Pictorial Cancellation on Mammoth

 

New Pictorial Cancellation from Germany

On 1st May 2013 a  new pictorial cancellation will be issued  in 89168 Niederstotzingen,GERMANY. The cancellation is featuring a Mammoth. Interested philatelists may please contact : Wolfgang Beyer,Vice Chairman of the German Philatelic Collector Group ARGE ZOOLOGIE. Mail: Wolfgang.beyer1@aol.de. Postage rates: 0,75 Euro AIRMAIL ,2,80 Euro Registered AIRMAIL.

: Wolfgang Beyer – Germany

New Definitive Set from UAE

Emirates Post has released the 2013 definitive set of 5 stamps depicting the falcon.

: Kenneth Sequeira – Dubai (UAE)

Stampmania's Vadophilex 

Two day exhibition Stampmania’s Vadophilex concluded today at Vadodara. During the exhibition, a  workshop on philately  and a letter writing competition was organized . As part of celebration of 38 years of Baroda Philatelic Society, a non-competitive one frame philatelic exhibition “STAMPMANIA’S – VADOPHILEX” was organized on 27th and 28th April 2013 at Akruti Art Gallery, Vadodara.

 

Likho Dil Ki Baat “ Visitors’ comments”

Read More

Glimpses of "STAMPMANIA’S – VADOPHILEX" STAMP SHOW

 

Baroda Philatelic Society, Vadodara is celebrating 38 years of its establishment. Established on 27th April, 1975, Baroda Philatelic Society is proud to have continuously served the philatelist fraternity for 38 years. It is one of the oldest philatelic societies in the state of Gujarat. As part of celebration of 38 years of its existence, a non-competitive one frame philatelic exhibition “STAMPMANIA’S – VADOPHILEX” is organized on 27th and 28th April 2013 at Akruti Art Gallery, Beside Kirti Mandir, Opp. S. S. G. Hospital, Vadodara.

Dr. Jyotiben Pandya, Mayor of Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan, inaugurated Stampmania's Vadophilex Stamp Show at Vadodara on 27th April 2013. There is a display of exhibits of members of Baroda Philatelic Society and invitees on various subjects in about 40 frames.

A Special Cover to mark 38 years of Baroda Philatelic Society and 151st Birth Annivarsary of H. H. Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad was issued in function. Also two customised 'My Stamps' on Sayajirao Gaekwad Smarak (Kalaghoda) and with a Logo of Baroda Philatelic Society were issued during the exhibition.

 

 

 

Read More

New Special Cover from Vadodara..

 

Dr. Jyotiben Pandya, Mayor of Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan, inaugurated Stampmania's Vadophilex  at Vadodara on 27th April 2013.

A Special Cover to mark 38 years of Baroda Philatelic Society and 151st Birth Annivarsary of H. H. Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad was issued in function. Also two customised 'My Stamps' on Sayajirao Gaekwad Smarak (Kalaghoda) and with a Logo of Baroda Philatelic Society are issued during the exhibition.

Baroda Philatelic Society, Vadodara is celebrating 38 years of its establishment. Established on 27th April, 1975, Baroda Philatelic Society is proud to have continuously served the philatelist fraternity for 38 years. It is one of the oldest philatelic societies in the state of Gujarat. As part of celebration of 38 years of its existence, a non-competitive one frame philatelic exhibition “STAMPMANIA’S – VADOPHILEX” has been organized on 27th and 28th April 2013 at Akruti Art Gallery, Beside Kirti Mandir, Opp. S. S. G. Hospital, Vadodara. There is a display of exhibits of members of Baroda Philatelic Society and invitees on various subjects in about 40 frames.

 

 

 

My stamp issued during VADOPEX

 

 

Read More

Craft work from Oman

 

Oman Post has released a sheetlet of 8 Stamps on 3rd March 2013 to commemorate Omani crafts.

: Kenneth Sequeira , Dubai (UAE)

email : kenneth.sequeira@hotmail.com

Club News

Stampmania’s VADOPHILEX

27 - 28 April 2013

 

Read More

Wildlife on stamps..

