XIX Commonwealth Games - Delhi 2010Hi Readers ! I am back after vacations. Hope all of you had a fabulous Deepawali festival. I also got a chance to see glittering Diwali after a long time in Lucknow. In last few days I visited my friends and relatives and it was so hectic that I could not get any time to update my blog. I also received greetings and mails from many readers. Thanks a lot. I tried to reply all but still some are left as the number is quite big. I am just going through them. I also visited Kanpur Philatelic Bureau and the old stamp shop of Kanpur "Stamp & Book Corner" and met Mr. Arjun Ghosh. This is the shop from where I used to purchase stamps since my school days. I also purchased some of philatelic items. Once this shop was filled with lot of stamps, catalogues and other philateic items and philatelists of every age group could be seen at the shop. Now it is filled with large number of books on various subjects. There is a sharp decline towards interest in philately of new generation. Mr. Ghosh says people have lost interest in stamp collecting. Those who were very active once are not able to continue this hobby due to old age and health problems. I also noticed that Kanpur Philatelic Bureau too has a small number of account holders. But it is the duty of all philatelists to promote this wonderful hobby among people of all age groups. This is just for today. Meet our new members. Some beautiful FDCs of se-tenant stamps from the collection of our distinguished member Mr. Shrikant Parikh. More in Next ! ...... Till then ....Have a Nice Time !...
Members
Naresh Agrawal, Bilaspur (C.G.)
Postal Address - Duplex - 45, Babji Park, Ring Road-2, Bilaspur (C.G.) PIN-495001.
E-Mail - nareshkumar1992@yahoo.co.in
Collecting Interests - THEMATICS : Automobiles, Mail and its Movement, Road Traffic safety, Labeling Airmails, Insurance
Naresh Agrawal - A mechanical engineer, an insurance surveyor,loss assessor and valuer by profession, I was attracted towards this beautiful world of stamps only at the tender age of 8 years. Became junior member of Jullundur Philatelic Club in early seventies and won various prizes in Distt. Level Exhibitions at Jalandhar. Participated in NW Circle Exhibitions in 1981 and 1983. Got interested in AUTOMOBILES being in such profession and won Vermiel in all the exhibitions named ahead : Jharpex 2001 , & National level exhibitions :Tiepex 2001 , Inpex -Empirepex 2001 & Inpex 2002. Also participated in various exhibitions in invitee class. Take interest in philatelic writing too from childhood . Regularly writing articles in various philatelic magazines and journals. Edited CHHATTISGARH DAK for quite some time. Presently concentrating writing on “CHANGES TO BE BROUGHT IN THEMETIC EXHIBITING AND JUDGEMENT”.S. Gopalakrishnan, New Delhi
I am S.Gopalakrishnan from New Delhi. I am a philatilist, have been collecting stamps for over 6 decades and have about 10000 stamps.
Address: S.Gopalakrishnan, C-159 DDA Flats, New Ranjit Nagar, New Delhi-110008.
E-Mail : krishnang825@gmail.com
A Journey to Indian Stamps - FDCs of Se-tenant stamps
From Collection of Shrikant Parikh
Air India Int. Flight / Golden Jubilee - 8 June 1998
National Savings Organisation - 30 June 1998
Homage to Martyrs - 15 August 1998
Tabo Monastery - 31 December 1998
