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Shimla November 2010 Issue # 35 Vol. 3

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

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Date of Issue 18 October 2010

Dear Reader,Here is the November issue of Rainbow Stamp News with some new articles and news from the

world of stamps. It is also a special Diwali issue with an article from Dr Satyendra Agarwal onHindu Goddess, Laxmi. Dr Agarwal has written a number of articles on a variety of subjects forRainbow and I am pleased to present his Interview in this issue. In his interview he discussesvarious aspects of philately which every philatelist would like to knowIt is also the time ofphilatelic exhibitions as three big philatelic exhibitions are in a row. Joburg 2010 is being held inSouth Africa. SINE, a National Show to be held in December and a grand World Stamp Exhibition,INDIPEX 2011, scheduled to be held in February 2011 . My best wishes to all the participants andmembers of organizing teams . Recently Rainbow Stamp News won a Bronze Medal at WorldStamp Exhibition, PORTUGAL 2010, held in Lisbon and a Silver Bronze Medal in Joburg 2010.The credit goes to all my esteemed readers & contributors. I express my deepest gratitude to all ofthem. It is a festive season..Wish you allA very Happy & Prosperous Deepavali !!

. Jeevan Jyoti

Happy Deepavali !This not an official issue from Malaysia but a corporate stamp for Diwali greetings and being soldover counter at all Post Offices in Malaysia. According to Pos Malaysia this is not personalizedstamp like one issued earlier, for Temple.


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ContentsRecent Indian Issues

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

Editors Mail Box

Recent Indian Issues

1 Aug : Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2 Stamps Rs 5 each, Jawahar Lal NehruStadium, Talkatora Stadium2 Aug : Syed Mohammed Ali Shihab Thangal Rs 514 August Vethathiri - Rs 521 August - P.Jeevanandham Rs 525 August - O P Ramaswamy Reddiyar Rs 5

30 August Govindaswamy V Moopanar, - Rs 52 September Dr.Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy Rs 526 September Bridhadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur3 October XIXth Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 MS + 4 Stamps of Rs 5 each6 October Indian Postage Stamps : Princely States MS + 4 Stamps23 October Doon School Dehradun Rs 525 October Sant Shadaram Sahib Rs 527 October Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai Rs 529 October Ktanti Trivedi Rs 5

See detailed list of India Post Issue Programme 2010 at

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

Special Cover Postmark22 September 2010 - Platinum Jubilee Celebration All India Marwari Federation

28 Sep 2010 NIT Hamirpur (HP)

28 Sep 2010 Baba Balaknath Temple Hamirpur (HP)
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2 Oct Ahinsapex 2010 - Lucknow Special cover with two different cancellations for 2nd & 3rd October

2 Oct Gandhipex 2010 - Cuttack

5 Oct 2010 The Valley of Devine Peace, Baru Sahib. Sirmaur (HP)

6 Oct Railways, Mumbai

7 Oct. Raj Kumar College, Raipur

8 Oct Wildlife Week Celebration 2010 - Chandigarh

10 Oct Palindrome Date - 10.10.10 Bangalore

New Postcards & Booklet on Tagore

A set of five special Post Cards designed by Shri Dipok Dey have been issued by Director, KolkataGPO on 12 October 2010.

A special Dak Ghar Booklet designed by Shri Dipok Dey was also issued by West Bengal Circle tocommemorate 150th Birth Centenary of Rabindranath Tagore.


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New Presentation Pack of Baton relay covers of Rajasthan

Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Department of Posts, Rajasthan Postal Circle issueda Presentation pack on " QUEEN'S BATON RELAY IN RAJASTHAN". Pack contains 4 Special coverscancelled with both Queens Baton Relay stamps at Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Bikaner. Total PrintedQuantity : 5000 and Price: 250

New Picture Post CardsIndia Post issued 2 picture post cards on October 3, 2010 depicting the miniature sheets 19thCommonwealth Games Delhi 2010 issued on and on June 25, 2010. The cards are priced at Rs 10 each.

Gandhi Stamps BookIndia Post has published a book illustrating all commemorative, definitive, and special definitive postagestamps on Mahatma Gandhi. The book priced at Rs 200 is available at the philatelic bureaus.

In The NewsIndian Participation in recent International Stamp Exhibitions

Heartiest congratulations to all Winners !!JOBURG 2010From 27 October 2010 to 31 October 2010 at Johannesburg / Republic of South Africa. MrMadhukar Jhingan is the National Commissioner for JOBURG 2010. Here are the results of Indianparticipation.

Vermeil Medal

Markand DavePratisad Neurgaonkar

Silver MedalDaniel MonteroNaresh AgarwalSantosh ManiRakesh Thapar

Silver Bronze MedalKrisahn Goyal

Vikas SinghVinushreePrafuul ThakkarJeevan Jyoti

Bronze MedalMrinal MathurParitri UpadhayayAkshat Garg


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Yogini JhinganChiranjib Chakraborty

Certificate of ParticipationAbhai Mishra

One Frame

George Reynolds 75Ashish Talwart 72Madhukar Deogawanka 70Souvik Roy 67Moloy Sarkar 65Vikas Singh 60Vikas Singh 53

List of Indian Participants

Markand Dave: First Asian Air Mail Stamp - India 1929

Daniel Monterio: WaterfowlNaresh Agrawal : AutomobilesVikas Singh: Indian RailwaysKrishan Goyal: World of Roses - Queen of FlowersRakesh Thapar: Mahatma Gandhi - His Life & IdealsMadhukar Deogawanka : Quetta EarthquakeSouvik Roy: Indian Telegraph - Phonogramme 1947-1966Rohit Prasad: Bullock TrainAshish Talwar: The First Flight of Air India InternationalVikas Singh: 16th April 1953 - 100 years of India RailwaysVikas Singh: Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - A World Heritage Site

George Reynolds: Leonardo's Vitruvian ManMoloy Sarkar: Taj MahalMrinal Mathur: From Wheel to Car on StampsParitri Upadhyay: Wild Life on Maxim CardsVinushree S: FlowersS Santosh Mani : The Lord of the Jungle (Elephant)Yogini Jhingan : Harry Potter & The World of Postage StampsAkshat Garg: India's National Children's DayChiranjib Chakraborty: TransportationVikas Singh: Philatelic Handbook on Indian RailwaysPraful Thakkar: Collectors Guide to First Day Covers & Folders of India 1947-1964

Pratisad Neurgaonkar: Postal Stationery of British IndiaAbhai Mishra: Uttarakhand A Philatelic JourneyJeevan Jyoti: Rainbow Stamp News

POTUGAL 2010Portugal 2010- World Philatelic Exhibition was held from 1st - 10th October 2010 in Lisbon. Following Indianparticipants were awarded medals in different categories.


