Special franking on "LIVE & LET LIVE" on 10-10-2020

A special Franking Cancellation has been issued at Hubli (Karnataka) with Jainism slogan "LIVE & LET LIVE" on Unique Date10-10-2020 with of support and guidance of Mrs. Veena Shrinivasan, PMG, North Kannada Region, Karnataka Circle.

Mr. Mahaveer Kundur, Vice Chairman, Jainism Philately Group printed a private cover with JPG Logo linking the unique date 10-10-2020 with symbolic picture of 10th Jain Tirthankar Shree Shetalanath & 20th Jain Tirthankar Shree Munisuvrathanath with great Jain Navakar Mantra.Only 300 serial numbered covers were printed, franked and posted. Same day they were delivered with the delivery seal.

Courtesy: Sri.Sudhir Jain.

Bihar Sikh Circuit.

A special cancellation was issued in 22nd December 2017, along with 12 picture postcards featuring important Gurudwaras of Bihar, creating a Sikh Circuit. The said special cancellation depicts 'Ek Omkar' in Gurumukhi script and a message on Universal Love.

Courtesy: Lalit K Mishra, Patna.

12.12.12

Today is 12.12.12, so those collectors who are interested in fancy numbers or Postmark collectors, It's  once in a lifetime chance to have this date cancellation. If you are not in reach of a Post Office, write a card to your address and drop it in a nearest post box !

11-11-11 (2)

One more of the cover which I received from Croatia, with 11-11-11-11, postmark which includes the hour too. The second from Indonesia.

Gozo Philatelic Society Exhibition

 

On the occasion of the annual Philatelic Exhibition organized by the Gozo Philatelic Society, MaltaPost has announced that a special hand postmark – GOZO PHILATELIC SOCIETY EXHIBITION – MaltaPost Victoria, Gozo – Malta 13-11-10 will be used on Saturday the 13th of November at the MaltaPost Victoria Gozo Branch.

London Festival of Stamps.

The London Festival of Stamps 2010 was conducted from May 8 to 15 at the Business Design Centre, Islington.“London 2010 Festival of Stamps” is a year long celebration of stamps, stamp design and postal heritage. The Festival also marks the centenary of the accession of George V, the philatelist king.

Here I have presented a cover posted to my address on 11th May from the Venue by a Philatelist Friend.

For detailed news visit: http://london2010.org.uk/

Lady of Miracles Church, Mangalore.

A special cover was released to mark the centenary celebration of the Lady of Miracles Church, Mangalore, locally known as the Milagres Church, on 23rd May 2010. The cover has the photo and the cancellation of the Church.

 

Hanse Sail Festival - Gernmany

 This Maritime festival is held every year in August since 1991 at the Rostock Port in Germany.Over 1.5 million visitors visit every August for this four-day event, making it one of the largest maritime festivals in all of Germany. Large crowds have enjoyed viewing and boarding over 200 sailing ships hailing from various countries. Ships of all sizes and styles are displayed during the event and around 20 sea planes also turn out, offering short flights to attendees. The day before the event ends, a grand fireworks display takes center stage.

Port of Hamburg (Hamburger Hafen)

Port of Hamburg named Germany's "Gateway to the World" is the largest port in Germany and the third-largest port of Europe (after the port of Rotterdam and the port of Antwerp) It is situated on River Elbe.

The card released for the 800th birthday of the port and which was celebrated from 20th to 23rd july 1989. The Gorch Fock is a sail training ship of the German Navy.

Tray Gajrath Mahotsava

A special cover has been released at Satna (M.P.) on 16th January 2010 to commemorate the Shri 1008 Shrimajjinendra Jinbimb Panchkalyanak Pratishtha & Tray Gajrath Mahotsava. The special cover depicts colourful Gajrath alongwith the images of 11 feet high idol of Bhagwan Shantinath situated in the Satna Digamber Jain Mandir and Pujya Acharya Vidhyasagar Ji Maharaj. Special cancellation depicts image of Bhagwan Parshwanath.

STAMPMANIA 2009 - A Success Story.

Dear Friends, Philatelists and Readers,

The much awaited STAMPMANIA 2009 has just concluded and the mega event was a great success with many activities and was a festival for stamp collectors and Philatelists from all over India. I congratulate Mr.Prashanth Pandya, Mr.Timir Shah and his team for hoisting a successful event.

More details, awards and photos can be found in the website of STAMPMANIA 2009

Ship of Dreams - RMS Titanic.

The Titanic has intrigued the world since she sank with over 1500 lives in April 1912. Memories were awoken when Dr Robert Ballard discovered the wreck in September 1985.In 1997 James Cameron's hit film "Titanic" proved a great success and rekindled interest into the disaster.

The RMS Titanic was proclaimed "unsinkable" as God himself could not sink her (?) and yet on April 15 1912, the Titanic struck and iceberg and sank taking with her 1500 people to their peril.Human error and arrogance was said to be the direct cause of the disaster.

To read more on Titanic vist the wesbite at: http://www.titanicandco.com

Hologram cover of Gandhi.

The South India Philatelist's Association issued a special cover on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's birthday on 2nd October, which has been declared as the "International Day of Non-Violence" by the United Nations.

International Day Of Non-Violence

On 2 October 2009, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will issue a New York definitive stamp in the denomination of US$ 1.00. The stamp image depicts an artistic rendition of Mahatma Gandhi.

A New York card on the theme “International Day of Non-Violence” will be issued on 2 October 2009. The card depicts a picture of Mahatma Gandhi and the new US$ 1.00 definitive stamp. The card carries a statement by BAN Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and by S. M. Krishna, Minister External Affairs of India.

The New York card is only available in cancelled condition for a period of three months while supplies last.

To Visit and read more about this visit the UN Stamp Site

Military Park in Buffalo

Today is a special day for Philatelist specially those who are interested in collecting fancy date cancellations. Today is 09.09.09

This entry has nothing to do with the cancellation but a postcrossing card which I received today, which has a picture of a Ship turned into a Museum in Buffalo, U.S.A.

This ship,Cleveland class cruiser, later converted to Little Rock class guided missile cruiser is now on display at this park and plays active parts in educational and entertaining activities such as overnight encampment programs and other events.

for further details visit its website

The Bannerghatta National Park. (Butterfly)

The Butterfly Park at Bannerghatta was inaugurated on 25th November 2006.I t is spread across 7.5 acres of land and includes a 'butterfly trail', which comprises a butterfly conservatory, museum and an audio-visual room for educational, scientific and training facilities. The butterfly conservatory has a polycarbonate roof and is a 10,000 sq ft.circular enclosure,it has been carefully designed to support over 20 species of butterflies. The environment has humid climate, an artificial waterfall and host plants and shrubs that attract butterflies. The second and dome have a museum that exhibits different species of butterflies and a media room showing video on butterflies.

A special cover was released on 23rd May 2009 of the butterfly cancellation at Bannerghatta Post Office. The cancellation depicts line drawing of the butterfly named "Malabar Banded Peacock".

My thanks to Zameer Ali, Bangalore, for the special cover.