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February 13, 2003 Ghantasala Stamp Released India Post’s Next Stamp Issue India Study Circle President Resigns Recent & Forthcoming Exhibitions New Special Postmarks Sukhani Europhil’s Auction Periodicals Received: GPA NEWS, Philanews Philatelic Market Research & Survey Philately in Transition in India, Part 44 Readers Forum – Shakil Ahmed on so-called INPEX 02 Also in the News – The Biggest Theft In Stamp-Collecting History Solved
GHANTASALA STAMP RELEASED
The Minister of State for Communications & IT, S Thirunavukkarasar released a commemorative stamp at Hyderabad on February 11, 2003 on the noted playback singer and music director in Indian film industry, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao.
Sankha Samanta designed the stamp and the First Day Cover, priced at Rs. 2. Alka Sharma designed the pictorial first day postmark. Information Sheet containing write-up and technical data and priced at Rs. 2 was issued on the occasion.
India Security Press of Nashik printed the stamps by photogravure in two colors on Imported un-watermarked adhesive gravure coated stamp paper in the quantity of 0.4 million in sheets of 42 Stamps. INDIA POST NEXT STAMP ISSUE
India Post's next commemorative stamp issue in the denomination of Rs. 5 on the noted industrialist S L Kirolskar is scheduled for release on February 26, 2003.
The issues along with the First Day Cover and the information sheet, at Rs. 2 each, shall be available on sale at nearly 1000 selected Post Offices including all Philatelic Bureaus and Counters. INDIA STUDY CIRCLE PRESIDENT RESIGNS
Well-known author and research scholar, Max Smith has resigned as the President of the India Study Circle for philately in UK, the premier organization of the philatelists devoted to Indian philately, just five months into his three-year term. This is an unprecedented step as no President has taken such an action ever before.
Smith's reasons for resigning were that he did not want to continue to preside over a society that has seen fit to admit to its membership the people who have been intimately connected with the marketing of forgeries in the international market over recent years.
Smith, earlier as an editor of India Study Circle's quarterly publication 'India Post', had also taken up this issue of forgeries and had resigned from the Committee.
Smith's principled stand and resignation focuses on the great need to have an all out campaign against the philatelic forgeries especially of Indian items. RECENT & FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS
February 15 & 16, 2003 - Ludhiana
February 19 - 21, 2003 - Jaipur NEW SPECIAL POSTMARKS
India Post provided a special postmark and released a special cover on October 11, 2002 at Patna to mark the United Nations salute to Jai Prakash Narayan by releasing a commemorative silver medal on October 16, 1979. SUKHANI EUROPHIL'S AUCTION
Sukhani Europhil of Kolkata is holding their 65th public auction of about 2600 lots on Sunday, March 9, 2003.
There are individual rare classics and postal history of India with important pre-adhesive covers, original essays, color trials, die proofs, "Specimen" and "cancelled" overprints on East India, Queen Victoria, King Edward VII to King George VI, Specialized section of postal stationery including unusual destinations, Rocket mails, very useful & powerful Cochin with varieties, Travancore and Travancore-Cochin with early covers, strong Nepal with early issues, large blocks with study and research, India used in Nepal, etc. There are over 15 lots of philatelic literature as well.
The sale will be held at the main auditorium on the ground floor of Rotary Sadan, 94/2 Chowringhee Road, near Nehru Children's Museum, Calcutta 700020.
The sale will be conducted from 10 am to 1.30 pm for Lot no. 1 to 1101 and after Complimentary lunch, from 2.15 pm for lot no. 1102 onwards. Tea and snacks will also be served.
Sukhani Europhil's email is raj.sukhani@gems.vsnl.net.in PERIODICALS RECEIVED
G P A NEWS, Whole # 63 - October 2002, Monthly
Editor: H C Mehta
Publisher: Gujarat Philatelists Association
Address: 1/M National Chamber, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad -380009
Annual Subscription including membership: Rs. 100, Entrance Fee Rs. 100
Mode of Remittance: By bank draft in favor of the publisher
PHILANEWS, #6, November-December 2002, Bi-monthly
Editor: Rajesh Paharia, pahariarajesh@msn.com
Publisher: Philatelic Society of Rajasthan
Address: A S Mittal, President, Dhamani Market, Chaura Rasta, Jaipur -3
Annual Subscription: Rs. 50 in India PHILATELIC MARKET RESEARCH & SURVEY
India Post invited sealed tenders for conducting a nationwide Market Research and Survey on Philately, by February 14, 2003. The parameters for this purpose are to ascertain the market size, customer profile, product acceptance, best information vehicles, customer opinion and feedback and also to gauge the response for Philatelic Deposit Account. |