KARNAPEX - 2024 - Details of Frame Alloted.

Click on the Logo below for the Details of Frame allotted for KARNAPEX-2024 State Level Philatelic Exhibition to be held a Bengaluru from 5th to 8th January 2024.

Karnapex - 2024

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Limca Book of Records presented to Mr. Sudhir Jain.

Certificate of Limca Book of Records 2020-22 has been presented to renowned Philatelist Mr. Sudhir Jain in a grand function held at Satna on 29th August 2022.

Function was jointly organized by Lions Club Satna and Central India Philatelic Society. Satna Collector Mr. Anurag Verma presented this certificate to Mr. Sudhir Jain. As per the entry in the latest Limca Book of Records, Mr. Sudhir Jain is having "Largest collection of Philatelic items featuring Service Organizations" which includes 1793 different stamps and covers from 158 countries on Rotary International and Lions International service Organizations.

Office bearers of Lions Club Satna including Lion Dr. Hemant Denial President, Lion Shambhucharan Dube Secretary, Lion Rakesh Mishra Region Chairman and office bearers of Central India Philatelic Society including Mr. Rajendra Agarwal Shashi Secretary, Mr. Manmohan Maheshwari Treasurer, Mr. Ravi Prakash Gupta PRO, Mr. Umashankar Agrawal Vice President, Mr, Rajesh Kumar Choube, Mr. R. C. Gupta honoured Mr. Sudhir Jain by garlanding and presenting shawl, coconut, mementos etc. Number of other institutions like Rotary Club Satna, Jain Samaj Satna, Youth Hostel Association of India, Spic Macay, Giants International etc. also honoured Mr. Sudhir Jain in this function for his achievement.

Mr. Sudhir Jain is Governing Council member of Philatelic  Congress of India, President Central India Philatelic Society, Founder Chairman Jainism Philately Group and Petron Indore Philatelic Society. His lot of Philatelic articles have been published in the different magazines and newspapers of India as well as UK and USA.

New Committee of Central India Philatelic Society.

47 years old Central India Philatelic Society elected its new working committee. In a general meeting held on 11th July 2021 at Usha Palace, Satna (M.P.), following office bearers elected unanimously –

President : Mr. Sudhir Jain
Vice President : Mr. Uma Shankar Agarwal
Secretary    : Mr. Rajendra Agrawal “Shashi”
Joint Secretary : Mr. Pankaj Pratap Singh
Treasurer : Mr. Manmohan Maheshwari
Joint Treasurer    : Mr. Sachin Tolwani
P.R.O. : Mr. Ravi Prakash Gupta
Exhibition Convener:     Dr. Himanshu Agarwal
Working Committee : Mr. Ashok Kumar Jain, Mr. Praveen Kumar Khatri,
                                    Mr. Jinendra Kumar Jain, Mr. Surendra Kumar Gupta,
                                    Mr. Udit Tiwari, Mr. Vinay Gupta.
                                    Mr. Ashok Mahule, Mr. Azam Siddique

In this meeting members decided to publish a book covering all the newspapers issued in Satna District since beginning. Mr. Sudhir Jain displayed collection of Permanent Pictorial Cancellations, Mr. Ravi Prakash Gupta displayed collection of unusual special covers like silk cover etc. Mr. Pankaj Pratap Singh and Mr. Sachin Tolwani displayed Pre & Post Independence one Rupee coins. Mr. Ashok Kumar Mohale exhibited “Gandhi Chavanni (Quarter Rupee)” which was minted in Satna in the year 1942 for collecting fund for independence movement.

It is worth to mention that Central India Philatelic Society was established in the year 1974 and organized many National level, State level and local Philatelic exhibitions at various places like Satna, Rewa, Bhilai, Korba, Khajuraho etc. Society arranged to issue 21 special covers and published 12 souvenirs.

Meeting concluded with condolence to senior member Mr. Kuldeepak Oberai and Mrs. Usha Jain wife of founder member Mr. Ashok Kumar Jain.

Courtesy: Mr.Sudhir Jain.

Veteran Philatelist Dhirubhai Mehta honoured with Life Time Achievement Award.

During National Philatelic Exhibition INPEX-2019, Jainism Philately Group (JPG) honour 95 years old India's senior most Philatelist Shri Dhirubhai Mehta with Life Time Achievement Award in the field of Philately.

