LONDON 2012 Olympics stamps from Israel..

 

 

 

Date of Issue : 26 June 2012

Hi ! Here are new stamps on London 2012 Olympics to be issued by Israel Post on June 26, 2012. The stamps are just wonderful. The special feature of these stamps is its tabs that depict Olympic rings, London landmarks and flags of participating countries. One of the stamps featured below also  has Indian flag on its tab !! These stamps are just fantastic and sure to be liked by all sport lovers and stamp collectors.

A big thanks to the designer of these beautiful stamps who made the stamps memorable with its exquisite design forever especially for we Indians. The tabs on the stamps have added extra beauty to the stamps !! I should mention here that Israeli stamps have most beautiful tabs in the world which have special value for Thematic collectors.

I am extremely thankful to Dr Eli Moallem of Israel  who sent me details about these stamps !! This is all for  Today….Till next Post…. Have a Great Sporting day !!

 

 Indian flag on tab of the stamp (No. 5 from extreme right)

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The Spiritual Science philately exhibition

The Spiritual Science philately exhibition  by M.R Prabakar during the Discourse of Bhagavadgita  by Dr.(Prof.) Narayana Acharya

From May 28, 2012 to May 30^th ( 5pm to 8 pm )

Venue : ”SRI VENUGOPALA KRISHNA SWAMY TEMPLE, 11th Cross MALLESWARAM BANGALORE"

 

 

Dr. (Prof.) Narayana Acharya and MR Prabhakar

  : Jagannath Mani, Bangalore

 

New stamps from India…

 

 

800th Urs Dargah Sharif, Ajmer

Date of Issue : 27 May 2012

India Post issued a beautiful Miniature sheet and two commemorative postage stamps on 27 May 2012 to commemorate  88th Urs, Dargah Sharif Ajmer. Ajmer Sharif is a great pilgrim centre of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs and a symbol of inter communal harmony.

Dargah Sharif or Ajmer Sharif is a sufi shrine of sufi saint, Moinuddin Chishti located at Ajmer, Rajasthan. The shrine has the grave (Maqbara) of the revered saint, Moinuddin Chisti.  It is said that the brass candlesticks taken from the Kalika temple after its destruction were given to the Dargah Sharif shrine of Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, a shrine that Akbar vowed to rebuild after his victory.

 

A postage stamp on Dargah Sharif Ajmer was also  issued by India Post in 1989 .

: Ashwani Dubey - Gorakhpur

Urs festival

The annual Urs festival commemorates the death anniversary during the first six days of the Rajab (falls between March and July). During Urs, the Dargah's main gates called the Jannati Darwaza (Gateway to Heaven), which normally remains closed, are opened for the devotees. In honour of the saint during the Urs, Qawwali concerts are held reciting Chishti's own works and others. It attracts a large number of devotees to the shrine. The dargah, which is visited by Muslim pilgrims as well as Hindus and Sikhs as a symbol of inter communal harmony.

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News Feature

Special feature in Hindi on The Exhibition :The Minister of Culture, Director ASI, Director India Post and Mr Ajay Mittal talk about the exhibition. Please click following link to listen this news feature :

http://www.newsonair.nic.in/feature-audio-new-player.asp?id=2349

Indian theme on foreign stamps

 

Canada Post issued a postage stamp on Sikh Canadians on 19 April 1999.

Canadian Sikhs

Canadian Sikhs are the largest religious group among Indo-Canadians. Accordingly to latest census, there are about 5 - 8 lakh Sikhs in Canada. Sikhs have been in Canada since at least 1887.

Ever since the year 1900, Sikh members started to contribute to the Canadian economy. However, it was not until the year 2000 that this contribution was noticeable. Sikhs have made significant contribution to the Canadian economy in terms their professional and business advances. The Sikh community is represented in all professional fields; medical, legal, technological, academic, etc. Sikhs are driven by their desire to enhance themselves and their communities.

In the 1960s and 1970s tens of thousands of skilled Sikhs, some highly educated, settled across Canada. As their numbers grew, Sikhs established gurdwaras in every major city of Canada.

In 2002, the Gur Sikh Temple was designated a national historic landmark by prime minister Jean Chrétien on July 26 of 2002. It is the only Gurdwara declared a national historic landmark outside of South Asia. In 2007 the temple was completely renovated and reopened. In 2011, the Gur Sikh Temple in Abbotsford celebrated its one hundredth birthday. To celebrate, the Government of Canada is funding the building of a museum dedicated to Canadian Sikhism. During the anniversary celebration, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave a speech to the Punjabi Community as to how the Gur Sikh Temple is a shrine to all immigrants into Canada, not just Sikh ones.

- Kenneth Sequeira -  Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Philatelic Societies of India

The Deccan Philatelic Society

The Deccan Philatelic Society in Pune was formed on 3 August1988 is dedicated to the cause of promotion of philately.

The Deccan Philatelic Society has successfully organised 2 philatelic exhibitions in the city of Pune. Cancellations on different subjects have been sponsored by the Society on various occasions. Philatelic Workshops are conducted by the society, in the schools to promote the philately amongst the school children. Members of the society have participated in the State, National and International level exhibitions and have won many awards. Members of Deccan Philatelic Society won 5 gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze medals at Mahapex-2012.

Management Committee consists of Colonel J Dutta (President), P J Lewis (Secretary), Dr Anjali Dutta (IPP), Mr. Pratisad Neurgaonkar, Col Ashwin Baindur and Ms Jayoti Dutta. The Society publishes the much acclaimed Deccan Philatelist in full colour.

