Hi! I am back with some interesting items to show you in this high time of festivals. Navratri has filled the hearts and minds with songs and celebrations provoking the cities of India into light, color. dancing and music. I just picked some special covers from my collection to show for today's Post and making them very special today. Readers in Gujrat, Orissa, West Bengal and Assam must be having a great time as there are very special celebrations in these states during this season.A special greeting card issued by India Post on the occasion of Vijay Dashmi which was designed by Shri Dipok Dey of Calcutta. The envelope bears his autograph too. I am pleased to show a FDC issued on famous cities of India. It depicts very important cities - Cuttack, Hyderabad and Bikaner. All of them have specific cultural values. As I had spent a long time in Orissa I got a chance to see Durga Puja in Cuttack. Cuttack is known for its beautiful Silver craft work. Its silver jewellery is famous all over the world because of its very typical and fine silver work. During Durga Puja there is pure silver decoration in some of the Pandals and the idol of Goddess Durga is adorned with sparkling silver work. It is exquisite and a speciality of Cuttack. In Gujarat there is a great fascination for Dandia & Garba. Here is a Cover depicting traditional dance of Gujarat. Well all of you are doing lot of shopping and purchasing special sweets on this festive occasion. A message for you through a Meghdoot card. In Club News a detailed news about Karphilex-2008, Bangalore sent by our distinguished member Mr. Jagannath Mani from Bangalore. It is not only the season of festivals but also a time to celebrate and enjoy the philatelic exhibitions which just started from Chandigarh. One more photo of the exhibition sent by Mr. Rakesh Walia from City Beautiful. In our regular series the second last se-tenants from the album of Mr. Shrikant Parikh. This is all for today !......Have a Great Time.....!
Durga Puja
Navratra ( i.e.Durga Pooja ) is celebrated all over the India as well as in some countries of the world. Navratra is a festival of Worship of Godess Durga in many forms of Shakti i.e.Divine Power. So many countries have issued postage stamps on our rich Indian cultures & festivals. A postage stamp depicting "Durga" (shown above) based on miniature painting of cira 17th. century, was issued by Germany in year 1979.
-Er. H.K. Jain, Mandla (M.P.)
Greeting Card issued by India Post on Vijay Dashmi in 2001
(With autograph of designer- Shri Dipok Dey)
Yog Temple & Folk Dance of Gujarat (Garba - Ras Nritya)
Folk Dance of Punjab with stamp of Masks of famous Chhau Dance
Cities of India - Cuttack, Hydearabad & Bikaner
Jago Grahak Jago (Be Alert while shopping)
Club News
KARPHILEX-2008, Bangalore
The Karnataka Philatelic Society is organising a Three-Day State Level Philatelic Exhibition - Karphilex 2008 in Bangalore. Karphilex 2008 will be held at "Basava Bhavan", Palace Road, Nr. Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore, starting 17th Oct 2008 to 19th Oct 2008 . The exhibition will display about 130 Frames from 60 different participants, of which 40 participants are from youth competetive class and 20 Senior participants in non-competetive class. The Karnataka Philatelic Society is seeking the support and patronage of your goodselves in the form of advertisements in the Souviner. For More details kindly contact Mr. Manish A Jain - Secretary- Karnataka Philatelic Society on +919845170700 ; E-Mail manish_philately@rediffmail.com or Dr R G Sangoram - President - Karnataka Philatelic Society on Ph. 080-23447913. The advertisements should reach on or before 11th OCt 2008. Timings of the exhibition are: 10.00 am to 6 pm 17th & 18th Oct 2008 and 10.00 am to 4.30 pm - 19th Oct 2008 A special cover will be released during the exhibition on the theme of a musical stringed instrument tradational to Karnataka. A souvenir is also being released. There are about 15 to 20 dealers from all over India putting up their stalls. Come and meet all your philatelic friends. Make it your Festival of Stamps.
Chandigarh Philatelic Exhibition
Shri Pradeep Chhabra,Mayor Chandigarh, Shri Pritivi Raj Singh CPMG & Mr. Rakesh Walia looking at the frames
A Philatelic Exhibition was sucessfully organized by Chandigarh Philatelic Club at GPO Chandigarh from 2 October to 4 October 2008.One more exhibition is proposed to be held from 29 January to to 1st February during the Death Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and a special cover will also be released during the exhibition.
From Se-tenant Album of Shrikant Parikh
Theme- Fleet - Navy
President's Review of the Fleet
Date of Issue : 12 February 1984President's fleet Review, Vishakhapatnam
All stamps of same size
Left side stamps larger in size
Right side stamps larger in size
Date of Issue : 12 February 2006
Indian Coast Guard
Date of Issue : 12 August 2008
