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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Rainbow May 2014
Rabindranath
Tagore and The Post Office – A Philatelic Tribute is a new book
recently published by Raja Rammohun Roy Library and Free reading Room,
Kolkata on Nobel Laureate, Gurudev Rabinbranath Tagore’s stamps and
covers issued all over the world, edited by noted artist and philatelist
Shri Dipok Dey
Dehradun May 2014 Vol. VII Issue # 77
Monthly e-Stamp Bulletin Edited by Jeevan Jyoti for free circulation among philatelists
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I am pleased to release May 2014 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. I am extremely happy to introduce a special book, “Rabindranath Tagore and The Post Office – A Philatelic Tribute”
released recently in Kolkata on stamps and covers issued on greatest
literary genius of India, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. This wonderful
book edited by Shri Dipok Dey will definitely prove an asset for both
philatelists and non philatelists. The illustrations in the book are
excellent. It gives a great feeling to go through the beautiful stamps,
covers and postmarks issued on Rabindranath Tagore with details. The
collection in the book motivates a collector to prepare an exhibit of
philatelic items issued by various countries on Tagore !!! This book is
a Tribute to the great Indian Poet .
In this issue, read special articles by Mr Naresh Agrawal, Dr Satyendra Kumar Agrawal, Dr Avinash Jagtap and Mr Anil Dhir.
This is all for this month….More in Next issue…
Happy Collecting !
-- Jeevan Jyoti
Contents
· From the Desk of Naresh Agarwal
· Recent Indian Issues
· In The News
· Beginners’ Section
· Specialized Section
· New Issues from Other Countries
· The Lighter Side
· Philatelic Clubs and Society
· Blogs & Websites on Philately
· Editor’s Mail Box
· Promotional Section
· Current Philatelic Magazines - Newsletter
From the Desk of Naresh Agarwal
MY STAMP : LACKS PUBLICITY
While
continuing my discussion on MY STAMP last month, when I showed my
gratitude to DOP for introducing this marvellous method of stamp issuing
and also reflected various other aspects connected to MY STAMP, I now
feel pity on the DOP for poor implementation of this scheme. Poor
implementation clearly means that this beautiful scheme has not reached
the public in general so far. People genuinely don’t know what MY STAMP
is. We see no publicity of this scheme anywhere in India. In brief we
can say lack of sustained publicity is killing DOP’s initiative. My
stamp has all the potential to keep department relevant despite rigorous
changes brought by the private couriers and Internet. The service
though has now available in most of the places in country but there are
few who have known and have benefit and fun of it. It appears that like
various other appreciable government schemes this too will fade away
soon if no proper, consistent and sustained publicity is done.
It
is heard form department’s officials that they are relying on
mouth–to-mouth publicity which is not enough at all. It is understood
that department deals in about 150 services but one must appreciate that
this is a unique scheme which touches hearts of every individual and so
deserves special attention and budget for its advertisement. The
economics of this scheme to seems to be very good from DOP’s point of
view..
This scheme is like a hen which hatches
golden eggs. But needs to be hatched slowly so that the hen remains
alive for long time. Rs. 300/- per sheet seems to be higher. The
introductory price in 2011 during INPEX2011 was Rs. 150/- This price
seems to be adequate. DOP should think like a Marwari businessmen who
prefers to serve at less profit but to more customers. This in turn
gives more profit and satisfaction to more customers who not only get
better service but that too at low price. More satisfied customers bring
in more customers and so create a market for the product.
In my last mail to Supdt.of Post offices,Bilaspur Dn,Bilaspur, I suggested following looking in to general local conditions :
1. Wide publicity in schools…... affixing posters or conducting workshops on MY STAMP.
2. Colleges and universities….. affixing posters or conducting workshops on MY STAMP..
3. Shopping Malls / Super Bazaars……….Banners
can be fixed or stalls can be fixed (Commission based ) for promotion
and collection of my stamp orders to be delivered either at that point
or at Bureau.
4. Petrol Pumps can be good places where the same facility can be provided
5. Good Hotels / Restaurants
can have tie up with post office as their clientele can easily support
MY STAMP and give good orders. They have regular Kitty party’s,
marriage functions, Birthday parties apart from their regular high
profile customers
6. Banks like ICICI,HDFC or many other can also give good support to this cause.
7. Various Clubs Societies
like professional societies of Doctors (Medical Associations),
Chartered Accountants, Industries Associations etc and then Clubs like
Rotary, Loins, Inner wheel can also give good business
8. Railway Reservation Counter / railway reservation slips can have advertisement of MY STAMP
9. All the payment receipts
for parcels, registered mail, speed post can have slogan related to MY
STAMP. MY STAMP slogan slips/labels can be stuck on the post or slogan
post marks can be applied.
10. Cinema Halls Screen can be primarily used for advertising MY STAMP
11. All the PDA Account Holders can be asked to go in for MY STAMP
12. Marriage Houses / Palaces
can be contacted to promote this facility as they can offer this
facility at the time of marriage function. But department will have to
have portable system of my stamp
13. Automotive dealerships have good potential to attract MY STAMP aspirants
14. All post offices/sub post offices to be asked to collect orders for MY STAMP. The staff needs to be trained for the same.
15. Banners to be placed at Bid parks and Gardens
16. Paper and E-media to be used. There is need to be regular publicity in News papers and Also on Local TV channels.
17. Invitation and free issuance of stamp on local personality and giving it huge paper and e publicity locally will help creating market.
18. Big Business Houses organizations like may contacted
20. National TV channels to be used for introducing this scheme to the public in general
I
understand ,if some of the suggestions given above are adopted suitably
looking in to local conditions, the MY STAMP will certainly reach
public. In nut shell, to see this scheme flourishing and reach general
public in totality, DOP has to think and act differently like
businessman and adopt different marketing strategy as suggested above. I
am sure in the time to come My STAMP will be proud product of the
department.