The Deccan Philatelic Society meets every first Sunday of the month at 10.30 a.m.

Contact address :

Deccan Philatelic Society, A-12 Sacred Heart Town, 75/2 Wanowrie, Pune 411 040

email : doctorjayanta2009@gmail.com

The Army Philatelic Society

The Army Philatelic Society (TAPS) was formed in 2003 to promote philately in the Indian Army among the serving, retired, released personnel and their families. Civilians interested in military philately are also made members.

The Society has brought out many Special Covers on the army as well as published the acclaimed book The Rare Stamps of the World. Two monographs on APS Covers and the Fiscals of Jamkhandi have been published by the Society.  The Society publishes the Journal of The Army Philatelic Society twice a year in full colour.

Management Committee consists of Brig P K Gulati (President), Colonel J Dutta (Vice President), Dr Anjali Dutta (Secretary), Ms Anisha Gulati (Treasurer),Brig F T Rangwala, Brig R K Singh, VSM, and Col Ashwin Baindur. 

Philatelic Workshops are conducted by the society, in the schools to promote the philately amongst the school children. Members of the society have participated in the State, National and International level exhibitions and have won many awards. Members of The Army Philatelic Society won 4 gold, 3 silver medals and 3 bronze medals at Mahapex-2012.

Official Address:
L-335, Tarapore Towers,New Link Rd, Oshiwara,Andheri (W), Mumbai 400 053.

email : doctorjayanta2009@gmail.com

 

Gaya Stamp Festival 2012

 

 

Shri Vishnu Charan Dharamshila, Gaya

 

GAYA STAMP FEST 2012 was organized by the Bihar circle of India Post from 4th to 5th Feb 2012 at GAYA  in Bihar State, after a gap of 8 yrs. A special cover t 04/02/2012 was released on the occasion by the Commissioner Magadh Division on 4 February 2012.The theme of the cover is Vishunpad Mandir & Pind dan, and cacellation is Vishnupad Mandir sthit Bhagwan Vishnu Charan. Anil K Saxena, distinguished philatelist of Gaya exhibited his collection in the festival and was honoured by the Postal authorities and the local administration .

 

- Dainik Jagran – 5 Feb 2012

Anil K Saxena-Gaya : email  saxenaak273@yahoo.co.in   Ph  09431272010

Stamps on Indian theme….

 

 Sacred Animals of Hinduism

 

Guinea Bissau Post issued a beautiful Souvenir Sheet and a set of four stamps in the year 2010 featuring Sacred Animals of Hinduism. Issues  from Guinea Bissau and some other African countries are always very controversial among serious stamp collectors whether to include them in collection or not. As these stamps are issued on themes which are not related with the subjects of their own country. So many of the issues are regarded as illegitimate issues and are not preferred by advance collectors to display them in their exhibits.  But  these are legitimate issues of Guinea Bissau and appear in the catalogue. It is a beautiful issue which any Indian would love to have  in his/her collection !!

: Image : Eli Moallem, Israel

About Guinea Bissau…

The Republic of Guinea-Bissau  is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west.

   

It covers 36,125 km² (nearly 14,000 sq mi) with an estimated population of 1,600,000.

Guinea-Bissau was once part of the kingdom of Gabu, as well as part of the Mali Empire. Parts of this kingdom persisted until the 18th century, while a few others were part of the Portuguese Empire since the 16th century. It then became the Portuguese colony of Portuguese Guinea in the 19th century. Upon independence, declared in 1973 and recognised in 1974, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name to prevent confusion with the bordering Republic of Guinea.

Only 14% of the population speaks the official language, Portuguese. A plurality of the population (44%) speaks Kriol, a Portuguese-based creole language, and the remainder speak native African languages. The main religions are African traditional religions and Islam, and there is a Christian (mostly Catholic) minority.

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New Special Covers…

 

VAIGAIPEX – 2011 , Madurai

The above postmark of 29.11.2011 shows Golden Lotus Pond at Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai.

Date of Issue : 29 .11.2011

 

The above  postmark of 28.11.2011 shows temple tank (theppakulam) of Mariamman Temple at Vandiyur, Madurai.

Date of  Issue : 28.11.2011

 

:Kasinath R  http://shipthemegallery.blogspot.com/

: Radha Ramlingam, Thiruannamalai

                                          

Special Covers – Chinar 2011, Srinagar

 

: Hemant Jain, Mandla (MP)

Stamp on Holy Bible …

 

 

 

The Brazilian Post has issued a block of commemorative stamps for Christmas 2011 featuring Holy Bilble'. The upper stamp has the image of an open Bible with the Planet Earth as background. At the lower stamp the closed Bible on a beam of light represents the word of God.

At a background image of the block, the universe is represented as a symbol of God's creative power. The drawings of Christian symbols on the sides have specific meanings: the dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit, wheat and grape represent bread and wine, the body and blood of Jesus, lamb symbolizes Christ (as mentioned in the Bible - Lamb of God), the cross represents the Holy Trinity, and fish (called Ichsthys - fish in Greek) is an acronym for the phrase Iesus Christus Soter Theou Yicus, which means Jesus Christ, Son of God the Savior, the symbol used for identification and communication among Christians.

From our Readers…

11.11.11 in different forms

: Ashwani Dubey, Gorakhpur

: Vijay Modi, Himmatnagar - Gujarat

Exhibits

Here I am sharing last part of my  Rainbow Collection  If any one wishes to exchange  philatelic items on Rainbow …..is most welcome !! –

 

 

 

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