. Shimla March 2010 Issue # 27 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 write ups by the readers about their journals, societies, publicatio ns and philatelic requirements can be sent for 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.) IndiaNote- This bulletin is only for circulation among a limited group of philatelists without any commercial purpose. The bulletin will be sent to the readers only on request. Those who wish to receive it regularly please reply giving the name of your city/country with the subject SUBSCRIBE RAINBOW Wishing you all a very H A P P Y H O L I !
Shimla March 2010 Issue # 27Monthly 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 write ups by thereaders about their journals, societies, publications and philatelic requirements can be sent for inclusion in thisbulletin to [email protected] or [email protected] and by post to –
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After Stampmania 2009, it’s exhibition time, once again in India ! The year 2010 is filled with many exhibitions in the country and philatelists are going to be active soon. In this issue I am giving special articleson judging which is the current topic of discussion amongst philatelists these days.Hope the views given by eminent philatelists would be appreciated by the Readers.I am also giving an Interview with Mr PrashantPandya who has left a milestone in the history of philatelic exhibitions by organizing a One Frame NationalPhilatelic Exhibition in India which displayed about 450 exhibits of the collectors from different parts of the
country.
It’s a matter of great pleasure that Uttarakhand has brought out some magnificent Stamp Booklets whichhave been highly appreciated by the philatelists. But these Booklets were issued in a very small number socould not reach many philatelists. It is requested to the Officials of Uttarakhand Postal Circle to increase thenumber of booklets in future and make available its sufficient copies at their philatelic counter so that it may reach the philatelists far & near. Today is Holi, the biggest festival of India. I w ish you all a very Happy Holifilled with Rainbow colors ! This is all for this Month…… Ti l l Nex t Month….Happy Col lec t ing !
….Jee v an Jyo t i
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Dec17 2009 : Lal Pratap Singh – Rs 5Dec 19 : Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers – 2 x Rs 5Dec 27 Indian Mathematical Society – Rs 5Dec 27 Venkataramana Bhagavathar – Rs 5Dec 29 Maharaja Surajmal – Rs 5Jan 5 2010 20th Conference on Speakers and Presiding Officers of Commonwealth- Rs 5Jan 16 : Reserve Bank of India – Rs 5Jan 25 : Election Commission of India – Rs 5Feb 21: Bible Society of India Rs 5 Feb 23: P C Sorcar – Rs 5
Feb 03 Calicut, National Seminar in honour of Kamla Das Surayya , WriterFeb 05, Silver Jubilee of Shree Vasavi Education Society, ChitradurgaFeb 04: Mumbai, Seth Nuseerwanji Hirji Karani Agiary, Colaba, 75 YearsFeb 07: Mumbai, Rotary District Conference 'Disability Friendly Access'Feb 11 : Trichy 100 Years of Churches of South India Mission General HospitalFeb 20 Dehradun Spring Festival
Forthcoming Issues of India Post
Mar 19: 16 Punjab (2nd Patiala) RegimentMar 30: Muthuramalinga SethupathiMar 30: Special Protection GroupMar 31: Vallal PachaiyappaApr 13: Sant Kanwar Ram SahibApr 14: Astrological Signs, 12 stampsApr 17: Chandra Shekhar
See detailed list of India Post Issue Programme 2010 at
13p Roya l Rose s t amp e r ro r se l l s fo r £85 ,000 The 1976 British stamp issue for the Centenary of the Royal National Rose Society featured four individualstamps.
The 8½p 'Elizabeth of Glamis' named after the Queen Mother
The 10p 'Grandpa Dickson'
The 11p ' Rosa Mundi'
But it's always been the 13p 'Sweet Briar' that has attracted the attention of rare stamp collectors around
the world.Whilst millions of these stamps were printed only three exist with the value omitted; i.e. the 13pface value doesn't appear on the stamp.During the printing process, during repairs to the cylinder, the facevalue was temporarily covered with copper. This covering was inadvertently left in place during printing.Theerror was discovered before issue and all copies of the stamp should have been destroyed. However threeexamples exist to this day. Two are held in The Royal Philatelic Collection of Her Majesty Queen ElizabethII. The third has just been sold by dealers Stanley Gibbons for £85,000.
For thcom ing In te rna t iona l Exh ib i t ions
JOBERG 2010
The Joburg 2010 International Stamp Show, the 26th Asian International Stamp Exhibition, will be held at theSandton Convention Centre in October.South Africa is affiliated to FIAP - The Federation of Inter AsianPhilately. The show will be held from Wednesday, 27 October to Sunday, 31 October. This is the firstinternational exhibition to be hosted by South Africa since the successful Ilsapex International in 1998, whichwas also held in Johannesburg (Midrand).
The Joburg 2010 International Stamp Show is sponsored by the Philatelic Foundation of South Africa and theSouth African Post Office, and has the patronage of the Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP). It is alsorecognised by the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP), the international governing body for worldphilately.
The stamp show will see members of the international philatelic community, drawn from some 45 countries, join South African philatelists and stamp enthusiasts over four days of philatelic activities. The entire groundfloor of the Sandton International Convention Centre has been secured for the exhibition which will span some5,800m2 (nearly 60,000square feet).
Philatelists can be a part of this historic and prestigious event by entering the competitive exhibition.Entries for the competitive exhibition close on 31 March 2010, and entry forms are available fromwww.joburg2010stampshow.co.za .
"With a history spanning many, many years, philately is an intricate and diverse pursuit, and its significance willbe highlighted and acknowledged with this coming event," says the Co Chairperson of Joburg 2010International Stamp Show Mr Howard Green.
"The pride and fellowship of philately will be celebrated. A junction of expertise, experience and passion fromall corners of the earth will set the benchmark for The Joburg 2010 International Stamp Show."
Highlights include an exceptional Court of Honour featuring a selection of the Queen Elizabeth IIcollection, for which Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has given personal approval. The selection will bebrought to South Africa by the Keeper of the Royal Collection.
The official launch of the 8th definitive stamp series by South African Post Office is another highlightof this show.
Some 1,500 frames of competitive exhibits with over 20,000 pages of stamps and philatelic material areanticipated and frames will comply with the International Convention of 16 pages per frame. The CompetitiveExhibition is set to be a major attraction and draw strong interest from a wide spectrum of local andinternational collectors and philatelists.
The Joburg 2010 International Stamp Show will include a variety of special events and entertainment, whichwill be enjoyed by adults and children alike. A youth activation zone will appeal to new and young stampcollectors, inspiring and assisting them to embrace the hobby.
