Europa 2012 : " Visit... "
Latvia
Date of Issue : 17 March 2012
Hi Here are some new Europa 2012 stamps to be released recently. These beautiful stamps feature this year’s Europa theme Tourism !! The complete list of Europa stamps could be found on Europa stamps Blog by Euroswiss.
Czech Republic
EUROPA – Invitation into the Czech Republic
Date of Issue : 2 May 2012
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Beauties of Czech Republic : Kuks Chateau
Date of Issue : 7 March 2012
Hi Here are some recent stamps from Czech Republic featuring the theme Tourism. All the stamps in this issue are beautiful and perfect for those collecting stamps on Tourism!!
Kuks
Kuks, one of the most beautiful Czech sites, is located in the lovely area below the Krkonoše Mountains, 5 km far from Dvůr Králové. Count Franz Anton von Sporck built his own residence of Kuks in 1694-1724; it became the centre of his entire estate. The site was chosen after medical tests revealed the presence of healing mineral springs; the name Kuks (also known as Kux) was chosen by the founder in memory of gold mines whose traces were discovered locally.
The Labe river forms the axis of the site. Secular buildings were located on the left bank, religious buildings on the right bank. Additional structures include gardens, sculptures, fountains, and a bridge (today a technical monument) connecting both banks.
Beauties of Czech Republic : Matthias B. Braun´s Statues at Kuks
Date of Issue : 7 March 2012
Sculptures are the highlight of Kuks. A range of sculptures are on display in the hospital garden; they include the statues of dwarves originally installed at the race course. But the main attraction is a gallery of the 12 statues of Virtues (Faith, Hope, Charity, Patience, Prudence, Bravery, Chastity, Diligence, Generosity, Candour, Justice, Hospitality) and the 12 statues of Vices (Pride, Greed, Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Wrath, Sloth, Despair, Slander, Guile, Deceit) made - with the exception of a fake statue by B. Seeling of 1833 - by M.B. Braun in 1715-18. Other sculptures can also be seen at the site. Another set of statues made by M.B. Braun and his pupils are hiding among the trees on a hill ridge between the Stanovice and Hřibojedy villages, some 3 km west of Kuks; the statues sculpted in 1726-33 were named Bethlehem after the central motif. The best known of them is the statue of the hermit Onuphrius, a penitent giant figure bent over a human skull; a replica of the statue represented the Czech Republic with success at the Osaka World Expo.
The Regional Stamp "A" - with coupons for additional printing
To be issued on 21 March 2012
The regional stamp features a tourist in front of a signpost. The stamp comes out as part of an arranged print sheet of 9 stamps and 12 coupons. The right-hand margin of the print sheet contains three coupons with these motifs: a couple of tourists carrying a signpost, hiking father and son sitting on a signpost, and a female tourist watering a signpost. The coupons published as of the date of issue portray a hiker with a signpost over his shoulder.
Date of Issue : 27 October 2011
Czech Republic post issued a postage stamp featuring Roses on 27 Oct 2011. The stamps have an additional coupon with architectural design. The presentation of Roses on the stamp is extraordinary . It’s a wonderful stamp for Rose Theme collectors. The stamp identified with the letter E ( as shown on above stamp) corresponding to the price of priority Ordinary Item up to 20 grams, international service - European countries, (current price according to the Price List of Basic Postal Services: CZK 20).
Print sheets
9 stamps + 12 coupons
Part of the volume is printed with empty coupons for additional prints ordered by customers.
The stamp, inspired by Seifert's verses about Prague, is a symbol of his most beloved flower, the rose, and his most beloved city, Prague.
The graphic composition is centered around the astronomical tower of the Clementinum with the statue of Atlant, with the Church of Our Lady before Týn and other historical dominants of Prague in the background.
The coupon in the right-hand border is decorated with an architectural detail; the other 11 coupons designed for the day of issue bear tiny motifs based on the stamp artwork.
Originally issued in 2003 with a CZK 6.40 face value, the stamp is now coming with redesigned colours and face value replaced with a letter.
Club News
Eastern India Philatelists’ Association organized a philatelic workshop in Mother Public School, Bhubaneshwar on 17th December 2011. This workshop is a part of 1st Odisha Stamp Mela 2012 to be held at Bhubneshwar on 7 & 8 January 2012 . The workshop was conducted by eminent members of EIPA, Mr SS Rath, Mr Anil Dhir, Dr Bibbhudatta Mishra and Mr Shakil Ahmed. A stamp design competition, Philatelic Quiz and written quiz competition was also organized . A large number of students from different schools of Bhubneshwar participated in different competitions.
