New SEPAC 2014 stamp from Greenland…

 

 

Date of Issue : 20 January 2014

Here is new SZEPAC 2014 stamp from Greenland. The newly issued Sepac-stamp from POST Greenland depicts a photo of Rhodiola taken by photographer John Rasmussen. The joint Sepac-theme in 2014 is “Flowers”. In Greenland Rhodiola grows in Southern and Middle Greenland up to the area around Disko Bay on the Western coast and up to the Daneborg area on the Eastern coast.

Rhodiola is primarily used in Greenland as both a spice and in salads. The leaves are used as salad and spinach, the stem is eaten as asparagus and the root is eaten raw or boiled. The dried roots smell of roses and are said to keep away moths and other harmful insects.

Club News

A stamp exhibition of the collection of Allahabad philatelist, Mr Ambrish Kumar  started today at Allahabad Museum. The exhibition was inaugurated by Senior Advocate and Former President of Kayashtha Pathshala Trust, Shri T.P. Singh. Shri Rajesh Purohit, Director of the Museum welcomed the guest of  honour and vote of thanks was given by Dr Prabhakar Pandey. Mr Ambrish Kumar spoke about the importance and value of the  stamp collection. On this occasion Smt. Asha Rani, Smt. Mukta Saxena, all the Officers and the Staff Members of the museum, distinguished guests  and many visitors were present.

 

 

Mr Ambrish recently donated his lifetime collection to Allahabad Museum .  The collection  of Indian stamps from 1947 to 2013 and  special covers issued on  Kumbh Mela and other special occasions of  Allahabad were displayed in about 150 sheets.  The collection features cultural heritage of India, Indian Freedom Movement, prominent personalities, nature wildlife,Cinema and  science & technology through stamps and Covers.The exhibition will be continued till 5th February 2014.  

 

 

New Special Cover

KOLAMPEX-2014

A special cover was released on the inaugural function of KOLLMPEX-2014 on 22 January 2014 by Smt. Sumathi Ravichandran PMG (Business Operations). The cover was accepted by Dr.Sivaramankrishna Pillai,Jt.Secretary, Quilon Public Library & Research Centre.

The Quilon Public Library and Research Centre has been the horizon for the prolific lore of the myriad generations that have excelled from this part of Kerala. Quilon Public Library was established in the year 1973. The Quilon Public Library and Research Centre had played a vital role in the cultural development of the people of Kollam. In recognition of its unique contribution towards nurturing the literary and cultural life of Kollam, the postal department issued a special cover in its honour.

-  P.Mohanachandran Nair : email : pmcnair.1957@gmail.com

  Thiruvananthapuram

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New Sepac stamps..

 

Luxembourg

Date of Issue : 24 September 2013

Luxembourg Post and Guernsey Posts will issue Sepac  stamps on 24th September 2013. This year’s theme of Sepac issue is Wildlife. On 20th September Gibraltar Post issued  a set of stamps featuring  wildlife .One of the stamps depicting fish features Sepac  logo.

SEPAC stamps

The Small European Postal Administration Cooperation (also Small European Postal Administrations Cooperation or SEPAC) is an association of 13 European postal authorities. They are Åland, the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guernsey, Iceland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City.

The first joint issue of SEPAC postage stamps occurred on October 1, 2007. Further joint issues within the group are scheduled every two years.

Guernsey

Gibraltar

Date of Issue : 20 September 2013

All Sepac 2013 stamps can be viewed at : Europa – Sepac stamps

My Recent Cover

Cover from Ukraine

Received this nice cover with Rainbow stamps from Ukraine. The stamps were issued on UNICEF. Many thanks to the Olesya Dvaenko for this cover with beautiful stamps.

From Olesya Dvanenko , Ukraine

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The European Peacock butterfly….

Date of Issue : 20 August 2013

Here are some new SEPAC stamps. Aland Post issues a beautiful stamp on European Peacock butterfly.The European Peacock butterfly belongs to the family Nymphalidae and has a wingspan of 55 to 65 mm. All smartphone or tablet PC users can join the European Peacock butterfly for an enticing visit to several tourist attractions in Åland.

With this stamp, you do not only get a lovely and colourful stamp but also an interesting device. If you have a smartphone or a tablet computer you can download a free app by the name Sepac stamps. When you later scan the stamp, an entirely new world reveals itself!