The presence of over 40 local and international dealers from the likes of Europe, USA and Australasia willprovide a unique opportunity for trade for all collectors and budgets.Concurrent to Joburg 2010 InternationalStamp Show, the South African Post Office will also host a Conference for Managers of Philatelic Bureaus.
"The show is a platform which showcases the high standards of philately in our country to an audience ofworld-renowned philatelists and also creates awareness of philately amongst the general public," explainsJohan van Wyk, Manger Philatelic Services of the Post Office. "It will also lead to a promotion of our countrythrough its stamps, and strong participation from African countries will showcase the diversity, strength andgrowth within our continent."
African participant countries include South Africa, Swaziland, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Tanzania,Zambia and Sudan.Other participating countries include Australia, Bahrain, China, Chinese Taipei, France,Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kuwait,Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar,Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Thailand, USA, UAE and Vietnam.
For more information about The Joburg 2010 International Stamp Show, visitwww.joburg2010stampshow.co.za or e-mail [email protected]
Alexia de Souza, Marketing Concepts,Tel: 011 783 0700 Fax: 011 783 3702E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.marketingconcepts.co.za Web site: http://www.joburg2010stampshow.co.za
The world philatelic exhibition will be held from 12th to 18th Feb. 2011, to commemorate the centenary ofworld's first airmail.It will be organized by INDIA POST in Collaboration with PCI and under Patronage Of FIPand under auspices of FIAP (Federation Inter Asian Philately).
FIP Co-ordinator (consultant) for Indipex Mr. Tay Peng Hian (RDP) was in New Delhi (India) for signing thecontract with India post for holding Indipex 2011.. The details of the exhibition are available on the website ofStamps of India or just click to the following link :
http://www.stampsofindia.com/indipex2011.htm
J OBURG 2010 I NTERNATIONAL STAMP SHOW
The 26th Asian International Stamp Exhibition, 'JOBURG 2010 International Stamp Show' will be held onOctober 27 to 31, 2010 at Johannesburg, South Africa.Mr. Madhukar Jhingan [email protected] is theNational Commissioner for India. The regulations for JOBURG 2010 and the Exhibit Applicationform are available online at
Those desirous of participating in JOBURG 2010 please go through the Regulations for JOBURG 2010 andsend the duly filled Exhibit Application Form along with a copy of the introductory page describing the exhibit to
the National Commissioner for India, Mr. Madhukar Jhingan, 49-D, BG-5, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi110063 by March 14, 2010. For any assistance in this regard please email or call 0 9350537037.
Note - Last Date of receiving entry forms is March 14, 2010
A i d t o H a i t i - N e w s e m i p o s t a l s t a m p f r o m Fr a n c e
France has released a stamp in a demonstration of solidarity with the victims of Haiti's earthquake.For each stamp sold for the price of 1 euro (US$.1.45), the French Red Cross will receive euro 0,44(US$. 0.638), to help the victims of Haiti. Purchase this stamp on France Post Office site and heal Haiti
R e c e n t E x h i b i t i o n s i n I n d i a
STAMPS OF INDIA NATIONAL EXHIBITION Bharatiya Daktikit Sangstha, Kolkata is organizing a national philatelic exhibition 'Stamps of India NationalExhibition' from December 10 to 12, 2010 at NSIC Exhibition Ground, New Delhi.
The regulations and entry forms scheduled to be available after the first week of March 2010. The bookings ofthe Sales Stalls will also open online, giving sufficient time to stamp dealers to plan their booking.
More information will gradually be made available every week. The email address to contact [email protected] . The information will also be available online athttp://www.stampsofindia.com/ChaloDelhi/sine.html
Stam p - Fiest a - 2010
Ludhiana Philatelic Club is organizing a State Level Exhibition “STAMP-FIESTA – 2010 ″ in Ludhiana from 7th to 9th May 2010. See details at :http://stampfiesta2010.wordpress.com/
Mar: Pune, State level philatelic exhibitionOrganizer: Maharashtra & Goa Circle of India Post
Apr 16-19: Patna, State level philatelic exhibitionOrganizer: Bihar Circle of India Post
Venue: Patna GPO
Philex Kolkata - 2010
A National Level Philatelic Dealers Bourse and Meet named as “ Philex Kolkatta 2010” is being organized atKolkatta on 12 and 13th of March 2010 after 3 years with twenty booths for the dealers from India and Abroad (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Thailand) and arrangements for other good number of visiting dealers. Thisshow will give opportunity to the collectors to dispose off their spare material and of course to procure materialthey require as the show promises some thing for every philatelist. The details and highlights are as under :
1. Only 20 stalls to be distributed among the dealers as per First Come First Serve basis.
2. Venue in the heart of the city and easily accessible
3. Good and cheap accommodation and food available nearby
4. Pleasant weather condition in Kolkatta those days
The name of Mr Prashant Pandya needs no introduction to the Readers. A renowned philatelist fromVadodara, is the person behind one of the biggest philatelic shows, Stampmania 2009 which wasrecently organized at Vadodara. The show has become an example to others that Philatelic Societiesin India can organize a successful National level exhibition. Organizing a national level exhibition isnot an easy task but he organized the show successfully with his team members. It’s a great pleasureto publish here an Interview with Mr Pandya in which he reveals the secret of his success and someother points of discussion which Readers would be interested to know ….We look forward to seemore exhibitions to be held in India under his guidance in future. - Editor
In t e rv i ew Wi th Mr P ra shan t Pandya
Q 1: You have organized a big show at National Level which got appreciation from one and all.
What you do feel after the exhibition? Organizing a National Exhibition without the supportfrom India Post is a very tough job?
Ans.:Organizing a National level philatelic exhibition is of course a tough task. Any philatelic organizationcan organize such event if members and office bearers have zeal and enthusiasm for it. It also needssupport from enthusiastic friends and well wishers. New ideas come from those persons who are notsettled with burden of exhibition . We had the support and recognition from India Post except in thoseareas where money was involved.
Q 2: What was the biggest problem faced by you in organizing this show?
Ans.:The biggest problem faced by any organizer especially for Philatelic Exhibition in India is frames forexhibits. We have to rely on India Post for frames which are in very bad shape. New and innovativeconcept of philatelic frames should be brought to India. Otherwise we would not have faced anyproblem in organizing this show.
Q 3: You had chosen a different ranking of awards in Stampmania 2009 from Topaz toDiamond....If these awards will be considered for entry in FIP exhibitions?