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Traditional Class

Dhanajay Desai Soruth Indian Feudatory States Large Vermeil

Madhukar Deogawanka - Indian Booklets -Large Vermeil

Postal Stationery Class

Dhananjay Desai - Portuguese India, Postal Stationery - Silver Bronze

Literature Class -

1. Umesh Kakkeri - Postal History of Portuguese India -Silver2. Praful Thakkar- Collectors Guide to First Day Covers & Folders of India 1947-1964 - Silver

Bronze3. Vijay Seth - Indian armed forces through philatelySilver Bronze4. Vikas Singh - Philatelic Handbook on Indian Railways - Bronze

5. Jeevan Jyoti - Rainbow Stamp News Bronze

See complete award list of PORTUGAL 2010

World's first ceramic stamps unveiled in east China

The world's first set of ceramic stamps -- 11 pieces of 0.3 mm thick ceramic chips -- was unveiled inJingdezhen in east China's Jiangxi province on 22 Oct 2010.The company will release only 10,000 limited

edition sets of the "World Expo NationalCeramic Stamp", made with Chinesetraditional craftsmanship and moderntechniques, The patterns of the ceramicstamps are based on 11 World Expo-themedstamps released by China since 2007.Different from paper stamps, these stamps, itis claimed, will not fade, corrode or catch fire.

All the ceramic stamps are hand-made. Each0.3 millimeter ceramic chip uses acombination of patented ceramic technology,

traditional craftsmanship and moderntechniques."Each of these ceramic stamps isunique in the world. It overcomes thelimitation of paper stamps and shows theworld the creativity of Jingdezhen as theceramic capital of China in modern times,"said Liu Jingbo, director of the JingdezhenMunicipal Philatelic Corporation. Jingdezhenhas a history of producing quality potterygoing back 1,700 years
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Special card for memorable date 10.10.10 by Malta Post

Malta Post has issued the tenth Card in series on the date when the day, month and year coincide -10.10.10.The first Card in this series had been issued on 1 January 2001, with a date stamp carrying thesame figures - 01.01.01. The last Card in this popular collectable series is expected to be issued on 12th

December of the year 2012, and stampedwith the figures12.12.12.

This Philatelic Bureau Card bears the 0.37stamp from the set Occasions which wasissued in March 2010. The stamp featuresan aerial view of Malta, while the Cardfeatures the Church Tower also from the SetOccasions. The Philatelic Bureau Card willbe numbered and cancelled with the dateimpression 10.10.10. More info at :www.maltapost.com

Special Cover on 10.10.10 from Bangalore

A special cover wasreleased at Bangaloreyesterday by Prof V.S.

Yalvigi to commemoratePalindrome Date10.10.10 . The coverbears the special datecancellation of 10.10.10given by BangaloreGPO.The covers areavailable withProf.V.S.Yalvigi . Hemay be contacted at :

Postal address :Prof V.S. Yalvigi253,Ramanshreenagar,BGT.Road Bengaluru-560 076.

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Largest Stamp by Canada Post

Canada Post issued a $ 10 definitivestamp on 4 October 2010. it carries thehighest face value of any Canadianpostage stamp. It is about 5 x 2" inches insize and is the largest stamp ever issuedby Canada Post. The stamp features ablue whale. Reaching more than 30metres in length and weighing up to 180metric tonnes, it is the largest animalknown to have existed, outclassing eventhe dinosaurs.

Due to high face value of the stamp , several security features are used in the new $10 stamp. The whale'sscientific name (Balaenoptera musculus) is written in intaglio micro printing. As well, a large cluster of krill(the whale's food of choice) and a diver are printed in tagging that can only be seen using ultraviolet light.

Audrey Hepburn stampsfetch $606,000 for charity

BERLIN A rare sheet of 10 stampsdepicting Audrey Hepburn fetched

430,000 ($606,000) at a charity auctionin Berlin on Saturday, two-thirds of whichwill go to help educate children in sub-Saharan Africa.

The mint-condition sheet of 10 stampsfeaturing Hepburn, a coy smile on herface and a long, black cigarette holderdangling from her lips, brought a

profitable outcome to a botched stamp series that should have been destroyed years ago and evokesHepburn's starring role in the 1963 thriller "Charade," in which the characters chase a set of rare stamps.

Sean Ferrer, 50, Hepburn's son with actor and director Mel Ferrer, and the chair of the Audrey HepburnChildren's Fund, said he was thrilled that the sale Saturday brought "focus on children in need," but wishedthe stamps had sold for a higher price.Two-thirds of money raised will go to the Audrey Hepburn Children'sFund, and one-third to UNICEF Germany.

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Best EUROPA stamp of 2010

PostEurop has announced the winning stamp to be the entry fromMagyar Posta (Hungary Post) which featured the storybook illustrationsof the Hungarian Kossuth Prize winning graphic designer Karoly Reich.

The designs of the stamps, the border and the first day cover capturedmoments from the infamous story of the little bear much loved byHungarian readers.

The close first-runner of the EUROPA Stamp competition went to PostaSlovenije, postal operator from Slovenia and finally, the second-runner upof the EUROPA Stamp competition went to Hrvatska posta (Croatia).

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World record achieved at Joburg 2010 Stamp Show

The Guinness World Record certificate is proudly displayed in front of the towering stampmosaic.

New Guinness World Recordholder of the largest stampmosaic unveiled at the Joburg2010 International Stamp Showon 27 October 2010.The SandtonConvention Centre was a hive ofactivity today with the openingceremony of the Joburg 2010International Stamp Show, whichsaw the unveiling of the newGuinness World Record holderfor the largest stamp mosaic.Themosaic, which towers at 27meters wide by six metres high,officially holds the GuinnessWorld Record for the largeststamp mosaic. The mosaic was assembled through the collaboration between The South Africa Post Officeand Hatfield Tuition College (HTC), and features all proudly South African Stamps. The new record holderfeatures the Tshwane skyline, and was completed in a record four weeks by 115 volunteers. The previousrecord holder was completed over three years by 300 volunteers.

