New Stamps on Renewable Energy…

  

 

Keep Earth Alive !!

An Post (Ireland)  released a set of five stamps on 5 August 2011 to celebrate renewable energy technologies.The stamps feature the five main sources of renewable energy  wind, wave, hydropower, solar and bio fuel.

Date of Issue : 5 August 2011

Renewable Energy

The term 'renewable energy' describes a wide range of naturally occurring energy sources, all of which can be replenished. The stamps illustrate five specific types of renewable energy technologies; wind, hydro, solar, wave and biofuel.

Wind generated electricity has made huge strides in recent years; its capacity currently is close to 1,500 MW, mainly from about 90 on shore wind farms.

Hydro energy is energy that is taken from water and converted to electricity. The most common method of using energy from water is a hydroelectric dam, where water coming down through an area causes turbines to rotate and the energy is captured to run a generator.

Although Ireland has a reputation for rain, there's enough sunshine for substantial use of solar power, using solar panels to capture sunlight and turn it into electricity. A growing number of households are now using solar panels on the roofs of their houses to generate much of their electricity.

Waves and tides along the Irish coast offer enormous possibilities; the sea is a limitless and reliable source of power. It is predicted that Ireland could install 30,000 MW of wave energy conversion facilities by 2030.

Biomass is biological material derived from living, or recently living organisms. In the context of biomass for energy this is often used to mean plant based material, but biomass can equally apply to both animal and vegetable derived material. Biofuel is the term for biomass that has been converted into liquid fuel.

The use of these energy sources reduces  greenhouse gas emissions and diversifies  energy supply.

My Recent covers

Wolfgang Beyer, Germany

Charles Jensen, USA 

 

Special Cancellations

Cancellations issued by Lucknow GPO

Silver Jubilee : Colombo Plan 

Silver Jubilee : Missionaries of Charity

Ashwani Dubey - Gorakhpur 

Club News

Philatelic Clubs in USA

New Stamp Collectors Club forms at Fair Park 

By Tina Taylor

CROSSVILLE — Today, stamp collecting is still one of the world's most popular indoor hobbies. It is estimated that about 25 million people in the United States collect stamps; while worldwide it is closer to 200 million.

Thousands of stamp (philatelic) clubs and organizations enjoy sharing their rare stamps and their history. Everyone specializes in some country with a worldwide collection being enormous, running into thousands of volumes, and incredibly expensive to acquire. The use of the internet has made it much easier to collect, trade, swap, sale, share and auction their stamps.

Currently there does not seem to be a club in this area, until now! Ray Kusmierski has enjoyed being a member of six different stamp clubs in the past 60 years of collecting.  He thinks one of the most rewarding parts of stamp collecting, is making new contacts. He corresponds with people from around the world making many interesting new friends, who also share his love for stamps. Every senior interested in sharing stamp stories is welcome to join the stamp club. The first meeting of the Fair Park Senior Center Stamp Club will be Wednesday Sept. 7 at noon.

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New stamps on Astronomy from Germany

 

Date of Issue : 11 August 2011

German Post will issue four new stamps on Astronomy on 11 August 2011.

Courtesy : Shrikant Parikh, Ahmedabad

Club News

Real Tributes to unsung heroes by a Philatelist…

Here I wish to share a great work and  service by Mr Anil Dhir, renowned philatelist from Bhubaneshwar. Mr Dhir is known for his extraordinary   work and  deep research in  philately and   social fields. “The Last Post” is an excellent example of his work with many more to mention… His selfless effort  and love for deep research makes him always very special in his work and findings. Here is another finest piece of work rather great service done by him….Read the full story !

 

1945 - An untold story of war & love

- DN Singh

This story begins with a visit to the Madras War Cemetery early this year, by a man in quest of a trace dating back some 66 years. The man in question, Anil Dhir has a penchant for history and has an enviable record in unearthing the glories of the past. Dhir says he was in search of material for his article on the War Cemeteries in India, which took him from one end of the geography to the other. 

His quest landed him in Chennai, where the Madras War Cemetery is situated. The Cemetery presented interesting clues before Dhir and a challenge too. At the Cemetery he had a tryst with an interesting disclosure - a set of fourteen graves which were of airmen who had apparently died in a plane crash at Amarda Road. The fourteen individually named headstones were arranged side-by-side, but from the Cemetery Registry it was learnt that they had been interred as a collective grave. A collective grave is a burial of recovered remains which, though not individually identified, constitute of a small group of known individuals.