- Naresh Agarwal : email : nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in Recent Indian Issues
· 11 February 2014 : Central Vigilance Commission – Rs 5
· 25 February 2014 : Hasrat Mohani – Rs 5
· 25 April 2014 : National Council of Churches in India - Rs 5
· 30 April 2014 : 50 years of Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, Delhi – Rs 5
· 30 April 2014 : Chattampiswamikal – Rs 5
Recent Special Covers
19th March 2014 : Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Shree Rushabdevji Jain Temple, Chembur, Mumbai
28 March 2014 : Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Carmel College, Nuvem, Goa
10 April 2014 : World Homeopathy Day, Vadodara19 April 2014 : Mahavir Jayanti , Mumbai
19 April 2014 : Adopt a homeless pet, Mumbai
21 April 2014 : 150 Glorious Years of Western Railway , Mumbai
In The News
New Book on Tagore stamps and covers
Rabindranath Tagore and The Post Office - A Philatelic Tribute
Here
is a new beautiful book “ Rabindranath Tagore and The Post Office - A
Philatelic Tribute “ edited by noted artist and philatelist Shri Dipok
Dey. The book has been published by Rammohun Library and Free Reading
Room, Kolkata. Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian to win Nobel
Prize in Literature. He has been honoured by various countries on
postage stamps. This book gives details with colorful illustrations of
all the stamps along with First Day Covers, Postmarks, Souvenir sheets,
Miniature sheets, special covers, special postmarks, Booklets, Maximum
Cards, Picture Post cards , catch Covers etc. The cover design and
layout of the book by Shri Babul Dey is excellent. It is a complete
book of philatelic items issued on Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. This
book will be liked by all Tagore lovers as well philatelists.
The first chapter gives “Rabindranath Tagore : A Chronicle : 1861 – 1941 “
The
next chapters give details of stamps issued by different countries in
alphabetical order. With the details of stamps other description about
Tagore’s visit or his special association with the country is also
given .
After the chapters of stamps, details
of covers, postcards, booklets and Picture Postcards are given. The
book is hard bound and the quality of paper and printing is very fine.
This nice book will add colors to the collection of philatelists and
general readers would highly appreciate this book.
The other details of the book are given below : Rabindranath Tagore and The Post Office - A Philatelic Tribute Edited by Dipok Dey - Hardbound - Pages 64 - Price Rs 575. - Published by Rammohun Library and Free Reading Room, 267 Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata – 700009. email : rammohunlibraryafrr@gmail.com
Dipok Dey
is a renowned artist and philatelist from Kolkata. He has designed
several Indian stamps, special covers and greeting cards issued by India
Post. He has written several philatelic articles and edited philatelic
books. He is the first Indian to design UN Stamp in 1985. His
specialized exhibit on Cinema and printing Technology has been
exhibited in many National and International Philatelic Exhibitions.
Special Cover to mark National launch of ATM Service by India Post - 1st March 2014
The
country’s first Post Office Savings Bank ATM was inaugurated in Chennai
on 27th February 2014 by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram. On 1st March
2014 two ATM were launched in New Delhi. The department will open 2,800
more such ATMs by March 2015 which is part of its core banking system
(CBS) project. The initiative is part of modernisation project under
which around 1.6 lakh post offices will be equipped with core banking
system by 2015. To mark the National launch of ATM service by India Post
a Special Cover was released on 1st March 2014 at New Delhi.
Philatelic Exhibitions MALAYSIA 2014 - 29th Asian International Stamp Exhibition and World Youth Malaysia 2014
MALAYSIA 2014, the 29th Asian International Stamp Exhibition and World Youth Malaysia 2014 will be held from 1 to 6 December 2014 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center. Prof. Sahadeva Sahoo is the Commissioner from India for this exhibition.
Official Website : http://malaysia2014.com.my/
Details of the exhibitions are available at following link :
http://rainbowstampclub.blogspot.in/2014/01/malaysia-2014-29th-asian-international.html
For more info please contact :
Prof. Sahadeva Sahoo
'Saswat', D-3, B. J. B. Nagar,Bhubaneswar 751014
Phone +91674 2432251 Mobile +91 9337103542
email : sahadevas@yahoo.com
BIRDPEX 2014 – International stamp exhibition on Birds
BIRDPEX
is an international philatelic exhibition on "birds" that takes place
every four years. After Christchurch (New Zealand , 1990), Rosenheim
(Germany, 1994), London (United Kingdom, 1998), Leek (the Netherlands,
2002), Nørresundby (Denmark, 2006) and Antwerp (Belgium, 2010), the 7th
edition will take place in Poitiers (France)
http://philapoitiers2014.online.fr/ For any info contact email : Jean-Francois Duranceau , 2 rue de Berry, 86170 AVANTON (France) email : jean-francois.duranceau@orange.fr
List of Participants at BIRDPEX 2014, Poitiers
List of participants at BIRDPEX 2014, Poitiers is available at following link .
http://www.mg-o.de/mgobirdpex2014htm
PHILAKOREA-2014
PHILAKOREA 2014 - World Stamp Exhibition will be held in COEX Hall A, Seoul from 7-12 August 2014.
Website : http://www.philakorea.com/
Download Form
Mr Surendra A. Kotadia is the National Commissioner for India. He may be contacted at following address.
SURENDRA A. KOTADIA
DIMPLE DRUMS & BARRELS PVT LTD , 1119 MAKER CHAMBER – V
221 JAMANALAL BAJAJ ROAD , NARIMAN POINT ,MUMBAI 400 021 INDIA
TELEPHONE + 91 22 22024130/31 MOBILE + 91 98199 03789 FAX + 91 22 22843275 E-MAIL - surendrakotadia@gmail.com
Stamp Expo at Chennai
South India Philatelists' Association is conducting Stamp Expo from 25th to 27th July 2014 . The Stamp Expo will showcase the culture, history, heritage, flora & fauna displayed by postage stamps. There will be limited number of 60 stamp Dealer Stalls from all over India. For more details contact email : sipagold@gmail.com Ph . 9840156410, 9600113311.
Special Cancellation on The Mother's first meeting with Sri Aurobindo at Pondicherry - 29th March 2014
The
Mother’s (Mirra Alfassa) arrival in Pondicherry and her first meeting
with Sri Aurobindo on 29th March, 1914, was of immeasurable spiritual
significance. With Her arrival, there was a mighty mingling of two vast
streams of sadhana which Sri Aurobindo and the Mother were pursuing
individually. Though Mohter returned home after her first arrival in
Pondicherry in 1914, and came back to settle here permanently only in
1920, the first arrival holds special significance for her admirers.
