Seminar on Thematic Philately at Ludhiana…

 Seminar on Promotion of Thematic Philately 

Ludhiana Philatelic Club, Philatelic Congress of Punjab in collaboration with Deptt of Posts organized a Seminar on Promotion of Thematic Philately, Stamp Exhibition and Stamp Bazaar on 21-22^nd April, 2021 at Lions Bhawan, Ludhiana. The Seminar was inaugurated by Sh. Charanjit Singh Atwal, Speaker, Punjab Legislative Assembly. He was accompanied by Sh Surinder Singh Namdhari, Parmukh Namdhari Darbar, and Direrctor, Apollo Hospital, Ludhiana. Sh. Atwal, while inaugurating the two-day event, appreciated the efforts being made by the Ludhiana Philatelic Club in promoting this educative hobby amongst the youth. He also lauded the club for helping the schools by using stamps as teaching aids to motivate students and increased participation in classroom activities and learning.

Over 150 students drawn from 10 schools participated in the Seminar. The seminar focused on the use of theme-based stamps and use of stamps as teaching aids. The Seminar was conducted by Mr. Vinod Sabharwal and Madhukar Jhingan from New Delhi, Mr Naresh Pahwa from Jalandhar (He also presented the presentation of Jeevan Jyoti of Rainbow Stamps, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, who could not make it due to her preoccupation) and Dr. S. K. Sondhi of Ludhiana. They covered the various aspects of promoting thematic philately as well use of stamps in class rooms.

 

The students later browsed through the rare and award winning exhibits put up by senior club members, namely: Mr Mukesh Malhotra, Mr Raj Pal Oswal, Mr Yash Pal Bangia, Dr. Sanjiv Mehta, Dr. R L Bansal and Dr. S K Sondhi. Stamps on the themes of Roses, Braille, Elephant, Sikhism, Red Cross, Life the Gift of Life, Hitler, Indian States aroused the interest of the students.

A Stamp Bazaar was also organized on this occasion in which about 10 dealers from various parts of the country participated.

On Sunday, Sh. Rakesh Pandey, MLA, inaugurated the “Design a Stamp Competition” in which more than 200 students drawn from different schools participated. The themes for design were: Eye Care, Earth Day, Traffic Safety, innovative ideas. The students were divided into two groups (up to 6^th grade and above). Three prized were awarded in each group. Consolation prizes relating to philately were given to all the participants. Participating schools were also provided philatelic kits consisting of philatelic accessories for starting philatelic activities in their schools.

In the end a “Spot Stamps Auction” was organized. This was conducted by Sh. A R C Shah of New Delhi. Professional philatelists competed fiercely to outbid each other. 24 lots were auctioned on this occasion.

 

The main attraction of the show was a scooter with stamps pasted on it. Even the Chief Guest had a ride on it on Sunday. On the whole the two-day event was a grand success; philatelists from various parts of Punjab, Chandigarh, Jammu, Jaipur, etc. visited the show.

- Dr. S. K. Sondhi

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New stamps on Music and Fine arts…

 

 

Date of Issue : 30 March 2012

On March 30, 2012 Serbia Post released a new set of 3  stamps today  dedicated to Music and Fine arts  and 150 Years of Gymnasium in Pozarevac. . The first stamp is dedicated to 75 Years of the Academy of Music in Belgrade; the second stamp commemorates 75 Years of the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade and the third one - 150 Years of the Gymnasium in Pozarevac.

Belgrade Music Academy, the nowadays Faculty of Music Art was founded 75 years ago, by the decree of the Ministry of Education of the prewar Yugoslavia. The guiding thought of the first professors and Faculty's founders was to form artists and pedagogues who will, through their concert and teaching activities, create a specific artistic consciousness and by it transform and ennoble the wider social community. This artistic process of development is being continued even today with great enthusiasm by new generations of students and professors.

The Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade was founded in 1937, and in 1973 was renamed the Faculty of Fine Arts. In seventy five years of its existence, 2.887 students graduated from the Faculty and 1.146 completed post-graduate studies. Since its founding until today, 138 prominent artists from Serbia and wider Balkan region have been teaching at the Faculty.

Pozarevac Grammar School was founded by a decree of Prince Mihailo Obrenovic on September 24th 1862 as Pozarevac Middle School. In the following years it has changed names several times. Since May 22nd 2001 it has been known as Pozarevac Grammar School.

 

Club News

Seminar on Promotion of Philately & Stamp Bazar at Ludhiana

The Philatelic Congress of Punjab and Ludhiana Philatelic Club with the collaboration of Dept of Posts are jointly organizing a Seminar on Promotion of Philately on April 21-22
at Lions Bhawan, Udham Singh Nagar, Ludhiana. On this occasion Ludhiana Philatelic Club is also holding a Stamp Bazaar.