 

Date of Issue : 12 April 2013

Kingfisher

A new stamp issue by Poczta Polska from the Polish Birds series is dedicated to Common Kingfisher.The Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as Eurasian Kingfisher or River Kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.

This sparrow-sized bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upper parts, orange under parts and a long bill. It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptions to enable it to see prey under water. The glossy white eggs are laid in a nest at the end of a burrow in a riverbank.

Club News

Stamp exhibition on Wildlife

 

A stamp exhibition “ Wildpex - 2013 ” on wild Life – Biodiversity was organized by PARITRI UPADHYAY & HETVI SHAH of Rajkot Philatelic society at Shri Shyama Prashad Art Gallery,  Rajkot. The Exhibition was inaugurated on 13^th April 2013 by Shri Govind Patel – Hon’ble Minister – Forest & Environment, Govt. of Gujarat.  Hon’ble PMG – Shri Ram Bharose  was the Chief Guest , Shri R N Maheshwari – Sr. Post Master GPO Rajkot , Prof. Anamik Shah of Saurashtra University, Shri. H C Mehta – noted philatelist of Gujarat were the Guests of Honor.

 

In  welcome speech, Ms.Paritri said that Postage stamps are not  just small pieces of paper  but they can tell the story of a particular topic. Stamps are the cultural ambassadors of  a country. Ms. Hetvi told that the main objective of the exhibition was to create awareness among local people, their families & particularly the school Children towards  Philately. She also said that wildlife unfolds rich heritage of flora & fauna and some of them are at the stage of serious threat.

The inauguration ceremony was witnessed by well attended audience, including invitees, and more prominently the  children from the various schools. While welcoming the guests she  stated the importance of philatelic exhibitions. 

There were more than 70 frames of exhibits mostly on Wild life Theme along with the display of PRIDE OF INDIA COLLECTION - Replica of 25 postage stamps on Gold.

A Work shop on Stamp collection; Power point presentation on Stamp collecting & News Clippings of Rainbow Stamp News were shown to School Children by Sanjay Rathod – President of RPS.

Closing ceremony was held on 15^th April 2013, by Dr.M G Maradia – Superintendent of Pradyuman Zoological Park, Rajkot. “The success is judged on the basis of how many visitors take the advantage of such philatelic exhibitions & we are happy that large number of visitors spent hours and enjoyed the exhibition.”- said Ms. Surbhi Rathod.

- Sanjay Rathod – Rajkot

Read More

VADOPHILEX – Stamp Exhibition at Vadodara

 

 

Baroda Philatelic Society, Vadodara is celebrating 38 years of its establishment. Established on 27th April, 1975, Baroda Philatelic Society is proud to have continuously served the philatelist fraternity for 38 years.It is one of the oldest philatelic societies in the state of Gujarat.

As part of celebration of 38 years of its existence, a non-competitive one frame philatelic exhibition “STAMPMANIA’S – VADOPHILEX” will be organized on 27th and 28th April 2013 at Akruti Art Gallery, Beside Kirti Mandir, Opp. S. S. G. Hospital, Vadodara. There will be a display of exhibits of members of Baroda Philatelic Society and invitees on various subjects in about 40 frames.  Booking Orders for “My Stamp” will also be available at the exhibition.

For more information contact at email : info@vadophil.org

Read More

Israel National Trail..

 

     - Take a trip with the Israel National Trail stamp sheet – packed with fun attractions and unique sites -

HI !

Here is a beautiful stamp sheet to be issued in May by Israel Post on Tourism. The stamp sheet shows complete National Trail  and along the trail various tourist activities in Israel have been featured. It is a beautiful sheet for those collecting on Tourism. Of course a wonderful sheet for my Tourism collection !!

News from Germany

ANIMALS IN PHILATELY : Stamp Exhibition

In Zoological Park of Hirschfelde in the near of the town Zwickau in Germany  a philatelic exhibition will be held from  August 23th to August 26th with the title : ANIMALS IN PHILATELY. A pictorial cancellation featuring a DEER will be available during the exhibition.