This is a so-called AR-application. AR stands for augmented reality, which implies that information from your physical surroundings is mixed with three-dimensional information via the app. Scan the Peacock stamp and join the butterfly for a virtual tour around Åland, taking part of information and interesting facts about the Åland attractions Kobba klintar, Kastelholm castle, Bomarsund fortress, Pommern museum ship and the Maritime Museum.

Forthcoming Sepac stamps

Iceland

Date of Issue : 12 September 2013

Guernsey

Date of Issue : 24 September 2013

SEPAC

The Small European Postal Administration Cooperation (also Small European Postal Administrations Cooperation or SEPAC) is an association of 13 European postal authorities. They are Åland, the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guernsey, Iceland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City. SEPAC is smaller than PostEurop. Luxembourg was not originally a member of SEPAC but it joined at the end of 2006. Also Vatican City joined subsequently.

The first joint issue of SEPAC postage stamps occurred on October 1, 2007. Further joint issues within the group are scheduled every two years, in 2009 and 2011 (San Marino does not participate in these issues).

The following criteria are requisites for membership:

• The postal administration must be located in Europe
• The postal administration must be independent
• The postal administration must have a small market with more than 50% of its philatelic customers living outside the country.

 

Articles

Wildfire threatens World Heritage Area of ‘Yosemite National Park’

- Pradeep Kumar Mallik

A wildfire in California (USA) has, raging since last 11 days, scorched an area nearly as large as New York City near Yosemite National Park. The so-called Rim Fire has charred about 280 square miles, making it California's seventh largest fire in US history. The raging blaze is expected to move farther into the park.

In 1984, UNESCO designated Yosemite National Park, USA as the World Heritage. In its justification for inclusion in the World Heritage list, UNESCO states:

Yosemite has exceptional natural beauty, including 5 of the world's highest waterfalls, a combination of granite domes and walls, deeply incised valleys, three groves of giant sequoia, numerous alpine meadows, lakes, diversity of life zones and variety of species.

Glacial action combined with the granitic bedrock has produced unique and pronounced landform features including distinctive polished dome structures, as well as hanging valleys, tarns, moraines and U-shaped valleys. Granitic landforms such as Half Dome and the vertical walls of El Capitan are classic distinctive reflections of geologic history. No other area portrays the effects of glaciations on underlying granitic domes as well as Yosemite does.

Yosemite National Park lies in the heart of California in area of outstanding wilderness and great scenic beauty. With its hanging valleys, many waterfalls, cirque lakes, polished domes, moraines and U-shaped valleys, it provides an excellent overview of all kinds of granite relief fashioned by glaciations.

At 600-4000 m, a great variety of flora and fauna can also be found here. The National Park, on the west slope of the central Sierra Nevada Mountains, represents practically all the different environments found within the Sierra Nevada, including sequoia groves, historic resources, evidence of Indian habitation, and domes, valleys, polished granites and other geological features that illustrate the formation of the mountain range.

The variety of flora in the park is reflected in the existence of six distinct vegetation zones which are governed by altitude. There are 1200 species of flowering plant along with various other ferns, bryophytes and lichens.

Let us hope that 4000 firefighters already deployed in the area will be able to contain the wildfire and save the outstanding features of Yosemite National Park.

: Pradeep Kumar Mallik : email : mallikphila@gmail.com

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New stamps on Wildlife

 

Date of Issue: 5 June 2013

Here are some  new SEPAC stamps. This year’s SEPAC theme is wildlife. SEPAC stamps are issued every second year. All SEPAC stamps can be viewed at : SEPAC stamps.

Greenland

Date of Issue : 11 June 2013

Aland

Date of Issue: 20 August 2013

The Small European Postal Administration Cooperation (also Small European Postal Administrations Cooperation or SEPAC) is an association of 13 European postal authorities. They are Åland\, the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guernsey, Iceland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City. SEPAC is smaller than PostEurop. Luxembourg was not originally a member of SEPAC but it joined at the end of 2006. Also Vatican City joined subsequently.

The first joint issue of SEPAC postage stamps occurred on October 1, 2007. Further joint issues within the group are scheduled every two years, in 2009 and 2011 (San Marino does not participate in these issues).

The following criteria are requisites for membership:

• The postal administration must be located in Europe
• The postal administration must be independent
• The postal administration must have a small market with more than 50% of its philatelic customers living outside the country.

 

Isle of Man

Date of Issue: 13 September 2013

Jersey

Date of Issue: 8 March 2013

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