A gala Stamp and Stationery Mela is going to be organized at Bhubaneswar, Odisha for the 1st time by Eastern India Philatelists’ Association, Bhubaneshwar.
Date : 7 - 8th January 2012.
Venue : Hotel Keshari, Master Canteen Square, (Near Bhubaneswar Railway Station).
Co-ordinator : Mr. Shanti Swarup Rath, e-mail – sswaruprath@gmail.com Cell: 09437034621 Dr. Bibhudatta Mishra, e-mail – bhanubibhu68@gmail.com Cell: 09437282638
Associates:
Utkal Philatelists and Numismatic Association, Cuttack
Orissa Philatelic Association, Cuttack
Department of Post, Orissa Circle, Government of India
School Partner: Mother’s Public School, Near Unit-1 Market, Bhubaneswar
Mrs Poly Pattanaik, Principal, Mother’s Public School speaking to the students
Introduction by Mother’s Public school teacher
Students from 7 Bhubaneswar school participated in the competition
Dr B.Mishra explaining exhibit preparation
Quiz competition conducted by Anil Dhir, Shakil Ahmed & Manoj Mohapatra
Students participating in stamp design and written GK competition
Christmas stamp from Czech Republic
Date of Issue : 9 November 2011
Nativity scene with Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus and animals. This year's stamp comes out printed on a Christmas picture card.
New Year Stamp from Thailand
Date of Issue : 15 November 2011
FDC showing 12 o’clock Time….entering New Year …
New Stamp from India
President Smt. Pratibha Patil released a postage stamp on Kavi Pradeep on 11th December 2011
A special commemorative postal stamp on Pt Kavi Pradeep, a noted poet whose songs played a major role during the country's freedom struggle, was released by President Smt Pratibha Patil on Sunday. The President launched the stamp on December 11 at a simple function in Amravati, Maharashtra, in the presence of Law Minister Salman Khurshid and Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Sachin Pilot. It is the first step towards the preparation for Pt Kavi Pradeep's centenary celebrations which falls on February 6, 2015, Avinash Pande, Chairman of Kavi Pradeep Foundation, said .
The poet, originally known as Ramchandra Naryanji Dwivedi, was born in Badnagar in Ujjain district in Madhya Pradesh and had a passion for writing and rendering Hindi poetry. His songs like 'Aj Himalay ki choti se phir hamne lalkara hai...door hato ae duniyawalon hindustan hamara hai' played a crucial role in the country's freedom struggle. Kavi Pradeep also penned a song in tribute to soldiers who died in 1962 Sino-Indian War and was also a towering figure in Hindi cinema. During his film career spanning nearly five decades, Kavi Pradeep penned lyrics for 72 films like Bandhan (1940) and Jai Santoshi Ma (1975).
World Post Day
Date of Issue : 5 October 2011
The Czech Post will issue a commemorative postage stamp on 5 October on World Post Day.
World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss capital, Bern. It was declared World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1969.
World Post Day Poster : UPU
The purpose of World Post Day is to create awareness of the role of the postal sector in people’s and businesses’ everyday lives and its contribution to the social and economic development of countries. The celebration encourages member countries to undertake programme activities aimed at generating a broader awareness of their Post’s role and activities among the public and media on a national scale.
The original name was General Postal Union.The main goal of the UPU has been and continues to be to safeguard development of the international postal communication network and create uniform conditions for international mail exchange.
The UPU has now 191 member countries. It covers more than 5 million staff at more than 660 thousand postal branches. The global network of the postal sector may help it become an important player on the way to an information society. Postal branches in many countries have been transformed from places where you can merely post or pick up your mail into sites offering modern electronic and financial services. Governments, international organizations and private businesses in a number of developing countries have been using postal sector as a suitable channel for providing public access to new information and communication technologies, such as the Internet or email.
Date of Issue : 5 October 2011
Author of a poster for the film Une femme douce (1970, France) directed by Robert Bresson, painter and graphic artist Olga Poláčková-Vyleťalová was born on August 8th, 1944 in Hradec Králové. She took a course of private studies with leading Czech textile artist Antonín Kybal (1963) and finished studies at an art school (1968) and Prague's Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design (1968-69; Karel Svolinský).
The author of an overall seventy-six film posters (1969-89), Poláčková-Vyleťalová has been exhibiting her works at collective (since 1974) and solo (since 1980) shows. Her design of the Une femme douce poster became an icon of the Czechoslovak film poster art. A poetic harmony, dreamy lightness and imagination are the typical features of all of her works.