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Forthcoming Philatelic Exhibitions.

INDIPEX 2011

The world philatelic exhibition will be held in New Delhi from 12th to 18th Feb. 2011, to

commemorate the centenary of world's first airmail. It will be organized by INDIA POST inCollaboration with PCI and under Patronage of FIP and under auspices of FIAP (FederationInter Asian Philately). The details of INDIPEX 2011 can be found on following websites -

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

See final list of exhibitors in INDIPEX 2011

http://www.indipex2011.com/files/Final_List_of_Exhibitors.pdf

PHILANIPPON 2011

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

The theme of PHILANIPPON 2011 is Stamps Link the World. It will be a rare opportunity for the first timein 10 years in Japan to promote philatelic culture in Japan, publicize Japanese stamps overseas and

nurture cultural exchange and international friendship through stamp collection.

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

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

STAMPS OF INDIA NATIONAL EXHIBITION

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

A stamp exhibition was held at the KiiT International School, Bhubaneswar on 09.10.10 to mark the WorldPost Day Jointly organised by the KiiT International School and Eastern India Philatelists' Association. Anew Philatelic Club was formed in the name of "KiiT International School Philatelists' Club (KIPC) affiliated

to EIPA. Exhibits of Philatelists namely Anup Kumar Raut, Shanti Swarup Rath, Dr. Bibhudutta Mishra, Mrs.Sasmita Raut, H.B.Ojha, Debashis Mitra, Mrs.Suprava Sahoo, Saroj Kumar Kar, Bibhuti Bhusan Patnaik,Ranjit Dash, Anil Kumar Dhir, Kasinath Sahoo, Bijoy Kumar Biswal, Pradip Kumar Das, Miss NamrataNanda were displayed in 40 frames. Besides the exhibits of students and teachers were also displayed. Themain attarction of the exhibition was the 'Penny Black' and 'Scinde Dawk' of Mr. Shantiswarup Rath.

Stamp & Coin Exhibition Kannur

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

EXPONETVirtual International Philatelic Exhibition

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1938 - 1948: A turbulent period for Czechoslovak Field Post from Lubor Kunc, Prague, Czechia

Funicular Railway at the Vesuv from Marco Occhipinti, Roma, Italy

Geology from Marco Occhipinti, Roma, Italy

Indian StampsAt a Glance

Complete set of Se-tenants @ Rs.38,500/-

Complete set of M/S @ Rs.15,000/-

Complete set of INDIA 1947-2009 @ Rs.2,00,000/- (inclusive of Commemo./Defi/Military/Service)

Complete set of Sheetlets 2002-2010 @ Rs. 75,000/-

Rates as per : Recent Catlaogue by Philatelia

INTERVIEWDr Satyendra Kumar Agarwal needs no introduction to the readers as he has been writing regularly on a

variety of themes for Rainbow Stamp News. He is known for his best collection on Roses in the countryand now regarded as one of the experts in the field of Thematic Philately. Dr Agarwalreceived Ph.D. fromBanaras Hindu University and worked as SRF in ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) .He is a wellknown cartoonist, science and philatelic writer. He earned several trophies and medals at National &International levels including GOLD for his exhibit on ROSES. He successfully organized two ThematicExhibitions in Varanasi, Jalpex -1992 and Jalpex 1994, during which experimental mail delivery byPigeons and Boat were performed.

Dr Agarwal has been recently invited by the organizers to attend and display his Rose exhibit duringFlower Stamps Exhibition in connection with Taipei Flora Expo 2010 to be held in Taiwan from 5-9 Nov
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2010. He has been regularly writing for Specialized Section of Rainbow Stamps News since March2008 and has written many articles on Nature, Mythology, History, Religion, Disney, Indian Art etc in amanner to give an idea to form a One Frame or Five Frame exhibit on that topic with important philatelic& thematic details and vivid illustrations. He authored the book My Rainbow of Philatelic Articlespublished in 2010. His two other books are also in a way to press The Rose (A-Z of Rose Philately) andIndian Mythologies on Stamps. He is a life member of PCI. It is a great pleasure to publish his interview

in this issue. Dr Agarwal answers in detail to my questions .. Editor

He may be contacted [email protected]

Interview with Dr Satyendra AgarwalQ1 How were you introduced to this hobby?

Ans. Hobby is an activity or interest that is undertaken for pleasureor relaxation and relaxation is the best medicine for hypertension.What better option would a person like me, suffering from highblood pressure have, other than stamp collection?Stamp collection in my view is a good way of spending leisuretime. One of the most important aspects of it is that a philatelist

makes friends across the globe, with collectors of all races,religion and opinion.

Q2 What are your other collecting interests besides Roses?

Ans.My first love was Disney Art on Stamps, as I am acartoonist. History of Indian Paintings was an outcome of mebeing an artist. I am proud to be a Banarasi, hence prepared anexhibit on Glory of Varanasi. My collection of Indian stamps andpostal stationeries resulted in an exhibit Bharat ki kahani DakTickton ki Zabani.I feel proud that all of the above collections
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earned more than 22 medals at State, National and International levels with many special prizes. Also, thelocal authorities organized three Solo Philatelic Exhibitions of 20 frames each based on my collections:

1. Disney Art on Stamps, 15-17 Dec 19952. Swatantrata ki Kahani Dak Tikton ki Zabani , 10-13 Aug 1998 and3. Symbol of Love, 14-15 Feb-2002

But for Roses I never dreamt of, until I got an invitation from Mr. R.D.Binani, Convener, Thematic Chapterof PCI, to take part in National Thematic Exhibition on Agriculture and Horticulture, Agri-Hortiphilex 1995,with an exhibit on Flowers. I rushed to my friends Obadullah Tahir and Anwar Jamal who were kind enoughto gift their Stock Books full of Rose stamps enough to form an exhibit on Roses. This experimentalexhibit, prepared within 3 days, earned me Silver in the exhibition.

Q3 Why did you choose Rose" as your theme not any other subject

Ans.My post graduation was in Physics and Rose theme belongs to Botany. Here my inter-disciplinarynature of research helped me a lot to take this theme first as a challenge but after deep study I fell in lovewith the Queen of Flowers.