Ans.:One frame exhibits are growing in popularity around the world. Some countries have developed theirown rules for awards, while some have developed more along the lines of the international treatmentfor exhibition (FIP/SREVS). Normally Gemstone awards are used for national one frame exhibitionsor where non-FIP, special classes have been accepted at an exhibition. They convey a level ofachievement against relevant criteria but avoid any confusion between the achievement and themedal awards of internationally accepted philatelic exhibiting classes.
Stampmania 2009 organizing committee had decided to have own set of Gemstone awards. Theessential features for one frame exhibits are still the same and the various evaluation procedures willprobably lead to similar results.
Q 4: The overall standard of the exhibits in the exhibition was very good. What do you thinkif most of the exhibitors followed the norms of one frame exhibits? Would you pleaseelaborate the actual One Frame concept?
Ans.:Stampmania 2009 was the first national one frame philatelic exhibition held in India and the aims and
objectives of Stampmania 2009 were to lure new entrants to the realm of Philately and to provide agolden opportunity to new entrants to the philatelic atmosphere.
We can say that one frame exhibiting was an experiment for philatelists in India and it was observedthat in several exhibits that the participants had not followed the rules. It was agonizing to note thatmany senior philatelists have not observed the rules framed by India Post. Introduction sheet or planpage were either missing or not properly dealt with. The main aim of one-frame exhibiting is to allowfree rein for exhibitors and innovative ideas, in terms of both material and the manner of display.
The purpose and concept of One Frame Class are to encourage new exhibitors and provideestablished exhibitors with the opportunity to prepare exhibits on subjects or themes that cannot be
treated well in more than one frame. The One Frame Exhibit may well be described the short story ofphilatelic exhibiting.
There is debate regarding the role of one-frame exhibitions. Some see them as a stepping stone tothe larger competitions and others as providing advanced exhibitors the opportunity to display, withthe full rigour of exhibiting discipline, a small but complete study of a subject unlikely ever to reach thebreadth of a multi-frame exhibit.
Q 5: Judging is the most controversial part of all the exhibitions....and Stampmania 2009 wasnot the exception. Despite your best efforts in selecting a good team of jury....someparticipant remain unsatisfied...What you have to say about it..?
Ans.:All exhibits at Stampmania 2009 were diligently and critically evaluated by the panel of Jury. It ishuman tendency and dissatisfaction can be found everywhere. Some of the reasons may be theimproper treatment to subject, selection of subject or extraction of one frame from multiple frameexhibits.
Before dissatisfaction from the judging, the participants should go through the rules laid down by IndiaPost, by which jury team is bound to follow.
I think ‘John Hope’ has rightly quoted that “Dissatisfaction with possession and achievement is one ofthe requisites to further achievement”.
Q 6: Organizing such a big show, was not an easy job...what motivated you to take up such abig responsibility without any support from India Post?
Ans.:I always like to do something new and innovative in life. National level one frame philatelic exhibitionwas never held in India. I proposed the idea of organizing national show to members of Baroda
Philatelic Society and my philatelist friends and well wishers and everyone encouraged me for thisinnovative idea.
Q 7: Don't you think India Post must co-operate with the philatelic Societies. They can help bygiving free Postal Service for communication by Post with the exhibitors ...as it costs a lot tothe organizers with limited fund of the society?
Ans.:Finance is always a great problem for philatelic organizations for organizing small or big event.Postage expense is one of the major expenses involved in organizing philatelic exhibition. Right fromsending prospectus, entry forms, circulars, allotment letters, exhibit envelopes and inventory sheets,
sending souvenirs, awards and returning exhibits. This all involves major expenditure. India Post canobviously reduce the burden of such expenses by providing free postage or subsidized postal rates.In return Philatelic Organizations can provide free advertisements to India Post on several media likemailing envelopes, prospectus, mailers, banners, souvenir etc.
Q 8: What message do you have for the other Societies or Clubs who wish to organizephilatelic exhibitions at State & National level? As you have been an example to others...What points should they keep in mind if they wish to organize a successful exhibition?
Ans.:I feel that all philatelic organizations should organize philatelic exhibitions and other philatelic
activities to promote this great hobby and also to encourage new entrants to this hobby. Exhibitioncould be small local level or a national level but it should be organized on regular intervals to createawareness about this hobby.
The major points involved in organizing any event are finance, proper planning and execution of thetask, involvement of all the members of organization, a team work, distribution of work and finally zealto do the job.
Q 9: As judging is the crucial part of the exhibition, what method should be adopted forjudging in your opinion? Is it an appropriate way to judge the exhibits by the soft copy of theexhibits? It is not possible for the judges to go thoroughly through the exhibits simply
observing the Glass frames. If CDs of the scans of the exhibits are provided to the judges, willthey give better results?
Ans.:You rightly pointed out that judging exhibits is a crucial part of the exhibition. Soft copy of the exhibitwill certainly help the jury members to go through the exhibit thoroughly with sufficient time. It is verydifficult task for the jury members to check all the exhibits in shorter time during the exhibition.Synopsis Page also helps the jury member to understand the concept of the exhibit. In Stampmania2009 we had implemented this system and had requested the exhibitors to send Synopsis page andphoto copies of exhibit pages which helped the jury members to study the exhibit thoroughly. If thesoft copies of the exhibit and synopsis page of the exhibits are circulated amongst the jury memberswell in advance, they can give more justice to the exhibits.
At this juncture I would also like to suggest that the more and more experienced philatelists should betrained for the task of Jury by our senior philatelists and they should be guided properly.
In case of Stampmania 2009 there were more than 400 frames means more than 400 differentexhibits not like usual exhibitions, where 400+ frames means not more than 80 to 100 exhibits. So itwas a challenging task for the team of jury members to evaluate more than 400 different one frame
exhibits within two days. I feel that especially for one frame philatelic exhibition a team of more jurymembers is required.
Q 10: Organizing a National Exhibition was a very tough job. You spent long hours every dayfor the last one year to make the exhibition successful, which also affected your professionalwork to some extent.... Would you take another chance to organize a National Stampexhibition in future?
Ans.:I do agree with you that I spent several hours for Stampmania 2009 since we declared the event. Myprofessional work as well as my personal work was also affected but I wanted to give full justice to
Stampmania 2009 and my aim was to make it a grand success, I with my team worked very hard forthis event. I would definitely like to organize such event in future and I am confident that we will havemore successful events in future.
Thank you very much Mr Pandya for the nice Interview.- Editor
Prashan t Pandya was born at Surat on 28 th April 1961. He received B. Sc. degree in Microbiologyfrom South Gujarat University. He worked in Pharmaceutical Divisions of Alembic Chemical Worksand Sarabhai Chemicals at Vadodara. Presently he is Director of Moxy Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.,Vadodara.
