Special covers on recent important events

Important events synchronized by virtual images

combined with specific date cancellations.

Amitabh Bachhan spinning Charkha @ Gandhi Ashram

4th consecutive term for Smt. Sonia Gandhi as Congress Chief

Dr.Manmohan Singh's 2nd term as PM of India

Mourning cover of Sam Manekshaw with

pictures and stamps of PM Smt.Indira Gandhi

and President Shri V.V.Giri

25 Years of India's World Cup Victory @ Lords-1983

Courtsey :

Mr.Mainak Kathiara

President, GPA, Ahmedabad

Perforation errors in sequence

Three Miniature Sheets of Heritage Railway Stations

showing perforation errors in sequence,

with 1 normal MS

Narrow Perforations - Error # 1

Double Perforations - Error # 2

Perforations making Se-tenant strip - Error # 3

8.9.10 cancellations

Fancy number cancellations are getting popular with philatelists and new creative products are often seen which reflects positive sign of growth in Philately

Courtesy : Mr. Vijay Modi of Himmatnagar

Courtesy : Mr. Ashwani Kumar Dubey of Gorakhpur

Note :

Both items posted on 8.9.10 reached destination on 17.09.10 !!

1 is local and other is from U.P. !!!

FDCs with variations in Stamp-size, Color and Perforation.

Madhubala - 18.03.2008

Two sides of stamp are without perforation

Children's Day - 14..11.2008

One side of each stamp is without perforation

Sandalwood - 13.12.2006

Size and Color of the stamp are different

Baul Mela - 27.02.2007

Stamps in two sizes

Pushkar Fair - 27.02.2007

Stamps in two sizes

Buddha - 02.05.2007

Stamps in two sizes

Buddha - 27.05.2007

Stamp with longer arm

Children's Day - 14.11.2006

Stamps in two colors

Heritage Monuments - 28.01.2009

Line of pillars at bottom is missing in one stamp

FDC - Color variation

FDCs in 2 Colors

G.K.Moopnar - 30.08.2010

Perforation Error makes unique Se-tenant strip

The perforation error in Miniature sheet of

Heritage Railway Stations - 16.08.2009

has created a unique strip of Se-tenant stamps

Normal perforations showing 4 stamps separated from each other

Perforation error in this miniature sheet has made

all the four stamps joined together with each other

resulting in this unique Se-tenant strip

Sheetlet and Sheets - Postal Heritage Buildings

Six stamps issued on 13.05.2010 initially came in a form of Sheetlet of 24 stamps with six different blocks of 4. Recently came these six stamps in individual Sheets of 24 stamps with visible color difference making it a separate collectible item. ( Half sheet of each issue is depicted here for ready reference)

Recent commercially used items

Speed-post cover with slogan & portrait of Mahatma Gandhi

along with postmark & slip of Gandhinagar-272001

Courtesy : Enthusiastic and persuing philatelist

Mr. Ashwani Kumar Dubey of Gorakhpur

Commercially used maxim card showing SPARROW

stamp first day cancelled, with correct postage.

Courtesy :

Talented philatelist N.Kalyani from New Delhi