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NEWSLETTER NO: 47

THAPAL NEWS - THE FIRST & ONLY INDIAN INTERNET PHILATELIC MAGAZINE

EDITED  BY MAHESH REDDIAR  for www.ThapalLokam.com -  August  - 2007

NEW GENERATION PHILATELY

NEW STAMP RELEASED:

August 09, 2007: 150 years of the First War of Independence, 2 stamps. in denomination Rs.5/- and Rs.15/-.
August 17, 2007: Personalities, 3 stamps, Rs, 5/- each
    (1) MARAIMALAI ADIGAL - for Rs.5/- 
    (2) SAINT VALLALAR (RAMALINGA ADIGALAR) - for Rs.5/- 
    (3) V.G.SURYANARAYANA SASTRIYAR (Parthimar Kalaignar) - for Rs.5/- 

August 17, 2007: Landmark Brides of India, 4 stamps and a miniature sheet.
   (1) MAHATMA GANDHI SETU - for Rs.5/-
   (2) HOWRAH BRIDGE for Rs.5/-
   (3) VIDYASAGAR SETU - for Rs.5/- 
   (4) PAMBAN SETU - for Rs.5/-

All new issues along with the First Day Cover, FDC with First Day Cancellation, and the information sheet, are put on sale at all Philatelic Bureaus and Philatelic Counters in India.

FORTHCOMING STAMP ISSUE:

No stamp listed for release in the next few days

Please note that the release date indicated tentative and can change without notice:

NEW POSTAL STATIONERY ISSUES - SPECIAL POSTMARKS - COVERS & ENVELOPE Etc

New Meghdoot postcard released:

Special cover & Post marks:

July 30:2007,  New Delhi, Earth Matters.
August 01:2007,  New Delhi, 100 Years of Scouting.

PICTURE POSTCARDS:
National Philatelic Museum, New Delhi issued 4 picture post cards on July 30, 2007.

OTHER WORLD ISSUES:

NEW ZEALAND’S INGENIOUS INVENTORS CELEBRATED - 30 July 2007

Kiwi ingenuity is being celebrated in New Zealand Post’s latest issue of stamps, Clever Kiwis. These stamps pay homage to the Kiwi can do attitude and elegant simplicity of the work of some of our lesser known inventors and entrepreneurs.

The electric fence, spreadable butter, the mountain buggy, the Hamilton Waterjet and the tranquiliser gun are now common place around the world, but started here – often a result of pragmatic need. Spreadable butter is now taken for granted by homemakers and cooks all over the world without a thought given to its origins. The tranquiliser gun serves a practical purpose but has huge implications for animal health and safety in countless countries. The Hamilton Waterjet solved a problem which baffled marine inventors for centuries. The brainchild of Bill Hamilton, this innovative propulsion system allowed him to navigate jet boats in the shallow waters around his home.

This propulsion system is now used in jetboats and on waterways internationally in a wide range of work from patrol boats, to passenger ferries, to rescue craft and recreational vessels.

Stamps
50c -  The electric fence – invented by Bill Gallagher and launched in 1969
$1.00 -  Spreadable butter – developed in the 1970s by the New Zealand Dairy Research Institute
$1.50 -  Mountain Buggy – first invented in 1992 the Mountain Buggy has liberated many fitness enthusiasts from the perils of prams
$2.00 -  Hamilton Waterjet – inventor Bill Hamilton was knighted for his services to manufacturing in 1974
$2.50 -  Tranquiliser gun – Colin Murdoch’s tranquiliser gun has saved countless animals since its invention in the late 1950s.
 

Belgium issued a MS on Scouts:
Belgium issued a MS on Scouts on 30-4-07 valuing Euro 0.75 showing one Sikh in group of boy scouts.
 

UN  issued stamps with Indian  flag and coin:

03 May - 2007, The United National Postal Administration (UNPA) has begun to issue a new stamp set with the National flags and typical coins of 24 member countries, including Indian flag and coin.  Other countries that have the image of their flags and coins printed on the new stamp set of UNPA include Thailand,  the Republic of Korea, Brazil, France, Spain, Hungary, Ireland, South Africa. and Vietnam in the denominations of 39 cents, F.s. 0,85 and € 0,55 based on the standard postal stamp prices in related countries and regions. Three mini-sheets of eight stamps each will be released. This is the second consecutive year of the stamp series representing the coins and flags of Member States of the United Nations. The series is expected to run for approximately eight years until all 192 Member States are represented.