His hobbies are Philately, Web Designing, Philatelic Journalism and Ghazals. His areas of interestare Indian Postal Stationery, Postal History of Baroda State and Rajpipla State and in thematic hecollects on Milk. Mr. Pandya is a President of Baroda Philatelic Society and also an editor of‘Vadophil’, quarterly newsletter of Society. He is an author to ‘A Guide to Modern Indian PostalStationery, Vol. I, Envelopes” published in 2004. Mr. Pandya is an Indian Representative of Exponet – A virtual philatelic exhibition and Western India Regional Representative of The India Study Circle forPhilately (UK). He is a Life Member of Philatelic Congress of India. Mr. Pandya is a volunteer editor ofAllexpert.com and dmoz.org He may be compacted at : [email protected]
By 1860 there were thousands of collectors throughout Europe. There were also a growing number of peopleselling stamps to collectors. Before this in 1856, Stanley Gibbons, Ltd. was founded in London selling stampsand stamp collecting supplies. The first stamp albums were printed in the early 1880’s.With this background, anumber of wealthy individuals in Europe and the United States started to emerge. The European collectorswere undoubtedly more numerous as they engaged agents to look on this side of the Atlantic for variousstamps and covers (envelopes) that they believed to be valuable.
In the 1870s, books started to be published on stamps and their significance and this increased knowledge ofstamps as well interest in them.Meanwhile in the United States interest in stamp collecting was picking up.TheUnited States issued its first postage stamps in 1847. The first two issues honored Benjamin Franklin, the firstPostmaster General of the United States and George Washington, the first President of the United States.
The first U. S. commemorative stamps were the Columbian stamps commemorating the discovery of Americain 1492. The commemoratives only wetted the appetite of collectors. There were, of course, critics, but that isto be expected.Following the Columbians, the Trans Mississippi commemoratives were issued in 1898 tocommemorate the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition that year. These stamps have been calledthe most beautiful stamps the United States ever produced and while you can find collectors who will beg todiffer, it is hard to challenge their position in stamp collecting.As the years have gone on from 1898, thesestamps have only captured the admiration of more and more stamp collectors. The development of thesubjects for the nine values cover the history of the nation as no other stamps have.
Teddy Roosevelt was very interested in the selection of subjects for these stamps and suggested a stampshowing General George Custer at the head of a troop of cavalry. A problem with this arose when no picture ofCuster could be found. The commemoratives did do what was intended of them however, in that theypromoted the exposition and most everyone seemed satisfied in the end.
One effect of these two commemorative issues was to spread the desirability of stamp collecting to more andmore people. The hobby itself had not yet achieved the stature it was later to obtain, but its growth wasbuilding. Collectors and dealers were coming forth with more stamp collecting supplies, books and evencatalogs giving stamp values at that point in time.
Courtesy – A brief history of Stamp Collecting By Breck Pegram, Kentucky Stamp Club
D o Yo u K n o w ?
- Naresh Agarwal, Bilaspur
UNDERWATER POST OFFICES AND MAIL BOXES
This unusual method helps the water diver to post their mail under the water where under water post office andletter box are installed with regular and timely mail clearance/receipt by postal staff on duty Though notcommon, there are five identified underwater mailboxes / offices so far :
Vanuatu Post created the world's first underwater post office,. Japan's southeastern coast, there's a mailbox33feet beneath the surface of water -- the deepest mailbox on record. Malaysia's Reef Dive Resort, St.Thomas, USVI, has an underwater post office inside its Underwater Observatory, and Paradise island, in theBahamas, boasts an underwater mailbox adjacent to a spiraling 100-foot tower.
Members of Philatelic Advisory Committee of India Post
Mr Dilip Shah,799 - GOL BAZAR, JABALPUR - 482002, M.P. Off : 0761-424456 Fax :0761-312047
· In 1973 Bhutan released record shaped stamps (Fig.4) which actually plays music. There are 7 stampsin this series and each stamp when placed on a record player plays either Bhutan’s National anthem orBhutanese folk music or tells the history of Bhutan.
· Bhutan had released perfumed stamps in 1973 …Rose scented stamp…followed by India in2008…Jasmine scented
And sandal scented in 2006, Brazil with Burnt wood scented and coffee scented stamps, Switzerland came outwith Chocolate stamp and china with sweet and sour Pork scented stamp in 2007.
· Switzerland on 21.June 2000 had released World’s First embroidery stamp
Lord Ram’s Ayodhya is not confined to India; Thais too have their own Ayodhya known as “Ayutthaya”.Historical evidences suggest that the ancient capital of Siam (now Thailand) gets its name from the ancientcapital of Ayodhya in northern India, the city of Lord Rama. Hinduism spread far and wide through mighty
rulers like Ashoka, who propagated first Hinduism and then Buddhism in the South-East Asia.
I read about all these in my childhood and dreamed of visiting these places once in my life. When I started mytour of South East Asian countries I first visited Angkor wat in Cambodia to look the world’s biggest HinduTemple- “Angkor Wat” ( Rainbow Stamps News, August, September and October 2009 ) and then got theopportunity to visit Thai’s Ayodhya taking a tour of this ancient capital of Thailand (before Bangkok) by acruise “Grand Pearl” from River City of Bangkok and witnessed its ruins giving an idea of its past splendorhidden in the remains of its prang (reliquary towers) and gigantic monasteries,
The ruins of this historic city and the associated historic town in the “Ayutthaya Historical Park” have beenlisted as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1981. The site of Ayutthaya is located about 70 kms fromBangkok. The walls of the city were made of wood, and can be seen even today. It has about 300 old ruins oftemples, besides ruins of palaces and churches. The temples, idols, palaces etc. have not been reconstructedbut have been repaired for rendering them safe for visitors. Few are also depicted on Thai stamps.
Wat Maheyong Wat Maha That
Wat Phra Si Sanphet Wat Ratchabburana
The first king who established and constructed Ayutthaya in 1350 AD was King Ramathibohi, who envisaged“Ramarajya” for his kingdom, as the king was “Devaraja” or “God King” particularly Vishnu incarnate. Heestablished the older Thai kingdom of Sukhothai in the north and destroyed the neighboring Khmer kingdom ofCambodia forcing the abandonment of the great city of Angkor. The Autthayan kings adopted Cambodiancustoms and promulgated law codes based on Hindu legal traditions and Thai customs. It remained a tool ofThai law until late in the 19 th century.