For doctoral degree, I got an opportunity to work with ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) on thetopic Effects of Space Radiations on Materials to be used in Space Technology , a topic of multi -disciplinary nature , from Ceramic Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Nuclear Physics (Van deGraff Accelerator group). This gave me a wide vision and ability to treat any subject differently which I thenapplied to Rose theme and decided to limit its botanical details and highlight its other characteristics in orderto make this collection interesting for everyone. The subject study unfolded the secret that there is no flower

in the world that has such a memorable past, glorious present and sparkling future as the Rose. It has notonly maintained its position as the Queen of flowers but it continues to grow in popularity with time. Also Icollected references from a lot of philatelic material with worldwide origin and era, Classic to Modern, with avariety of Philatelic Elements, able to portray philatelic ally the role of Rose in mans history, culture,literature and all other art forms including its legendary associations and symbolism.

All these elements necessary for thinking of an exhibit of International standard, and my wish to form one,inspired me ( finalized my decision) to choose ROSES as a theme and earned in its first serious display aLV +Governors Trophyduring UPHILEX 1999 ( this prestigious trophy was given for the First time to anyThematic Exhibit , all earlier recipients were giants of Traditional philately and also the highest award waslimited to LV in State level exhibition), Second display during National exhibition INPEX EMPIREPEX


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2001 again received a LV + Empire of India Phi.Socs Smt. Subbalaxmi Memorial Award for best Thematicexhibit . My third display was an International approach and during The First World Stamp Championship,Singapore 2004, succeeded a Vermeil medaland finally in INPEX 2008 it was honored with a GOLD+ PCItrophy. I have no hesitation in saying that International Gold is not possible for this exhibit without a heavypocket, not available with me, but has satisfaction that within the limit of my Philatelic and Thematicknowledge and available spare fund I achieved maximum and up to my satisfaction.

Q4 Thematic Philately has emerged as the most dominant class in Philatelic exhibitions. Do youthink the competition in this class has become very tough now as compared to the previous years?

Ans.The basis for what is known as Thematic Philately was laid when a group of collectors hit upon anidea to make design of a stamp the focus of their collection. Until then, one either had a world collection, ora specialized one. Probably, the journey of Thematic Philately started with the display of an exhibit duringInt.Phi.Ex, in 1892 in Paris, based on the history, flora& fauna, as well as products of various countriesillustrated on stamps and is still continuing and getting refined with the Thematic Philatelists confrontingnewer challenges while preparing their exhibits for display. Nowadays, stamps are being replaced by PostalStationeries at higher levels. There is an increased stress on utilization of all types of philatelic elementsavailable on the chosen theme .One can increase the philatelic importance of his exhibit further by includingrarity or other unusual characteristics of proofs, essays, varieties and the like if possible. For all these,neither a Standard Catalogue nor much philatelic literature is available. This made Thematic Philately more

and more labor oriented as well as Capital oriented if you are planning for higher awards.

It also became a multidisciplinary exercise that involves a sound knowledge of the entire worlds stamps aswell as postal history, having deep understanding of the subject/theme chosen with the knowledge of worldhistory, geography, religion, art etc.

Q5 Please give some tips to the collectors for winning higher awards.

Ans.Development, thorough Philatelic & Thematic knowledge and presentation are the key aspects to belooked upon seriously to make a higher award winning thematic collection. Also following points need to bekept in mind:

1. Before re-structuringyour exhibit, even awarded one, try to identify non-philatelic material (which isstill found regularly in Thematic collection of highest level), if used, and keep it out mercilessly. Thisis the first step in showing your philatelic knowledge to any jury.

2. The exhibitor, who reads through his text thoroughly, once more, with an open eye in all the aspects,will undoubtedly see new possibilities. Vice versa, looking at philatelic material may also lead to theconclusion that certain thematic aspects have escaped attention, or at least have not yet beentreated.

For more, one may read many articles available on net including mine Way to Gold published in RainbowStamps News, Jan 2009.

Q 6 Judging is the most controversial part of every philatelic exhibition. The resentment of the

exhibitors over the results of the exhibition cannot be overlooked as often some results do notmatch at all with the quality of the exhibits? Do you think Favoritism is a common practice inphilatelic exhibitions?

Ans. Nothing is impossible, but the reason for dissatisfaction of a large number of exhibitors who receivedaward not up to their expectations at National and International level exhibitions is due to favoritism or poor

judging is not always acceptable. Before blaming look back at your exhibit, analysis it seriously and try tofind out the short comings. In most of the cases jurys decision will come out true.A higher award won by the exhibitor at State or lower level exhibitions where new rules and regulations arehighly relaxed, making Gold or Silver medals losing their grace is another source of resentment of the


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exhibitors over the results because such award winning exhibits are bound to fetch poor results whenevaluated under quality driven FIP rules.

I have never been a jury but was involved sometimes in informal talks with juries at State or Distt levelexhibitions. I came to a conclusion that at these levels sometimes favoritism may work and affect theoriginal judgment at various levels from award to special prizes, due to interference of some Postal authorityor friendship of influential person with jury and very often due to non availability of required number ofmedals in any category.

Q 7 In your opinion what is the best way to obtain fair results at the exhibition. Which methodshould by adopted by the jury? Is it a good idea to provide soft copy of the exhibits to the jury forbest view of the exhibit because it's not possible to go through the exhibits thoroughly standingat glass frames. Don't you think jury can view exhibits well on CD which is quite economical &convenient too.

Ans. Thematic is not only limited to the deep understanding of the subject but it also requires a soundknowledge of all the worlds stamps as well as postal history. Hence to obtain fair results at the exhib ition,instead of one, a panel of juries, expert in their respective fields of Thematic, Postal History and TraditionalPhilately can be given responsibility of judging any Thematic exhibit. Also evaluation time should be more.

Though economical, use of soft copies or CD version of any exhibit for fair evaluation should be avoided forthe following two reasons:

1. Every exhibit is an outcome of a deep research and personal approach of an exhibitor.Photocopying or making CD for evaluation will always leave a possibility of its duplication, not infavor of the exhibitor.

2. Naturally, juries after finishing their home work with these facilities at home will not be interested todevote again much time on original display. This may give birth to various frauds able to affect theMarks-Sheet. In this age of computers, one can easily compose few pages of the exhibit withcolored scans of important philatelic items not available at his end and also with scans of qualitycondition materials replacing its poor copy available with him for photocopying or making CD.It is notpossible for a jury to tally the original display always with that photocopy and softcopy.

