UEFA Euro 2012…

 

 

Date of Issue : 8 June 2012

Hi !!

Here is a set of souvenir sheets with rainbow strips issued by Polish Post to commemorate great Football event EURO 2012 Football Tournament. Poland and Ukraine are the joints hosts of this big Football Tournament. Stamps are just fantastic and going to be fit in my Rainbow collection…So just waiting for these wonderful FDCs from my friends in Poland and certainly I would send them beautiful covers from India or stamps and covers of their own choice  !!

This is all in this Post…More in Next Till then…Have a Nice Time !!

The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2012, is the 14th European Championship for national football teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament is being hosted by Poland and Ukraine between 8 June and 1 July 2012. It is the first time that either nation has hosted the tournament. This bid was chosen by UEFA's Executive Committee in 2007.

The final tournament features 16 nations, the last European Championship to do so (from Euro 2016 onward, there will be 24 finalists). Qualification was contested by 51 nations between August 2010 and November 2011 to join the two host nations in the tournament. The winner of the tournament gains automatic entry to the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup hosted by Brazil.

Club News

New Pictorial cancellation from Germany

On June 28^th  a new special cancellation at Helgoland featuring the bird GUILLEMOT(Uria aalge) will be available. Interested philatelists in the cancellation may contact Wolfgang Beyer, Vice Chairman of the German Collector Group ArGe ZOOLOGIE. e Mail: Wolfgang.Beyer1@polizei.sachsen.de   Postage rates are 0,75 Euro AIRMAIL or 2,80 Euro REGISTERED AIRMAIL.

From our Readers…

New Blog

I have created  a blog on Postcards, covers , aerogramme I received  . It is called Sids Hobby Center and the URL is www.nagi7.blogspot.com 

I have recently started to collect UNESCO heritage site cards and stamps. I have a 3 frame exhibit on UNESCO Indian sites.

- Nagendra Nayak  email : nagi7@yahoo.com

New Sepac 2011 stamps

 

 

Date of Issue : 15 September 2011

In the month of September new Sepac stamps will be issued .SEPAC stands for Small European Postal Administration Co-operation. This cooperation is primarily concerned with issuing postage stamps but also includes sales and marketing.

Since 1996 a number of Small European Postal Administrations have cooperated in a group called SEPAC.Today this group includes Aland, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guernsey, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco and San Marino. All the members of the group have small home markets and face the same challenges, making it natural to cooperate.Twice, in 2007 and 2009, the SEPAC members have issued postage stamps according to a common theme.

Membership Criteria

The criteria for membership of the SEPAC group of Post Offices/Postal Administrations are:

• The Post Office/Postal Administration must be located within Europe

• The Post Office/Postal Administration must be independent

• The Post Office/Postal Administration must have a small home market with more
than 50% of its Philatelic customers living outside its own country.

Joint Stamp Issues

Every second year, the SEPAC group issues a Folder containing one stamp from each of the membership Postal administrations.  Stamps have been issued by SEPAC countries in following years So far. The common theme of these issues is Scenery “ Beautiful Corners of Europe”

• 2007
• 2009
• 2011

Jersey

Date of Issue : 27 September 2011

Luxembourg

Date of Issue : 27 September 2011 

Guernsey

Date of Issue : 28 September 2011

Greenland

Date of Issue : 28 september 2011

Liechtenstein

Date of Issue : 28 September 2011

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From our members..

Ganesh Potphode writes from Dubai

I have started  a new blog : http://ganesh-mystadiumpostcards.blogspot.com/

My Stadium Postcards. A WEB SITE SPECIFICALLY DEVOTED TO THE HOBBY OF COLLECTING STADIUM & ARENA POSTCARDS!