It remained the capital of Thailand for 417 years from 1350AD to 1767 AD. In the 16th
century, it was describedby foreign traders as one of the biggest and wealthiest city in the East and was located at the confluence ofthree rivers, the Chao Phraya, the Pasak and the Lopburi. Its vassal included the Northern Shan states ofpresent day Myanmar, Lanna (Laos), Champa (Vietnam) and some city-states in the Malay Peninsula.
It housed a population of one million comprising not just Thais but people belonging to some 40 nationalities. Init’s hey days it has been recorded by outside observers that Ayutthaya city was so magnificent that London atthe time seemed a mere village in comparison.
Phra Prathan Chaturathit Golden Buddha Wat Na Phra Men Wat Phumin NanPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
But on a tumultuous night, the Burmese invaders armed with the deadliest of weapons attacked with the onlyaim- “Destruction of Ayutthaya”. They plundered, looted, destroyed art treasures, libraries, ancient manuscriptsincluding the original version of “Ramayana”, religious scriptures, divested palaces, massacred as manycitizens as they could, drove away others, demolished temples, mutilated venerated idols from within leavingthem headless or limbless, carried away or melted other golden statues and idols. And with a final war whoop,they set fire to the city of Ayutthaya on the fateful night of April 7, 1767.
Buddha Huge reclining Buddha “Phra Bhuddhasaiyart”
After the fall of Ayutthaya, Bangkok has been the capital of Thailand since 1782. The king assumed the officialtitle of Rama I, thereby further cementing the symbolic association with Ayodhya.
Bangkok and King Rama I-Rama IX
They also built structures in Bangkok in a similar style as existed in Ayutthya.As the original manuscript containg the Ramayana was burnt in Ayutthaya’s carnage, King Rama I wrote theThai version of Ramayana called “Ramakien” ( Rainbow Stamps News, November 2008 ).
It was written in a poetic format and entire story was painted on the walls of the gallery of the Emerald Buddhatemple situated in the grounds of the Grand Palace built by him.
Emerald Buddha temple, Grand Palace “Ramakien “fresco
His son Rama II penned a much shorter adaptation of it. It is this story that is the main feature in classical Thaidance drama and Shadow Puppet show to this day.
King Rama II Thai Dance drama and Shadow Puppet show
Even though Ayutthaya was razed to the ground, neither did the religious fervor of the Thais suffer nor wasthere any damage to the legacy of Rama.On the contrary the Thais believe the “Chakri”: (or Vishnu Chakra-
“wheel”) dynasty has given them an unbroken succession of Rama incarnates so that they may be ruled overby his Devine blessings.
Chakri Dynasty King Rama V with Watermark “Chakra”
The Hindu Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are worshiped with unrelenting reverence. Vishnu and hisavatar (incarnation) of Rama are obviously the most revered of all.
Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu
The Thai national and royal emblem is the Vishnu vahan “Garuda”.
Royal Thai titles when passed on over five generations tend to cease, after which a Royal is given the title “naAyutthaya” or as a descendent “of Ayutthaya”.
N e w I s s u e s f r o m o t h e r c o u n t r i e s
Editor’s note- The aim of this stamp newsletter is to provide instant information and facts on philately to thereaders and not to hurt anyone’s feelings. Readers may express their views, anguish and resentment throughthis column on philately. The platform is not used for any vested interest to cause derogatory to philately.When writing your views be sure that it should be related to philately only. It should not be used to expresspersonal feelings between persons or groups in any manner.
Letter to Editor
Ajay Kumar Mittal, New Delhi
Dear Jeevan Jyoti,
I had seen the January Issue of Rainbow Stamp News. I found it very useful for philatelists. I had seen yourdetailed report on Stampmania. Undoubtedly it was a good effort of Mr. Prashant Pandya. By writing thefollowing lines I don’t want to bring down his efforts or success but I want to highlight the following points to benoted in future:
At one place you write in your newsletter that “The only shortcoming of the exhibition was ………………. someunsatisfactory results which caused resentment among some affected participants”. Jury’s report mentionedtheir view point on concept of One frame Exhibit Class. They have penalised those collectors who had selecteda subject which can be shown in a five frame exhibits. You mentioned in your discussions with Jury member, inyour words “……….in category B those exhibits were kept which were the reduced form of expandedcollections and could be easily expanded in more than one frame. So some exhibits having good philatelicitems were deprived of higher award because of wrong selection of the subject. Whereas Mr. Prashant Pandyahad cleared his view point on this issue as he writes in his column Reading Room at his website
“There are two different thoughts about the concept of the One Frame Exhibit Class. The first one is the one- frame exhibit could be the starting point for a multi-frame exhibit on the same topic. Under this concept One Frame Exhibit will provide new collectors a platform to start exhibiting on a small scale at a Philatelic Exhibition. Collectors would be able to start modestly, get their feet wet, and then continue to develop their exhibit into a more complex and complete one. This was the concept under which one-frame exhibiting began in the United States.
Another concept is opposite to first one. One Frame Exhibit provides established collectors an opportunity to prepare exhibits on subjects or themes that cannot be treated well in more than one frame. A one-frame exhibit is an exhibit that is completely contained within the confines of one frame and not be able to be expanded into a multi-frame exhibit.
I personally think and feel that both of these concepts can be brought into the picture and can work hand-in- hand. The important point is that the one-frame exhibit must be self-contained, but, if the topic is selected wisely, it can be expanded into a multi-frame exhibit. It provides an opportunity to exhibitors who are developing a subject which is capable of expanding to more than One Frame in the near future.”
If he was of this opinion and accepted exhibits with his view point as above this should have beencommunicated to the Jury well in advance. So that they keep this in their mind while judging and avoidedunsatisfactory results which caused resentment among some affected participants who were deprived ofhigher award because of this.
Another point which I would like to highlight is that organising such a big exhibition (so called NationalExhibition) the organisers should have considered to affiliate it with National Federation of Philately in India(Philatelic Congress of India). By doing this they have done more justice with the exhibitors. Without therecognition of National Federation awards given in this exhibition will not be considered while allotting framesin any International Exhibition. The only requirement of affiliation was appointment of accredited National LevelJurors for the exhibition. Which might have solved lot of after exhibition problems (on judgment). In the presentcase only one of the Jury members was a National Level Jury.
It is nice to hold exhibitions by societies and other persons but if they consider the above point it will be realhelpful for Philatelist.
First of all I congratulate you for wonderful report and coverage of Stampmania 2009 in your last issue ofRainbow Stamp News.
I was surprised to read comments of Mr. Ajay Mittal in the news letter. I would like to thank Mr. Ajay Mittal forconsidering Stampmania a ‘good effort’.