Her film posters won a number of prestigious international awards, such as the Cannes International Film Festival 1973 - Grand Prix for the Best Poster (Une femme douce); Cannes International Film Festival 1974 - International Critic's Prize (Mládí a láska, Youth and Love in English); Chicago International Film Festival 1979 - Gold Hugo (Zrcadlení, Mirroring in English). Olga Poláčková-Vyleťalová's latest exhibition of film posters was the 2008 sole event at Prague's cinema Světozor.
Date of Issue : 5 October 2011
Figures depicted on this new stamp are from a popular TV series of bedtime stories for children - the tinkers Pat and Mat in their brotherly embrace. Pat and Mat first appeared in 1976 in the film "Tinkers." The couple changed a T-shirt and donned a beret and bobble hat for the next "Pat&Mat... and that's it" series. Designed as adult entertainment, the buddies have successfully used their charm and tricks to please all generations.
However, they had to wait until 1989 to get their names. Mat was also allowed to dress his red T-shirt again to mark the occasion. The key inspiration for their stories is the extreme clumsiness of the two. But fun is not all - what matters is the optimistic attitude of Pat and Mat towards life. They never give up, even if everything is lost, and are always proud of their own solution. Both stars were continuously shining until 1995. The new millennium brought Pat and Mat back to the stage with their new stories.
Club News
Chinar 2011
Srinagar, Sep 26: The much awaited 4-day mega philatelic exhibition “Chinar 2011” was Monday inaugurated by Governor NN Vohra at SKICC on the Dal banks. On the occasion the Governor released a Special Cover on “Chinar 2011” and launched the first ever “My Stamp in the country by which the people will get personalized stamps with their photographs on it.”
The exhibition put on display “world’s first postage stamp, Penny Black and India’s first postage stamp.” “The stamps carrying many interesting topics including Harry Potter, Princess Diana, magnificent cars, Hollywood, Railways, and Environment, Stamps on Fauna of Kashmir, Defence Services, Animal Kingdom, Beautiful Birds and many more exciting things will be on display”, Chief Postmaster General, Jammu and Kashmir Circle John Samuel told reporters on sidelines of the event.
To attract more and more youngsters the department, Samuel said, is holding a competition among students. “The competition will be held in different categories including Letter Writing, Stamp Designing and Quiz”. “The competition will be held among school and college students, and General group. The fourth group will take part as non-competitors. Winners of first three best letters will get cash award for Rs.10,000, Rs.5,000 and Rs.2,500 respectively”, Samuel said.
Issue of ` 10/- Banknotes with incorporation of Rupee symbol
The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue `10/- denomination Banknotes without inset letter, in the Mahatma Gandhi Series with the signature of Dr. D. Subbarao, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, with the year of printing 2011 printed on the back of the Banknote, with incorporation of "`" symbol.
The design of these notes to be issued now is similar in all respects to the Banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi Series 2005 issued earlier except for the ` symbol.
The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi starts today. Greeting to all Readers on this occasion. Our distinguished member, Cdr G. Sriramarao from Vishakhapatnam shares here some nice philatelic items from his collection, issued on Hindu God, Ganesha . These are beautiful First day Covers from Czech Republic and Thailand. The cancellations on Lord ‘Ganesh’ and ‘Om’ are very nice issued by Czech Rep. Post and Thai Post.
Stamps on Hindu God from Thailand
Courtesy : Cdr G. Sriramarao, Vishakhapatnam
Ganesha Chaturthi also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is the Hindu festival of Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees in the duration of this festival. It is the birthday of Ganesha who is widely worshipped as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.
The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhadrapada, starting on the shukla chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period). The date usually falls between 20 August and 15 September. The festival lasts for 10 days, ending on Anant Chaturdashi (fourteenth day of the waxing moon period).
On the occasion of the Ganapati festival, a large number of idols are made of clay or metal in all possible sizes; sometimes even up to twenty feet.People buy idols of Lord Ganesha and install them in their houses and worship the idol for one to ten days, after which the idols are taken out ceremoniously, through the streets of the town (especially in Maharashtra) and immersed into the river, sea or well.
It is celebrated by Hindu community living in different parts of the world. In India it is celebrated in all states a but in Maharashtra there is a grand celebration during this festival.
Club News
New Maxim Card
Mr AVG Rajulu of Chennai has prepared three different Maxim cards on K M Mathew , former Chief editor, Malayala Mnorama. He may be contacted for these max Cards at email : rajulustampsandcoins@yahoo.co.in Ph No. 09383056767
Picture Card issued by Rajasthan Philatelic Society
A Picture card on Dr DS Kothari was issue by Philatelic Society of Rajasthan.Jaipur on the occasion of Schoolpex 2011
- Vijay Modi, Himmatnagar, Gujarat
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