New Stamps from France…

 

2012 - Year of Dragon

Date of Issue : 9 January 2012

Date of Issue : 16 January 2012

On 1th Jan a special stamp was issued for valentine’s Day and on the 6^th February a  stamp was issued  featuring a painting by Edward Hopper.

On the 13^th of February: a stamp dedicated to the Paris Mosque and a booklet entitled “Say it with Flowers”.

Great Mosque of Paris

Date of Issue : 13 February 2012

The French Post has issued a stamp dedicated to the Great Mosque of Paris created and engraved by the famous French stamp designer, author of Marianne stamps Yves Beaujard.

After the First World War, the French government planned to build an Islamic institute in Paris for all Muslims in France to express the nation's commitment to 70,000 Muslim soldiers fallen for France, notably at Verdun. The Great Mosque of Paris was officially opened with much fanfare on July 15, 1926.

Today the Mosque is both a place of worship of Islam, a convivial place of religions of the Koran, but also a place to visit for tourists and school groups and a monument of art. The stamp is Commemorating the 90th anniversary of laying the foundation stone of the Great Mosque,

 

The French Post has issued a beautiful set of stamps in booklet form “say it with flowers”. for the  Valentine's Day!

These stamps were specially designed for the Day of lovers by Adeline Andre and manufactured by the French Post. They contain a quantity of elixir of love, you can choose between two assays and two different adhesive stamps. The effect of the patch varies among individuals on whom it is applied: immediate or delayed, weak or strong. These stamps - flowers offer you the opportunity to express immediately on the envelope your attraction with daisy, your tenderness with iris, your passion with red roses, and your sincere love with red and white tulips…

On the 20^th of February a stamp will be issued to commemorate Henri Queville.

Club News 

 

New Special Cover

Golden Jubilee Sainik School, Purulia ( West Bengal)

29 January 2012

: Ashwani Dubey, Gorakhpur

Love stamps from USA..

 

Valentine’s Day stamps from USPS

US Postal Service has issued a number of beautiful stamps for Valentine’s Day. All the 34 issues can be view at :

USPS on Love Stamps… 

 

: Dr Hemant Kulkarni, Milwaukee – USA

Radio Story about postage stamp design

 

Julie Shapiro, Artistic Director of the Third Coast International Audio Festival, produced this episode. Julie spoke with Terry McCaffrey, the retired manager of stamp development for the USPS Stamp Services Office, and Ethel Kessler, an Art Director who’s been working with Stamp Services for over 15 years.Just listen !! Click following link !!

http://99percentinvisible.org/

Book Review

A new book by Mr Praful Thakkar "Glimpses of Indian Autographs" is a wonderful book. It is a specialized book for autograph lovers.

It gives the glimpses of autographs of eminent Indian personalities of various fields. The book contains around 600 autographs in 8 major groups which are further divided in 42 different categories. In each category about 13 autographs, along with the photographs of the celebrities, are presented. The effort in the book is made to project glimpses of different themes under which autograph collection can be made.

The autographs of Indian personalities are classified thematically into autographs of Presidents, Bharat Ratna, Music Maestros, Cricket Players,World’s Top models etc .The book gives some rare autographs of Indian Princely Rulers along with their Coat of Arms. The book also gives a separate chapter to foreign personalities.

An alphabetically arranged index with details of celebrities is given at the end of the book to help the reader to find the location of particular autograph.The book gives a special section on ‘Association of Philately with the Autographs’.  A special chapter is added in the book which depicts the Autographs in the design of Indian Postal Stamps. Another chapter depicts original autographs, on the First Day Covers, of personalities, related or associated with celebrities whose stamps are issued.

It is a complete book for autograph collectors as well as a delight to people of all ages and tastes. In fact this book is a feast to everyone’s eyes and an asset for the possessor. All would love to read it and it is an essential book for libraries, schools and colleges and a collectible item for book and autograph lovers !! I would recommend this wonderful book to one and all !! The book is hardbound with beautiful design layout and high quality printing.