As regards his comment on unsatisfactory results which caused resentment among some affected participants,I would like to draw everyone’s attention that being a senior philatelists they do know the seriousness aboutexhibiting one frame exhibits. Some of them have made mistakes like extracting multi frame exhibits, also lackof knowledge about the subject and lack of knowledge about rules framed for one frame exhibits. That’s why
such exhibitors were penalized. Before complaining exhibitor should judge his own exhibit and evaluate it asper prescribed rules. Also there is misconception about rarity amongst exhibitors. Expensive item doesn’tmean it is always rare one. It becomes rare by its scarcity
Mr. Mittal has also pointed about my views on One Frame Exhibiting and I wish to clarify my view that “Thereare two different thoughts about the concept of the One Frame Exhibit Class. The first one is the one-frame exhibit could be the starting point for a multi-frame exhibit on the same topic. Under this concept One Frame Exhibit will provide new collectors a platform to start exhibiting on a small scale at a Philatelic Exhibition.Collectors would be able to start modestly, get their feet wet, and then continue to develop their exhibit into a more complex and complete one. This was the concept under which one frame exhibiting began in the United States. Another concept is opposite to first one. One Frame Exhibit provides established collectors an opportunity to prepare exhibits on subjects or themes that cannot be treated well in more than one frame. A
one-frame exhibit is an exhibit that is completely contained within the confines of one frame and not be able to be expanded into a multi-frame exhibit.”
I firmly believe in my above view points and I had clearly mentioned in my write up that “I personally think and feel that both of these concepts can be brought into the picture and can work hand-in-hand. The important point is that the one-frame exhibit must be self-contained, but, if the topic is selected wisely, it can be expanded into a multi-frame exhibit. It provides an opportunity to exhibitors who are developing a subject which is capable of expanding to more than One Frame in the near future.”
This does not mean that my personal views should be followed by jury members of any exhibition; includingStampmania 2009. The exhibits at Stampmania 2009 were examined in accordance with India Post regulationfor Philatelic Exhibition and FIP special and general rules for evaluation of exhibits. These rules were modifiedto suit the One Frame Philatelic exhibition “Stampmania 2009”.
As regards recognition of Stampmania 2009 as National Exhibition, ’Stampmania 2009’ was indeed a NationalExhibition (no one can say ‘so called National Exhibition’) since it was held under the auspices of India Post.India Post had already given recognition to Stampmania 2009 and India Post recommended two accreditednational jurors and two apprentice jury members of India Post. Amongst two recommended accredited national
juror one member could not be called due to his illness. Due to more number of exhibits in Stampmania 2009,we required more jury members and hence other knowledgeable and experienced philatelists were invited byorganizing committee of Stampmania 2009 in the jury panel.
I do agree with Winston Churchill’s statement ‘Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills thesame function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” But before youcriticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. Then when you do criticize that person, you’ll be a mile away andhave his shoes!
With warm regards,
Prashant Pandya
Dr.Satyendra Kumar Agrawal, Varanasi
Jeevan Jyoti ji,
It is really a matter of proud for all the thematic philatelists that for INDIPEX 2010, the appointed commissioneris a thematic philatelist.I also feel proud to know that there are juries like Mr. Dipok Dey who performs homework before going anywhere for judging. He very honestly accepted the truth that it is not possible for a man to know each and everysubject, but he will have to judge them, even the unknown topics.Philatelic judging has fomented more editorials, articles and contention than any other area of our hobby.Few years ago, I read views of an international jury Mr. Samuel Ray in an article on judging which an outcomeof a controversy was over judging in an exhibition of the Chicago Philatelic Society. With time these views werefurther updated and expanded by John Hotchnerin and published in Philatelic Exhibitor. I wish to quote few ofhis suggestions may be helpful for fair judging.
1. Knowledge - Judges are presumed to be highly knowledgeable philatelists. Exhibitors consider them tohave at least a nodding acquaintance with all aspects of philatelic specialization as well as profoundknowledge of their several areas of expertise. Every judge should endeavor to merit this high regard not onlyby his/her actions in judging but through self education in philately. In preparing to become a judge one shouldread and study widely in every aspect of philately, and particularly in the fundamentals. One should subscribeto -and read - a wide range of weekly papers and society publications; and at least some of these should bebeyond the scope of one's own fields of interest. One should collect in a number of disparate fields andcategories in order to gain as much varied experience as possible. One should attend all possible exhibitions
There are different fields of philately but my discussion is on one major aspect i.e. judgment of thematic exhibits.I would suggest the following so called experimental and innovative methods ;
In traditional methods of jury functioning…. Jury visit the frame and allocate / write marks on different aspects onthe sheet provided to them. Then they sit in their room club the marks and then decide on making some changes,if required. This practice takes lot of time. And delays in display of results. It also does not give anytransparency. Following are some of the ideas which may be considered in the oncoming exhibitions for betterand satisfactory philatelic services :
1. Providing CD’s to the Jury in advance : Along with the exhibit the jury should be sent CD’s of the sheets agood time before so that jury has ample time to check the visuals of the exhibits and to study before it actuallyphysically judge the exhibit. This will help the jury a great deal to check mainly the thematic aspect of the exhibitand to make up mind to look at some particular items.
2. Providing enough time to jury before the opening g of the show for public : I appreciate the idea of Mr.Jhingan, who suggested giving one full day to jury before opening of the exhibition. That is display of theexhibits should be done one day before what is being practiced today. Book the hall one or two days advance tosee that all the exhibits are properly displayed and the jury has enough time to examine the exhibits.
3. Usage of latest technology at venue : I suggest that the use of latest technology should beentertained…Jury should be equipped with well connected laptops with a portable/movable trolley having laptopconnected over it and a personal like steno accompanying the jury during the visits on the frame for examiningthe exhibit. The jury panel should give its remarks, make necessary discussions there and then on the spot infront of the exhibit and these remarks will be full and final leaving aside a few .
4. Transparency : Like in other popular events a big screen is put in exhibition hall or at any other suitableplace from the where jury’s activities could be shown and the results too could be declared on the screen. Thiswill give opportunity not only to the exhibitor to know the goods and bads about his exhibit but to all the visitors tolook at it and learn. This practice has been experimented at various places in the world with great success.
5. Use of mobile portal for declaring the results: Participants enable to attend the exhibit may becommunicated over mobile phone immediately after declaration of the result of his display.
6. Public / Philatelists’ opinion : Believe it or not, public opinion is getting popularity in all spheres of life.Public here refers to the visiting philatelists. The visiting philatelists too should be selected and asked to givetheir opinion on different aspects of the exhibit. (proper methods may be worked out). This will certainly givemore satisfaction to the exhibitor as he will definitely have one thing in his mind that his exhibit has been judgednot only by the selected panel of jury but by the others independent visiting philatelists too.
