdom. One of them is that of a standing Apsara above, in aniche of the main sanctuary. There's a faint trace of red lipstick on her full smiling lips but it is themirror that she's holding in her right hand, to admire her face which is adorned with a jewel in herforehead that is so unusual. Her head-dress is extravagant and her demeanour is of a refinedelegance. Each of the Apsaras of Ta Prohm is unique. An inscription indicates that in its heyday, thetemple employed over 600 dancers in addition to over 2,700 priests and officials, and had a totalpopulation of almost 80,000 souls.

Apsara holding mirror

Human apsara dancers entered history as entertainers at the courts of the medieval Khmermonarchs.It was during the Angkorian period that they developed and refined their characteristic wayof dancing. When the Thais sacked the Khmer capital in 1431, bringing the period to an abrupt end,they carried off the dancers and started a derivative style. Today, modern apsara dancers havereturned to Cambodian society as elegant practitioners of an indigenous art-form often referred toas Khmer classical dance.

Khmer classical dance

The mythological apsaras were dancers and entertainers in the court of the god Indra; their presencein the Khmer temples signalled that the temples, too, should be regarded as the abode of divinebeings. According to renowned Angkor scholar George Coedes, Angkorian temples wereregarded not so much as places for human devotees to engage in worship or prayer than asresidences of divinity itself.


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Khmer classical dance in Siem Reap, Cambodia

THE STORY OF PIGEON POST- By Naresh Agarw al

HISTORY AN D DEVELOPMENT OF PIGEON POST

The utility and popularity of pigeon post changed during various periods in history. Its successfulutilization and satisfactory services and communication during various wars and military campaignsresulted in resurgence of interest in this mode of post. Many governments and administrationsmaintained fleets of messenger birds especially carrier / messenger pigeons to carry criticalinformation and mail for the state with wide usage came through 19th centenary.


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Some post offices also retained pigeon post service at one time. It was also used to communicatebetween financial institutions with information about stock prices & other news of interest.

HOYTS LETTER EXPRESS. WITH ITS CARRIER PIGEON STAMP

EARLY HISTORY :

Pigeons were even worshipped as fertility goddesses by the Babylonians. The earliest knownrecords of homing pigeon use for message delivery in ancient Egypt are from 5600 B.C.. Theancient Egyptians were probably the first to do so, around 3000 BC., incoming ships releasedpigeons as an announcement of important visitors. Around the time of Moses, the Egyptian armyused carrier pigeons to deliver messages. In 2350 B.C.E. King Sargon of Akkadiathe presentIraqordered each messenger to carry a homing pigeon . Its arrival meant another messengershould be sent. More and more military, political, and economic importance was attributed to thisfast method of delivering messages and the earliest large-scale communication network usingpigeons as messengers was established in Syria and Persia around the 5th century BC. Between

about 770 BC and 390 AD, the Greeks used pigeons to carry the results of the Olympic Games.

During the Dark Ages the Arabs established regular airmail pigeon courier services. According toone tale, a caliph in North Africa satisfied his taste for Lebanese cherries by having pigeons fly themin. Each carried one cherry inside a silk bag. It was the first air parcel post. And so, a prize pair ofcarrier pigeons in the Arab empire could fetch one thousand gold pieces.

During the Crusades Richard the Lion Heart's men captured a pigeon that carried a messagereporting that a Moslem army would arrive in three days to break the Christian siege of Ptolemais. Aforged message was substituted, saying that no help would be coming. The besieged townsurrendered. The Moslem relief army arrived to find the Christians solidly entrenched.

In the middle ages, in the 4th century of the common era, the Romans developed a pigeon post tocarry important messages throughout the Roman Empire. The news of capture Damietta by St.Louis was announced by sultan by this means.

PIGEON POST DURING AND AFTER 11th CENTENARY :

Domesticated pigeons are first developed in ancient Egypt, and the pigeon loft or dovecotesubsequently became a living larder for many communities - such as medieval monasteries.


