My recent Covers,,,,

 

Cover from Algeria

Ouari Khemissi, Setif Algeria 

 

Andrzej Panachida, Poznan, Poland

 Covers from Madurai, India

C. Rajamanickam, Madurai ( Tamil Nadu) India

Cover from Paris

Jean Piere Maleret , Paris – France

 

Dear Friends, Thanks to all of you for nice covers. Readers are requested to send email before sending cover. It is not possible to reciprocate each and every cover.Prior communication will be nice !!

Club News

Philatelic Exhibition on Monuments by ASI…

 

Archeological Survey of India (ASI) is organising a Stamp Exhibition from 19 May to 17 July 2012 on Indian Monuments, Museums, Paintings and other historical items on philately. The Subject of the Exhibit may include Indian Cultural Heritage, Monuments, Museums, Coins, Antiquities and other related stamp and material telling a story about India and its culture. This exhibition will be a part of 150 years of ASI in India. The venue for the exhibition is Red Fort New Delhi and will be there for 2 months. It will be inaugurated by the Minister on 158h May 2012. About 20 frames by Indian Philatelists on invitation will be exhibited in this exhibition.

For details kindly contact Mr Ajay Mittal  - Ajay Kumar Mittal    Mobile : 9811032311, 9311332311

Email : ajay@kshitiz.com ajaymittal1957@gmail.com

New metered cancellation with code from India Post

 

 

: Sandeep Chaurasia - Gorakhpur

New Stamp from India..

 

R. Venkataraman

Date of Issue : 18 April 2012

Image : Mansoor B. Mangalore

President Pratibha  Patil released a commemorative postage stamp of the former President of India, R. Venkataraman at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi on Wednesday. Also seen are Union Minister for Communication and IT, Kapil Sibal and Venkataraman's daughter, Lakshmi Venkataraman Venkatesan. – The Hindu

Ramaswamy Venkataraman 4 December 1910 – 27 January 2009) was an Indian lawyer, Indian independence activist and politician who served as a Union minister and as the eighth President of India.

Venkataraman was born in Rajamadam village in Tanjore district, Madras Presidency. He studied law and practised in the Madras High Court and the Supreme Court of India. In his young age, he was an activist of the Indian independence movement and participated in the Quit India Movement. He was appointed member of the Constituent Assembly and the provisional cabinet. He was elected to Lok Sabha four times and served as Union Finance Minister and Defence Minister. In 1984, he was elected the seventh Vice-President of India and in 1987, he became the 8th President of India and served from 1987 to 1992. He also served as a State minister under K. Kamaraj and M. Bhaktavatsalam.

Club News

New pictorial cancellation from Germany

A pictorial  cancellation featuring  a goat will be available on May 27^th,2012, in Kaltennordheim, Germany . Interested  philatelists in the cancellation may contact Wolfgang Beyer,Vice Chairman of the German Collector Group ArGe ZOOLOGIE. Mail: Wolfgang.Beyer1@polizei.sachsen.de .Postage rates are 0,75 Euro AIRMAIL or 2,80 Euro REGISTERED AIRMAIL.

From Our Readers….

Perforation Error on Madhubala sheetlet

 

: Timir R Shah - Vadodara

Salute to the heroes of India …

 

 

On 23 March 1931, Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh was hanged along with Rajguru, and Sukhdev. To commemorate this day Gorakhpur Postal Division issued a special cancellation “ homage to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev.

Bhagat Singh : (28 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was an Indian nationalist considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement. He is often referred to as Shaheed Bhagat Singh, the word Shaheed means "martyr". Read More….

: Ashwani Dubey – Gorakhpur

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Coin

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New cancellation on Mahatma Gandhi

 

Arrival of Gandhi Ji in Gorakhpur

A pictorial cancellation was given by Gorakhpur Postal Division today on 8th February to commemorate the arrival of Gandhiji at Gorakhpur on 8 Feb 1922.

After the incident of Chauri Chaura on 4 February1922 Mahatama Gandhi called  back his Asahayog Andolan and came to Gorakhpur on 8th February1922 ,but district administration did not allow him to go Chauri Chaura then a public meeting was held by Gandhi Ji  in Gorakhpur on 8th February 1922.