The
centenary of the Mother’s first arrival in Pondicherry is also the
centenary of her first meeting with Sri Aurobindo. Sri Aurobindo Ashram,
Pondicherry celebrated Centenary of the Mother's arrival to Pondicherry
and meeting Shri Aurobindo on 29th March 2014 at Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
The Department of Posts offered a special cancellation to commemorate
the occasion. Shri Mervin Alexander, Postmaster General, Chennai,
released the special cancellation at the post office connected to Sri
Aurobindo Ashram. The special cancellation can be availed on any mail
posted at the Ashram Post Office for two months, on request.
COIN / CURRENCY EXHIBITION AT THRISSUR,KERALA MUDRA 2014
Thrissur Coin Society, is organizing a National Coin / Currency
Exhibition on 17th &18th May,2014. The Venue will be Pandisamooham Hall,Thrissur,Kerala For reserving dealer’s booth Contact Mr. Dinesh. Mob:No 0963391166.
Philatelist gifts stamps to school
Mr
RD Mathkar, a philatelist from Mumbai donated 100 packets of stamps to
Thakur Shyamanarayan High School, Mumbai for the promotion of philately.
Every year Mr Mathkar donates stamps to a school to promote the hobby
of philately among school children. Eminent philatelists who helped him
in the contribution are Mrs Damyanti Pittie, Mr Suketu Jhaveri, Mr
Hansubhai Kapadia, Mr AT Haji, Mr Rajan Jayakar, Dr Avinash B, Jagtap,
Mr S Farrukh Shah, Mr Ashokbhai Mehta and Mr Bansilal M. Shah.
Unforgettable Memories Mourning Cover of Khushwant Singh
I am sharing here memories of noted philatelist, Mr Anil Dhir with famous Indian journalist and writer, Khushwant Singh who passed away last month at the age of 99. He once requested Mr Dhir to make a mourning cover after his death.. Here is a story of the mourning cover which Mr Dhir released recently … - Editor
With Malice Towards None
I
had met him for the first time sometime way back in 1982, when he had
come to Bhubaneswar for the Jubilee celebrations of the local vernacular
daily. Khushwant Singh had planned a trip to Konark and I was sent
along as a guide. His host had thought that I, being a Punjabi myself,
would be the appropriate person to give him company. However I kept this
fact a secret and did not tell him that I could speak Punjabi. I can
still remember his caustic and witty comments on seeing the erotic
sculptures on the walls of the Sun Temple. He uttered a few unrepeatable
quips in Punjabi to his wife who had accompanied us, which I cannot
write. After we had done a circumambulation of the temple, he chuckled
at me: “You Oriyas look so simple, but this is what all you had on your
minds centuries ago.”
I kept bumping into him
quite frequently in the next few years. I once had the opportunity to
sit next to him on a flight, he was not a good conversationalist but
still then I told him a few jokes, two of which he liked. He took out a
big diary and wrote them down. I saw them in his column a few weeks
later, he had duly acknowledged me.
Khushwant
Singh was known for his larger than life image. He was an author,
journalist,columnist and joke-teller. I was an avid fan of his writings
and always wanted to write like him. More than half a dozen times, I had
sent his pieces of my writings for his comments, but these went
ignored.
When Saddam Hussain was killed by the
Americans, I had made a few mourning covers and sent them to George Bush
and Tony Blair. The story had been picked up by the press both here and
abroad. It carried the picture of the Cover and a short write up of my
collection of Mourning Covers. Khushwant had read the piece in the Times
of India and two weeks after it was printed I got a cryptic letter
written on a post card. His words were: Dear Mr. Dhir, What a morbid yet
fascinating hobby you have-collecting mourning covers and death
letters. I am interested in seeing your collection. Call on me when you
come to Delhi.
I immediately acknowledged the
post card and wrote to him that I would be in Delhi the next month and
would carry my collection. I soon received another post card with a
cryptic one liner: “Ring me up before you come,” along with his phone
number.
I rang him up with a lot of
trepidation. I was told that he picked up the phone himself and was a
stickler for time. In case one was late by even five minutes of the
appointed time, he would refuse to meet him. He did pick up the phone
and I reminded him of his letter. “Come this evening, he said, at 7
sharp.” He took my phone number.
When I
returned to the hotel in the evening, there was a note in the reception
which said the Khushwant Singh had called and said that the appointment
for the evening had been cancelled. I was very disappointed and heart
broken. The next morning I rang him up again and he apologised and told
me that he had some surprise guests from abroad. When I asked him if I
could come this evening, there was silence at the other end. “Can you
come just now?” he asked. I replied in the affirmative and just half an
hour later I was standing outside his Sujan Singh Park house, clutching
my Mourning Cover Exhibit.
There was a sign
which said "Please do not ring the bell unless you are expected." I
timidly pressed the bell button and the small Sardar appeared at the
door and with a smiling face asked me to come in. He was all alone in
the house and excused me for not being able to give me a cup of tea. “It
is too early for something stronger” he said.
He
was soon sitting on his sofa, his feet on a stool, a blanket draped
around him to beat the late February chill. The walls of his spacious
living room were lined up with voluminous books. There were papers
everywhere, tokens of the scholarship that had produced fine
translations of Urdu poetry and more than sixty highly regarded books,
despite his claims to be no scholar. I sat on the carpeted floor and
handed him the exhibit page by page. For the next one hour he went
through the entire collection, questioning me about the covers, stamps
and history. He peered at the covers and stamps closely, pointing out
the details and I was awestruck by his knowledge of the subject. He told
me that he had brushed up his knowledge on Mourning Covers after he had
read the article and found it fascinating. After a good hour, as I was
packing up my collection, Khushwant Singh told me abruptly “Make a
mourning cover for me after I die”.
“You will outlive me, I said, I will never get the chance.”
“Nonsense,
promise me that you will make a cover after my death. It will happen
very soon. You won’t have to wait long”, he said with a premonition
which disturbed me.
After extracting the
promise from me, we proceeded to decide on what the cover should carry
on its face. He got up and went to a nearly bookcase from where he got
an album with many black and white photos. He pointed out a few from his
youthful days, but we finally decided on his iconic trademark of the
Sardar in the bulb which appeared in his celebrated column- With Malice
towards One and All.