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In Baghdad, in the 11th century, the idea first occurred of making use of the tendency of certain pigeonsto fly straight home from wherever they might be. The city of Baghdad and all the main towns and citiesin Syria and Egypt were linked by messages carried by pigeons. That was the sole source ofcommunication at that time. Sultan Noureddin Mahmood, who died in 1174 A.D., had set up asuccessful pigeon post in Baghdad which functioned from 1150 A.D., till the city fell to the Mongols in1258 A.D. Later, the swiftest and most wide-ranging conqueror of medieval history, Genghis Khan,observed the obvious potential of pigeons. Pigeons carried the news of each new conquest to his

homeland in Mongolia swiftly. He himself operated such a system during his conquests. He created apigeon network that spanned one-sixth of the world and established pigeon relay posts across and Asiaand much of Eastern Europe. Wars and emergencies popularized the pigeon post in China, Persia andIndia. Later, the practice spread to Europe. A rapid one-way postal service (always back to base)became possible. He developed methods for selective breeding with suitable birds for reproduction ofpigeons too.

Genghis Khan

Worlds swiftest most wide ranging conqueror of medieval history whodeveloped pigeon post network to almost one sixth of the world

DURING AND AFTER 15

th

CENTENARY :

There were pigeon posts in existence during the Dutch war in the 16Th century. Besieged Haarlemused pigeons to convey messages in 1573 A.D., and Leyden in 1574 A.D. In India,the Mughalemperor Babar inherited this mail carrying method from his forefathers and the pigeon post was in usethroughout the Mughal period.

Kings Love for birds


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During reign of Akbar i.e 1556 to 1605, Pigeon post was in random use, as also camels in desertareas. References to the use of royal pigeons and camels have also been found. The pigeon carrierswere housed in the royal palace, where they were trained to carry news over the far-flung territories.The introduction of pigeon post is attributed to Akbar, and not Jahangir, as mentioned in severalaccounts. Pigeons were trained and housed in the royal palace, in the Kabutar-Khaana, found eventoday in the relics of Mughal palaces. They were used to carry urgent missives over short distances,

exclusively for royal purpose. The practice continued to be favoured by Jahangir who extended its useto special occasions.

AKBARA Mughal Badshah who had fleet of Royal pigeon carriers to Carry Royal / State

messages from far flung and desert areas. A great contributor ofdevelopment of pigeon post in India and surroundings

DURING AND AFTER 19th CENTENARY :

Though the first message-bearing pigeon was loosed by Noah, the ancient Romans used pigeons for

chariot races, to tell owners how their entries had placed, Charlemagne made pigeon-raising theexclusive privilege of nobility and the Rothschild fortune is said to have been seriously augmented bya pigeon bearing news of the British victory at Waterloo But it was in the Siege of Paris in 1870 thatthe carrier pigeon won its wings.

Carrier pigeons with messages attached

Pigeons were widely ,efficiently and successfully used during the 187071 Siege of Paris to bringmessages back to the city. The pigeons were flown out of the city on the balloons and sent by railwayto the Esperance (Paris society of pigeon-fanciers) base in Tours where despatches, initially handwritten and later microphotographed on to tiny flimsies, were placed inside quills and fixed to the tail


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feathers of the birds. Upon arrival, the message was projected onto a wall and transcribed beforedelivery. Essentially this was a similar process to the lightweight photographic Airgrah or V-mailsystems of World War II.

The use of pigeons to carry mail has been associated with administrative and military situations.Though, after experiments in 1896, a regular pigeon post was inaugurated on the Great Barrier Islandon

PIGEON POST

Pigeon post was the world's fastest communication system for all the centuries of the Dark and MiddleAges, and remained so until Samuel Morse's invention of the telegraph in 1844 and GuglielmoMarconi's invention of radio in 1895. Stockbrokers and bankers relied on pigeons through much of thenineteenth century. London banker Nathan Rothschild made a killing when a pigeon brought earlynews of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. In 1840, the European news agency Havas ran a London-to-Paris pigeon news service with the promised flying time of six hours. In the Franco-Prussian War of1870-71, a gap existed in telegraph lines between France and Germany. Paul Julius Reuter bridged itwith carrier pigeons and made the fortune he used as the basis of what is now Reuters, one of theworld's great news agencies. The outcome of the Battle of Waterloo was also first delivered by apigeon to England.

PAUL JULIUS REUTER

In 1851, this German-born man opened an office in the City of London which transmittedstock market quotations between London and Paris via the new Calais to Dover cable. Reuterhad previously used pigeons to fly stock prices between Aachen and Brussels using fleet of

45 pigeons, a service that operated for a year until a gap in the telegraph link was close


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After the Dark ages when a regular pigeon post was maintained by Arabs, possibly the first regular airmail service in the world was Mr Howie's Pigeon-Post service from the Auckland New Zeland suburbof Newton to Great Barrier Island, starting in 1896.Certainly the worlds first 'airmail' stamps wereissued for the Great Barrier Pigeon-Gram Service from 1898 to 1908.

