World’s largest envelope by Aligarh University students

 

Team that produced the envelope

An envelope big enough to be the ticket for AMU entry into the Guinness Records

Aligarh: The students of the Aligarh Muslim University have made a 37 x 27 feet envelope to get their alma mater registered with the Guinness Book of World Record. The huge envelop was made by a group of about two dozen students belonging to the faculties of Engineering, Architecture, Fine Arts and Law was put on display at the Kennedy Auditorium of the University before a large gathering of students and teachers.

Current record for largest envelope was set in 2010 in UK by an envelope measuring 32 x 23 feet.

Addressing the ceremony, the chief guest said that it was a lifetime opportunity for him to become a part of the historic event and be a witness to the efforts of the University students. He said that the University is considered one of the most prestigious institutions of the world and a centre of excellence. He said that Sir Syed Ahmad Khan had established the University with great devotion and commitment and it is great to see that the students of this University are realizing his dreams.

 

AMU students writing messages of peace

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  : Atul Agarwal - Aligarh

New Stamps on Music..

Date of Issue : 15 September 2011

On 15th November 2011, Jersey Post will issue six stamps to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Jersey Symphony Orchestra, a special community orchestra, devoted to the needs of local players, audiences and the promotion of orchestral music for everybody on the Island. Featured on the stamps are orchestral instruments together with a music score.

News from our Readers…

11.11.11 Covers

Ashwani Dubey, Gorakhpur

Sanjiv Jain, Dehradun

Presentations by Markand Dave….

Noted philatelist, Markand Dave of Nadiad Gujarat shares here some pics of his philatelic presentations recently given at New York and London.He also visited Queen's Royal Collection on 1st Nov in presence of Mr. Michael Sefi , Keeper of Royal Philatelic Collection .

USA at New York Collector's Club on Danish Settlements in India (13 Oct 11 )

England at Royal Philatelic Society - London on 1929 Indian Airmail Stamps ( 05 Nov 11 )

Anna Hazare – True follower of Mahatma Gandhi…..

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mahatma Gandhi

Anna Hazare A Strong Man which is now known as Second Gandhi Of India . Anna Hazare, is the man of the moment - an anti-corruption crusader who is determined to establish the Jan Lokpal Bill that can bring in a strong anti-corruption law in India.This patriot has sculptured himself to fight for the attainment of a peaceful nation.Anna Hazare’s hunger strike, to usher in a corruption-free society - with transparency and accountability as hallmarks, is finding new takers from among the masses every day.The question arises here : does non-violence serve as a mighty tool in the 21st century as well? The evident answer is: sure, it does.

No nation has set a greater symbol like the coercive non-violent protest in India. While the deadliest of weapons might fail to deliver desired results, peaceful non-cooperation from a civilian is known to yield results since the struggle-days of India’s independence. Such quiet yet powerful protests often write new, glorious chapters in the text of history. India’s told and untold experiments with democracy speak loads about the valor of non-violence and Gandhian philosophy.

There’s something so magical about Gandhigiri that though the people who adopt it come from nowhere, they take over the masses with time, cause an emotive storm and simply pull the mighty straight to the ground. Hazare’s call for an unshakeable movement against corruption resonates with various sections of the society.

Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi held the opinion that we may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. Still we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it.”

Non violence is a powerful and just weapon which cuts without wounding . It is a sword that heals.” Setting an apt example for a world that resorts to conflict and mass destruction to fight for various causes, the Hazare movement is seeking a revolution on the lines of noble reforms and writing a history in which future generations can take pride.

In today’s generation, most of us have not seen Mahatama Gandhi and his way of fighting against the English. However, Anna Hazare has provided us a glimpse of the ‘Freedom Struggle’ through his fight against the ‘Corrupt’ officials of the government including politicians.
Corruption in politics has become a plague across our country, it is draining our resources and demoralizing our nation. This bill would go a long way to deterring those that steal and undermine the public good. India has a proud history of people power overcoming oppression -- today if we all stand with one voice we can fight this corruption that is poisoning our political system.

New Stamp from India…

Date of Issue : 6 July 2011

Today India Post issued a commemorative stamp on Dr. D.S.Kothari, an eminent scientist of India  .