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It is a gigantic task, almost impossible to locate the living relatives of  the  airmen   who died in crash many years ago..... and  real  heart felt tributes to the  unsung heroes by Mr Anil Dhir  who is always in the quest of something different and unique !!  This is a heart touching story. To do this work one must have a great patience to work and wait .....which Mr Dhir has proved...in many  of his tasks done in past years.... The Last Post by Anil Dhir is one such example , well  known to   philatelists...   Philatelic Community is proud to be asscoited with Mr Dhir !! Great work  by him !!

Pictorial Cancellation on Fossils from Germany..

 

 

A pictorial Cancellation will be provided on Dinosaur park at Munchehagen, Germany featuring Dinosaur on 30 July 2011. It is  Germany's largest outdoor dinosaur park.The footprints of  huge prehistoric creatures can be found  in the park with over 200 full size dinosaur reconstructions.

Pictorial Cancellation on prehistoric  bird ARCHAEOPTERYX 

On August 11^th   a pictorial cancellation will be provided   featuring the prehistoric  bird ARCHAEOPTERYX   at the post office  Eichstätt , Germany. The pictorial  postmark is available from Mr. Wolfgang Beyer Member of Staff   from the  Philatelic group ArGe ZOOLOGIE . 

 

 

Archaeopteryx (“original bird” or “first bird”) is the earliest and most primitive bird known.

The first specimen was found in 1891, almost coincident with Darwin’s publication of Origin of Species two years later, and ten more have since been found.

Archaeopteryx was about the size of a crow with short, broad wings and a long tail. While its feathers were similar to those of living birds, it had jaws lined with sharp teeth, three fingers ending in curving claws, and a long bony tail, in stark contrast to modern birds.

Archaeopteryx’s many features of dinosaurs such as the jaws with teeth, tiny forelimbs with three claws, a long tail and a head covered with scales while body, wings and tail were covered with feathers as in a bird provides strong evidence of the dinosaur ancestry of birds, and, more generally, of the validity of the Theory of Evolution.

Pictorial Cancellation on Bird

 

 

Mr Wolfgang Beyer may be contacted for all above cancellations email : Wolfgang.Beyer1@polizei.sachsen.de

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Cover from Germany ….

 

 

 

Cover with Orchid Cancellation from Germany

3 July 2011

  

 

Wolgang Beyer, Germany

 

From our Readers…..

Maxim Cards : 2nd Africa - India Forum Summit 2011

These  two maxim cards are prepared by Boben J E , Trivandrum 

Blog :  http://www.philalover.blogspot.com/

New stamps on Lighthouses…

 

Date of Issue : 7 July 2011

German Post issued 4 stamps in the month of July featuring famous Lighthouses of Germany.

Germany has issued a set of special postage stamps depicting Arngast and Dahmeshoved lighthouses on July 7 2011. This issue is a part of the "Bacon" series which aims to raise awareness of the diversity of German lighthouses.

The Arngast lighthouse is located in about 4.5 km away from South Beach. Since its commissioning in 1910, this maritime signpost is in continuous operation. The 36-meter-high lighthouse is part of the traffic safety system at the Jade. Its white light has a range of 21.0 nautical miles (approximately 40 km). In 2003 the Arngast lighthouse entered the list of Germany's cultural monuments.

The Dahmeshoved lighthouse was built in the years 1878-1879 at the Bay of Lubeck in Schleswig-Holstein and was put into operation in February 1880. The octagonal lighthouse is built of red brick and has a round iron lantern. The building is approx. 29 m of height. Due to its location, a few meters above sea level, this lighthouse has the mounting height with 34 m above sea level. The white light has a range of 23 nautical miles (approx. 43 km). The lighthouse is open for public since 1 January 2003.

Another set of Lighthouses was issued on July 1 featuring the light houses from Norderney and Warnemunde.

Date of Issue : 1 July 2011

: Shrikant Parikh - Ahmedabad

Forthcoming International Stamp Exhibitions….

 

IPHLA 2012

Specialized International Exhibition for Philatelic Literature

IPHLA 2012 : A specialised exhibition for Philatelic Literature is going to be held  from 2 to 4 Nov.2012 in the town hall of Mainz (Germany). This exhibition will  be held under the patronage of FEPA & AIJP but some non European countries are also invited by them and India is also one of them.

Any author, journalist or publisher can apply for participation at IPHLA 2012 Mainz with one or more exhibits (print, static-digital like CD/DVD or a website) on condition he/she is a member of the BDPh or an association affiliated with FIP or FEPA. The application must arrive on time on the entry form provided fort his purpose ( Exhibit Entry Forms ).