Two Stamps To Commemorate Sri Lanka Entering Cricket World Cup Final:

Sri Lanka issued two new commemorative stamps to mark Sri Lanka’s entry to the World Cup finals. The first cancellation of the stamp took place at the Postal Headquarters, D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10 on Monday. The horizontal stamps depict the well known cricketers in the stamps. The designing and production of the stamps were finalised within two days. The event was conducted under the patronage of Minister of Posts and Telecommunication Rauff Hakeem, Post Master General Shervin Senadhira, Deputy Post Master General R.D.P. Gamini. These stamps were designed by stamp designer Sanath Rohana Wickramasinghe .The parents of the Sri Lankan Cricket players,  Cricket Commentator Palitha Perera also  present at the occasion.

Scout Movement centenary marked on Europa stamps:

A set of two stamps in this year’s Europa issue, marking the centenary year of the Scout Movement, is being issued by the Philatelic Bureau of Maltapost .The stamps, with face values in dual denominations of 16c/e0.37 and 51c/e1.19, are 3.5mm x 3.5mm in size, with a perforation of 14.28x14.28. The stamps are available in sheets of 10 stamps, and the 16c/e0.37 stamp will also be available in booklet form containing five stamps.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

1)  August  05, 2007 - (1st Sunday) - Monthly meeting & Spot auction - Kerala Numismatic & Philatelic Association, Trivandrum.

2)  August  05, 2007  -  (1st Sunday)  -  Monthly meeting & Spot auction - Trichur Philatelic Club, Trichur.

3)  August  05, 2007  - (1st Sunday) -   Monthly meeting & Spot auction - Kottayam Philatelic Club, Kottayam

4)  August 11, 2007  - (2nd Saturday) - Monthly meeting  - Chandigarh Philatelic Club, Chandigarh.

5)  August  12, 2007 -  (2nd Sunday) - Monthly meeting & Spot auction - Religious stamp exchange club, Ernakulam, at K K International. Cochin. 

6) August  19, 2007  - (3rd Sunday) - Monthly meeting & Spot auction - Palakkad Philatelic  & Numismatic Club at Kairaly Hotel.

7)  August 19, 2007 - (3rd Sunday) - Cochin Numismatic Society. Cochin  - Monthly meeting & Spot auction 

8)  August 26, 2007 - (4th Sunday) - Monthly meeting & Spot auction - Alleppey Numismatic & Philatelic Society, at Narasingapuram Lodge, Alleppey.

9)  August 26, 2007 - (4th Sunday) - Monthly meeting & Spot auction - Kayamkulam Numismatic & Philatelic Society, Kayamkulam at Lions Club. 

Other forthcoming events:

Aug 10-12: 2007  -  Bangalore, Karnataka State Philatelic Exhibition.

Sep 29 to Oct 3 - 2007 Surat, Mahatma Gandhi Stamps and Memorabilia Exhibition.

Oct 6-8: 2007  -   Ahmedabad, Gujarat State Philatelic Exhibition.

Oct 31-Nov 2  -   Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh State Philatelic Exhibition.

OTHER WORLD FORTHCOMING STAMP ISSUES:
 

9 August 2007, the United Nations Postal Administration will issue six commemorative stamps in the denominations of US$ 0,41, US$ 0,90, CHF 1,00, CHF 1,80, € 0,55 and € 0,75 on the theme  World Heritage - South America. Three prestige booklets on the same theme will also be released on that day.

A world stamp exhibition under the patronage of FIP and AIJP will be  held from September 12 to 14, 2008 at Prague, Czech Republic. This is a  specialized exhibition where the participation is limited to the classes of Traditional Philately, Postal History, Philatelic Literature, and One Frame. The organizers have clarified that the One frame class is open to all FIP philatelic disciplines and not limited to only the Traditional Philately and Postal History classes.

