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."
I started my stamp collection in 2002 and over the years it has given me an identity and many friends beyond my place. Now it is time to share what I have - Shital Pradhan, Sikkim.
Friday, June 19, 2020
Thursday, June 11, 2020
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.
Saturday, December 21, 2019
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.
Thursday, November 21, 2019
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.
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