Price Rs 1500 US $ 50 It is available at following address :

Rekha P. Thakkar',

34, Janvishram Society,Behind Sahjanand College, Ambawadi,, Ahmedabad 380015

email: thakkar34@yahoo.co.in or pkthakkar@yahoo.com

Praful Thakkar, the renowned philatelist of Gujarat is Limca Book Record Holder in 2009 for Autographs & Canteen Tokens and  is a collector of autographs, stamps, First Day Covers (FDCs), coins, medals, tokens, badges , badge plates etc. and many more collectibles of India since last more than 45 years. He has written several books on these subjects of Hobbies. Mr Praful Thakkar may be contacted at e mail : pkthakkar@yahoo.com

This is one of the most beautiful souvenirs  of stamp exhibitions I have seen so far….Many thanks to  South India Philatelists’ Association and members of SIPEX 2012 for bringing out such a nice souvenir with comprehensive articles on a variety of subjects. – Jeevan Jyoti

SIPEX 2011 Souvenir : Review by - Naresh Agarwal

The souvenir released on occasion of SIPEX2011, a National Level Philatelic Exhibition published by South India Philatelists’ Association, Chennai is a collection and depiction of journey to the said show through well labeled pictures, nice graphics, views of the philatelic material issued. Journey through different facets of philately through various high quality and informative articles through the train and track of well printed, colorful, glossy paper of most appropriate size bound nicely in to a book form. The book is truly a souvenir for possessor as it gives glimpse of the SIPEX2011,the messages given by various persons, the articles on various aspects of philately written by various eminent and upcoming writers which have been found to be very informative. The well wishers of the show who contributed in form of advertisement have also been honored by giving such colorful space and well designed and placed advertisements. The editor has toiled hard to give an attractive shape to the contents by giving nice presentation, selection and skilled composing

In the article section, although all the articles have given nice impression but truly out of the assemblage of these 17 nos. articles covering different aspects of philately; article by C.G.Bhasker on “Czeslaw Slania,the Master Engraver”, & the one titled “Changing Face of Postal Stationery” by S.Balasundaram appealed me the most as those have a touch of extensive and fine research.

The attractive front and last pages themselves depict and declare the high standard of souvenir. I rate this souvenir much higher than the one issued during INDEPEX2011,a world exhibition held in India.

The book has fulfilled all of its objectives, covered all aspects and shown every necessary element. This souvenir is recommended to all to be preserved not only as a souvenir but an asset for the upcoming readers as the articles have been found very genuine, interesting and informative.

The copies of souvenir are available with the office of South India Philatelists’ Association.Intrested readers may contact at  e mail : sipagold@gmail.com

It’s Valentine’s Day….

 

Date of Issue : 7 February 2012

Thailand Post has issued four beautiful stamps for this year’s St. Valentine’s Day on 7 Feb 2012.  The stamps feature a couple of  cute teddy bears, a heart-shaped lock and a key. The cancellation is also lovely… Valentine’s Day  is celebrated all over the world as Lovers’ Day, a very special day to express love for someone you love !! This post is dedicated to all the lovers of the world !! On this very special day I am also sharing here a beautiful song by John Denver… Annie’s song.. “You fill up my senses”…..Have a wonderful time and Have a Great Day !!

This beautiful song is dedicated all the lovers of the world…....

 

Annie’s Song

Writer: DENVER, JOHN

You fill up my senses
Like a night in a forest
Like the mountains in springtime
Like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert
Like a sleepy blue ocean

You fill up my senses
Come fill me again
Come let me love you
Let me give my life to you

Let me drown in your laughter
Let me die in your arms
Let me lay down beside you
Let me always be with you
Come let me love you
Come love me again

You fill up my senses
Like a night in a forest
Like the mountains in springtime
Like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert
Like a sleepy blue ocean

You fill up my senses
Come fill me again…

When I am with you….