RECENT EVENTS

ASIAN INTERNATIONAL Philatelic Exhibition on August 3, 2007 at Bangkok, Thailand:

India participated Asian International Philatelic Exhibition on August 3, 2007 at Bangkok, Thailand. with 11 exhibits including 4 in the Literature class through its National Commissioner Anil Suri. The awards received by Indian exhibits are as follows:
 

Gold
Anil Suri -- Fiscals of Cochin
S C Sukhani -- The Third Printing India 4 Annas of 1854

Large Vermeil
Kishor Chandak -- Indian Instructional Labels & Markings
Rajan Jayakar -- Fiscals of British India 1800-1900

Silver
Umesh Kakkeri -- Postal History of Portuguese India
A K Bayanwala - A Bouquet of Philatelic Articles

Silver Bronze
Nawal Kishore Tatiwala -- Gemology
Angeet Suri - British Army Uniforms
Padmini Balan - Window to Philately
Sangeeta Deogwanka - Stamp Collecting Today

Bronze
Ajit Sukhatankar -- Early India Cancellations

The 2 exhibits of Vijay H Seth were absent.

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World Philately Exhibition Held in St. Petersburg from June 19 to 25 - 2007:

The World Stamp Exhibition  - Saint Petersburg-2007 -  marks the 150th anniversary since the issue of the first Russian postage stamp. The expositions focus on the history of philately development in various continents, and different types of philately, such as air-philately, astral philately, etc., as well as a wide range of philatelic topics, including nature, culture, and science and technology. 
Among the exhibits there are 13 champion collections, three times awarded with gold medals of World Exhibitions. They will be competing for the major awards of the St. Petersburg Exhibition, in particular, for the National Grand Prix and the International Grand Prix.

Igor Gorskiy, famous Russian collector represented the collection called -  RSFSR  1918 to  1923  - was awarded National Grand-Prix for the best collection on the theme of the country-arranger of the exhibition. The International Grand-Prix was given to Pracob Chirakiti, Thailand for the collection -  Classics of Siam: first issues - . Honorary Gran-Prix, the main prize of the exhibition was awarded to Michael Ho, Taiwan for his famous collection  - China: Issue - Small dragon and its surcharges -  represented in the champion class. 
It is the first full-fledged exhibition devoted to the history of Russian stamps and  exhibits the unique original of the first Russian postage stamp been issued in 1857. 

FSUE Russian Post awarded special prize to Chen Yu An, collector form Taiwan for the exhibit - WWII Surcharges of the Chinese Republic - at the World Stamp Exhibition.

The World Stamp Exhibition was held for the second time in Russian Federation after 1997 and it was devoted to 150th anniversary of the first Russian postage stamp issuing.

OTHER NEWS - VIEWS - OPINIONS

Alleppey celebrates 150 years - The First Post Office in Kerala:   Alleppey has got a unique place in the postal history of Kerala ( Travancore ).  Alleppey had the distinction of getting the First British Post Office and Telegraph office in the Travancore area. As per records " Postal communication was first introduced in Travancore in 1857 at Alleppey and Trivandrum office was opened only in 1863, Quilon in 1864 , Nagercoil in 1865 ". For the administrative purposes Travancore was constituted as a postal division in charge of a Superintendent under P.M.G. Madras.  There were two sub divisions with headquarters at Trivandrum and Kottayam. Trivandrum had a Head Post Office. In 1906 there are 29 sub  offices including Alleppey under the Trivandrum H.O. Telegraph services were introduced in post office by 1864. A decision was taken by the Government of  India in 1863 to connect Cochin and Tuticorin  and the installation work was completed  in an year's time with the consent of the Travancore Government. The first Telegraph  office was opened at Alleppey  and  this followed by the  opening of telegraph office at Quilon and Trivandrum. The British post offices in the Travacore area had to function in  stiff competition with the Anchal offices ( Postal Division of Travancore Government) which provided efficient service. At  Alleppey  a Head Anchal office of the Travancore was also available. Alleppey - Piravagay, Kainakari, Kalavur and Muhamma were sub Anchal offices under Alleppey. Anchal Letter boxes were available at Beach, Mullakkal, Thondankulangara, Thumpolly R.C. Church, Kalarcode Ver.School, and Kainakary Proverthy Cutchery. 

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