Q 8 The hobby of philately has become more commercial as most of the philatelists turning intoprofessional philatelists. Don't you think real philatelists are disappearing and replaced byprofessional philatelists & making this hobby a way of business?

Ans. Yes, but there is an obvious reason which one cannot ignore. Our younger generation believes inMoney hai to Honey hai. Also, free sites on Internet opened up a global market for easy sale of theirphilatelic spares and stuff. Good business returns against their investment of any budget and need of onlyspare time for selling also inspires them to become a professional philatelist.

Why our established philatelist attracted towards professionalism is their helplessness. A successfulpolitician always tries to make a firm ground in politics for his future generation and same is true in othersuccessful professions, e.g. doctor, film actors-directors, government officials etc ., but what about a senior

philatelist? Though few prepare and display exhibit in the name of their children but the truth is far from thereality that most of them have no interest in their parents hobby.

The ignorance and large investment in this hobby creates a situation wherein an old age real philatelistturns into a professional one, in order to recover some thing from his investment during his life, otherwisenot possible for their children.

Q 9 What is your opinion about stamp issuing policy of India Post? Don't you think limited numberof issues should be brought out in order to maintain the quality of stamps?


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Ans. Stamps of a country represent its soul and the spirit. It reflects its history, achievements, geography,science, art etc. And one can observe a very low percentage of all these depicted through stamps ascompared to other important themes, in the name of secularism, and lack of philatelic awareness of IndianPost.

Limiting the number of issues is not the only solution for maintaining the quality of stamps. More issues aresometimes necessary for maintaining the profit and loss account of any postal administration. The modernrevolution in communications and increasing use of SMS, MMS, e-mails, Fax or Telephone and the growingand turbulent competition with private operators and the fight for the most profitable segments of thecarriage of correspondence have drastically affected the sale of Postage stamps, which once had monopolyfor the prepayment of postage and communications for decades. Use of Franking machines, ATM labelsand Computer booking are also discouraging its use on post. India Post might be aware of the fact that theonly field left as a bulk consumer of their philatelic products is Philately which increases the revenue bypurchasing but in exchange demands no service.

Hence to compensate the loss and stand with the globally available philatelic products of other Postaladministrations of the world, attracting a lot of new generation collectors, working with new innovation inprinting technology, theme and base material for bringing out their new issues of Stamps and PostalStationeries, has to be looked upon seriously by India Post.

Q 10 In last few years , private philatelic exhibitions are being organized by philatelic clubs &societies. What do you think about the awards given in the exhibitions? If these awards will beequally recognized in the allotment of frames of the exhibitions organized by India Post? Do youwelcome such exhibitions or the exhibitions organized by India Post are better organized?

Ans. We should appreciate Private Philatelic Exhibition at any level keeping the following things in mind:

1. It should not merely be a commercial exercise2. No compromise in set standard in selection of Exhibits in any class should be there3. Only accredited juries for at least National exhibitions should be selected and favoritism should be

discouraged4. Evaluation of the exhibit of any class should be under the rules & regulations set for a National

Exhibition

In the name of experiment, we may avoid New Classes e.g. Picture Postcards and Freedom Class. Theyhave nothing to do with philately and will indirectly help Philatelic dealers to pick their hard earn money fortheir stuff out of the pockets of innocent young collectors.

Q 11 Last but not the least, in your opinion what is the present status of philately in India ?

Ans. The present Indian philately is not in an appreciable status. This can be seen from the absence of astandard Philatelic Magazine, a devoted Philatelic Society of any level and philatelic seminars. Also, there isno place or group where our new generation collectors can contact to seek help for philatelic guidance ifneeded. If ever they try to contact any senior philatelist, they receive either an inability to answer due to

shortage of time or no response at all.

Even I faced this problem when tried to contact a senior philatelist and editor of a magazine regarding someinformation related to an article published in their magazine. First they tried to avoid but when I contacted onphone he told about his busyness and promised to answer soon. Even after one year I am waiting for hisreply.

Now about our poor performance at National or International level Exhibitions, if one goes through theAward List of any International Exhibition, past 10-15 years, only a few exhibits (Thematic) succeeded inreceiving V while GOLD remaining a Golden dream for us, even in the near future.


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Do you think it has become a commercial activity rather than a real hobby? People are muchinterested in buying & selling. The real interest of collectors in philately is declining.

Ans. In my opinion, Philately is slowly becoming a commercial activity. And there are few valid reasons asalready discussed answering one of the previous questions.

If it is continued what will be the future of hobby?

Ans. I am always hopeful of a bright future .We are now in a visual world. Technology has brought the worldtogether, what happens in one part of the world is instantly visible in another. Easy availability of Philatelicmaterial of our choice, including Thematic and Philatelic literature on Internet, Technological advances inprinting technology and innovation introduced in bringing out new attractive philatelic products, are allcapable of drawing the attention of new generation again, towards this King of Hobbies.

But it will drastically change the theme, layout and content necessary to form collection based on them andour traditional juries should prepare themselves for accepting these changes. Also, our National andInternational bodies responsible for forming rules & regulations for evaluation of such exhibit should makethem ready for major changes in the existing norms.

Thank you very much Jeevan Jyoti that you have given me opportunity to Churn the Ocean of myPhilatelic thoughts which yielded many things. Now is the time for my fellow philatelists to decidewhether they are Jewel or only Halahal (venom).

Beginners SectionBranches of Philately

Traditional philately is the study of the technical aspects of stamp production and stamp identification,including:

The initial stamp design process.The paper used (wove, laid, etc, and including watermarks).The method of printing (engraving, typography, etc).The gum.The method of separation (perforation, rouletting).Any overprints on the stamp.Any security markings, underprints or perforated initials 'perfins'.The study of philatelic fakes and forgeries.

Thematic philately, also known as topical philately, is the study of what is depicted on the stamps. Thereare hundreds of popular subjects, such as birds on stamps, and ships, poets, presidents, monarchs, maps,

aircraft, space craft, sports and insects on stamps.

Postal history concentrates on the use of stamps on mail. It includes the study of postmarks, post offices,postal authorities, postal rates and regulations and the process by which letters are moved from sender torecipient, including routes and choice of conveyance.

Aerophilately is the branch of Postal history that specializes in the study of airmail. Philatelists haveobserved the development of mail transport by air from its beginning, and all aspects of airmail serviceshave been extensively studied and documented by specialists.