Daulat Singh Kothari, popularly known as D. S. Kothari, was an outstanding scientist. He was a great educationist. His contribution to the entire spectrum of Indian education from elementary school to the university level is well-known. He was a student of Meghnad Saha. Kothari is regarded as the architect of defense science in India. He also played an important role in development of many other organizations, notable along them are the University Grants Commission and the National Council of Education Research and Training. Above all Kothari was an outstanding teacher. He had the moral and intellectual qualities of a rare human being. He devoted his life to the pursuit of knowledge in its widest sense. He was a multifaceted personality—an outstanding teacher, a great educationist, a renowned physicist and a highly successful leader and organizer.

Dr Kothari received several honors and awards. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Bhushan in 1962 and Padma Vibhushan in 1973. After his retirement from the Delhi University in 1971, he was appointed Emeritus Professor and he continued to maintain close contact with students and teachers almost till his death on February 4, 1993. In honour of Dr Kothari the Delhi University has established the D. S. Kothari Centre for Science, Ethics and Education. One of the objectives of this centre is to collect technical and non-technical writings of Kothari in book form.

image source : Mansoor B., Mangalore

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Rules for issue of commemorative postage stamps by Department of Posts, Government of India

The commemorative postage stamps issued by the Department of Posts, Govt. of India will be determined based on the following rules:-

1. Commemorative postage stamps will be issued on subjects that have a national or
international stature or have made national/international contribution or impact or reflect national/international areas of concern.

2. The Annual Issue Programme shall reflect regional, cultural and ethnic balance.

3. Stamps on a particular subject shall issue only once, except thematic such as wild life, environment, transport, flora fauna etc. or regular issues like Children’s Day, Season Greetings and sets on heritage, nature, culture, art, architecture etc.

4. Stamps shall be issued only on the apex institutions, not on branches of any institution or organization.

5. There shall be not over 50 issues (maximum 100 stamps) of commemorative stamps per annum.

6. Stamps on personalities shall not exceed 10% of the Annual Issue Programme.

7. The Union Minister incharge of the Ministry of Communications & IT may approve 5% of the Annual Issue Programme.

8. The date of issue shall be fixed by the Philately Division keeping in view the significant dates relating to the subject and the availability of slots in the printing
schedule.

9. Dates of issue once fixed shall not be changed. A proponent may hold a presentation function on any day on or after the date of issue.

10. Proposals may be sent by any citizen of India.

11. Proposals should be sent at least two years in advance for consideration by the Philatelic Advisory Committee (PAC) and approval by the competent authority.

12. Proposals must be submitted in the format available on indiapost.gov.in.

13. Proposals will be considered and recommended/not recommended by the PAC. They
will not be carried forward for the next PAC meeting.

14. Proponents shall follow the protocol for release functions.

15. The Department of Posts will decide the subject matters, prohibited subjects renewal of philatelic products, procedure for proposal consideration and issue/release of a stamp, period of sale of commemorative/special stamps and for definitive stamps and postal stationery. It will also determine issue policy, withdrawal policy and archival policy.

16. The denominations of postage stamps shall be in consonance with domestic and international postal tariffs.

17. The personalities on whom commemorative stamp may be issued should be of national or international importance. The occasion to be commemorated must be the birth centenary or 10th /25th /50th /100th death anniversary. No stamp will be issued sooner than ten years after an individual’s death. A commemorative stamp shall be issued in honour of the head of State on his/her first death anniversary.

18. A stamp on an institution, building, monument etc. may be issued on its centenary/125th anniversary/ 150th anniversary etc. The building, institution to be so honoured must be Heritage site of national/international importance or site recognized by ASI of  national/international importance. Building of regional importance may be commemorated with issue of special cover with special cancellation.

19. At least 25% of the stamps issued in a year will be on popular themes like flora, fauna, culture, heritage etc.

20. Proponents for the stamps relating to institutions/events/large organisations are required to make a mandatory purchase of a minimum number of 1 lakh stamps and
the requisite philatelic ancillaries.

 

The World’s Smallest Postal Service…

 

Hi ! In today’s post just wish to share a wonderful forward with all of you which I recently received from one of my friends….Its related with mini letters…posted  with a magnifying glass for identifying the mailing address.