Howie

He started First established a Regular Pigeon Air Mail Service in 1896 from the Auckland NewZealand suburb of Newton to Great Barrier Island

Pigeon post was used extensively during WWI and WWII with pigeons used to carry importantmessage over the battlefield. They were even used to serve civilians in case of siege. Carrier pigeonswon bravery various awards too. Special pigeon corps were developed with special lofts to carrypigeon and exclusive arrangements for their training..

Homing pigeons were still employed in the 21st century by certain remote police depts. in Orissa statein eastern India to provide emergency communication services following natural calamities anddisasters. In March 2004, it was announced that India's Police Pigeon Service messenger system inOrissa retired .

Air Mail - Pigeon Post Still the old sailor's favorite way of sending messages


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Of late, the humorous IP over Avian Carriers (RFC 1149) is an Internet protocol for the transmissionof messages via homing pigeon. This protocol has been used, once, to transmit a message in Bergen,Norway.

To be continued Naresh Agarwal email :[email protected]

New Issues f rom o ther coun t r ies

Belarus

18 August 2010 : Mushrooms 5 val

China

13 September Shangri - La 4 val


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Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author JamesHilton. In the book, "Shangri-La" is a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery,

enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with anyearthly paradise but particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia - a permanently happy land, isolatedfrom the outside world. In the novel Lost Horizon, the people who live at Shangri-La are almostimmortal, living years beyond the normal lifespan and only very slowly aging in appearance. The wordalso evokes the imagery of exoticism of the Orient. In the ancient Tibetan scriptures, existence ofseven such places is mentioned as Nghe-Beyul Khimpalung. One of such places is mentioned to besituated somewhere in the Makalu-Barun region.Shangri-la is often used in a similar context to which"Garden of Eden" might be used, to represent a paradise hidden from modern man.

Croat ia

7 September : Light Houses 3 val

Lichtenste in

6 September : Renewable Sources of Energy.- 3 val.


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Malaysia

27 September Indigenous people of Malay 3 val

Spain

21 September World Alzheimer's Day 0,34

The World health Organization and the Alzheimer Disease International have declared September21st as the World Alzheimer's Day. The Spanish Post Office joins this commemoration with a specialstamp issue.

The stamp depicts the logo "Absent thoughts. World Alzheimer's Day" with a blurred facerepresenting the blurred brain of a person affected by this disease.

UK

16 September Major Medical breakthroughs- 6 val.


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17 Sep Garden Birds of UK 6 val

Readers Right

Editors note- The aim of this stamp newsletter is to provide instant information and facts on philatelyto the readers and not to hurt anyones feelings. Readers may express their views, anguish andresentment through this column on philately. The platform is not used for any vested interest to causederogatory to philately. When writing your views be sure that it should be related to philately only. Itshould not be used to express personal feelings between persons or groups in any manner.


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Two great personalities missing on this year's IndianStamps....

Mother Teresa & Dr. Kotnis

You have rightly criticized the Issuing Programme drafting Committee of India Post, that they did nottake into consideration to issue a commemorative stamp on the occasion of the Birth Centenary ofMother Teresa. While India Post takes pride in issuing commemorative stamps in the name of almostunknown personalities, it safely neglects to pay honour to great personalities like Mother Teresa.Perhaps the issuing department would say that they have perpetuated the memory of Mother Teresa,by issuing a definitive stamp of 20 Rupees denomination in her name! But this could be a lameexcuse. In fact the issuing committee of India Post must chalk out their issuing programme one yearin advance, as other countries do.

Now there is another Birth Centenary is coming and that is of Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, who came toChina in 1938 on a dedicated mission during the Sino-Japanese war. He was the only Indianphysician out of a team of 5 Indian doctors who were sent by Indian National Congress on themission to help the Chinese people. He remained in China, despite his ill health and died there inharness on 9th December 1942. On 10th October of this year there is the birth centenary of Dr.Dwarkananth Kotnis. India did issue one stamp (SG 1556) to commemorate his life work in 1993, butIndia Post should have issued one special stamp to pay homage to this great soul of India on his birthcentenary on 10th October 2010.

China had issued two stamps in his memory on 12. September 1982, well ahead of India! Indiawas late by 11 years, India issued first stamp on Dr. Kotnis in 1993!! Perhaps the Chinese claim thathe was the son of China, even when he was born in India! Great people are not always honoured in

their own country. This will be manifested by Mother Teresa, who will be perpetuated on the stamps ofmost of the countries of the world on her Birth Centenary. The stamp issued by US is the best, butalso those by Austria and Germany are worth mentioning. -

- Dr. Avinash B. Jagtap (Binningen, Switzerland)


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The L ight er S ide

An undersea post office actually did ex ist!