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Postal stationery- In this branch of philately collector studies stationery items, such as envelopes,postcards, arogrammes and newspaper wrappers which have an imprinted stamp.

Cinderella philately - It is the study of objects that look like stamps but aren't stamps. Examples includeEaster and Christmas Seals, propaganda labels, and so forth.

Philatelic literature documents the results of philatelic study and includes thousands of books and

periodicals.

Revenue philately is the study of stamps used to collect taxes or fees on such things as, legal documents,court fees, receipts, tobacco, alcoholic drinks, drugs and medicines, playing cards, hunting licenses andnewspapers.

Maximaphily is the study of Maximum Cards. Maximum Cards can be defined as a Picture Post Card withPostage stamp on same theme and a cancellation with a maximum concordance between all three.

Do You Know?

The non denominated Breast Cancer Research stamp (Scott B1) is the first UnitedStates semi postal stamp. It was issued in 1998 and is still on sale. The stamporiginally sold for 40 when the postage rate was 32. The 8 difference wasdonated to designated breast cancer research facilities at the Department ofDefense and the National Institutes of Health.Today, the stamp sells for 55, whichbreaks down to 44 for postage and 11 for research.The 11 surtax calculates to25 percent above the normal cost of a first-class stamp.

1. The first postage stamps collector was John Bourke. He was the Receiver-General of StampDuties in Ireland in 1774.

2. The worlds largest postage stamps were issued in the 1900s in China. These postage stamps

were used on express mail deliveries.

3. It was only in February 1964 when the first self-adhesive stamps were issued by Sierra Leone.4. The first individual to be depicted on postage stamps other than royalty figures was playwright

William Shakespeare.5. It was in 1973 when postage stamps that seemed like music records were issued in Bhutan.

Interesting enough, if you place the postage stamp on a record player, these would actually

play the Bhutanese national anthem.

6. The French Government in 1849 made a law making it illegal to wash or clean used Frenchpostage stamps. This odd law was made to counter the practice of re-using the stamps. Almost15,000 individuals were charged under this law within six years from its implementation.


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Members of Philatelic Advisory Committee of India Post

Mr. Ronalds Nelson, G3. No1 Second Avenue,7th Main Road,Sandeswaram Nagar,Velechery,Chennai600 042. Cell : 09841017154 Email: [email protected]

Mr. J.M. Dhor (Jaipur) 999 Dhor Building, Gopal Ji Ka Rasta, Jaipur - 302003. Ph. 141 -2578900 e - mail:[email protected]

Mr Dilip Shah, 799 - GOL BAZAR, JABALPUR - 482002, M.P. Off : 0761-424456 Fax :0761-312047 e-mail : [email protected]

Mr. Manik Jain, M/s Philatelia, One Moti Sil Street, Kolkata 700 013. Telephone: (033) 2228 8549, 22287777, Fax: (033) 2228 8888

Mr. Vispi S. Dastur, D.J. Jasavala & Co., Charted Accountants, E/1 Rustom Baug, Gr. Flr., Byculla,Mumbai- 400 027. Tel:- 23721062 e-mail:[email protected]

Specialized Section

Hindu Goddess Laxmi

Dr.Satyendra Kumar Agrawal

e-mail [email protected]

Goddess of beauty and wealth, whether it is material or spiritual, Maha Laxmi represents thebeautiful and bountiful aspect of nature. The word ''Laxmi'' has been derived from the Sanskritword Lakshay, meaning "aim" or ''goal''. Goddess Laxmi suggests the aim of life, which includes allworldly and spiritual success.

Mahalaxmi
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Goddess Lakshmi as the consort of Lord Vishnu resides in Vaikuntha (heaven) and is oftendepicted as a dedicated wife to him.

Lord Vishnu on Sheshnag with Laxmi and Garuda

According to Hindu mythology, to re-establish the balance between good and evil on earth, Vishnuappeared on earth in various forms. Each time Vishnu descends on earth as an avatar, He isaccompanied by an avatar of Lakshmi. She was Padma to his Vamana, Sita to his Rama, Radha and laterRukmini to his Krishna. The love stories of these divine couples are among the most beloved tales inHinduism.

Ram & Sita Krishna & Radha

Mahalakshmi is the presiding Goddess of the Middle episode of Devi Mahatmya. Here, she is depicted asDevi (divine lady) in her universal form as Shakti (power). The manifestation of the Devi to kill Mahisasur isformed by the effulgences of all the gods. The Goddess is described as eighteen-armed, bearing a string ofbeads, battle axe, mace, arrow, thunderbolt, lotus, bow, water pot, cudgel, lance, sword, shield, conch, bell,

wine cup, trident, noose and the discus sudarsana. She has a complexion of coral and is seated on alotus. She is known as Ashta Dasa Bhuja Mahalakshmi.


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Ashta Dasa Bhuja Mahalakshmi Mahisasur

Goddess Mahalkshmi is also said to exist in several other forms. The most famous amongst them areBhoodevi, and Sridevi. As Bhoodevi, the earth goddess, she nurtures life and as Shreedevi, the goddess offortune, she bestows power, pleasure and prosperity on those who deserve her grace. Goddess Bhoodevirepresents immoveable assets while Goddess Sridevi represents moveable assets.

Laxmi as Bhoodevi Laxmi as Shreedevi

The sacred name of Laxmi is ''Shri''. Whether in written or verbal form, ''Shri'' always suggests presence ofgoddess Laxmi in it and an aura of holiness is established. Sri is associated with the material side of life,just like the word ''Om'' is associated with the spiritual side of life.

Shri Om

''Shri'' is written at the top of most of the important document or business deals to ensure that the divinegoddess blesses the work with her presence. It is usually spoken before addressing a god, or any reveredindividual. The usage of ''Shri'' itself evokes grace, affluence, abundance, authority and auspiciousness.


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It is only through the grace of Goddess Mahalakshmi that even King of Gods Devandra, gained wealth,when he was cursed by the famous Sage Dhurvasa for disrespecting the garland offered to him.

King of Gods Indra

Goddess Laxmi is revered widely across India and often appears in daily prayers. But the holy dayassociated with Lakshmi Puja is Diwali.Lakshmi was incarnated on the new moon day (amaavasyaa) of theKartik month during the Churning of the Ocean of Milk (Samudra-manthan), hence the association of Diwaliwith Laxmi.