The World’s Smallest Postal Service was created by San-Francisco- based postmistress 
Lea Redmond, who decided to put the crazy idea into practice as soon as it popped into her head. She just strapped her small desk to her back, hopped on her bicycle and set-up shop in one of the local cafes. Since then she came to realize many other people are simply charmed by her miniature postal service.

At the Worlds Smallest Postal Service, your letters are written in tiny letters, carefully wrapped and sealed with a miniature was-stamp bearing the senders initial. To make sure the tiny messages don't get lost in the traditional mail, they are packed in transparent envelopes equipped with a magnifying glass for identifying the mailing address.

 

For Valentines Day the mailing rates at the Worlds Smallest Postal Service are: $8 plus shipping for letters, and $10 plus shipping for small packages containing an antique china button and a note saying You are as cute as a ....

 

 

New Europa stamps – Year of Forests

 

 

 

 

 

        

         
Date of Issue : 28 April 2011

Here are some new stamps to be issued by Bulgaria and Estonia Post to celebrate International Year of Forests with common theme of Europa 2011 – the year of Forests. The stamps are beautiful and look magnificent !! Bulgaria Post also issues a Miniature sheet with to stamps and two separate sheetlets of each stamp. More new issues of EUROPA 2011 could be seen on this Special Blog . A query from the reader…..given in next section of this Post. Response from the readers will be highly appreciated !! This is all for Today….Till Next Post….Have a Nice Time !

Bulgaria

Estonia

Date of Issue : 28 April 2011

View complete list of Europa 2011stamps on Europa Stamps

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Query from the readers…

Krishnadevaraya MS…..No of copies ???

I have received enquiries from some of our readers regarding the actual number of MS of Krishnadevaraya issued by India Post on 27 January 2011. The information sheet mentions number of copies of stamps but not the number of MS printed. It will be nice if someone could answer this question ….. or the officials of Philately section of India Post could throw some light on this issue….

 

Postage Stamps to go online in 2012

 

 PTI     New Delhi   April 20, 2011

Department of Post is planning to introduce online version of postage stamps, which will enable India Post customers to use print out of the stamp for sending mails.
"Our effort is to make access of postal service easy and simple for users. We are working on project that will enable them to print copy of bar-code based receipt and use it in place of postal stamps for sending mails," Department of Post (DoP) Secretary Radhika Doraiswamy told PTI.
The project is a part of e-commerce initiatives by India Post, she added.
"Our minister (Union Minister for Communications and IT Kapil Sibal) has already inaugurated e-post office and has asked e-market place to be developed. We are in process of developing application for various platforms on internet," she added.

Under the e-market place project, DoP will facilitate selling of small scale and cottage industry products through its website.The product catalogue will be published on internet and will give customers an option to select and make payments for the purchased product online.
Once the order in placed, post-office, located nearest to the product seller's location, will arrange for the pick-up and delivery of the product to the customer."We will accept orders from both domestic and international customers," Doraiswamy said.Doraiswamy mentioned that DoP is contemplating introduction of home pick-up services for mails and parcels for some set of services such as registered post, insured post, speed post and WorldNet. "Customer would have to pay online and register for the service. A postman will then go and pick the parcel or mail from the customer. The plan, however, is currently in a discussion phase," she said.
She added, "We have to ensure that post office gets the payment for delivering services and customers get services conveniently. Everything is being worked out through RFPs (request for proposals), but most of our services will come on internet in 2012," Doraiswamy said.

- Business Today

Smile of the World…..

Date of Issue : 18 April 2011

Polish Post issued on 18 April, a set of six beautiful stamps on smile of the world featuring smiling faces of people of different nations, photographed by Elzbeita Dzikowska. These colorful stamps are wonderful and sure to be liked by one and all as the stamps just make smile everyone !!

SMILE OF THE WORLD ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF ELŻBIETA DZIKOWSKA

BEATIFICATION OF POPE JOHN PAUL II

To be issued on 28 April 2011

A souvenir sheet will be issued by Polish Post on 28 April featuring Beatification of Pope John Paul II

Beatification of Pope John Paul II

: Pocztz Polska