 In a grand function organized on 20th Dec. 2019 at the INPEX-2019 hall, World Trade Center Mumbai, JPG National Chairman Shri Sudhir Jain (Satna, M.P.) welcomed the gathering and Smt. Meena Mutha (Mumbai) and Shri Udai Gosalia (Mumbai) introduced Shri Mehta. JPG Chairman Shri Sudhir Jain, Vice Chairman Dr. Pradip Jain (Balod, Chhattisgarh) & Shri Pramod Kumar Jain (Pondicherry), General Secretary Shri Dipak Modi (Jalna) & Shri Mithalal Jain (Pune), Shri Surendra Kotadia & Shri Kapil Gogri (Mumbai) honoured Shri Dhirubhai Mehta by presenting garland, turban, shawl, shrjphal, Memento.

Addressing the esteemed audience Shri Dhirubhai Mehta told that it is not his honour but it is the honour of Philately as a whole. He is still a learner and assured that he is always available for the service of Philately. Large number of Philatelists from all over India were present in this function.

It is worth to mention that Shri Dhirubhai Mehta is  deeply involved in Philately since last 75 years. He was President of Philatelic Congress of India, Philatelic Society of India and many other organizations. Apart from winning many Grand Pix Awards, he was Jury member of large number of International Philatelic exhibitions in India and abroad. He is the senior most practicing Chartered Accountant in Mumbai

Courtesy: Sudhir Jain, Satna

Special Cover Release on Prof. M.P. Pai.

National JPG Meet.

Lost art of stamp collection....

The humble postal stamp with jagged ends and a story to tell of lores from the past may seem like an uncanny protagonist for a film.

For further reading: Times of India

 

Calicut Philatelic Club - AGM

Annual General Body Meeting of The Calicut Philatelic Club was held on1st May 2016 at The Bullion Arcade, Calicut. 

In the presence of renowned philatelist and Numismatist Shri. Tom Vadakkummola as the Electoral officer, new Office bearers were elected as under.

President: UB Nayak
Vice President: T.Raghavan
Secretary: Ashwin Ramesh 

Jt. Secretary: KP Mohammed
Treasurer: MS Balakrishnan
Auditor: Balakrishnan N

Executive Members: Adv.Abdul Salam KV, Abraham NA, Rajesh D Nair, Jamaaludheen T, Dr.Shibu Varghese and Mujeeb Rahman.

 

Anantapuri Stamp Bulletin.

Anathapuri Philatelic Association, Thiruvananthapuram has completed it's 4th year of formation and on this ocassion it's first e-magazine "Anantapuri Stamp Bulletin" was released on its monthly meeting held on 6th March 2015 at Thiruvananthapuram. 

For subscription and other details contact: apa.tvpm@gmail.com

Jainism Philately Group Meet.

Second Jainism Philately Group Meet was organized at the City of Lakes Udaipur on 19th & 20th Dec. 2015 with many attractive programmes. Total 121 parsons attended this meet from various States of India.

 Jainism Philately Group (JPG) is an organization of Philatelists collecting Jainism and allied themes like Non-violence, Vegetarianism, Peace etc. This JPG Meet was hosted by Udaipur Philatelic & Numismatic Society. On 19th December 2015 in the day time all the delegates visited famous tourist places of Udaipur by double Decker buses. In the night beautiful cultural programme of Rajsthani Folk dances and entertaining magic show was organized which was inaugurated by JPG National Chairman Mr. Sudhir Jain.

 Second day on 20th December 2015 morning Meet was started at well decorated lecture hall of Shri JIndatt Suri Jain Dadawadi with the Mangalacharan of Mrs. Rashmi Jain. Meet was presided by National Chairman Mr. Sudhir Jain (Satna) and conducted by Mr. Paras Kothari (Udaipur). Organizing Vice President  Mr. Mahendra Raj Bhandari given welcome speech.

 Mr. Sudhir Jain informed that our membership has reached upto 271 and during last one year 13 special covers have been issued related to Jainism. Five JPG members elected in the Governing Council of PCI and 13 members won Gold to Bronze medals on their exhibits on Jainism theme in different State and District level Philatelic exhibitions. New issue service of Jainism related stamps / covers / cancellations is very popular among members.

 Mr. Mithalal Jain (Pune), Mr. Suresh Kumar Jain (Ludhiana), Mrs. Meena Mutha (Mumbai), Mr. Shantilal Hiran (Nasik), Mr. Vikas Jain (Ajmer), Mr. Rajendra Shah (Pune), Mr. B. R. Mehta (Udaipur), etc. given various suggessions. Senior Philatelist Mr. J. M. Dhor (Jaipur), Mr. Mahavir Kundur (Hubli), Mr. Rajesh Pahariya (Jaipur), Mr. Gaurav Sanghvi (Udaipur), Mr. Anil Kumar Jain (Ajmer), Mr. Prakash Choksi, Mr. Mahendra Raj Bhandari, Dr. Shyam Kumawat, Mr. Paras Kothari etc. were honoured for their various achievements.