My Blogs :
http://ganesh-myolympicphilately.blogspot.com/
http://ganesh-mybanknotes.blogspot.com/
http://ganesh-worldheritage.blogspot.com/

Ganesh Potphode email : olympic125@gmail.com 
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New Stamp from India

 

 

Date of Issue : 29 August 2011

Image : Mansoor Bolar , Mangalore

India Post issued a commemorative  stamp today on Dr Madhav Shrihari Aney .Dr  Aney (29 August, 1880 - 26 January, 1968) was an Indian politician. He was one of the founder of the Congress Nationalist Party. He was one of the eminent disciples of Lokmanya Tilak apart from N C Kelkar, Kakasaheb Khadilkar and Gangadhar Deshpande.

In 1937, he was elected to the Central Legislative Assembly. During 1941-1943, he was a member of Governor General's Executive Council. He resigned in 1943, when the British Indian government refused to release Mahatma Gandhi, while he was on fast. He was the High Commissioner to Ceylon from 1943 to July, 1947. He joined the Constituent Assembly in 1947.

After Indian independence, Dr M S Aney was Governor of Bihar from 12 January 1948 to 14 June 1952 He was also a member of the 3rd Lok Sabha from 1962 to 1967, representing Nagpur constituency. He died on 26 January, 1968 evening, the very day he was honored with Padma Vibhushan. In 1973, he was posthumously honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit for his Shritilakayashornava (1971), a Sanskrit biography of Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Club News

New Blog on Permanent stamp cancellations of India

A new blog created by Nagendra Amunje features Permanent postmarks of India. It can be viewed at http://www.indianpostmarks.blogspot.com/  It is a very good reference blog for all philatelists.

From our Readers…

Mr Kennath Sequeira from Dubai shares here a nice souvenir sheet issued on a Match between Anand and Tapalov at FIDE World Chess Championship held last year in Sofia, Bulagaria. The souvenir sheet also bears the name of   Vishwanathan Anand, the greatest Indian Chess player .

Stamp dedicated to FIDE World Chess Championship – Anand - Topalov 2010 Match

                                                                                 - Kenneth Sequeira, Dubai, UAE

The World Chess Championship 2010 match pitted the defending world champion, Viswanathan Anand, against challenger Veselin Topalov, for the title of World Chess Champion. The match took place in Sofia, Bulgaria from April 24 to May 13, 2010. In a dramatic finish, Anand won the match 6½–5½ to retain the title.

Official  FDC

Private FDC

Vishwanathan Anand Chess Champion private Max-Card

The start of the match was delayed one day due to air travel disruptions caused by the volcanic ash emissions from Eyjafjallajökull. Anand was to fly from Frankfurt to Sofia on April 16 and was stranded because of the eruption. He asked for a three day postponement, which was refused by the organisers on April 19. Anand finally reached Sofia on April 20, after a 40-hour road journey. The first game was consequently delayed by one day.

 

The World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand received a gold medal, cup and a garland. Veselin Topalov received a silver medal and a cup. They also received a paintings from Darina Yaneva’s solo exhibition "The Chess Game", which was a part of the official program of the match.

The Organizing Committee congratulated the world champion with his favorite Indian song.The prize fund of the match is 2 million EUR, of which 1.2 million are for the winner of the match, and 800 thousand EUR for the defeated player.

The postal articles (an envelope and а postage stamp) devoted to the match for the World Chess Championship "Anand-Topalov”

IAAF World Championships - Daegu 2011

 

Date of Issue : 26 August 2011

In celebration of the 2011 IAAF World Championships,  two stamps have been issued by South Korea . Each stamp featuring the sprint and the pole vault as ink-and-wash painting utilizing croquis sketching. It is hoped that this year's competition will be a great success where people, through track and field events – the elite of sports – will thrill to record-shattering competition among world renowned athletes and be imbued with a profound spirit and true sportsmanship.

IAAF World Championships start today ….

Daegu 2011

IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011

The IAAF World Championships, where competitors from all over the world will achieve incredible athletic feats, will be held for 9 days from August 27 to September 4 2011, in Daegu.

The event was created by IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federation), and the IAAF World Championships was first held in Helsinki, Finland in 1983. Since its 3rd competition, it has been held every other year — on odd number years. The slogan of this year's 13th competition is "Sprint Together for Tomorrow." At this year's competition, a total of approximately 6,000 athletes and officials from 212 countries around the world are expected to participate and display the skills they have polished through grueling training in a total of 47 events such as the long jump, the high jump, the javelin throw, the shot put, race walking, and the marathon, as well as the iconic track events such as the 100m, 400m, 1500m and the hurdles.