 

When I'm with you,
eternity is a step away,
my love continues to grow,
with each passing day.

This treasure of love,
I cherish within my soul,
how much I love you,
you'll never really know.

You bring joy to my heart,
I've never felt before,
with each touch of your heart,
I love you more and more.

Whenever we say goodbye,
whenever we part,
know I hold you dearly,
deep inside my heart.

So these seven words,
I pray you hold true,
"Forever and Always,
I will love you."

- Chris Engle

Valentine’s Day stamps from Taiwan..

 

 

Date of Issue : 10 February 2012

Valentine’s Day is awaited by the lovers all over the world. Here is a beautiful set to be issued by Taiwan Post on 10 February for this year’s Valentine’s Day !!

Valentine's Day on February 14 is a much-celebrated holiday among young people. To encourage people to express their love through letters, Chunghwa Post is issuing another set of two stamps and a souvenir sheet (Issue of 2012) with roses as motifs. The designs follow: 
1. NT$12 stamp: A pink rose symbolizes first love and courting, as well as friendliness and a graceful upbringing. This stamp features a pink rose in full bloom to convey unrestrained passion.
2. NT$25 stamp: An orange rose bud reveals the reticence of first love. The vignette of this stamp brings warmth and joy to one's heart.

3. Souvenir sheet: Within the heart-shaped stamp are two pale orange roses which signify mutual love and affection. The pink background along with the wordings "Happy Valentine's Day" offers blessings to all of the world's lovers.

The two stamps are designed as a se-tenant gutter pair. Embossing and spot varnish techniques are employed in printing. The gutter, featuring two hearts shot through with Cupid's arrow, symbolizes mutual love. A six-color tag with another two additional marks indicating embossing and varnishing effects are printed on marginal inscription. The souvenir sheet is printed in scented ink—a first for Chunghwa Post. 

Press Clippings

: Ashwani Dubey - Gorakhpur

New stamps from India..

 

 

Legendary Heroines of India

India Post Issued  on 13th February a set of 6 postage stamps and a Miniature Sheet on legendary heroines of India during INDIPEX 2011.

: Mansoor B. Mangalore

 

 

Stamps on Legendary heroines released in a glittering  function

Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Gurudas Kamat released a set of six stamps on six legendary actresses of Indian Cinema here last evening.
These legendary heroines of Indian cinema are Kanan Devi, Devika Rani, Savitri, Meena Kumari, Leela Naidu and Nutan.
Two legendary heroines of yesteryears Asha Parekh and Vaijayantimala Bali graced the occasion and remembered the actresses and work culture of those days.
Tajdar Amrohi, the family member of Meena Kumari and family members of Savithri were also present on the occasion.
Kamat also released a coffee table book 'Pigeon to Post' by Steve Borgia on Indian postal history on this occasion.
Devika Rani was the star and late manager of Bombay Talkies, from where she dominated the first decade of the Indian sound film and set the standard for the post 1950 Hindi film heroine.
Daughter of Col. Choudhury, surgeon of Madras, and grandniece of Tagore, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Royal Academy of Music (London) and also held a degree in architecture and was a successful designer of Paisley textiles. She married Himanshu Rai in 1929.
Her first film produced by Rai and directed by Osten, was as costume designer (and probably as extra) for "Prapanch Pash"(1929). In Germany where the film was edited, Rani was able to see Fritzlang, G.W.Pabst and Sternberg at work and assisted Marlene DIetrich on the set of 'Deblau Engel' (1930).
Kanan Devi, actress and singer, started with the name Kananbala. Debuting as a child actress in Joydev, she worked under contract with Radha Films where she acted in Jyotish Bannerjee Films. P.C. Barua was unable to obtain her for his role of Paro in 'Devdas' (1935) but she played the lead in his next film, Mukti, which made her a star and launched her long association with New Theatres.
Meena Kumari was born in Bombay, one of the daughters of the Parsee theatre actor, singer and music teacher Ali Bux and dancer Iqbal Begum, Having hit upon hard time and living near the Rooptara Studios, Ali Bux sought to get his three daughters into films.
Her main persona was constructed through movies like Kamal Amrohi's 'Daera', Bimal Roy's 'Yahudi' and Guru Dutt's 'Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam', culminating in her most famous film, 'Pakeezah'.
She married Amrohi, who directed some of her best work. The couple eventually completed the film they jointly conceived, 'Pakeezah', in 1971 just before her death.
Nutan, top Hindi 60s star was introduced to films by her mother, Shobhana Samarth, in Hamari Beti. Her screen image was moulded by Bimal Roy (Sujata, Bandini) and by those who continued in the Roy tradition: Hrishikesh Mukherjee (Anari), Bimal Dutt (Kasturi) and Sudhendu Roy (Saudagar).
Savithri Telugu- Tamil actress and director, was born in Chirravuru, Guntur District, AP into a wealthy family. She learnt music and dance under Sista Purnayya Sastry and gave some public performances as a child in Vijayawada.
Leela Naidu was an actress who starred in small number of Hindi and English films, including 'The Householder', Merchant Ivory Productions' first film.
Selected Femina Miss India in 1954, she was featured in the Vogue along with Maharani Gayatri Devi in the list of 'world's Ten Most Beautiful Women and is remembered for her classical beauty and subtle acting style.(ANI)