A stamp Booklet  was also released on this occasion bearing mystamp of JPG mono.

Following office bearers elected unanimously for the new session –

National Chairman : Mr. Sudhir Jain (Satna, M.P.)

Vice Chairman : Mr. Pramod Kumar Jain (Pondicherry) & Dr. Pradip Jain (Balod, Chhattisgarh)

Secretary : Mr. Dipak Modi (Jalna, Maharastra) & Mr. Mithalal Jain (Pune)

New Issue Co-ordinator – Mr. Tejkaran Jain (Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh)

Research Co-ordinator : Mr. Mahendra Raj Bhandari (Udaipur)

Organizing  President Mr. Prakash Choksi gave the vote of thanks.

After lunch a Philatelic exhibition on Jainism theme and Philatelic workshop was also organized which was visited by large number of citizens.

A memorable kit was distributed to all the members which was bearing old postal stationery, presentation packs of Bhagwan Mahavir coin and Mahatma Gandhi coin, new 1/- and 10/- star notes, specially cancelled maxim cards, set of pictorial cancellations,  beautiful Rajsthani handicraft, writing material, gift packs etc.

Courtesy: Mr. Sudhir Jain.

Karnataka Philatelic Society (KPS) - 40th Anniversary

Karnataka Philatelic Society, Bengaluru 40th anniversary celebrations and a joint meeting with Royal Philatelic Society of London was held on 6th December 2015 at Meghdoot Hall, GPO, Bengaluru.

Karnataka Philatelic Society (KPS) was founded in 1975 in Bangalore by late Col. L. G. Shenoy and like minded senior philatelists. The KPS acts as a platform for philately in Karnataka especially in Bangalore. The key charter of the society is to promote philately as hobby starting from young kids to senior citizens.

To celebrate its 40th Anniversary Karnataka Philatelic Society organized a function at Meghdoot Auditorium, General Post Office Building, Rajbhavan Road, Bengaluru on 6th December 2015. On the occasion a Special Cover on 40 years of Karnataka Philatelic Society was released by Smt. Usha Chandrasekhar, Chief Postmaster General, Karnataka Postal Circle in presence of Shri Chaitanya Dev, President, Karnataka Philatelic Society and Shri Markand Dave, India Representative of Royal Philatelic Society

On the occasion renowned philatelist Dr. Sita Bhateja was awarded lifetime achievement award. Special edition of KarPhila Magazine was also released at the function,   Sri. Markand Dave handed over the first copy of KarPhila magazine to Mr Athani Mahalingeshwar, Senior Life Member of the Society.

After the function a joint meeting with Royal Philatelic Society of London was also organized. President KPS describes the significance of the joint meeting and announces Sri Y R Shah Memorial lecture by Mr Markand Dave, FRPSL.  Mr. Markand Dave delivers lecture on “2 Annas Green” after garlanding the photograph of Sri. Y R Shah

 During the joint meeting there were talks from the following:

 1.       Sri. Markand Dave, FRPSL – Two Annas Queen Victoria stamp

 2.       Sri. Thejus – Flora & Fauna (Youth philatelist talk)

 3.       Sri. Varaprasad – Tale of Mail

 4.       Ajay Padmanabhan – Cars

Function was well attended by a large number of members and philatelists.

Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru.

Exhibition of Gandhi Stamps.

Bangalore Metro Rail with Department of Posts, Bangalore assisted by Karnataka Philatelic Society, Bangalore arranged an exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi. Lot of philatelic collections on Gandhi with Photos and Literature on Gandhi is exhibited at the Exhibition hall of Mahatma Gandhi Railway Station,  Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore 560 001. The Exhibition is open to the public from 10 AM to 6 PM from October 2nd to 31st October 2013. Entry is free.Postal Department has opened a special counter at the venue.

News Courtesy: Mr. Jagannath Mani.

Jain Acharya Gyansagar Ji Maharaj.

A commemorative postage stamp of Rs. 5/- has been issued on 10th Sept. 2013 on renowned Digamber Jain saint Acharya Gyansagar Ji Maharaj. Union State Minister for Corporate Affairs Mr. Sachin Pilot released this stamp in a grand function organised at Kishangarh (District Ajmer, Raj.). Lt. Col. D. K. S. Chouhan, Chief PMG Rajasthan Circle, Mr. JItendra Gupta, PMG, Rajsthan South Circle, renowned industrialist and senior personality of Jain community Mr. Ashok Patni, MLAs of Ajmer District etc. were present on the stage during the release of stamp. Many members of Jainism Philately Group from various states were also present in the function.