Applications for ‘IPHLA 2012’ can be submitted until February 1,2012.

The basis of the binding application is the different regulations currently provided by the BDPh. Any applicant is urgently advised to take note of these regulations, especially of the special regulations for IPHLA 2012 Mainz , which he agrees to by signing his application.

NO FEDERATION COMMISSIONER WILL BE NOMINATED.

Please go through website www.iphla.de

For any information please contact to Mr. Wolfgang Massen, Email;
w.maassen@alip.org

INDONESIA 2012

INDONESIA 2012: International Philatelic exhibition will  be held under the patronage of FIP from 18 to 24 June 2012 at Jakarta Convention Center.

PCI has nominated Mr. S. Sahoo, as Commissioner for India. His address is:- D-3, BJB Nagar, Bhubanshwar 751 014 Email: sahadevas@yahoo.com  Mob:9337103542

THAILAND 2013

THAILAND 2013, International Philatelic exhibition will be held in Thailand from 2 to 14 August 2013 in Bangkok, under the patronage of FIP.

PCI has nominated Mr. R D Binani as Commissioner for India, his address :33-B Rowland Road, Kolkata 700 020  E mail : binanipm@gmail.com   Mob:9830073058

Courtesy: Yogesh Kumar-Bareilly (UP)

Forthcoming Stamp Exhibitions in India

 

Oct 7-9: Chennai, SIPEX'11 Philatelic Exhibition

Venue: LITE Air conditioned Hall, 17 Balfour Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600010

Adjacent to Nagappa Motors, Diagonally Opposite to ICICI Bank

Organizers: South India Philatelists' Association, Chennai

Contact: Amarchand 09840156410

For Prospectus and entry forms visit : http://www.sipa.org.in/

Last date for submitting entry forms : 20 September 2011

RULES & REGULATIONS

1. CLASSIFICATION OF EXHIBITS

Exhibits will be classified under the following groups :

A. Invitee Section
B. Non-Competitive Section
C. Competitive Section [3 -5 Frames]

1. Pre Independence India
2. Post Independence India
3. Postal History
4. Rest of the World
5. Thematics
6. Modern Philately [last 20 years stamps]
7. Maximaphily
8. Postal Stationery
D. One Frame Exhibits - 50 Nos
E. Juniors & School Section [1-3 Frames]

2. PARTICIPANTS
The Exhibits should not have won Gold or Vermeil or Large Silver Medals at any of the State/National/International Philatelic Exhibition. Exhibits for the Invitee Section will be on the invitation and at the sole discretion of SIPEX ’11 Organising Committee.

Exhibits under Non-Competitive Section for Senior Philatelists with Entry Fee.

Competitive Section is open to SIPA’s members and other Philatelic Society’s members.

Junior Section is for persons upto 16 years of age as on 1.10.2011. School section entries should be accompanied by a letter from the Head of the Institution with their Official Seal.

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Stamps of India National Exhibition

Nov 3-6: New Delhi,

Venue: NSIC Exhibition Complex, Okhla Industrial Estate, Govindpuri Metro Station

Timings: 11am to 7 pm

Organizers: Stamps of India

Contact: sj@stampsofinida.com

Website: www.stampsofindia.com/sine.html

Jul 8-10: Nagercoil, KUMARIPEX Stamps, Coins & Banknotes Exhibition

Timings: 10am to 6pm

Organizers: Kanyakumari District Philatelic & Numismatic Associaiton

Venue: Valanar Thirumana Mandapam, Assisi Campus, Nagercoil

Contact: Consort Dias Jacobs, Secretary KDPNA, 0 9843154344

Jul 22-24: Tiruchengode, Coin Stampex

Timings: 10 am to 9 pm

Organizers: Tiruchengode Numismatic & Philatelic Association

Venue: Sengunthar Thirumana Mandapam, Periyapavadi

Contact: Jc K Golden Saravanan (Secretary) 0 94432 74059, 0 99766 26296

Aug 5-7: Coimbatore, Coin Stampex

Venue: Kamalam Duraisamy Hall, Ram Nagar, Near Gandhipuram Central Bus Stand

Timings: 9.30 am to 9.30 pm

Organizers: Coimbatore District Numismatic & Philatelic Association

Contact: C Palaneswamy 09486923558

THRISSURPEX 2011 Philatelic & Numismatic Exhibition

Nov 18-20: Thrissur, Organizers: Philatelic Club Thrissur

Venue: Pandy Samooha Madom Hall

Contact: C J Vincent, 0 98470 21886

 

My Recent Covers

 

Cover from Germany

Wolgang Beyer, Germany

Covers from Poland

 

Andrzej Bek, Poland

Covers with special postmarks..