Today’s Stamp

 

 Most Beautiful Stamps issued for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day…

 

 

Date of Issue : 14 February 2011

Today is Valentine’s Day, celebrated all over the world as Lovers’ day. Taiwan is issuing today a set of two stamps for this special occasion. Young people in Taiwan  widely celebrate western Valentine’s Day .

The design of the stamp features a heart formed by a row of perforations, as well as images of roses, presents, hearts, and the word “LOVE” created from pixels. Through the interaction between the sender and the receiver, these stamps convey love and heighten the romantic atmosphere of Valentine’s Day. The message of the code is “Happy Valentine’s Day” for the NT$5 stamp and “I Love You” for the NT$25 stamp.

Love

  

Love may be a universal theme, but the first U.S. stamp to commemorate this basic human emotion didn’t appear until January 1973. The design was based on the iconic LOVE sculpture by Robert Indiana (born 1928), today one of the most well-known works in the pop art movement. The artist had played with the design for a number of years and in a variety of formats. He first used the concept in 1958 for a series of poems that employed the iconography of a stacked LO and VE. When Indiana was commissioned to design a Christmas card for the Museum of Modern Art in New York he made three paintings of the word LOVE in red, blue and green. First printed in 1965, it remains the most popular card ever published by the Museum.

The first LOVE sculpture was carved from a single block of unpolished aluminum in 1966. Over the years numerous editions of the sculpture have been created, including versions in red and blue, blue and green, and red, white and blue. International language editions can be found in Italian and Hebrew. The image has appeared on t-shirts, mugs, posters, paperweights, and many other collectibles.

Although the first LOVE stamp was enormously popular, it would be eight years before the LOVE theme was repeated. Finally, following numerous requests, in 1982 the USPS released a floral tribute with the word “LOVE” spelled out in a variety of flowers.Two years later, a third LOVE stamp was issued, this one showing five repetitions of the word “LOVE” with a different colored heart replacing the “V” in each. Like the 1982 release, the 1984 LOVE stamp was considered a special rather than a commemorative; that is, it was available in larger quantities and for a longer period of time than a commemorative. According to USPS press releases, the new LOVE stamp was intended for use “not just for Valentine’s Day but for special occasions throughout the year, such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and letters to loved ones.” A generic LOVE stamp appeared in 1985 and 1986. Picking up a color scheme begun with the 1984 issue — and would continue pretty consistently for the next ten years — the 1985 stamp one that featured bold slashes of primary and secondary colors above a purple “LOVE,” red “USA,” and green “22.” The 1986 stamp featured a whimsical cartoon puppy with a hopeful expression.