Appearing first in
Illustrated Weekly and then Hindustan Times, both the papers whose
editor he had been at some time, his column was widely followed and had
kicked up quite a few controversies. It ran for years, featuring a
cartoon of him sitting guru-like inside a light-bulb, with a stack of
books beside him, a few girlie magazines and a whiskey bottle and glass.
It had been drawn by Mario Miranda, and had first appeared in the
editor’s page in the Illustrated Weekly of India.
For
his frank and acerbic writings, Khushwant Singh received a lot of
abusive mail. He showed me one envelope from Canada which was simply
addressed to ‘Khushwant Singh, Bastard, India’. The letter had been
delivered by the post office, a fact which made him proud. He had
treasured the envelope for years and had shown it to many visitors.
I
had taken along with me copies of two of his books; ‘Train to Pakistan’
and ‘A History of the Sikhs.’ He autographed them grudgingly and then
bade me goodbye. This was the last time I met him.The grace notes of
that mellow afternoon in his study have always stayed with me. I
subsequently called him up at least half a dozen times during my trips
to Delhi, but each time he refused to meet me. He had grown old and
reclusive and met very few people.
Khushwant Singh, died on the 20th of March 2014, aged 99 years.
He
was one of the most humble, spartan, puritanical, disciplined and
generous man I have ever met.I particularly admired him for being
fearless in expressing his views in his writing and speech.He had been
awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974 but returned the decoration in 1984 in
protest against the storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar by the
army. He was a rare character, who lived his life his way. Despite
openly proclaiming to be a non-follower of any religious ceremony, he
has written more about the history of Sikhs and translated more Sikh
scriptures than any other Sikh author.
During
his lifetime, Khushwant Singh was keen on burial because he believed
that with a burial you give back to the earth what you have taken. He
had requested the management of the Baha’i faith if he could be buried
in their cemetery. They had agreed but imposed a few conditions which he
found unacceptable; hence he was cremated the same afternoon.He had
told his family not to have any religious ceremony after his death.
There
must be many who must have mourned Khushwant Singh, countless men and
women whose lives he had touched during his 99 years. Who was the real
Khushwant Singh? Was he the inspired translator of Guru Nanak’s hymns or
the writer of ribald and dirty joke books? Was he the erudite historian
who wrote some of the most enduring books on the Sikhs and Punjab, or
the bestselling author of full-blooded novels and short stories with
many sexy passages? All his different avatars have one common thread—his
total lack of hypocrisy.
I have
kept the promise that I had made to him. The Black Bordered Mourning
Cover was released by me last week. Many philatelists all over the
country have written to me asking for a cover. The Sardar in the bulb
has appeared for one last time. Adieu Khushwant Singh. Heaven is a more
pleasant place now, with the Sardar telling his ribald jokes.
- Anil Dhir, email : anildhir2k5@hotmail.com
N.B.: A very few number of covers are available for philatelists who may please contact me.
Anil Dhir
is a noted philatelist from Bhubanehwar. He has written several books
on stamps. He is known for his specialized collection of Mourning covers
“ Edged in Black”.His other philatelic collections include Indian
Classics and Great Britain. His highly appreciated short film “ The Last
Post “ has won many awards at different exhibitions.
Beginners’ Section Do you know ??
Pigeon Post
Pigeon
post is the use of homing pigeons to carry messages. Pigeons were
effective as messengers due to their natural homing abilities. The
pigeons were transported to a destination in cages, where they would be
attached with messages, then naturally the pigeon would fly back to its
home where the owner could read his mail. Pigeons have been used to
great effect in military situations.
Postal Siblings
In
the amazing world of Philately, every day a new birth of stamp, Folder,
FDC or cancellation is taking place. Mostly they all are different and
have their own individual independent identity. However, sometimes we
find identical similarity in two or more cases. In such cases, we find
similar designs with slight variation in colors, sizes, papers, designs
etc in some of the Stamps, Folders, FDCs, Cancellations, Slogans etc.
These types of similarities in different postal items remind us of
siblings who are twins, triplets or quadruplets.
Read more … Specialized Section
- Dr Avinsh B. Jagtap
Some Remarkable Cancellations and Postmarks – 19
Renouf Type 9d Cancellation for Cashmere
Duplex Cancellation for Cashmere (Renouf Type 9d)
Renouf
in his monography on Early Cancellations of British India has entered
the only duplex cancellation from Cashmere as his Type N0.9d, although
his Duplex Type C is meant for Madras Circle. So I have to deal with
this type separately, retaining its Renouf N0. 9d. D.R. Martin has not
mentioned this cancellation, as the caption of his work “Numbers in
Early Cancellations 1855 – 1884” has no place in his book, as it does
not include any number/s. Jal Cooper describes this type under his type
N0. 8c, with the comments “This Type is also found with capital letter
“C” inset, and was used by “Cashmere Post Office” of Kashmir State.
Other letters found in this type are “DP” (District Post?), “DR”
(District Registration or Receiving Office?) and “FF” (Abyssinian Field
Post). Examples of all the four types are extremely rare”.
Duplex Cancellation for Cashmere (Renouf T. 9d )
1869
Cover to Cork (Irland) with one Anna, brown-orange (Jammu&
Cashmere) used with 8 pies+ 2x1 Anna (QV) and 4 Annas (QV) cancelled by
“POST OFFICE : CASHMERE =C “ (Renouf Type 9d) duplex obliterator,
Back-stamped “RAWALPINDEE/JL 30/69” + “LAHORE/S/ JUL30/69” (Renouf T.
60), “EX / BOMBAY/ AU 5/69” and Cork Arrival Mark of 14 Sept. 69. - Dr Avinash B Jagtap : email : abjagtap@hotmail.com
Rose Paintings on Stamps (Pt 1)
© Dr.Satyendra Kumar Agrawal
Next
to the human form, roses have been one of the most favorite painting
subjects used from the dawn of the civilization. In earlier paintings
roses were often used as adornment. Marked influence of religion during
Gothic period, also painted roses either as adornment or as a religious
symbol and in Baroque period, roses are found as portraits or in still
lifes. They were often the main subject of paintings during the Realist
and Impressionist periods.
“The Fresco with
Blue Bird” (c1900-1700B.C.) discovered by the British archaeologist, Sir
Arthur Evans in 1900, during an excavation at Knossos, Crete is the
oldest painting of rose found ever. He described the fresco as “ To the
left, for the first time in Ancient Art, appear a wild rose bush, partly
against a deep red and partly against a white background, and other
coiling sprays of the same plant hang down from a rock work arch above.