Churning of the Ocean of Milk

Also on this very day, Lord Vishnu in his fifth incarnation, Vamanavatara rescued Lakshmi from the prisonof King Bali and this is another reason of worshipping Ma Larkshmi on Diwali.

King Vali and Vamanavatar

In his eighth incarnation as Ramavatar, he again returned to Ayodhya with Sita (also with Laxman) aftervanquishing Ravana and conquering Lanka on this new moon day of Kartik celebrated as Diwali.


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Ram& Sita in Ayodhya

Diwali, the festival of light, is the biggest festival of the Hindus. On this day the goddess Laxmi is invokedwith full dedication by singing praises to her and making beautiful rangolis and foot-marks are painted fromthe door step to the place of worship, as if Goddess has entered the house. Small oil lamps are also putoutside their homes to invite the goddess. It is believed that on this night the goddess herself visits thehomes and replenishes the inhabitants with wealth.

Hindus worship Laxmi on Deepawali

There goes the saying that Goddess Laxmi travels on owl called Uluka if she travels alone and if with LordVishnu then on his carrier Garuda, in her two forms, Bhoodevi & Sridevi both either side of him.


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Goddess Laxmi travels on owl called Ulukaand with Vishnu on Garuda in her two formsShridevi & Bhoodevi either side.

Now these two different situations signify two different aspects of prosperity. In some regions, Ulukasymbolizes wisdom and intelligence because of its ability to foretell events. But in majority of the regions,owl is a bird of ill omen and symbolically represents darkness, disgrace, inauspiciousness and misfortune. Ifsome one is suffering from adversity, he should pray to Shri Mahalaxmi, who controls all ill-omens and withher grace can remove all negative, inauspicious and adverse influences from our lives bringing prosperity.Garuda is a mythological bird and represents the human thoughts which can fly in all directions at incrediblespeed. Lord Vishnu can help us to control our thoughts. And when she travels with Vishnu, then the person

acquires wisdom along with wealth.

THE STORY OF PIGEON POST- By Naresh Agarwal

PIGEON POST IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF WORLDTHE PIGEON POST OF PARIS (The French Pigeon Post )

In 1870 the longtime border disputes between France and its rival Prussia erupted intothe Franco-Prussian War. In 1871, the conflict escalated and the Prussian armys siegeof the capital effectively cut off the mail and other channels of communication between

Paris and its surrounding cities during the four-and-a-half months of the siege till the middle of February1871 when the Prussians relaxed their control of the postal and telegraph services and by September thetelegraph services too had been cut off. Although a number of postmen succeeded in passing through the


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Prussian lines in the earliest days of the siege, others were captured and shot, and there is no proof of anypost, certainly after October, reaching Paris from the outside, apart from private letters carried by unofficialindividuals.

Under these strained conditions the pigeon fanciers society LEsperance (Hope) volunteered carrierpigeons to deliver the mail. Initially, government and postal officials were doubtful about successful utility ofcarrying messages through pigeon carriers but later due to prolonged siege under compellingcircumstances they had to adhere to this way of carriage of mail by air.

These pigeons were carried to the city limits by hot air balloon as they did not fly into Paris directly becauseballoons seen over Paris were vulnerable to Prussian gunfire. And so it was safer to launch the balloonswith their winged passengers outside of the city boundaries.

Cover that contained mail to be sent by pigeon post

Initially, one of the pigeons carried by a balloon were used to be released as soon as the balloon landed sothat Paris could be apprised of its safe passage over the Prussian lines. Soon a regular service was inoperation, based first at Tours and later at Poitiers .The pigeons were taken to their base after their arrivalfrom Paris after necessary feeding etc. before they started their return journey. Tours lies some 200 kmfrom Paris and Poitiers some 300 km; to reduce the flight distance, the pigeons were taken by train as farforward towards Paris as was safe from Prussian intervention. Before release, they were loaded with theirdispatches / mail.

The first despatch was dated 27 September and reached Paris on 1 October, but it was only from 16October, when an official control was introduced, that a complete record was kept.

Several stations were set up throughout the surrounding French countryside to house the birds and their

handlers. These sites also served as relay stations to help the balloons maintain communication with eachother. Once a balloon was within safe range of the city, the handler would release the pigeon and theballoon would fly back to safety.

The birds had the difficult task of maneuvering around the dangers / risks of the war-torn city. The pigeonscarried also the micro photographed letters inside small, quill containers. The successfully deliveredmicrofilm was enlarged for transcription and reading.


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Balloons were used for getting messages and people out of Paris. Pigeons wereused to send microfilmed messages to and from Paris. The Prussians

used trained falcons to attack the post pigeons.

The pigeons carried two kinds of despatches: official and private. The private dispatches were sent onlywhen an official despatch was being sent, since the latter would have absolute priority. However, theintroduction of the Dagron microfilms eased any problems there might have been in claims for transportsince their volumetric requirements were very small. For example: one tube sent during January contained21 microfilms, of which 6 were official despatches and 15 were private, whilst a later tube contained 16private despatches and 2 official ones. In order to improve the chances of the despatches successfullyreaching Paris, the same despatch was sent by several pigeons, one official despatch being repeated 35times and the later private despatches were repeated on average 22 times. The practice was to send off thedespatches not only by pigeons of the same release but also of successive releases until Paris signaled thearrival of those despatches. When the pigeon reached its particular loft in Paris, its arrival was announcedby a bell in the trap in the loft. Immediately, a watchman relieved it of its tube which was taken to the Central

Telegraph Office.

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A magic lantern projecting balloon dispatch done inmicrofilm

There the content was carefully unpacked and placed between two thin sheets of glass. The photographsare said to have been projected by magic lantern on to a screen where the enlargement could be easilyread and written down by a team of clerks. This would certainly be true for the microfilms, but the earlier
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despatches on photographic paper were read through microscopes. The transcribed messages werewritten out on forms (telegraph forms for private messages, with or without the special annotation "pigeon")and so delivered

The service was formally terminated on 1st February 1871. The success of the pigeon post, both for officialand for private messages, did not pass unnoticed by the military forces of the European powers and in theyears that followed the Franco Prussian War pigeon sections were established in various armies.