The 1984 through 1986 issues coincided with the phasing out and retirement of “Mr. ZIP,” the ambassador of the Postal Service’s ZIP Code system since 1964. The American public found the “friendly little salesman in blue” enormously appealing, with his theme song of “Zip-a-dee-doo-dah” (sung by Ethel Merman). He appeared on several stamps himself, as well as on post office collectibles and the selvedge of various stamps, including the 1984, 1985, and 1986 LOVE stamps. Mr. ZIP was officially retired in 1986.

Read the whole article http://www.stamps.org/albums/love.pdf

Club News

INDIPEX 2011 – Glimpses of second day

 

Winning designs of Stamp design competition

 

At India Post Counter !!

 

 

Philatelists meet at the show

 

Booths of Postal Administrations

 

 

: Ashwani Dubey from New Delhi

INDIPEX 2011 Today’s Programme

DAY 3 – Monday, 14th February 2011

YOUTH DAY

10:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs

Time Schedule

– 11:30 hrs to 12:00 hrs – Release of Special Cover – SPMCIL.

Venue

– Activity Area

– 15:30 hrs to 16:00 hrs – Release of Special Cover – St. Michael Group of Institutions.

Venue

– Activity Area

DAY 4 – Tuesday, 15th February 2011

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DAY

10:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs

Time Schedule

– 11:30 hrs to 12:00 hrs – Release of Special Cover – HCL.

Venue

– Activity Area

– 15:30 hrs to 16:00 hrs – Release of Special Cover – Sethu Educational Trust Institute of Technology.

Venue

– Activity Area

– 16:00 hrs to 16:30 hrs – Release of Special Cover – HP

Venue – Activity Area

Love 2011 stamps from Australia

 

Date of Issue : 18 January 2011

Australia Post issued a set of two  stamps for this year’s Valentine’s Day with beautiful stamp booklets on 18 January for this special occasion.

Valentine’s day

The celebration of St Valentine's Day on 14 February is a time when lovers send flowers and Valentine cards to express affection.

The Valentine's Day tradition of giving red roses is believed to date from the 18th century, when the French monarch King Louis XVI gave red roses to his Queen, Marie Antoinette, as a symbol of his love. During the 19th century, ribbon, paper lace and cut-outs of flowers, doves and cupids were used in the designs of handmade and manufactured cards.

There are two very distinct designs in this issue: the lasting beauty of red roses and a more contemporary design using hearts and vine leaves in a pattern of love.

 

FDC with special cancellation of Heart

Booklet

: Australia Post

 

Club News

New Member

K.MUTHUKUMARAN, Chennai

I am K. MUTHUKUMARAN from CHENNAI.I AM PHILATELIST FOR  MORE THAN 10 YEARS AND MY THEMES ARE '"STAMPS ON TAMILNADU, PERSONALITIES, LIFESTYLE OF TAMILS, ANYTHING BASED ON  TAMILS AND TAMIL CULTURE.  I ALSO COLLECT STAMPS ON  UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES AND SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD.

Email :  communication:voicesoftamils@yahoo.com (or) muthu491853@gmail.com

Contact No. 7871298630

New Valentine’s Day stamps from Thailand…

 

Date of Issue : 7 February 2011

Thailand Post has issued two postage stamps on 7 February to welcome Valentine's Day. They feature images that serve as a "Symbol of Love". This year's Thailand stamps are different from those of previous years, which presented a variety of colorful roses. The images on the stamps of this year come from the participating of postage stamp lovers' votes.