The flowers are of a golden rose colour with orange centers dotted with
deep red.”
“The Fresco with Blue Bird” (c1900-1700B.C.)
In
AD 79, the fresco paintings of Damascena Bifera roses, Mali1974, were
found in the ruins of Pompeii. This rose was used in the worship of
Aphrodite.
“Rose Crown”
The
collapse of Rome and its Empire marked the end of the first Golden Age
of the rose which spent the “grey” Middle Ages in shadows. Without
Rome’s dissipated celebrations the “Queen of Flowers” was condemned to
oblivion and only survived the following centuries because its medicinal
and cosmetic properties secured it a place in some convent and
monastery gardens.
There were some oriental drawings of roses circa the 10th century, but the rose was largely ignored until the Middle Ages.
The
rebirth of Renaissance in the arts in general, and paintings in
particular, marked an important break from the Middle Ages. But it was
by no means a sudden revolution more a gradual process which in Italy
dated back to the fourteenth century.
Giotto is
renowned as the founder of Renaissance art. The striking realism and
dramatic power of his works came as a revelation to his contemporaries
and heralded a new era in the development of painting. He was a master
of tempera as well as fresco. “The Ognissanti Madonna” c1310 has an
incomparable regal grandeur, available on a beautiful S/S of Malta1993.
It takes its name from the Florentine church of Ognissanti (All Saints)
where it adorned the high alter. The foreground angels hold vases of
lilies and roses, flowers symbolic of the Virgin. The original painting
is kept in Uffizi, Florence.
“The Ognissanti Madonna” c1310
Another
example of roses in Giotto’spainting; “The Madonna and Child” c 1320-25
in which Madonna is holding a rose in her hand is featured on an issue
of USA 1995. It is a part of a polyptych kept in National Gallery,
Washington.
“The Madonna and Child” c 1320-25
Stefano
da Verona is another notable artist of this period. His painting
“Virgin and Child with Angels in a Garden with a Rose Hedge” is depicted
on an issue of St. Vincent Grenadine, 1992. His style embodies a
decorative elegance and an interest in minute detail that derive from
northern European painting.
“Virgin and Child with Angels in a Garden with a Rose Hedge”
Here
the Virgin is portrayed as the Madonna of Humility: instead of having
enthroned, she is seated on a cushion on the ground. In the sky above
her appears God the Father with a scepter and the Holy Spirit in the
form of a dove. The rose garden symbolizes the purity of the Virgin,
while the music making angels evoke the refined and grace-filled court
life of the very end of the Middle Ages.
“The
Wilton Diptych” is one of the treasures of early Gothic paintings placed
in the National Gallery of Great Britain. It is available on a
se-tenant pair of Turks and Caicos Is, 1971. The diptych was
commissioned by Richard II who is portrayed in prayer and surrounded by
allies, being presented by three saints to the Virgin and Child. The
bright colours in the painting have faded. The pink roses on the heads
of the angels and scattered on the ground would have been Rosa gallica
and originally painted deep red in colours. It is a 14th century unknown Anglo-French artist’s painting.
“The Wilton Diptych”
The
school of Bruges was ever popular in fifteenth century. It got off to a
flying start with the incomparable art of Jan van Eyck (1390-1441). He
invented the technique of oil painting which allowed intricate details
of a picture to be added until a complete image of the subject had been
built up. Belgian Christmas issue of 1986 depicted one of his paintings
of Madonna with a crown of roses.
“Madonna with a crown of roses”
The
formulaic but appealing painting of Hans Memling was conservative,
technically highly skillful, and spiritually reassuring. He was the
other side of the coin of later Netherlandish paintings displaying
anxiety or aristocratic introspection. His “Madonna in a Rose Garden”
appeared on an issue of Cook Is. 1992, is a good example of rose
adornment.
“Madonna in a Rose Garden”
Stefan
Lochner was German late Gothic painter, considered to be the greatest
representative of the school of Cologne. He is known primarily for his
highly mystical religious paintings. His “Madonna of the Rose bush
“c1440 is featured on Cameroon 1972 and Germany 2005, is a beautiful
example of rose decoration in early Gothic paintings.
“Madonna of the Rose bush “c1440
Other
paintings of this period, where roses are used as adornments, available
on stamps are “Virgin and Child with St. Dominic, John the Baptist,
Peter Martyr and Thomas Aquimas” , c1429, Ghana 1980 and Republic
Central Africa 1980 , Cameroon 1974 and “Madonna of the Rose bush” by
Martin Schongauer, c1473 depicted on Dahomy 1974.
“Virgin and Child with St. Dominic, John the Baptist, Peter Martyr and Thomas Aquimas”, c1429
“Madonna of the Rose bush”
During
Renaissance period, Sandro Botticelli was well known for use of roses
in his work. “La Primavera”, San Marino 1972, “Madonna with Child”,
Poland1985&2002, “Virgin and Child”, Dahomy1974, “Madonna in Rose
Garden”,Togo 1985, are some of his notable paintings where roses are
used as adornments.
“La Primavera”
“Madonna with Child”
“Virgin and Child”
“Madonna in Rose Garden”
Symbolic
use of roses can be best seen in the paintings of two of the great
Renaissance artists, Sandro Botticelli and Albrecht Durer.
It
is in Greek poetry and legend that the symbolic nature of the rose is
first explored. The most famous is probably that surrounding Aphrodite
(Venus), goddess of love. “The Birth of Venus” is the most famous
painting of Botticelli featured on many issues of different countries
e.g. Ajman , Antigua 1980, Oman , Paraguay, Uganda ,Yemen, Antigua 1980
and France 2013, Venus (Aphrodite) is shown rising from the sea with the
white roses that are associated with her purity falling from her like
foam from the waves. As in Botticelli’s “Carnation of Virgin”, falling
roses also symbolizes the God’s divine love.
“The Birth of Venus”
It
is interesting to note that only a very limited selection of roses was
generally depicted in earlier paintings. Rosa centifolia is by far the
most commonly represented with only occasionally other species such as
Rosa alba maxima, Rosa foetida and Rosa bicolour or R-moschata
autunmalies are painted. In Botticelli’s “Primavera” and “Birth of
Venus” rose petals are blowing in the wind are R-alba and R-centifolia
both of which are original species.