7. Introduction of non-visiting jury : A panel of jury / experts ( thematic as well as philatelic) who can notvisit the show for various reasons may be formed and their services may be availed by sending CD’s or videoconferencing or discussion with them by sending video clips, pictures of the exhibits to get their comments. Thiswill enhance the expertise required for judgment of the exhibits to give better results with reasons.
8. Instant mark sheet with comments : As mentioned above in point 2, the jury will be able to give elaborativecomments and mark sheet which will help the exhibitor and also help in discussing the matter with jury duringthe time given for interaction or during jury critic session.
9. Helping the non visiting participants : It is not possible for each and every participant to visit the show andinteract with the jury. Technology at hand can do it easily. Participants can discuss the matter with jury with preappointment with jury then standing on the frame discussing with the participant .
Hope these ideas may strike the organizing committee of future exhibitions and may adopt a few of these.Certainly one has to move ahead. Mr. Prashant Pandya , the chairman of recently concluded Stampmania2009too used the such technology but for advertising, and other administrative purposes. Here I suggest the usage
Few days ago set of two stamp booklets issued by Uttarakhand Postal Circle on Polar Preservation. Icontacted postal authority for purchasing these booklets but could not get with the reply that only 50 suchbooklets were put on sale by post office counter & all of them sold out. This happened twice with me. Inprevious occasion I faced same situation during issue of Louis Braille booklet.The M.O. amount Rs.200 wasreturned back by above said circle with emark that all Stamp Booklets are sold out. I don’t know why suchsituation arises. If adequate quantity (minimum 1000) are issued by Postal Authority. all serious collectors canget them easily.
Most of the country is going to issue Mother Teresa stamps souvenir sheet to mark the centenarycelebration. The US Postal Service also issuing stamp on Mother Teresa on her Birthday 26 August 2010.
It is suggested India Post should also bring out series of 4 stamps + 1 M/S showing Mother Teresa lifeand work. This will be the most befitting tribute by India Post to Mother Teresa on this important occasionwhen world is remembering her.
With kind regards,
PRADIP JAIN ex Member : Philatelic Advisory Committee POST BOX 128, MITHAPUR, PATNA 800 001 (INDIA)PH: 0091-612-2215929 FAX: 0091-612-2238010Mobile : 0091-93341 32162 EMAIL: [email protected]
Prakash Mody, Canada
I don't know, if readers are aware about "Commemorative stamp opens historical wounds", a story in IndiaAbroad of February 19, '10 about a postage stamp issued by Canada Post on February 1, 2010 of William Hallto celebrate Black History month.
The last paragraph of the long story reads: "Wagle suggested that Canada Post should take notice and giveappropriate representations to the South Asians/Indo-Canadian sentiments and issue a stamp to mark theircontributions to Canadian society and culture."
It is sad that in the history of the Canada Post, their appointed Stamps Advisory Committee (SAC), there hasnever been an immigrant, in general and South Asian in particular, member who can contribute any diversity inthe advises they give for the issue of their new stamps program! The 2010 Program of Stamps does notincluded any multifaith or multicultural theme stamp!
It is high time that Canada Post issue stamps (like Greetings stamps of India) that is non-denominationalinstead of more than three stamps annually for the Christian religion or stamps to celebrate religious festivalslike for Diwali (of Hindus, Sikhs, Jains) or Eid (of Muslims), Hanukkah (of Jews) and others. It is sickening toget same - stock reply since nearly a decade that "your suggestion will be placed before the SAC or is underconsideration!"
It is interesting to read about our neighbour in south - USA that President Obama has directed the UnitedStates Postal Service to remember and honour the Eid, the Muslim holy season with a new (second!)commemorative 44-Cent first class holiday postage stamp. USA has already issued stamps for Eid, Hanukkah,Natives but not so far for Diwali of Hindus, Sikhs & Jains!
Does Canada Post Directors and its SAC members recognize that Canada has constitutionally adoptedmulticulturalism?
Blogs & Webs i t e s on Ph i l a t e ly
www.stampsofindia.com – This is the website of India with complete information on Indian stamps.
For an illustrated list of all kinds of Envelopes in 2009, visit
http://stampsofindia.com/lists/2009EN.htm
For an illustrated list of Aerogramme & Inland Letter in 2009, visithttp://stampsofindia.com/lists/2009ILC.htm
The complete illustrated listing of Meghdoot Post Card is available at:http://www.stampsofindia.com/lists/meghdoot.htm
For an illustrated list of all kinds of Postcards in 2009, visithttp://stampsofindia.com/lists/2009PC.htm
For a list of exhibitions in 2010, please visit
http://www.stampsofindia.com/infobase/events2009.htm http://setenantsofindia.blogspot.com – This is a new blog on se-tenants stamps of India by Mr. ShrikantParikh of Ahmedabad.http://www.vadophil.org/ - Website of Baroda Philatelic Society.
http://prashantpandya.blogspot.com - A new Blog in Hindi by Mr. Prashant Pandya of Vadodara. It is the onlyblog for philately in Hindi and created to have awareness about philately amongst philatelists as well as nonphilatelists.
http://letstalkstamps.blogspot.com – A new Blog created by our member Commodore Vijay Kapre of NewDelhi.
www.gandhistamps.com – A site on Gandhi Stamps
http://www.indianstampghar.com/ - A very popular Blog by Mr Vinod Sabharwal of New Delhi.
www.rainbowstampclub.blogspot.com – This is the e – Stamp Club Blog to bring philatelists together onblogosphere and share views with each other.
http://www.myfavouritestamps.blogspot.com - A blog on my favorite stamps.
http://mbstamps.blogspot.com/ - A Blog by Mr Mansoor B of Mangalore.
http://emmkayglobalexpress.wordpress.com/ Global Express - An online Philatelic Magazine edited by MitulKansal
New on Exponet - http://www.exponet.info/
KISHANGARH from Ajay Kumar Mittal, India
http://www.japhila.cz/hof/0597/index0597a.htm
New Blogs
Naval Philatelic Society of India
http://navalphilatelicsocietyindia.blogspot.com/ - It is a new Blog of Naval Philatelic Society of India.
The Naval Philatelic Society (NPS) was founded,on 17 October 1979, at Visakhaptnam,by,Cdr.(Commander) SShekhar and Cdr.U.N Acharya.Cdr.Anil K Dhir joined in soon.The founders were deeply concerned with thelack of stamps on the Indian and Merchant Navy and resolved to assist the Navy in their effort to get stamps,on Naval Themes. It was also agreed that the NPS would assist the I.N Ships and establishments and othermercantile organisations to release special covers on occasions when the release of a stamp was not feasible.