Daegu, the host city for this competition, is the city of textile, fashion and apple, with dense forests and a clean river winding through the city. Daegu (Korean also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is the fourth largest city after Seoul, Busan, Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in South Korea.

   

The Host Venue for the IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011 is a time tested facility as it was also the host venue of the highly successful 2002 FIFA World Cup.

The Teflon roof, which resembles the thatched roofs of the traditional Korean houses, provides natural light and an optimal viewing environment. Furthermore, the high-definition electronic signboard and the application of state-of-the-art technology will enable the spectators to watch the Championships with utmost excitement .

Club News

 

 The UK based Stamp magazine has published interview and part of collection of our distinguished member Dr Bibhudatta Mishra in its September issue under “ My Collection ” Column ( Pg 72 – 75). I am happy share it with the Readers. His blog FASCINATING WORLD OF UNDERWATER PARADISE  can be viewed at http://fishstamplover.blogspot.com/ 

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The Struve Geodetic Arc - The “measuring tape” of the globe

 

Date of Issue : 6 May 2011

Hi ! Here is the recent stamp from Finland featuring  The Struve Geodetic Arc, The “measuring tape” of the globe. The two stamps in the miniature sheet  are in  within each other in a very unusual style giving a look of single round stamp in the miniature sheet. In fact it is a composite beautiful se-tenant pair of stamps in which The outer stamp is round, and the inner has the shape of the map of Finland. A very interesting design for the collectors of se-tenants as well as those collecting on themes related with  Maps and geography..

In my last post I published the design of medals awarded in Philanippon 2011. Undoubtedly the design of medals  in the form of Japanese Fan is wonderful The idea of the designer is very innovative. Our distinguished member Mr Naresh Agarwal gives compliments to the designers and organizers of Philanippon 2011 for this unique design….. This is all in this Post…Till Next Post …Have a Nice Time ! 

 

The Struve Geodetic Arc
The “measuring tape” of the globe appears on new Finnish stamp issued in May 2011.The Struve Geodetic Arc was used for determining the size and shape of the globe. The arc, which is approximately 2,820 kilometers long, extends from the Black Sea in Ukraine all the way to the Arctic Ocean in Norway. The arc was named after F.G.W. Struve who managed the measurement in 1816–1855.

The arc measurement stations are located in ten countries: Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland, Sweden and Norway. The 34 most representative measurement points of the Struve Arc were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as a joint site of ten countries in 2005.

The miniature sheet  indicates the six points located in Finland. The two stamps in the release are within each other in the miniature sheet. The outer stamp is round, and the inner has the shape of the map of Finland.

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From our readers…

Naresh Agrwal writes from Bilaspur (C.G.) …

Magnificent medals of Philanippon 2011….

The medals of Philanippon 2011 are not just  beautiful but innovative  too. In fact, I feel the organizers should be innovative in their approach as we see philately stays in innovation now a days. Stamps of different designs,shapes and dimensions.These innovations are very pleasant. My  heartiest thanks to the organizers who came up with such innovations and showed the philatelic world a new way to be adopted in future exhibitions.

Further, I believe these medals should be presented in a beautiful show case/display pack so that these may be placed otherwise these are just kept in lockers for passing their life time.......

 

New sites for topical Collectors

Discover Topical Stamp Collecting

How-To, Tips, News, Reviews and Resources for Stamp Collectors

This is a very good site by Topical Stamp Collecting Queen, Janice  for the lovers of Topical / Thematic Philately.

http://secretstostampcollecting.com/members/

http://bears-stamp-family.forumotion.com/

A nice site for all collectors !

Stamp Bears writes….

I was searching a number of items today and your site came up quite often. first i would like to say that you have done an incredible job with your site and all of your hard work shows!  I encourage some one with so much knowledge to join us also. 