-Dr Satyendra Kumar Agrawal : email : rosephila@hotmail.com
BRITISH INDIA BAZAR CARDS
MIRROR OF HINDU MYTHOLOGY
( PICTURING RAMAYANA AND LORD HANUMAN IMAGES ONE OF THE HEROES OF
RAMAYANA AND THE IMAGINATION OF MODERN HINDU RELIGIOUS IDENTITY )
By Naresh Agarwal
India 1906 Advert Bazaar Card shows Hanuman God carrying a mountain
BRITISH INDIA BAZAR CARDS :
Stamps
are considered as mirror of art, culture, history, religion, mythology
and other aspects of any country or society but it is not only stamps
but other postal material and stationery also shares their part for the
same purpose. Various philatelic materials depict and project various
such aspects through the quotes, slogan, text or pictorial
advertisements, vignettes printed on them and also through
cancellations, labels and private text and sketches drawn / written on
them.
British India period around the start of 20th
centaury saw a great revolution in changing trends of postal cards
which were in immense use during that period. Postal cards gave new
direction to postal culture and gave new dimensions to the utility of
this mode of postal communication for various social, religious,
business promotional and propaganda activities. Apart from those which
had pre paid printed stamps issued by postal administration, that period
saw a new culture of substantial use of private printed postal cards.
Such post cards were developed mainly by the merchants of major cities
of all over India who advertised their products or business through text
or pictorial matters printed on the either side of the post cards or
postal covers which used postal stamps affixed on them for payment of
postage.
India 1905 Bazar Picture Postcard -Hanuman GOD
1900-30
"Bazaar" cards and covers were in fact illustrated advertising
postcards and envelopes from various merchants in larger cities (Bombay,
Delhi, Madras, Poona City, etc) promoting their products. These private
printed post cards also showed printing of various pictures/ glimpse of
various religions of India which were either printed by individual
merchants / traders giving specific quotes and pictures or were also
available in market with some standard pictorial printing done on either
side of the cards. Such private printed post cards which were also on
common sale in the market for usage even by non- merchants. Because
those cards were mainly used by the merchants of bazaars of India for
their business transactions and communication; the cards were known as
bazaar cards.
Lord ram and His wife Sita : British India Bazaar 1906 Postcard
Some
of the cards had pictures of heroes of various mythological epics of
India showing various deities, gods, scenes / images of the episodes of
the epics. These cards certainly helped in promotion of religious
awakening and enthusing religious spirits in India. One will certainly
see a consideration of the relationship between Indian bazaar art shown
on bazaar cards of that era and the formation of a modern, pan-Indian
Hindu religious identity. It is seen that the popular, mechanically
reproduced lithographs of Hindu mythological heroes have attracted more
attention than they have so far received from scholars of religion.
While
some scholars in other fields have written politically about these
images but one should take seriously their religious genealogy and treat
them as vernacular religious texts where these images act as sources of
insight into the formation of a modern Hindu religious identity. It is
assumed that there is such an entity as Hinduism that is “Sanatana
Dharma”
A close study of such cards revealed
that there was a huge variety of such cards which highlighted Hindu
Mythology on them as one could see the glimpse of Heroes of Ramayana,
Mahabharata, various Hindu deities and gods & scenes / images of
various other epics on the pictures imprinted on the cards covering
partial, half or in some cases full side of such the cards and covers.
These prints were similar to business card or letterhead known as
‘Corner Card’. It usually included a return address. These Indian Bazaar
Cards also falls in this category.
Ramayana
Rama
and his wife Sita, seated, with Rama's brother Lakshmana fanning them,
and Hanuman, the Monkey God, kneeling in front of them. From the great
Hindu epic, the Ramayana
Ramayana
has been the main epic of Indian mythology and is followed by every
Hindu. The main story of the Ramayana is about Lord Rama. In short the
Ramayana is about Rama who was born in a royal family and was supposed
to be the king, but because of his step- mother, he was forced to exile
from his kingdom for fourteen years. During this period his consort Sita
was kidnapped by a demon called Ravan, who was the king of Lanka. Rama
with the help of his brother, Lakshman, and an army of monkeys under the
leadership of Hanuman, rescued Sita.
Valmiki wote Ramayan in Sanskrit Sant Tulsidas wote Ram Chritmanas
Ramayana
was originally written by a sage Valmiki in the Sanskrit language and
later on it was translated into other languages in different versions.
Sant Tulsidas wrote Ram Chritmanas giving details of deeds of Ramayana
in poetic form. The main story of the Ramayana is about Lord Rama. In
short the Ramayana is about Rama who was born in a royal family and was
supposed to be the king, but because of his step- mother, he was forced
to exile from his kingdom for fourteen years.
But
the Ramayana isn't only about Lord Rama and his attempt to rescue his
consort Sita. Ramayana is also about devotion, loyalty, family roles and
respect to elders.
The Ramayana does not begin
with the life of Rama, but actually with the people on earth who
suffered from the demon named Ravan, a cruel king who terrorizes the
people of earth.
Ravana : The Villain had ten faces
Rama
gets married to Sita. Sita is an adopted daughter of another king. In
order to win her hand, he won the contest of bending a bow, which
belonged to Lord Shiva.
HINDU DIETIES RAM AND SITA
BAZAR CARDS 1906-TWIN COBRA OVERPRINTS- SNAKE CANCELLATIONS OF GWALIOR, King Dasrath intended to inherit his kingdom to his eldest son, Rama. But Sumitra another wife of Dashraths was provoked by her maid asks for exile of fourteen years in forests to Rama and her son Bharat to heir kingdom. King Dasrath who is in great dilemma and pain, eventually bows to her demands
Rama accepts his father's decision without any argument. He along with his wife moved out for exile. His brothers Lakshman also decides to join his brother in exile. They moved in to forests, crossed rivers..
Bazar card 1905 - Rama’s Exile : Ram and Laxman,Sita roamimng in forests.
They
came across various demons. There in one forest,a female demon,
Surpanakha fall in love with Rama and she tried to seduce him. Rama
being a loyal husband refused to her flirts, so she tries to kill Sita.
