Kerela Postal Circle come up with awareness cover against Covid 19

KK Shailaja, Health Minister of Kerala on June 16, 2020 unveiled the Special Cover on awareness against the spread of Covid-19. The special cover is printed with the campaign logo and its slogan – SMS, which stands for soap, mask and social distancing. The slogan highlights the need to wash hands using soap or sanitizer, wear masks and maintain social distancing. Another slogan in the cover states, "Let us continue this care."

LIST OF CANCELLATION FROM ODISHA POSTAL CIRCLE

1. BHUBANESWAR G. P. O

Inverted Jenny going for auction this July

According to the news published in mlive.com, Ronald D. Bassey, Michigan tax attorney and the proud owner of rare “Inverted Jenny” error stamp which he bought in 1977 for $36,000 is going for an auction to be conducted by Siegel Auction Galleries, a New York City-based firm, on July 1. The stamp is worth more than $200,000.

The Inverted Jenny is a 24 cent United States postage stamp first issued on May 10, 1918, in which the image of the Curtiss JN-4 airplane in the center of the design is printed upside-down; it is probably the most famous error in American philately. Only one pane of 100 of the invert stamps was ever found, making this error one of the most prized in all philately.

Stamps and Numismatic exhibition held at Duga School

DECEMBER 21, SINGTAM: Sikkim Philatelic and Numismatics Society held an exhibition on - Stamps, Numismatics, Autographs and other hobby related materials at the Aurora Student Fest 2019 held at Sunrise Academy, Duga, East Sikkim on December 21.

Award winning philatelic exhibits, old Indian bank notes and foreign currencies was displayed. The crowd was excited to see the autographs of Bhaichung Bhutia, Danny Denzongpa, MS Dhoni, Kunti Mokhtan, Bhuwan KC and others. The society was represented by Ganesh Pradhan and Shital Pradhan, President and General Secretary of SPNS and Sishir Pradhan, member SPNS. The crowds especially the student's guardians thanked SPNS for this innovative exhibition. The students thoroughly enjoyed the displayed items.

Sikkim Philatelic and Numismatics Society would like to thank the organisers of Aurora Student Fest 2019 especially DB Chettri, Suresh Lama, Sanjay Agarwal, Ramesh Chettri and others for their generous work providing opportunity to the students of the nearby regions to showcase their talents.

Sikkim Philatelists grabs 2 Silver and 3 Bronze at WEBPEX- 2019

SINGTAM, NOVEMBER 21: Sikkim won two silver and three bronze medals at Ekla Cholo Re 2019, West Bengal State Philatelic exhibition held at Kolkata. The philatelic exhibition was held from November 16-22 at Academy of Fine Arts, Maidan, Kolkata.

Roshan Prasad and Sishir Pradhan won Silver for their exhibits ‘The story of Cricket’ and ‘The World of Football’. Ganesh Kumar Pradhan, Sunita Gurung and Tanishka Pradhan won three bronze medals for their exhibits Philatelic Exhibition of India, Special Cover Issued in Sikkim and Jawaharlal Nehru. 

Seven philatelists from Sikkim Philatelic and Numismatic Society had participated at the exhibition where five of them came with medals is a big achievement for Sikkim, told Shital Pradhan, Secretary SPNS in the press release. This time we had three new entries and it is encouraging all three brought laurels to the state. Roshan Prasad and Sishir Pradhan had submitted five frames for the exhibition while rest of the philatelists had displayed single frame exhibits, added Pradhan.

CINEPEX 90 RITWIK GHATAK : SPECIAL COVER

The special cover of Cinepex - 90, National Philatelic Exhibition on Cinema & Performing Arts was designed by Dipok Dey and released at Parish Hall, Calcutta. The exhibition was held on January 11-18, 1990. The Illustration cover was made on Ritik Ghatak, legendary Bengali filmmaker and script writer.

Darjeeling celebrates Everest Day ; releases a Special Cover on Tenzing Sherpa

 

A Special Cover featuring the Legend –Tenzing Norgay was released from the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), Darjeeling today commemorating the 105th Birth Anniversary of the Legend. The cover was released at a function organized by the HMI celebrating the 105th Birth Anniversary of Tenzing Norgay. After conquering the highest mountain peak – Mount Everest in 1953 with Sir Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay was always associated with the HMI, Darjeeling ever since its establishment in the year 1954. He was the first Director of Field Training of the HMI and an advisor till his death.

A special cover is a cover (an envelope) that is released for a special person, occasion, monument or a place.  It has to be approved by the Postal Department of India. They are released in limited quantities and so they hold philatelic values and are sought by Philatelists and collectors all around.

 

The special cover and the special cancellation for the event was designed by Vivek Yonzone, a National award winning Philatelist from Darjeeling who is also the Secretary of Alpine Philatelic and Numismatic Society Darjeeling.

 

He said that it’s an honour to work on the cover of such an Icon, a Legend, the First Man on Top of Mt. Everest and thanked the Principal of HMI, Capt. Jai Kishan for entrusting him with this responsibility and opportunity. Darjeeling last witnessed a Special Cover release in the year 2014, so this was a release after 5 years and it is also an effort to promote Philately in the Hills, which is the main motive of the Society, he added.

 

 

The cover was released by the Chief Guest, Sayeed Ahmed Baba, Jamling Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, son of the Legend, The District Magistrate of Darjeeling, The Director of Postal Services, Principal of HMI, Capt. Jai Kishan and Vivek Yonzone.

First man on the moon

The First man on the Moon is one of the popular stamps in the world issued by the US Post Office to depict the space exploration by the US astronauts. The stamp shows Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on moon taking his first step on the moon on July 16, 1969. The three astronauts Commander Neil A. Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E. 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr.  had landed on the moon in a Apollo 11. The stamp was released on September 8, 1969.

The stamp designed by Paul Calle was the largest in size at that time from USA. Interestingly the stamp was printed from a master die which Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin carried with them to the Moon on the lunar module Eagle.

Later that same day, at 20 seconds after 10:56 p.m. EDT, Armstrong descended a ladder, stepped off the lunar module's footed to the Moon's surface and radioed his famous message: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."