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A philately exhibition, “SIMPEX 2024”, being held by the postal department kicked off on Thursday to mark the Postal Week. Inaugurated by director postal services, Himachal circle, Shimla, Bishan Singh Negi, it saw philatelists Neelam, Samriti Rana and Ritu Kalra among others put up exhibits based on different themes. Other news in brief: Shimla Residents of Himachal will be able …

Two-day philately exhibition gets underway at Panchkula

The two-day district-level philately exhibition, “PANCHPEX-2024”, was inaugurated at DAV Model School Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Panchkula, on Thursday. The opening ceremony saw the presence of chief postmaster general, Haryana circle, Ambala, Sanjay Singh, and DAV school principal Anil Kumar Pathak. Senior superintendent of post office, Ambala postal division Vijay Kumar said this is the first philatelic exhibition in …

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In an era dominated by digital innovation and technological advancements, one can't help but reminisce the traditional hobbies and pastimes like stamp collecting or philately which involved meticulous arrangement of tangible stamps in albums. As the collectors are now exploring the boundless possibilities of digitisation, creating a dynamic and interconnected community of philatelists across the globe, the digital age has …

138th year of Congress: How legacy of the grand old party is immortalized in philately

The grand old Congress may be down and facing an existential crisis of sorts but it has a rich and one of its kind legacy in philately 138 and counting. Acharya Kirpalani, Annie Besant, Chakravarti Vijayaraghavachariar, Babu Chitaranjan Das, Subhash Chandra Bose, Dadabhai Naoroji [three stamps>, Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Indira Gandhi, Jagjivan Ram, K …

Philately Vs. Antiquities & Art Treasures Act, 1972: The Question Of Antiquity

The Department of Posts, Tamil Nadu Circle, has organised the 13th State-level philately exhibition in digital mode. Called ‘TN Digipex 2022’, the virtual exhibition being organised in association with the South India Philatelists’ Association, was inaugurated on Friday and would be on till January 10. He said the exhibition was being held in digital mode for the first time to …

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2021-04-19 The 83-year-old stamp collector reels off stories behind 600 of the stamps he has treasured since 1950. Sun Yin, an 83-year-old native of the city Quzhou – located in East China's Zhejiang province – started collecting postage stamps diligently back in the 1950s and as a result he has become somebody of an authority on philately when …

A stamp kit by Shao Bolin on show which features a painting by Qi Baishi. China Philately opened a special themed post office, which also serves as a center for stamp designers and collectors, at its office building in Hepingmen, Beijing on Monday. The new space recreates work scenarios of stamp designers of different generations at China Philately. The first …