BICYCLE MAIL CARRIED COVER, JAMMU 2021 : CARRIED COVER PHILATELY

This cover was released on the occasion of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The mail was carried by a bicycle carrier from Gandhi Nagar Head Post Office to Jammu Head Post Office (22.03.19).

FERRY CARRIED COVER, GOAPEX 2021 : CARRIED COVER PHILATELY

This cover was carried from Panji Ferry Terminal to Betim Ferry Terminal. The Ferry's name was F/B Betim and was manufactured in 2009 and bears the registration number PNJ-496. Every day about 2.5 lakhs commuters and 18000 vehicles use the ferry service in Goa.

The Cover was released on November 30, 2021 (GOAPEX 2021) by the Goa Postal Division. This service reduces the traffic load on roads and helps in saving fuel energy by utilizing the untapped waterways.

MOTORCYCLE PILOT CARRIED COVER, GOAPEX 2021 : CARRIED COVER PHILATELY

Motorcycle pilots are the most preferred mode of public transport in Goa. Painted black and yellow like auto-rickshaws or taxis, these two-wheeler motorcycle pilots have their history since the Portuguese rule in Goa.

This Special Cover was released on December 2,, 2021 (GOAPEX 2021) by the Goa Postal Division. This cover was carried from Panaji Head Office to Velha Goa Sub Office, a distance of 11.1 km.

DETROIT RIVER MAIL BOAT SERVICE 1980 : CARRIED COVER PHILATELY

 

J. W. Westcott II is a boat known for its conveyance of mail to ships while they are in progress. It is an authorized U.S. Postal Service mail boat and furthermore the world's memorable non-military drifting postal ZIP code — 48222. The mail is delivered to the appropriate ships transiting the Detroit River, utilizing ropes and buckets.

SIRIMANU CARRIED COVER, VIZIANAGARAM 2019 : CARRIED COVER PHILATELY

 

This Sirimanu carried special cover was released on October 15, 2019, on the eve of Pydithalli Sirimanotsavam celebrated to propitiate Goddess Pydithalli of Vizianagaram town in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh.

This cover was carried by the Chief Priest Bantupalli Venkata Rao of the temple and taken in a procession tied to a lean stump of a tamarind tree, which is raised to a height of about 60 ft.

BOAT CARRIED COVER, BOADASAKURRU 2019 : CARRIED COVER PHILATELY

A Boat Carried Special Cover was released on October 1, 2019, on the occasion of Gandhi’s 90 years visit to Razole village, crossing the river Godavari on 05 May 1929 and he stayed in the house of Sri Ponnada Sreerama Venkata Suryarao. The house is now popularly known as "Gandhi House".

The Cover was carried from Boadasakurru -533215 to Razole HO - 533242 and has been signed by the carrier.

DOG SQUAD CARRIED COVER, BIDARPEX 2019 : CARRIED COVER PHILATELY

This Dog Squad Carried Cover was released on January 11, 2019, during the three days BIDARPEX - District Level Philately Competition held at Bidar, Karnataka.

BULLOCK CART CARRIED COVER, BIDARPEX 2019 : CARRIED COVER PHILATELY

This Bullock Cart Carried Cover was released on January 11, 2019, during the three days BIDARPEX - District Level Philately Competition held at Bidar, Karnataka. 

LUFTPOST (GERMANY) BALLOON MAIL 1996 : CARRIED COVER PHILATELY

Signature of Carrier:                 Hans Jurgen Staudle

Distance :                                   Heuchlingen to  Hohlenstein (28 KM) [ GERMANY]

Date :                                          01.09.1996

150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF MAHATMA GANDHI : TRAIN CARRIED COVER PHILATELY

 

Released on the occasion of the 150th Birth Aniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, this special cover commemorates the second phase of Harijan Padyatra Gandhiji from the Byree Railway Station, Jajpur District, Odisha. The mail was carried by Bhadrak-Cuttack Passsenger Train.

LIST OF CARRIED COVERS MAIL

 LIST OF CARRIED COVERS MAIL

1. TIN CAN MAIL

2. BOAT CARRIED COVER

3. SIRIMANU CARRIED COVER

4.  BULLOCK CART CARRIED COVER

5. DOG SQUAD CARRIED COVER 

6. TRAIN CARRIED COVER 

7. BALLOON MAIL

8. MOTORCYCLE CARRIED COVER

9. BICYCLE MAIL CARRIED COVER

10. SHIKARA CARRIED COVER

11. KHADI ARTISAN CARRIED COVER

TIN CAN MAIL EXPERIMENT, GOAPEX 2021 : CARRIED COVER PHILATELY

 

This Special Cover released on November 30, 2021 (GOAPEX 2021), by the Goa Postal Division enacted the famous Tin Can Mail of the Niuafo'ou, an isolated Island in the Pacific. Here the swimmers collected mails in sealed tins swimming out to the passing ship. The service got popular and got the name TIN CAN MAIL. 

Goa Postal Department did this Tin Can Mail Experiment from the town of Ribandar to Piedade, an island village over the river Mandovi. This mail was carried out with the help of River Navigation Department, Goa. 

 

70TH YEARS OF VISIT OF BR AMBEDKAR TO ANDHRA PRADESH : TRAIN CARRIED COVER PHILATELY

To commemorate the platinum jubilee year of the visit of BR Ambedkar to the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh, this special cover was released on November 26, 2020. He started his journey on a train from Vishakaptnam.