It was established in 1939 as part of a scientific facility on the sea bed off the Bahamas. They used aspecial oval postmark that was inscribed "SEA FLOOR/BAHAMAS". Here you can see the post officedepicted on Bahamas 5 shilling stamp issued in 1965. Read MoreUnder sea Post office

A stamp w as created on the Moon!


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In 1969 during the Apollo 11 moon flight, the astronauts took with them a die of a postagestamp which they pulled an impression of when they touched down on the moon. Thus,

creating the moon's first postage stamp! Once the die was returned to earth it was used toproduce the 10 cent airmail stamp issued in September of 1969.

Can you believe Cats were used to deliver the mail!

You might have heard of many different types of animals being used to deliver mail - camels,reindeer, horses, dogs, pigeons, but CATS? Well it's true. In 1879 Liege, Belgium employed37 cats to carry bundles of letters to villages. This service didn't last long as cats proved to

be thoroughly undisciplined.

Promot iona l sec t ion

New Max im Cards

Bridhadeeswarar Temple

This Maxim Card has been prepared by Mr Kasinath R. of Thanjavur. It is a perfect Maximumcard having best coordination between card design, cancellation & stamp. The cancellation isa permanent cancellation of Brihadeeswarar Temple, being given at Thanjavur GPO. MrKasinath R. may be contacted at mail : [email protected]


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Mr. Rajulu of Chennai has prepared Maxim Cards of Shri GK Moopnar and Dr Y S RajeshwaraReddy. Mr Rajulu may be contacted for these Max Cards at email :[email protected] Ph. 09383056767 Postal address :AVG Rajulu,12 C, SarvaMangla Colony, 42nd street. 6th Avenue, Ashok Nagar, Chennai 83.

Stamp Booklet

Private Stamp Booklet and Post cards created by Mr Sovik Roy were released in Shantiniketanduring a stamp exhibition of Mr Souvik Roy organized by Vishwa Bharti, Shantiniketan. The booklet

contains MS of Rabindra Nath Taogores Dakghar. The booklets & Postcards are in 3 differentdesigns.Mr. Souvik Roy may be contacted at email : [email protected]

Phi la te l ic L i t e ra ture


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Famous Stam ps: The Romance of Rar i t ies . - By Ani l Dhir

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Year Book o f Ind ian Phi la te ly 2009

Contact Address : Madan Middha, Saket Vihar, Phalka Bazar,Gwalior 474001. e mail: [email protected]

Baton Covers from Shimla available -

Set of two covers with Rs 5 stamp at cost price are available. Those who wish to getcovers by Speed Post may send Money Order of Rs 60 with complete Postal Address incapital letters to the address given below.

Contact address -

Mr Govind Ram, c/o Conservator of Forests, Great Himalayan National Park, Shamshi, DisttKullu. PIN 175126 (HP)

Specia l Covers f rom HP Circ le

Set of 5 special covers recently issued by HP Circle including Baton Relay cover may be ordered toabove address by MO only. Cost Rs 90 (inclusive of Postage by Speed Post)


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Editor s Mai l Box

Aji Dash, Bhubaneshwar

I agree with your editorial that Our Department of Posts has forgotten to pay respect to the noble ladyMother Teresa. The Department is very much interested to release stamps on Personalities. It wasexpected to have stamp on the great lady. Although there were pressures from the Philateliccommunity on the Department to enter the name of Mother Teresa in the stamp Issue programme

which was not honoured.


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Jatan Dohor, Jaipur

Your Sept. 2010 is very nice issue .It gives me pleasure to see this newsletter. You have done a

creative work to make this news letter informative.

Shrikant Parikh, Ahmedabad

Congratulations on publishing yet another masterpiece. Most certainly you are keeping thePHILATELY lively with nice presentations : virtual as well as narration.

Naresh Agarwal, Bilaspur (CG)

Your views on Mother Teresa, presentation of Indian stamps,covers and post marks, informationregarding bottle post, and other events, Interview with Mr Srinivasan Thevarayan are very fine. Mr.Thevarayan views are excellent. Article from Mr. Satyendra Agrawal is jewel in the crown as usual. Ibeleive he has a huge treasure of philatelic jewels.

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