Vishwanthan Anand – The Pride of India…

 

 

World chess champion Vishwanathan Anand receives honour from the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov during an award ceremony at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

Vishwanathan  Anand becomes World Chess Champion for 5th time

Hi !

Its a great honor to write this Post about Vishwanathan Anand who becomes World Chess Champion 5th time !! We  are proud of him . Many Many Congratulations on his recent Victory !! This Post is dedicated to the great Chess Player !! He is the Pride of India !!

Kennath Sequeira from Dubai shares here a nice souvenir sheet issued on a Match between Anand and Tapalov at FIDE World Chess Championship held in 2010 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

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

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Anand defeated Boris Gelfand to win the Championship..

When Vishwanathan Anand made his meteoric rise in chess world in the 1980s, he was nicknamed The Lightening Kid for the speed with which he calculated complex chess moves and executed them. He used to complete in just about an hour, classical games in which players could use up to three and half hours of time.

Though over the years he has slowed down a bit and nowadays plays at a more sedate pace, Anand is still one of the best players in the world when it comes to the shorter version of chess, in which players get about 30 minutes each to complete the game.

A private cover

Anand’s proficiency in speed chess paid rich dividend on Wednesday as he defeated his challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel in a four-game rapid chess tiebreaker to win his fifth World Championship title and to remain the undisputed king of the chess world.

Newly-crowned world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand received a gold medal, prize money of $1.4 million (around Rs. 7.9 crores), a memento and a piece of contemporary art displaying him and challenger Boris Gelfand, for his achievement at a ceremony on Thursday.

Children’s games on stamps…

 

Tag

Israel Post issued a beautiful set of three stamps this month featuring children’s games which all popular among kids all over the world. The colorful  tabs on each stamp depict the specific game. The tabs are special features of stamps issued by Israel Post which always bear a small design related with the stamps.

Tag (also known as tip, tick, tig, dobby, it chasey, and many other names) is a playground game played worldwide that involves one or more players chasing other players in an attempt to tag or touch them, usually with their fingers. There are many variations. Most forms have no teams, scores, or equipment.

Hopscotch is a children's game that can be played with several players or alone. Hopscotch is a popular playground game.

Modern schoolyard court; designs vary.

Hopscotch Courts

There are many other forms of hopscotch played across the globe. In India it is called Stapu or Kith-Kith, in Spain it's Rayuela. In Latin America, golosa. In Russian it is known as классики (diminutive for the word meaning classes). In Poland, it is called klasy, meaning classes. In Italy it is called campana (meaning bell), or mondo (meaning world). In the Netherlands and Flanders, Hinkelen. In Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia it is called školica, meaning little school. In Malaysia the most popular variant is called tengteng. In Mexico, it is called bebeleche (mamaleche) meaning drink milk or avioncito meaning little plane ("probably because of the shape"). Different countries have different names for this game !!

Hide-and-seek or hide-and-go-seek is a variant of the game tag, in which a number of players conceal themselves in the environment, to be found by one or more seekers.

Hopscotch &  Hide and Seek

 

Collection Pack – September 2011 issues

Special Covers

West Bengal

Karnataka

: Ashwani Dubey – Gorakhpur (UP)

Alpine leisure sports on new Australian stamps..

 

Date of Issue : 19 July 2011 

Here are three new beautiful stamps on winter sports.Two of Australia's most popular alpine pastimes, skiing and snowboarding, feature in a new stamp issue coinciding with the 150th anniversary of skiing in Australia. The stamp issue comprises one domestic rate stamp (60 cents) and two international rate stamps ($1.60 and $1.65), .Outdoor activities has been beautifully captured in this winter-themed commemorative stamp issue. Skiing and snowboarding are very popular in Australia.

 

Snow skiing had its genesis in Australia 150 years ago, at the Snowy Mountains settlement of Kiandra, New South Wales. A small group of Austrians and a Norwegian, goldminers at the settlement, were behind the activity. The club that developed was called the Kiandra Snow Shoe Club, later renamed the Kiandra Pioneer Ski Club. This is thought to be the first and longest-surviving ski club in the world, established the same year as the first club in Norway, although the claim is not universally supported.

Today, skiing and snowboarding are undertaken in three Australian states: New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Australia's 14 alpine resorts are of varying size and sophistication, the most popular being Perisher, Thredbo, Mt Buller, Hotham and Falls Creek.Victoria is home to a total of eight resorts, some of which offer only cross-county skiing; New South Wales is home to four; and Tasmania to two. Between them, New South Wales and Victoria attract the lion's share of skiers and snowboarders, Tasmania representing around just one per cent of the market.

The three stamps in this issue represent the two most popular alpine leisure sports in Australia, downhill skiing and snowboarding. They focus on recreation rather than competition and represent a range of proficiency, from a tentative learner to advanced slope slayers. The photographs also depict a sense of place, Australia's snowfields being unique for their open vistas and alpine gums.

