Friday, April 17, 2009

Club News



Latvia- EUROPA - Astronomy - 2 April 2009



Hi ! I have recently received a nice cover on EUROPA theme - Astronomy from Latvia sent by Mr. Evgenie Limonsky. The cover depicts two stamps. On one stamp telescope and a portrait of the Lativian astrnomer Yan Ikauniek is represented. On the second stamp the Solar System with a meteorite, Institute of Astronomy of the Latvian University, a radio telescope and portraits of scientists - astronomers is represented. One more nice cover with a very beautiful and fine permanent cancellation from Gandhi Ashram Post office of Ahmedabad so kindly sent by Mr. Shrikant Parikh and a nice Meghdoot Card with a permanent pictorial cancellation from Vadodara sent by Mr. Prashant Pandya. Thanks to all of you for these nice covers and card with beautiful cancellations.Postmarks are always a nice collecting item for all thematic collectors. Please also see some updates . This is all for today...Till Next Post ....Have a Nice Time !....





Permanent postmark from Gandhi Ashram, Ahmedabad




Permanent Postmark from Vadodara H.P.O.




New Blogs

Recently two new beautiful blogs have been created by well known philatelists of Gujarat.These blogs are Prashant Pandya Ka Phila Jagat by Mr. Prashant Pandya of Vadodara and " Se-tenant Stamps of India" by Mr. Shrikant Parikh of Ahmedabad. Just log on to these beautiful Blogs. Both of them are very nice and informative.


Postal Auction

ITS Postal Auction No. 44 - Last Date 30 April 2009Scans of some lots are available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/its_offers
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Errors in Indian Post Independence Stamps

SHRI SHIDRI SAI BABA SHEET



BLACK COLOUR OMITTED IN ONE SHEET



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