 

 

Recent stamps from Thailand

150^th Anniversary of Charoen Krung Road

 

Date of Issue :  5 February 2011

The Road that Connects History

Charoen krung Road or the New Road, starting from Sanamchai Road and reaching the Chao Phraya River at Tok Road, is the first road to have built with Westen technology. It passes through the area of Phra Nakhon, Sumphanthawong, Pomprab Satruphai, Bang Rak, Sathorn and Bang Kholaem District. Its historical value is linked with the architectural structures that lie along the road and the road has been part of the development of Bangkok and its city planning for more 140 years. When Bangkok changed the means of communication from water to the land, Charoen krung Road played a significant role in the transition.

The Eight Immortals Postage Stamps

Date of Issue – 1 February 2011

The Eight Chinese Deities

Li Tieguai, the Deity of Medicine and Medical Treatment, is a young, intelligent and robust man. He is a vegetarian, follows religious precepts and leads an austere life.
Han Zhongli, the Deity of Fortune, is plump and of huge stature, with a board forehead, long thick eyebrows and a large nose.
Lu Dongbin, is the Deity of Industry, Trade and Business, Intellectual People and Poets. He has a high crown, long ear-lobes, long eyebrows and elongated eyes like those of a swan. His left eyebrow is marked with a black mould. His face features a large, round nose, chubby cheeks, a wide mouth and long, slender neck. This eight-foot-two-inch-Deity is clever and has very good memory.
Zhang Guo Lao, is the Deity of stability, Long Life and Good Health. The Zhang Guo Lao legend has it that a white bat lived on the sunlight and the moonlight for over a thousand years until it was made into the deity. He can transform himself into an aged man and he has a white donkey as his vehicle.
Lan Caihe, is the Deity of Flowers and Abundance. According to legend, this Deity was given a miraculous fruit that enabled him to maintain his youthful looks and complexion forever. There is nothing to show whether this Deity is male or female, but, in Taoism, he is to be taken a male.
He Xiangu, is the Deity of Virtues, Loyalty and Gratitude. He is knowledgeable, articulate and his words are endowed with reason. He is graceful and tender in his manner. He loves to help the deprived with his magical powers and he is able to give solid predictions.
Han Xiang Zi, is the Deity of Fortune-Telling. He is regarded as a prophet and a music lover. Having a special interest in people who had magical power he took lessons in magic and practised penance with Lu Dongbin.
Cao Guojiu, is the Deity of Statusand Prestige, Royal Deities, Employees and Loyalty. He was a member of the royal family and was blessed with a great fortune, yet he decided to sacrifice his luxurious and easy life for meditation.

: Siam stamp  

Club News

VALENTINE'S MAKING NIGHT at Spellman Museum
Spellman Museum, Weston, Massachusetts  will be open Friday, February 11, until 8:30 for children and adults to make Valentine cards, envelopes, pins and small gifts decorated with US Love stamps.  Children admitted free. There will be a small charge for certain gifts.  The museum staff will help visitors create stamp Valentine pins, Valentine envelopes decorated with "love" stamps, and cut out hearts covered with stamps for their loved ones.The museum will also have a display of U.S. "love" stamps issued over the years.

: Spellman Museum

 

 New Member

Veeraiah S, Bangalore

Name:  VEERAIAH S

City/Country:  BANGALORE/KARNATAKA/INDIA

E-Mail :  veeru2u@gmail.com

Postal Address: NO.360, 6TH MAIN ROAD, NAGENDRA BLOCK, BSK 1ST STAGE, BANGALORE - 560 050. KARNATAKA, INDIA.

Collecting Interests:   "FLAG ON STAMPS" & MUSIC

Hi ! my name is Veeraiah S from Bangalore India. I work for a Software industry in Bangalore. I collect India - Post Independence & Flags on Stamps. Especially I am looking here to exchange/swap for theme "Flags". Yes I have lot of material to exchange for it...You are most welcome for any help/exchange especially for Indian Issues...I am very much dedicated to the cause of Philately.