The exhibition is being held in cooperation between  the German Philatelic Youth Association,Philatelic  Collector Club of Zwickau and the German Collector Group ArGe Zoologie.

The following exhibits will be shown at the exhibition:

ORNAMENTAL  FISHES by Reinhard Heisig (1 frame),

THE COLOURED WORLD OF ANIMALS ON STAMPS by Philatelic collector group of the youth from Hirschfelde (4 frames),

THE BIRDS ON STAMP OF THE UN-POSTAL ADMINISTRATION by Rudi Siegemund(1 frame),

THE WORLD OF BIRDS IN ASIA by Rudi Siegemund (1frame),

ROLLERBIRDS by Wolfgang Beyer(3 frames),

BUTTERFLIES by Heinz-Günter Hofmeister (1 frame),GIANT SNAKES by
Eberhard Günther(1 frame),

RARE ANIMALS OF THE NATURE RESERVE SPEEWALD by Lothar Brehme (1 frame)

PELICAN-THE BIRD WITH THE BIG MOUTH by Axel Brockmann (1 frame)

KINGFISHER-BIRD OF THE YEAR by Axel Brockmann (1 frame)

PICTORIAL CANCELLATIONS BIRDS OF THE YEAR FROM POSTOFFICE GAILDORF by Axel Brockmann(1 frame)

THE WORLD OF BIRDS IN EUROPE by Rudi Siegemund(3 frames),

THE WORLD OF BIRDS IN AMERICA by Rudi Siegemund(1 frame)

ADVERTISING FRAME by German Collector Group ArGe ZOOLOGIE(1 frame)

:  Wolfganh Beyer -  Germany : email : wolfgang.beyer1@aol.de

Read More

Australia 2013 World Stamp Exhibition

 

Date of Issue : 10 May 2013

The Australia 2013 World Stamp Exhibition is being held in Melbourne from 10 to 15 May and to celebrate the big philatelic show New Zealand Post will issue a Souvenir sheet and a souvenir  cover on 10 May 2013. The miniature sheet incorporates stamps from the Queen Elizabeth II - 60th Anniversary of the Coronation stamp issue, set against an image of the exhibition venue - the Royal Exhibition Building.

Souvenir Cover

 

The exhibition will feature the largest collection of philatelic and numismatic items on show in Australia since 2005, and will also mark the centenary of the 1913 Kangaroo and Map stamp - Australia’s first national postage stamp. It will be attended by national and international dealers, traders, collectors and postal administrations, including New Zealand Post.

Read More

VADOPHILEX at Baroda from 27-28 April 2013

 

Baroda Philatelic Society is celebrating 38 years of its establishment. Established on 27th April, 1975, Baroda Philatelic Society is proud to have continuously served the philatelist fraternity for 38 years. It is one of the oldest philatelic societies in the state of Gujarat.

As part of celebration of 38 years of its existence, a non-competitive one frame philatelic exhibition “STAMPMANIA’S – VADOPHILEX” will be organized on 27th and 28th April 2013 at Akruti Art Gallery, Beside Kirti Mandir, Opp. S. S. G. Hospital, Vadodara.

There will be a display of exhibits of members of Baroda Philatelic Society and invitees on various subjects in about 40 frames.

For more details contact :  Prashant Pandya : email : edesk.prashant@gmail.com

Baroda Philatelic Society :  Website : www.vadophil.org   Email : info@vadophil.org

Read More

Bhubaneshwar Philatelic Exhibition 2013

 

BHUPEX 2013

The District Level Philatelic Exhibition, BHUPEX-2013 organized by Bhubaneswar Postal Division from 25.03.2013 to 26.03.2013 at Jaydev Bhawan. The highlights of the two-day celebration are as follows.

25.03.2013 :

The District Level Philatelic Exhibition, BHUPEX-2013 was inaugurated at 10.30AM on 25.03.2013 by Padma Vibhusan Sj. Ragunath Mohapatra on 25.03.2013 at Jaydev Bhawan, Bhubaneswar.