The NPS planned to conduct philatelic exhibitions on naval themes to popularise maritimephilately.NAVPHILEX 79- was held in conjunction with Navy Mela at the Naval Base in Visakhapatnam. Capt.S.R Iyengar became the Chairman, Cmde (retd) S.Shekhar,the secretary, of NPS. The exhibition organised byCmdes S Shekhar and Anil Dhir was a grand success. Thousands,from the city,visiting the Navy Mela,witnessed a panorama of stamps depicting ships and maritime history at the exhibition. 3 special covers werereleased with special pictorial cancellations.
ORPHIL NEWS - It is an open blog of Orissa Philatelic Association edited by Pradip Mohanty Orissa PhilatelicAssociation, Keonjhar Colony,Kanika Chhak,753008, E mail : [email protected] Visit at :http://oriphil.blogspot.com/
The L igh t e r Side
Philately: A Career Option?
- Manali Mishra
Philately is considered to be the “king of hobbies”. Better known as “stamp collecting” – a mania in the 1940s,today it has grown into one of the world’s most popular hobbies and even as a business activity today.
But not many of us know that philately is practised as a profession also . There are philatelic societies too. Themost famous one is – American Philatelic Society (APS) . It is the largest non-profit stamp collecting andorganisation of philately in the world. It has around 44,000 members in 110 countries (as per the data of 2007).It’s membership is worldwide.
To be a professional philatelist one should know what to collect. As after a certain time, one needs to bespecific about a target which one wants to collect – Thematic collecting . Themes can be birds, animals, RedCross, railways etc. Both mint (unused) and used stamps can be collected.
There are many kinds of philately-
Traditional Philately- study of technical aspects of stamp identification and production like the initial designprocess, method of printing, study of philatelic fakes and forgeries etc.
Aerophilately- study of airmail.
Postal stationery- study of stationery items like envelopes, aerograms etc.
Postal history- study of postmarks, post offices, postal authorities etc.
Cinderella philately- study of stamps that look like stamps but aren’t stamps.
Revenue philately- study of stamps used to collect taxes, fees.
Philatelic literature- documents the results of philatelic study and includes thousands of books andperiodicals
Maximaphily- the study of Maximum Cards. They can be defined as a Picture Post Card with Postage stampon same theme and a cancellation with a maximum concordance between all the three.Moreover , a philatelistshould be ready to sit for long hours and study the stamps. He should know how to asses his stamps as fewstamps are very rare and hence valuable. Stamp Catalogues can be helpful as they enlist stamps with theirprices. One can also buy and sell stamps through ebay.com.
How can one collect stamps? There is no type of work that can be done successfully without necessary toolsand equipments. The philatelist also requires some tools- A pair of philatelic tweezers as touching stamps withhands can leave marks on them. The second tool is a magnifying glass. Since the stamps are old, the textwritten on them is not clearly visible. A stock box is used before stamps are mounted on an album. A stampalbum is indispensable.
When people are not aware of any profession or if they have not heard much about it, they start doubting it.Same is the case with the philatelists. When people come to know that a person has so many stamps and isengaged in the buying and selling of them, they think it is illegal or forgery.
Professional philatelists are more common in other countries than in India. Though many have done aremarkable job in this field in India too- A two-time Limca book record holder, Prof Arvind Jain of Bhilwara hasnow achieved a unique feat in the world of philately. Earlier, Limca Book of Records had certified his efforts byincluding this collection in its 2008 and 2009 editions as the largest collection of stamps issued in honour of aperson. He also got his name entered in the 2007 edition of the Limca book for the largest collection of stampsissued worldwide on the theme of Cricket.
It is tough to earn one’s living as a professional philatelist but not impossible. One needs to have a knack for itas philately can not be taught to anyone. It is a passion, if anyone has, he can excel in this field and earn well.
The world of philately will continue to grow and change reflecting mankind’s interests and desires. As long asthere are stamps, there will be philatelists who will collect and enjoy them.
About the author : Manali Mishra is a young philatelist & at present first year student of SymbiosisInstitute of Media & Communication, Pune. She hails from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh and is the daughterof noted Philatelist of Bareilly, Mr Satish Mishra. .
P hi l a t e l i c L i t e r a t u r e
Here are some important books on philately by renowned Indian authors which philatelists may finduseful for reference. Readers may contact the concerned authors for the books.
A Guide to Modern Indian Pos ta l S t a t ion ery by Prashant Pandya
Conservation Restoration and Philatelic Chemistry by Prof VK Gupta
A Handbook on Gwalior Postal History Stamps by Prof VK Gupta
P r om o t i o n a l s e c t i o n
Indian Thematic Society of Ludhiana was founded in 1981.The Society is publishing a quarterly magazine “ITSStamp News” edited by Mr Suraj Jaitly. This is a complete magazine on Thematic Philately. Membership forthis Society is open for all stamp collectors. For more details click following link :
Indian Thematic Society http://indianthematicsociety.blogspot.com/
ITS Postal Auction photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/its_offers/
Current Phi la t e l ic Magazines – New sle t te rs
-Stamp of India Collectors’ Companion - India’s first and most updated weekly e-newsletter edited byMadhukar and Savita Jhingan from Stamps of India, New Delhi. E-mail: [email protected] Website:www.stampsofindia.com
ITS Stamp News - Quarterly - Editor: Suraj Jaitly Publisher: Indian Thematic Society
VADPHIL, Editor - Prashant Pandya and published by Baroda Philatelic Society, Vadodara. Website -http://www.vadophil.org/
e ZEP Newsletter Editor : Dieter Leder email [email protected] website www.eZEP.de
SIPA Bulletin (2009 Joint Issue ) edited by Mr G. Madan Mohan Das and published by South IndiaPhilatelists’ Association, Chennai website : http://www.sipa.org.in/
FILA Capsule – Editor : Ajit Dash and published by EIPA, Bhubaneshwar.
GPA News – Editor- Ilias Patel and published by Gujarat Philatelists’ Association, Ahemadabad.
Kar Phila News published by Karnataka Philatelic Society & edited by by Akshay Borad E –Mail :[email protected]
Acknowledgement : Sipa Bulletin
E di t o r ’s M a i l B o x
Shrikant Parikh, Ahmedabad
Nice to go thru RSN once again. Also I viewed Rainbow Stamp Club . You are excelling with each new RSN.Philatelic World is lucky to have you as EDITOR. All the Best for coming issues.
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