 

Discussion

Critical Analysis of the cover :

Mr Pradip Kumar Malik of Patna has sent scan of this cover for Critical analysis. I am giving here special comments  on this cover by Dr Avinash B. Jagtap .

 

Expert Comments by Dr Avinash B. Jagtap

The cover sent from the USA with the personality stamp depicting one of the best character representing screen-play actor Gregory Peck. The cancellation reads "Mocking Bird Station". Late Mr. Gregory Peck acted in the film with the caption " To kill a Mocking Bird". Of-course the post office from where the envelope was dispatched has the same name (of course it must have been given after the film with the name "To kill a mocking Bird" was screened). It is a pictorial cancellation. The cover can be shown in a display which is based on "Famous Actors" or "Famous Films". Unfortunately the cancellation is rather too big and touches only one side of the stamp affixed to the cover. Had it been fully applied to all three stamps, it would have been difficult to read it (as the stamp itself is in grey-black colour). The cover can also be displayed in a collection on birds, but only with some reservations.

My recent Covers

I have received two special covers from Mrs Radha Ramalingam  of Thiruvannamalai. Many thanks to Mrs Ramalingam for the covers.

Critical analysis of the cover :

On the Brihadeesarar Temple  cover the  special postmark does not touch the stamp so philatelically it cannot be regarded as  an appropriate special cover.

Cover from USA

I received this cover with nice stamps from USA, sent by Mr Charles. The cover is not cancelled and it bears a personalized stamp with two stamps from USPS.

Thanks to Mr Charles Jensen, Florida- USA

 

Thanks to Mr Wolfgang Bayer, Germany

New stamp on 50th anniversary of Amnesty International..

Date of Issue : 9 June 2011

German Post issued a postage  stamp on 9th June 2011 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International organization.

Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty and AI) is an international non-governmental organization whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."

Following a publication of Peter Benenson's article "The Forgotten Prisoners" in The Observer 28 May 1961, Amnesty was founded in London the same year. Amnesty draws attention to human rights abuses and campaigns for compliance with international laws and standards. It works to mobilize public opinion to put pressure on governments that let abuse take place. The organization was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its "campaign against torture" and the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1978.

Norway and Luxembourg Post have also issued this year commemorative stamps on 50 years of Amnesty International.

Norway

Date of Issue : 15 April 2011

Luxembourg

 

Date of Issue :  15 March 2011

 

 

 

On March 15th 2011, the Luxembourg Posts and Telecommunications issues: A special postage stamp ( Actual price of the stamp : 0,60 €) - European Year of Volunteering.

50 years of Amnesty International
European Year of Volunteering aims in a general way to encourage and support, particularly through an exchange of experiences and good practices, the efforts achieved by Member States, regional and local authorities as well as civilians to create favourable conditions for volunteering in the European Union and to increase the visibility of activities in a broad range of volunteering activities.

The European Year has the following objectives:

• 1. To work to put in place a favourable framework for volunteering in the European Union.
• 2. To provide the means for voluntary organisations to act and improve the quality of volunteers.
• 3. To reward and recognise the activities of volunteers.
• 4. To increase public awareness of the value and importance of volunteering.

 

 

My Recent Covers….

 

 

Wolfgang Bayer, Germany

Edmund Ong, Singapore

Viviana Cernjul, Argentina

Thanks a lot Viviana, Edmund and Wolfgang Bayer for these nice covers.

Permanent Pictorial Cancellations

Tamil Nadu

Permanent Pictorial Postmark – 19 – Madhumalai Sanctuary

The cover illustration and postmark shows Gaur (or) Indian Bison, native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. The species is listed as vulnerable and it is the largest species of wild cattle, bigger than the African buffalo, the extinct aurochs, and wild water buffalo. India Post issued a stamp on Gaur in 1963.

Date of Inauguration of PPP - April 05, 1975

The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, now also declared a Tiger Reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills, in Nilgiri District, about 160 km north-west of Coimbatore in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu, on the interstate boundaries with Karnataka and Kerala states. Mudumalai, which means 'first hills’, is one of the first wildlife sanctuaries established in India. The Western Ghats, Nilgiri Sub-Cluster, including all of Mudumalai National Park, is under consideration by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for selection as a World Heritage Site.

: Kasinath R.- Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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