To be continued

Naresh Agarwal may be contacted at e mail :[email protected]

New Issues from other countries

Australia

5 October : Wildlife caring rescue to release 6 val + MS

Bangladesh

2 August : Indigenous people in Bangladesh sheetlet
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2 August : Bangkok 2010 - 25th Asian International Stamp Exhibition MS

France

18 October : Elise Deroche First woman Pilot

Germany9 September : 200 Years of Oktoberfest

German Post has issued this stamp to dedicate the funniest holiday of all the Germans Oktoberfest. Thetradition of annual celebration of Oktoberfest goes back to 12th of October 1810 when the wedding ofCrown Prince Ludwig, later King Ludwig I and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen was held inMunich. The official celebrations of the wedding lasted five days. It consisted of National Guard parade,illuminations and music, food and drink, trumpets and drums - a big party took place city center of Munich.

The following year it was decided to repeat the celebration at the same time. Today the BavarianOktoberfest is the largest folk festival in the world. Munich beer and hospitality, high tech rides and nostalgiccarnival attractions invite everybody to join the celebration.

Gibraltar

20 October 2010 Centenary of Girl Guiding 4 Val


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Jersey

12 October : Jersey Arecheology 5val

Luxembourg

27 Sep ATM stamps Roses -10 val.

27 September : Famous Luxembourgers 3val


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Malaysia

27 September :Llife of Malaysian Aborigines -3 val

The indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia are known as Orang Asli, which literally means "originalperson", is a catch all term for a variety of ancient peoples. They number about 60,000, and were the firstinhabitants of the area. The most numerous of the Orang Asli are called Cerritos and are related to nativePapuans in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, and possibly even to aborigines in Australia.

Sri Lanka

7 September : Visit Sri Lanka - Beaches of Sri Lanks 3 val

7 September : National Parks of Sri Lanka 4 val

UK

2 November: Christmas 5 val


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UNPA

21 October Indigenous People -18 val

Readers RightEditors note- The aim of this stamp newsletter is to provide instant information and facts on philately to thereaders and not to hurt anyones feelings. Readers may express their views, anguish and resentmentthrough this column on philately. The platform is not used for any vested interest to cause derogatory tophilately. When writing your views be sure that it should be related to philately only. It should not be used to

express personal feelings between persons or groups in any manner.

Kranti Trivedi Stamp

On 29th Oct 2010 a postage stamp on Kranti Trivedi was released.As per information available on internet and brochure it does not match anywhere as whether thestamp is released on Birth Anniversary or Death Anniversary.

Information in Brochure

Kranti Trivedi born on 28th Sept 1930 ............................. Actually Born on 28th Sept 1932

Kranti Trivedi died on 26th Oct 2009................................ Actually Deid on 30th Oct 2009.Stamp release date given on brochure - 25th Oct 2010Actual Stamp released on 29th Oct 2010.

My Question to Department of Post is as to why do not they release the stamp that matcheseither birth anniversary or death anniversary.Why are they releasing the stamp on anydates??

- Jigar Desai, Mumbai


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10.10.10 Cancellation

On 10.10.10 I asked friends to approach the RMS at Allahabad,Varanasi and Bilaspur for thecancellation. The request startled the RMS personnel at all these places into a curiosity thatbordered on suspicion. Declaring that the requested exercise fell outside their assginments,theydid oblige, with only one instance of exception. They, however, uniformly refused to hand overarticles stamped on request. Yet while the officials at Varanasi and Bilaspur,and at one counter atAllahabad, stamped the cancellation on addressed covers and post-cards produced to them, andretained them for delivery through the regular routine, one counter at Allahabad (at a differenthour) refused to entertain anything other than that coming from the post-boxes. For them, theaddressed covers had to be dropped into the post-box outside the Railway Station, with only apromise from them of the favour" should the lot be brought to them by those concerned beforemidnight of that date". Of this last endeavour, out of the four covers addressed to the residence ofthe friend who took the initiative on my behalf, one was most faintly post-marked ,with the datebarely visible; two have the cancellations such that the date is invisible; and the fourth has beendelivered un-marked and un-cancelled.

While this episode had a bitter-sweet conclusion for me,I surmise that it would not have been verydifferent for philatelists in similar 'small' places .It would have been a matter of more professionalintent and conduct if the philatelic outlets all over the country had been kept open for a pre-declared time-slot on that philatelically historic date to cater to the humble aspirations of the Indianphilatelic community.

- Deepak Dube, Jamnipali Korba, Chhattisgarh.

New Blogs & WebsitesJoin Mobile Philately & Stay Updated - http://mobilephilately.blogspot.com/ It is a blog byMr Dipak Modi of Jalna, Maharashtra. Mobile Philately is a mobile technology based philateliccommunity with short messaging service (SMS) that allows the community members to get latestupdates related to Indian philately directly into mobile message box.

Se- tenant Stamps of India -http://setenantsofindia.blogspot.com/ It is a specialized Blog on se-tenant stamps.

Flags & Stamps -http://flagstamps.blogspot.com/ - It is a specialized blog on Flag Theme

http://www.stampshopy.com/ - A new site on Indian Stamps and other philatelic items.

http://indiastampsdetails.blogspot.com/ - A new Blog on Indian Stamps by Sundar R. of Salem,Tamilnadu

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http://en.allexperts.com/q/Stamps-Philately-1610/indexExp_69442.htm - It is a site based onQuestion & Answers on Philately. Mr Prashant Pandya replies to queries.

http://bestnetguru.com/tourindia/ - Tour India through Stamps A nice site by Shobhan Dey.

http://philamirror.info/ - A new site with recent updates from stamps world.

Philatelic Clubs & Societies

Baroda Philatelic Society - http://www.vadophil.org/

Eastern India Philatelists Association -http://www.filacapsule.blogspot.com/

Indian Stamp Ghar -http://www.indianstampghar.com/

Indian Thematic Society, Ludhiana - http://indianthematicstamps.webs.com/

Ludhiana Philatelic ClubMobile Philately -http://www.mobilephilately.webs.com/

Philatelic Society of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Rainbow Stamp Club -http://rainbowstampclub.blogspot.com/

South India Philatelists Association - http://www.sipa.org.in/

Stamps of India -http://www.stampsofindia.com/

The Lighter Side

Joint Account - A Query.

Sir,Namaste. I am a teacher working in a rural high school .Recently, I came across a

question from a student asking about a bank that used Gandhiji-Kasturba stamp to promotejoint accounts. Would you kindly let me know the name of that bank ? I shall be very muchthankful to you for the favour.

Thanking you, sir.

Yours sincerely,xyz
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