At this point Lakshman took his sword and cut the demon's nose. She went
to her brother, Ravan, and told him of the disgrace that happened to
her. Ravan decided to avenge this humiliation by kidnapping Rama's wife
Sita. He even noticed that she is very beautiful and desired her.
Ramayana Boat Imag : India Indore State 1907 illustrated Bazar Card
To
kidnap Sita, Ravan planted a beautiful deer near Rama’s hut in forest
which Sita saw and urged Rama to get it. Rama ran after deer to get it.
Later, Laxman also followed rama. And then, Ravna kidnapped Sita and
flew to Lanka with her and placed her in a garden.
Ramayana Archery : Ram and Laxman chasing deer as requested by Sita Mata
Indore State 1906 illustrated Bazar card When Rama returned, a vulture who had fought Ravna to rescue Sita, was found dying told them that Ravan kidnapped Sita. Rama and Lakshman decided to find out Sita.
RAMAYANA AND HANUMAN :
Rama and Lakshman needed an army to find and fight Ravan and they got this help from the monkeys. The king of monkeys who was exiled by his brother got Rama's help to fight and slain his brother. After regaining his throne the monkey king assigned one of his commanders, Hanuman to serve Rama in his assignment to find Sita.
Lord Hanuman could fly: Flying over Rawana’s Sri lanka : Bazaar King Edward Postcard
After
reaching Lanka, Hanuman met Ravan who did not offer Hanuman a chair to
sit. Hence Hanuman created his own thorn by extending his tail long
enough and then sitting in front of Ravana. India Bazaar Card 1905 – Ramayana image : Ravana surprised as Hanuman sits on his elongated/extended coiled tail
Ravana
was shocked to see this and called his demons to set Hanuman's tail on
fire. When Hanuman went to Lanka Ravana's soldiers tied Hanuman's tail
with rags fabrics and Hanuman made the tail longer and longer. The
exhausted demons set fire to his tail.
Now it
was Hanuman's turn he jumped all over Lanka setting the entire city
ablaze with his tail still on fire.In the fight between Ram and Ravana
to free Sita, Ravana made an assault on Ram Seeing this, Hanuman, roving
his club, came close to Ravana. To show the might of Hanuman, he did
not hit Ravana with his "Gada", the Club, but gave a big blow with his
free hand. Ravana's entire body and his ten heads were terribly shaken.
Hanuman
who was capable of flying, flown to Lanka and found Sita in Ravna’s
garden guarded by female demons, in a depressed mood. He proved to her
that he was Rama's messenger and offered to carry her back.But to
vindicate her honor she preferred that Rama himself should rescue her.
Hanuman promised that Rama would come and rescue her.
Lord Hanuman Ji reached Sri Lanka
India Gwalior State QV 3p on illustrated Bazar Card 1904
After
Hanuman's return, Rama planned his way to reach Ravan's island. Rama
and his advisers planned a bridge to Lanka in the sea with trees and
rocks from forests and arrived Lanka and offered Ravna a peaceful
solution but Ravna’s refusal set a war in which even Rama and Laxman got
hurt. The monkeys also began to get weak because Ravan's forces use
biological weapons, which weaken their senses. So a medical expert in
Rama's forces claimed that to neutralize that a special herb named
Sanjeevani booti was required which existed in a far away mountain,
named Mahodaya (Dronagiri in Himalayas).
Hindu Deity Veer Hanuman :Checking Herbs to find Sanjeevani Booti
BAZAR CARDS-1905 TWIN COBRA OVERPRINTS- SNAKE CANCELLATIONS OF GWALIOR Hanuman flew to that mountain and found out that the mountain was full of different herbs, so he brought the whole mountain to Lanka. Slowly the forces got back to their senses.
Bazaar Card 1905 : Hanuman Ji carrying the Sanjeevni Parvat
Eventually
after many battles Ravan faced Rama and after two continuos days of
battles Rama kileds Ravan and visited Sita. But the Ramayana does not
end here. The fact that Sita lived in another man's palace caused some
rumors about her chastity. She was obliged to take a fire test in which
she sat in a fire but came out unharmed and therefore was purified from
charges.
Lord Rama with his brothers, wife and Sri Hanuman
India Indore State 1907 illustrated Bazar Card
In
the original version of the Ramayana, after Rama and Sita returned to
Ayodhya, the capital of Kosala the rumors about Sita's adultery in
Ravan's captivity continued and therefore the people disrespected her.
So Rama, who was now the king, decided to banish Sita from his kingdom.
In the forests she met a sage named Valmiki, who later on wrote the
Ramayana. In Valmiki's ashram Sita gave birth to two twins of Rama, Lav
and Kush. Those two children learnt from Valmiki to sing the Ramayana as
a poem and they went everywhere and started telling everyone the
Ramayana, meaning Rama's story. They even arrived into Rama's court and
told him his story and so Rama recognized his sons. He brought back his
wife Sita who decided to prove her loyalty to Rama by asking Mother
Earth to swallow her if she was loyal to Rama and so Mother Earth to
testify her loyalty, opened up and swallowed her and Sita disappeared
into earth. Later on Rama himself jumped in the river to end his life,
followed by many.
: Naresh Agrawal , email : nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in New Stamps from other countries
Israel
8 April 2014
Israel
Post issued a stamp sheet of 10 definitive stamps on Israeli Sign
Language. Israel is home to some 750,000 people who are deaf and hard of
hearing, approximately 15,000 of whom use sign language. The signs that
appear on the stamps are presented as images comprised of a hand shape
and the location of the sign. The tabs of the stamps also show different
expressions of sign language.
China
1 March 2014
Scroll of Bathing Horses
A
horizontal silk scroll, the Scroll of Bathing Horses is a colored
painting by Zhao Mengfu of the Tang Dynasty, measuring 28.5cm wide and
154cm long. It is now kept in the Palace Museum. The scroll paints the
scene that nine Xiguan (a position of official in charge of horse
keeping) have 14 fine horses bathed in the river in the hot summer. The
horses are drinking water, or gnawing grass, or tied to a tree with
saddle untied, or standing still with the head perking high. Xiguan are
in different status: some are bathing the horses, some are riding the
horses to the bank, and some are leading the horses to the river. The
water is clear and the trees on the bank are luxuriant. This
cheerful,comfortable and unfettered scene gives people an elegant and
quiet impression.