At another function organised at Kishangarh (Raj.) for release of stamp on Digamber Jain Acharya Gyansagar Ji Maharaj on 10th Sept. 2013. Union Minister Shri Sachin Pilot and Chief Postmaster General (Raj. Circle) Lt. Col. D.K.S. Chouhan releasing the stamp.

Courtesy: Sri. Sudhir Jain.

100 Years of Indian Cinema - Miniature Sheets.

              

               

 Notification For Commemorative Postage Stamps on 100 Years of Indian Cinema

Department of Posts is issuing six Miniature Sheets depicting 50iconic personalities of Indian Cinema to commemorate the century long journey of this medium of mass entertainment. This issue will be released by Hon’ble President of India on 3rd May 2013 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. However, it will be made available for sale to all Philatelic Bureau  in the month of June 2013.

The details of above issue are as follows:-

i. Six Miniature Sheets with a print order of 8.1 Lakhs each are beingissued. First two Miniature Sheets consist of nine stamps eachand depict some Dadasaheb Phalke awardees. The other fourwith eight stamps each depict personalities from various fields of cinema.

ii. The denomination of each Stamp is Rs. 5. Single stamp sheets are not being issued/ printed.

iii. Sufficient numbers of First Day Covers and Information Brochures will be available for sale with the stamps at the Philatelic Bureaux.

iv. First Day of Cancellation will be available for six months from the date of release as a special case.

v. The images of the stamps will be uploaded on the India Post website after release.

 The date from which these stamps will be available for sale at thePhilatelic Bureaux shall be intimated on India Post website in due course. Patrons are requested to kindly bear with this delay.

Source: India Post

India's first all-women Post Office.

Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications and IT, has has inaugurated India’s first all-women post office at Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi on Women’s Day. (8th March 2013)

For details : Business Standard
                    Deccan Herald

UPU’s 41st International Letter-Writing Competition

Greek boy's letter to Roger Federer wins gold : Talking about the Olympic spirit came easy for Greece’s Marios Chatzidimou, 14. His letter to tennis champion Roger Federer captured the hearts of the international jury to win the gold medal in the UPU’s 41st International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People.

The 2012 edition asked young people to write a letter to an athlete or sports personality they admire to tell them what the Olympic Games mean to them. 

In a brilliantly written letter, Chatzidimou places the world’s top-seeded tennis player in in ancient Olympia alongside athletes such as Diagoras of Rhodes and Polidamas and creates a dialogue with him. “Participation, entering the contest, is already a great victory, regardless of the trophy. A victory against fears, insecurity and difficulties, of yourself, against your own vanity and selfishness.” That’s how Chatzidimou has Federer describe the Olympic values to him. Chatzidimou criticizes the sometimes absence of fair play and the use of drugs in modern-day competitions, adding: “But for me the first Olympic Games mean neither anabolic [steroids] nor championship, nor financial benefits, economic crisis nor hate. They do mean joy for participating, fair play, friendship, peace and, I hope, this meaning will apply to this year’s Olympic Games.”

The jury complimented his simple and creative writing style. “The composition is original, very personal and stylistically creative. The modern and historic Olympic values come out very strongly,” it said. 

Kenya takes home the silver medal, while Ukraine and Trinidad and Tobago tie for the bronze. 

Source: Universal Postal Union

‘Guinness World Records’ - Daniel Monteiro

Mr. Daniel Monteiro, who hails from Brahmavar, member of D.K.Philatelic and Numismatic Association, Mangalore,  has entered the ‘Guinness World Records’ for his largest collection of stamps featuring birds. His total collection consists of 4911 stamps from 263 countries.  The old record was in the name of Mr. Paul-Erwin Oswald of Germany.

For further reading visit: D.K.Philatelic and Numismatic Assn.

UK to issue stamps on 100th Anniversary of Titanic disaster.

Britain will launch a set of 10 stamp to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster.

The mail area was one of the first places to flood after the ship struck an iceberg at 11.40 p.m. April 14, 1912. It had set sail from Southampton on its maiden voyage.

The 10 first class stamps of Royal Mail feature the story of the ill-fated cruise liner from its construction to the tragedy. The collection is also a tribute to five postal clerks - two Britons and three Americans who died when the ship sank.

Source: Yahoo News.