 

SSP, Gorakhpur Postal Division - Aalok Ojha issuing the cancellation on Mahatma Gandhi ’s arrival at Gorakhpur on 8 February 1922

:Sandeep Chaurasia, Ashwani Dubey - Gorakhpur

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

Homage to Chauri Chaura Martyrs

 

Special Cancellation by Gorakhpur Postal Division 

 

Chauri Chaura is a town near Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The town is known most for an event in February 1922 during the British Raj when a police chowki (station) was set on fire by a mob of angry citizens, killing 23 policemen inside.

Chauri Chaura incident

Around the first of February, 1922, volunteers participating in the Non-cooperation Movement protested for a fair price for meat in the marketplace. The demonstrators were beaten back by local police. In response, a protest against the police was called for February 4, to be held in the local marketplace.

As February 4, 1922, arrived, approximately 2000 protesters assembled and began marching towards the Chauri Chaura bazaar. Armed police were dispatched to control the situation while the crowd marched towards the market and started shouting anti-government slogans. In an attempt to frighten and disperse the crowd, the police fired warning shots into the air but this only agitated the crowd who began pelting the police with stones.

With the situation getting out of control, the sub inspector ordered the police to open fire on the advancing crowd, killing three and wounding several others. Reports vary on the reason for the police retreat with some claiming that the police ran out of ammunition while others claim that fear of the crowd's unexpectedly courageous and angry reaction to the gunfire were the cause but whatever the case, in the ensuing chaos, the heavily outnumbered police fell back to the shelter of the police chowki while the angry mob advanced.

Infuriated by the gunfire into their ranks, the crowd took revenge by setting the chowki ablaze, killing the 23 police men trapped inside.

 

Release of special cancellation at Chauri Chaura

Mr Ashwani Dubey, an ardent philatelist of Gorakhpur has been  campaigning for the release of  a special cover/cancellation on Chauri Chaura incident  by sending a large number of postcards from Chauri Chaura to the philatelists all over the country since a long time for the release of  a special cover/cancellation on Chauri Chaura incident.

Press Clippings

: The Hindu : 2 Feb 2012

  : Ashwani Dubey – Gorakhpur, Mahesh Parekh - Chennai

New Stamps from Thailand

 

Date of Issue : 23 January 2012

To commemorate the Chinese New Year 2012 the Thai Post has issued a set of two stamps dedicated to Caishenye, Chinese god. The first design features Belligerent Caishenye and the second one - Bountiful Cashenye.

Zodiac 2012 – Year of Dragon

Date of Issue : 1 January 2012

Club News

National Mega Philatelic Exhibition Kolkata 2012

Organized by Philatelic Centre, Kolkata

79 A S.P. MUKHERJEE ROAD, KOLKATA-700 026, INDIA

( +91 33 6529 4751, 6529 4756, 6520 9731(R), 98315 98560(M)

Email: philcent@rediffmail.com 

Organizers- (P.C.Jaiswal)

Saturday-3^rd March & Sunday-4^th March

With Philcent Auction on both days 6-9pm

Venue - OLPADVALA Memorial Hall (Fully AC),

52 Chowringhee Road, Kolkata-700071.

Opp-Rotary Sadan, beside New Embassy Restaurant

PHILCENT AUCTION

This is an excellent opportunity to enrich your collections as there will be worldwide varied material of almost all kinds for both beginners to very advanced collectors & wholesale lots for dealers as well.

Contact for Stall Booking:

Mr.P.C.Jaiswal (M)+91 98315 98560

Mr.Arun Bhattacharya (M)+91 98304 12286,

Mr.Ravi Sevak (M)+91 93395 43407

 

: Ajay Mittal – New Delhi

Special cancellation at Gorakhpur

World Wetland Day – 2 February 2012

Slogan Postmark by Gorakhpur Postal Division

Press Clippings

Special Cover to be released on Chauri Chaura today

 

 

: Ashwani Dubey - Gorakhpur