Maxim Cards

: Australia Post

Club News

Seminar on ‘Modern Trends of Philately’

A  Seminar on ‘Modern Trends of Philately’  has been organized by Philatelic Society of Rajasthan on  31 July 2011 at  St Xavier’s School , Jaipur. It will be inaugurated by Shri Rajeev Singh,Chief Postmaster General , Rajasthan Circle.

Time : Sunday, 31 July 2011 Morning 11.00 o’clock

Venue : Seminar Hall , St Xavier’s School , Bhagwandas Road , Jaipur

Digital Presentations : Virtual Philately by Mr Yogesh Bhatnagar

                                      Philately E-Trade by Dr Rakesh Thapar

- Rajesh Paharia, Jaipur

Going back to childhood days…

 

Hi ! Here is a wonderful set of stamps with a Miniature sheet, issued by Malaysia Post featuring traditional children’s games. The stamps are beautifully designed and just giving a nostalgia of childhood days. The set was issued in six different designs of se-tenant formats . My sincere thanks to Mr Srinivasan Thevarayan  of Klang, Malaysia for today’s Post.This is all for Today…Till Next Post….Have a Nice Time !

 

'Traditional Past Time Games with friends'

 

 

Club News

 

MANDIPEX – 2010

A  two day Stamp exhibition was held in Sundarnagar ( HP) from 15 – 16 December 2010. Two special cover were issued during the exhibition on Bhimkali Temple, Mandi and Namdhari Shawl – Badahan –Kullu.

Exponet Newsletter

http://www.japhila.cz/exponet/pictures/newsletter20122010.htm

Virtual International Philatelic Exhibition EXPONET - http://www.exponet.info/

News from our Readers…

 

A Philatelic Bureau will be opened shortly at Gorakhpur Head Post Office.

: Ashwani Dubey, Gorakhpur

Philatelic Exhibit

ALYSSAH XENIAH C. ALCALA, Philippines

I am very pleased to inform  that my 5 frames “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II” won the Grand and Vermeil for the youth category of FILPEX 2010 held at PhilPost in Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines. For more details please visit :

http://www.freewebs.com/alvier/localexhibitions.htm

 

Private Cover

Private Queen’s Baton Cover Prepared by Boben J E, Kerala   www.philalover.blogspot.com

DELHI 2010 – The Friendly Games

 

2010 Commonwealth Games

2010 Commonwealth Games Stamp Issue

A special sheet of stamps has been issued to commemorate the Delhi 2010 Games. 10 Royal Mail stamps are set against a background design of images from the private collection of Randhir Singh. Vice Chair of the Delhi games and India’s IOC member. The design celebrates the history of the “Friendly Games”. Only 1000 of the specially commissioned sheets are being issued . The  UK source is Chapman and Mitchell Covers at Bletchley Park Post Office. For India and South Asia enquiries should be to the Kolkata office at 033 2414 8228 or the web site www.royalmailsouthasia.com

Each sheet is individually numbered and presented in a protective sleeve. They can be viewed and ordered at www.bletchleycovers.com or by calling 01908 272690/631797.

Special Cover on Late Shri MG Pittie

A special cover was released in memory of Late Shri Murarilal Pittie, Eminent Indian Philatelist, by CPMG, in Hyderabad on 27th March 2010. For more details about the cover, Mr Ambareesh Pittie may be contacted. e-mail : ampittie@gmail.com

Ambareesh Pittie B1, Trendset Vantage, 8-2-309/1 to 8, Road No.14, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500034 INDIA Phone: Off: +91 40 23556166 / Res: +91 40 23556069 / Fax: +91 40 23556167

Fun Stamps

Today I have some very beautiful stamps and Souvenir Sheet on games and circus. This post is specially dedicated to children. But these are so colourful and lovely that collectors of all ages would like them. Take a look and try to add them in your collection. Have a nice day full of joy and fun !

PHILAVILLAGE I

In order to boost stamp collecting among young people The postal service of Hungary Magyar Posta has started the release of a new series of regular postage stamps entitled PHILAVILLAGE.The complete series contains a total of 12 stamps, which will be issued on 6 occasions each with 2 denominations. The special feature of the issue is that the stamps can be bought as part of a six-part board game. The six playing sheets make up a fun game for children to playfully learn about stamp collecting as the name itself, PHILAVILLAGE, refers to philately. The first part of this series was issued on 6 June 2008 Intended dates of issue are 20 June for part 2; 4 July for part 3; and the autumn for parts 4-6.The stamps show the busy lives of the inhabitants of PHILAVILLAGE. On the first two denominations the children can meet the PHILAVILLAGE hairdresser and baker. The first day cover for the series introduces the friendly villagers, while the main motif of the postmark is a stylized bear’s head.

Date of Issue- 6 June 2008.

Circus on Stamps

Here is a very beautiful souvenir sheet issued by France today.The souvenir sheet depicts actors of the circus : the trapeze artist, the juggler, the tamer, the circus rider and the ever smiling giggling clowns. The stamps of this souvenir sheets are also available seperately. This is a very attractive and colorful s/s. It will certainly be liked by chidren and elders as well.

Date of Issue- 23 June 2008