Italy 5 April 2014 : 450th Birth Anniversary of Galileo
Galileo
Galilei, often known mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian physicist,
mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in
the scientific revolution. His achievements include improvements to the
telescope and consequent astronomical observations and support for
Copernicanism. Galileo has been called the “father of modern
observational astronomy”, the “father of modern physics”, the “father of
science”, and “the Father of Modern Science”.
23 Marrch 2014 : 450th Michelangelo’s Death Anniversary
Regular
stamp issued on 23 March 2014, belonging to the "Il Patrimonio
artistico e culturale italiano" (Italian Artistic and Cultural Heritage)
series, dedicated to Michelangelo on the 450th anniversary of his
death. The stamp shows detail of the statue of “David”, sculpted by
Michelangelo between 1501 and 1504 and held at the Galleria
dell’Accademia in Florence.
The Lighter Side
The Politics of Stamps
It
has finally happened. The politics of the Post. For the first time in
the history of Independent India, the matter of issuance of Stamps has
figured in the Manifesto of a Political party.
In its manifesto issued at Bhubaneswar on the 2nd
of April 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party, Odisha, has mentioned that
if elected into office, it would ensure that Odisha is adequately
represented by way of its personalities, history, culture and natural
assets depicted on the Stamps issued by India Post.
The
Eastern India Philatelic Association had written to the three
mainstream political parties in the State, asking them to ensure that
Odisha gets due representation on stamps. While the other parties
ignored the suggestion, the BJP found it an important enough issue to be
included it in its manifesto.
The manifesto of
a politicalparty is issued to show the priorities that will stretch
across the political spectrum for the next five years. Manifestoes
usually cover extensive policy areas, but miss out some which affect the
citizens. Election campaigns should be about what the voters want to
say, not just what the politicians talk about. A Manifesto is a vision
document which every political party is duty bound to execute as it is a
written promise. All the other promises made in election speeches are
just political discourse.
This is a feather in
the cap for philatelists. They should take up the matter of promotion of
Philately with their elected representatives.
N.B.
It is another matter that yours truly, i.e. Anil Dhir, was part of the
Manifesto Committee of the Party and steam rolled the proposal through
in spiteof stiff opposition. I also promise that once we have a NDA
Government in place in the Centre, adequate measures will be taken to
promote the hobby of philately both by India Post and the Government. In
fact, a proposal to make Philately a curriculum subject (as is
prevalent in China) till the middle school level will be mooted.
District, State and National Level exhibitions based on a fixed schedule
calendar will be done. Good days ahead for Indian philately!
-Anil Dhir , email : anildhir2k5@hotmail.com
Promotional Section
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History
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Kumar Agrawal. The book is based on deep research of different schools
of Indian Art by Dr Agrawal. The study has been narrated through
beautiful images of various philatelic items issued all over the world.
The book is divided into 14 chapters with details of paintings from
different schools of Indian Art. The most attractive part of the book is
its fine and rich printing. The book has been presented by the author
in a very aesthetic way that on first sight it captures the attention of
the reader.
The book is available with Dr Satyendra Kumar Agrawal email rosephila@hotmail.com
Antarctic Expedition-Philatelist's Guide" by Abhai Mishra
Indian
involvement with Antarctic Expeditions dates back to year 1911 when
Captain Scott attempted to reach the South Pole. The book traces the
history of Indian Antarctic
Expeditions
through mails and letters carried with the expedition. It documents the
Indian Antarctic postal history through cancellations, cachets, labels,
envelopes, letter heads, QSL cards, postcards used during the
expedition. The book reveals very rare and lesser known facts of
Antarctica.
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AN APPEAL : GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2014
Dear Friend,
India
is surging through another “Democracy Yagna” at the moment, the biggest
till the date, the Indian General Elections to constitute the 16th Lok
Sabha of the Republic of India. Mammoth efforts are being made by
everyone concerned, from the Election Commission of India to the public
in general. Postal Department of India, the India Post may not be an
exception. The department has to do a lot of exercises to play it’s part
in the success of the elections. Postal Ballots are one more important
aspect of the elections, where Postal Department is involved directly.
It
will be a very interesting story and a very important chapter of the
Indian Postal History to document the role of the Postal Department in
the General Elections / Elections.
There
may be a lot of elements comprising the role of the department in the
elections; postmarks, slogan postmarks, schedules, stationery, Ballot
envelopes etc etc.
We
invite the interested writers / philatelists to take on the task and
write an article on India Post’s Role in Elections in India. The Year
Book of Indian Philately will publish the study in the 2014 edition of
the Year Book, with all the due credits to the author/s. The copyright
of the article will also remain with the author/s. We expect some good
write-ups on the subject from some interested writers / philatelists who
have followed the earlier elections too. We expect a very important and
interesting addition to the next (2014) edition of the Year Book of
Indian Philately. AAMIN.
With high expectations, Madan Middha
Editor, Year Book of Indian Philately
email : madan_middha@yahoo.co.in
Editor’s Mail Box
Dr Avinash Jagtap, Switzerland
Thank you for your May 2014 issue of Rainbow Stamp News! As usual, the mythological figure of Garuda has been nicely commented by Dr. Satyendra Agrawal. Many thanks to him!
Col Jayanta Dutta- Pune
As usual a great issue !!
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Current Philatelic Magazines – Newsletters
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Recent Awards
TAIPEI 2015 - Bronze
CG International Philatelic Promotion Award 2014, Germany - ( 4th Position)
INPEX 2013, Mumbai - Vermeil
SHARJAH 2012, Sharjah ( UAE ) - Silver Bronze
IPHLA 2012, Mainz - Germany : Bronze
JOBURG 2010 - 26th Asian International Stamp Exhibition, Johannesburg - Silver Bronze
PORTUGAL 2010 - World Stamp Exhibition, Lisbon - Bronze
Hong Kong 2009 -23rd Asian International Stamp Exhibition, Hong Kong - Silver Bronze
About Me
- Jeevan Jyoti
- Participated in differnt philatelic exhibitions Wrote for philately column in The Pioneer and worked as sub-editor for U-Phil Times published from United Philatelists, Kanpur.Did Schooling from Kanpur Vidya Mandir and Post Graduation in Botany from A.N.D. College Kanpur.
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