Stamp Bazaar will enable the philatelists and the general public to buy stamps and other philatelic material. The tariff for dealer booth will be Rs. 2000/- and will include refreshment for both days.  The dealers will be provided with one table and two chairs.

In addition, a spot stamps auction will be held on April 22, 2012. No Buyer's Premium. 10% of realization shall be charged on the hammer price from the seller.

Those desirous of setting up their stalls are requested to contact Mr. Mukesh Malhotra PRO (M): 9023084608

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MEGA STAMP FESTVAL AT KOLKATTA

                                                        - Naresh Agarwal

Two day Mega Stamp Exhibition cum Festival named as “National Philatelic Fair and Exhibition” concluded at Olpadvala Memorial Hall Kolkata on 3^rd and 4^th of March. It was yet another good assemblage of philatelists and stamp dealers under one roof. Though it lacked display of exhibits because of non – availability of display frames but certainly created a festive atmosphere for stamp lovers as there were as many as 32 dealers from all over the India to serve the philatelic community as well as themselves.

A big A.C hall, well located and easily accessible was the most suitable venue for this show. Stamp and Numismatic dealers from Pondichhery, Bangalore, Delhi, Kanpur, Gujrat, Amritsar, Jaipur, Orissa, had their stalls and so were the visiting philatelists who too visited the show coming from all corners of India. Of course, this show was a delicious stuff for local philatelists.

In general, the dealers had good and wide range of modern Indian philatelic material. Here some of the philatelists were disappointed with the changing attitude of the stamp dealers who were seen hesitant in bringing and carrying other material (say rest of the world) which could have served the majority of visiting philatelists hunting for their needed stuffs, in better way.

There was neither any formal inauguration nor any closing ceremony. Even there was nothing on display. The total of 24 nos. display frames somehow arranged by the organizers placed separately at balcony never caught attention of the visitors and remained empty but were found busy silently watching the proceedings with philatelists engaged in stock books searching for their needed material, negotiating and bargaining for prices, chit chatting and enjoying the atmosphere. I personally felt pity on those empty frames.

The visiting fraternity comprised of noted philatelists from all over India, old and young people, mobile dealers and children of all age groups. There was less attendance of students probably due to their examinations.

The show had an added charm as “Mukesh Fan Club” had organized a musical eve on 03.03.12 with Mr. P.C.Jaiswal the leading stamp dealer of India, a versatile personality , president of the club, being the lead singer. The eve added grace to the show and became a memorable event.

There was no cancellation or cover or other philatelic material issued during the show. It seemed as India Post did not recognize the show. With all such odds, the show was well organized and certainly a good effort to serve the philatelists, to promote the philatelic trade, to give yet another opportunity to the different groups of philately in India to meet and interact.

 

New Special Cover

 

Golden Jubilee of Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India

 

Tamil Nadu Circle has released a Special Cover on Regional Grand Lodge on 24/2/2012.

: Mahesh Parekh, SIPA - Chennai

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Dragon stamp from China…

Controversy over China's ‘angry dragon' stamp

A Chinese postage stamp to mark the upcoming Year of the Dragon has sparked uproar among the public because the dragon is thought to look "too fierce". One Chinese writer is quoted as saying she was "scared to death" on seeing the image of the creature with its claws, scales and bared teeth. China Post, which produced the stamp, insists it is a perfect combination of history and modernity.

The stamp's designer says a tough image was needed for a powerful creature. "Among everyday people, the dragon is thought to exorcise evil spirits, avert disasters and give blessings, so we need a tough image," Chen Shaohua is quoted by the China Daily as saying.

The dragon has been a symbol of Chinese imperial power for centuries. But media figures and people posting on Chinese micro blogging sites have said the image is inappropriate and too ferocious. The controversy has not stopped people from queuing for the stamp, with many post offices reporting that the stamp sold out on the first day.

Memories of Stamp Fair, Bhubaneswar

With Dr Saurya Thankapan, Supdt. of Police, Mayurbhanj District of Odisha

Now I am in temple city Bhubaneshwar . On 8th Jan I attended here stamp fair organized by EIPA. Here are some more names to mention which I missed in my last updates.. Well I always love to come Bhubaneshwar again and again..just b’coz of its rich culture and nice people of this state . I have visited many places in India but Bhubaneshwar is beyond compare..It is the city of love and harmony…You can get here everything you can expect…….

About the Stamp fair .....

The Chief Guest was Shri Ram Chander Hans, a noted philanthropist and President of the Arya Sanatan Biradari of Odisha. He is the President of the Ayra Samaj and a social worker.

