Friday, April 12, 2013

A Designer Sheetlet !!



What a perforation design in this sheetlet of Aditya Vikram Birla !!





Normal perforations


Courtesy : 
Mr. Ashok Kumar Bayanwala
Ahmedabad

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Se-tenant FDCs -Year 2012


Civil Aviation - 14.03.2012


Dargah Sharif : Urs - 27.05.2012


Shekhawati & Warli Paintings - 20.06.2012



London Olympics 2012 - 25.07.2012



Biological Diversity - 16.10.2012


India-Israel Joint Issue - 05.11.2012



Lighthouses of India - 23.12.2012



Monday, February 25, 2013


Collectors of Banknotes will have to be more careful in organizing their collection. Banknotes with same year and same inset are issued with and without Rupee symbol.

Inset E - with Rupee Symbol before 500
Inset E - without Rupee Symbol before 500
Year 2012 - with Rupee Symbol before 500
Year 2012 - without Rupee Symbol before 500
Inset R - with Rupee Symbol before 100
Inset R - without Rupee Symbol before 100
Year 2011 - with Rupee Symbol before 100
Year 2011 - without Rupee Symbol before 100


Wednesday, February 13, 2013

New Mint-mark of Kolkata Mint ?


Kolkata Mint issued coins with Noida Mint-mark ?

Recently issued UNC & PROOF sets of Comptroller & Auditor General of India, by Kolkata Mint distinctly show Large dot mint-mark of Noida Mint on both coins of Rs. 5 and Rs.150. The circulated coin of Rs. 5 has NO mint-mark : which is the identification of Kolkata Mint !

Collectors must find out about this obvious change of Mint-mark of Kolkata Mint ?!?!?






UNC coin with
Large dot Mint-mark 
of Noida Mint
( Kolkata Mint )


Circulated coin : without Mint-mark
(Kolkata Mint)



Circulated coin : * STAR  Mint-mark
(Hyderabad Mint)





Sunday, February 10, 2013

Priced Catalogue for FDC and Folders


Philatelists will find this guidebook very informative and as it indicates individual price, it will be an important instrument in one's library. For the first time in philatelic history, such illustrated colored priced catalogue is published. Great efforts by Mr.Praful Thakkar, with another brilliant feather in his cap.
Here are some glimpses :

Cover Page

FDCs of Se-tenant stamps

Folders of Se-tenant stamps

FDCs of Miniature Sheets


FDCs of Set of stamps

Contents

Letter of Author

Tuesday, February 5, 2013