Living Australian..

 

Date of Issue : 7 July 2011

Australia Post issued a beautiful set of five stamps on 7th July depicting the the theme “ Living Australian”. The stamps feature the life of  Australian people. The set is wonderful and best suitable for themes like tourism, people and culture, life style and some more associated themes like pets, wildlife etc…The first day cancellation on FDC is very interesting in the form of ‘slippers’ which signifies the “life at leisure”. 

Living Australian

What does it mean to be "Living Australian?" The Australian day Council of NSW with the support of Australia Post encouraged Australians from across the country to explore the theme of "Who We Are" as a nation, by showcasing how they live as Aussies every day through the creative medium of photography.

The response was overwhelming, with 3,350 images submitted in the categories of Community; Pride; Family and Mates; and Freedom. The winning entries, including the overall winner "Best Friends" by Ann Clarke of South Australia, are featured in Living Australian 2011 Stamps Series.

The overall winner: Best Friends.
The bond between man's best friend and his owner has always been a strong one. Dogs offer companionship, loyalty, and for large numbers of people they also provide a service.

To view all entries to the Living Australian photography competition visit www.aussievault.com.au

 

Embrace Friendship
Australia Day allows family and friends the opportunity to get together and celebrate. It can also be the day when groups of people meet up and forge life-long friendships.

Cricket at the GABBA
The love of sport can grab you when you're quite young in this land of sporting fanatics. Whatever the game, or its level of popularity, you will find a spectator following. 

Little Man's Business
Performing the Wedge Tail Eagle Dance allows this young boy to learn the ways of his ancestors, to keep tradition alive and to celebrate his own heritage.

This Is So Relaxing
This kangaroo relaxes on the beach and enjoys the sun, sand and surf like so many other Australians.

Maximum Cards

: Australia Post

Discussion

I came across  a nice post on Gandhi Philately Study Circle Blog which I want to share with all of you. It is about Fake FDC made from !980 Nicaragua Souvenir sheet. The blog is devoted to Gandhi philately and discussions give on the blog are very interesting and informative.

Visit Blog for full details…http://gandhiphilately.blogspot.com/

GANDHI Philately Study Circle

Philately of Today

Another very good blog, I wish to mention here is “ Philately of Today” with regular interesting aricles and discussions on a variety of philatelic subjects…. Visit Blog : http://philatelyoftoday.blogspot.com/

Read the article.. ' What is happening to our dear hobby’….. many more interesting articles by the blogger….

Zodiac signs on Stamps..

 

 

 

Date of Issue : 20 May 20211

In the months of April, May and June, Canada Post is launching three more Signs of the Zodiac stamp issues, each one on the day in which each particular constellation takes its place of prominence in the zodiac calendar. On 20th May a Stamp on Gemini sign will be released.

Signs of the Zodiac: Gemini, the twins
Named for the stars Castor and Polydeuces (also known as Pollux--and the two stars together are known as the Dioscuri), Gemini means twins in Latin. The third astrological sign in the Zodiac, Gemini is considered an air sign, and is closely associated with the planet Mercury. The sun is in Gemini from approximately May 21 to June 20. However, some astrologists claim that the end of the constellation's rule is at the very moment the Solstice begins on June 21.

Date of Issue : 21 March 2011              Date of Issue : 21April 2011

Club News

A new Blog on Modern Indian Philately

A new Blog on Modern Indian Postal History and Modern Philately of India, has been created by noted philatelist of Vadodara, Mr Prashant Pandya. Idea of creating this blog ‘Glimpses of Modern Indian Philately’ by Mr Pandya is conceived to provide, share and discuss information exclusively on Modern Postal History or Modern Philately of India. Collectors of Modern Indian Philately around the world are invited to share the knowledge and information on the subject. Read the first article on History of the Indian Post Office….

View Blog : http://modernindianphilately.blogspot.com/

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Dear Friends, Thank you very much for all your covers and other nice items.

Wolfgang Beyer, Germany

From a Blogger Friend ….

Kumar Kamleshwar Nair, Trivandrum

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