I must mention the name of Dr Saurya Thankapan, IPS, at present she is the Supdt. of Police, Mayurbhanj District of Odisha who especially came to attend the Fair in spite of her busy schedule, that showed her keen interest in Philately. It was really nice to meet her as she showed lot of interest in stamps.

Philatelists’ group with Mr Sahadev Sahoo

Mr Sahadev Sahoo, Mr Prasanta Das, Dr Bibhudatta Mishra, Mr Anil Dhi, Mr Pradip Mohanty, Mr Gangadhar Tripathy & Mr B.K.Sinha

The other distinguished philatelists who visited the fair are Mr Sahdeva Sahoo, Mr. Akhaya Kumar Nayak, Retd. DFO, Mr. Biswanath Mishra from Boudh District, Mr. Santanu Panigrahi from Sambalpur District, Mr Kamal Chakroborty and Mr. Gangadhar Tripathy from Bolangir District, Dr. Prana Chanda Panda, Mr. Venkat Rao, Mr. Dillip Panda all from Ganjam District, Mr. Bijoyshree Routray, the president of EIPA sitting MLA of Basudevpur constituency. Mr. Anup Kumar Raut, Mr. Chitta Ranjan Das, Mr Debasis Mitra, Mr.Bijoy Kumar Biswal, Mr. Bijoy Kumar Sinha, Mr. Ajay Kumar Barik, Mr Kasinath Sahoo, Anil Kumar Dhir, Mr. Purnendu Kumar Jena, etc all from Bhubaneswar, Mr Padip Kumar Mohanty, Mr, Manoj Kumar Mohapatra, Dr Pradip Kumar Padhy, Mr. Saroj Kumar Kar, Dr. Tanmoy Kumar Mohanty, Mr. Shakil Ahmed, etc all from Cuttack, Mr. Bibhuti Bhusan Patnaik and Mr. H.B.Ojha from Dhenkanal District and many philatelists from other states visited the show.

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Glimpses of Stamp Fair, Bhubneshwar

 

Stamp design contest : Paintings by children

Hi ! Here are some more pics of Stamp Fair , Bhubneshwar. The show which will be memorable to me for ever.  I spent a great time with large number of philatelists and stamp dealers from Orissa,West Bengal, Bihar and other states. The team leaders of this show  Mr SS Rath,  Dr Bibhudatta Mishra, Mr Anil Dhir, Mr Ajit Dash, Mr Kashinth Sahoo and all the members of Eastern India Philatelists’ Association   need  a great applaud  for organizing this show successfully . The significant part of the show was that this show was purely for promotion of philately . All the dealers sold items at very moderate price so a large number of crowd could be seen at all stalls. The fair was visited by Several  distinguished personalities of Bhubaneswar  and philatelists from all parts of the country.  For me, the show was memorable as I got a chance to meet many friends and philatelists. The city of temple, Bhubaneshwar  is always my favourite city as it is the city of art and culture with great people !!

Members of EIPA : Gangadhar Tripathy, Kamal Chakrabarty, Dr Bibhudatta Mishra, SS Rath Anil Dhir,Aji Dash, Debashish Mitra, Anup Raut and others  with President of  EIPA. Shri Bijoyshree  Routray  ( Sitting in the middle) 

 

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Glimpses of Stamp Fair, Bhubaneshwar 

 

A stamp fair was organized by Eastern India Philatelists’ Association at  Bhubaneswar on  7 & 8 January 2012  . The fair was attended by large number of philatelists and stamp dealers.Fortunately I also got a chance to visit this stamp fair. The fair was wonderful and very well managed by the team members of EIPA. A variety of philatelic items were available in the fair at affordable price.  The fair was concluded following an auction which was attended by many philatelists and stamp dealers. It was a memorable event to meet philatelists from different parts of India. The event was highly successful as the all the dealers sold items at very moderate price and many collectors could be seen purchasing items of their choice at different counters.

Prize distribution of Quiz and Stamp designing  contest

 

Prize winning paintings of stamp design contest

Memorable Moments

Members of EIPA Kamal Chakrabarty, Dr Bibhudatta Mishra, SS Rath Anil Dhir,Aji Dash   with President of  EIPA. Shri Bijoyshree  Routray  ( Sitting in the middle)

 

     

Dr. Saurya  Thankappan ( Superintendent of Police, Mayurbhanj ,Orissa), J.Jyoti , Ajit Dash & Visitors at Stamp Fair

Lottery

Auction

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Roses above Prague..

 

 

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.

ODISHA STAMP MELA – 2012

A gala Stamp and Stationery Mela is going to be organized at Bhubaneswar, Odisha for the 1^st time by Eastern India Philatelists’ Association, Bhubaneshwar.

Date : 7 - 8^th 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 

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