Addressing the gathering participated by school children and philatelists , Padma Vibhusan (2013 ) Sj. Raghunath Mohapatra, noted architect and sculptor and member of prestigious Indian Council for Cultural Relation (ICCR) praised the contribution of India Post towards the rich heritage of India through release postage stamps and informed the authorities to avail the opportunity of collecting rare materials inherited from his ancestors and possessed by him on cultural and aesthetic aspects for release of stamps.

Presenting a paper “Why shall I collect stamp” Sri Shanti Swarup Rath, eminent philatelist and member of EIPA encouraged the participating school children.

Sri Ajit Kumar Dash, Secretary, Eastern India Philatelists’ Association while addressing the gathering as Hon’ble Speaker expressed concern over irregular conductance of both State level and District level philatelic exhibitions in Odisha. After a gap of 5 years BHUPEX-2013 has been arranged. He urged for annual exhibitions regularly for creating interest amongst the youngsters towards philately. According to him the percentage of commemorative stamps released on people and places of Odisha is too low and highly unsatisfactory in comparison to other states in India. The reason is that the representation of Odisha in National Philatelic Advisory Board is only one. Thus he requested the postal administration to nominate more personalities for a huge representation in NPAB. He also requested the postal authorities to arrange for additional space in both the Philatelic Bureau at Bhubaneswar and Cuttack for displaying collections of eminent philatelists.

On the occasion, a special cover on Shanti Stupa, Dhauli was released and the first “My Stamp” was released with the photograph of Sj. Raghunath Mohapatra. In the end, a philatelic quiz competition was held amongst the participating school children.

26.03.2013 :

On the 2^nd day of BHUPEX-2013, Sj. Bijayshree Routray, Hon’ble Minister, Forest & Environment, Labour & ESI, Govt of Odisha and President of Eastern India Philatelists’ Association addressed the exhibition as Chief Guest. On the occasion, Dr. Panda requested India Post for releasing a commemorative postage stamp on Nandanakanan Biological Park.

The Jury’s Report was presented by Sri Anil Ku. Dhir, eminent philatelist and member of EIPA. A special cover on White Tiger – Nadanakanan Zoological Park was released on the day by the Hon’ble Minister, Forest & Environment, Govt. of Odisha who also distributed the prizes owned by the participants both of the quiz competition and exhibition. The exhibition was concluded with cultural programme.

- Ajit Dash, Bhubaneshwar

Read More

Cute Bush Babies from Australia..

 

This is the second in the Bush Babies stamp series by Australia post produced in co-ordination with the Perth Mint’s release of bush baby coins. Bush Babies II features five more young Australian animals – platypus, echidna, brush-tailed possum, kookaburra and wombat. The stamps capture the whimsy and character of these young Australian animals.

 

Scientists didn’t know what to make of the platypus when they first saw this strange animal that lives in water and on land, has a duck-like bill, a tail and short squat legs. The platypus is a monotreme – egg-laying mammal – and is protected in Australia.

Largely covered with strong pointed spines which protect it from predators, the echidna also has a long snout and sharp claws, both used in its search for food. The echidna shares with the platypus the rare distinction of being a monotreme – they are the only two in the world – and is protected in Australia.

A marsupial, the brush-tailed possum is the most common possum in Australia, found all long the east coast of the country. It is very active at night and sleeps most of the day.

The Wombat is among Australia’s favourite animals, and loves to forage at night on native grasses, shrubs and trees before returning to its burrow for the day.

The Kookaburra is the world’s largest kingfisher, and is best known for its rather hysterical laughing call. It is a meat-eater preying on lizards, snakes, insects, mice and other small birds.

Source : http://www.stampnews.com/

Club News

Glimpses of SOLPEX 2013 Solan ( Himachal Pradesh )

Award Winners  with Mr Umbesh Upmanyu (5th from the Left), Director, HP Postal Circle

Mr Prem Verma In-charge, Shimla Philatelic Bureau with the participant, Bhumika Sharma

Exhibits by Bhumika Sharma at SIMPEX 2013, Shimla

Read More