The 11th Philatelic Exhibition ‘MAPEX- 2013’ would begin here from Thursday for the philatelists to explore the rare collection of stamps from across the State.
Being organised by Madhya Pradesh Postal Circle, the exhibition would be on view till December 21 at Ravishankar Shukla Hall, Bittan Market. Notably, being organised after a long interval of ten years (last it was organised in the city in year 2003), the 11th Philatelic exhibition has exciting and unique collection for all the stamp collectors of the city not only to have a close look at the rarest stamps ever but also to buy them as add-ons to their private stamp collection.
The Philatelists from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh would also display their collection. Moreover, another exciting thing would be to see a rare collection of stamps on Human Rights displayed by PJ Sudhakar IIS. The stamps he would be displaying include Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, BR Ambedkar and much more.
While talking to the mediapersons here on Wednesday, the Chief Post Master General (CPMO) Indian Postal Services, Bhopal AP Shrivastava said, “With putting up 300 frames from across the country the exhibition is organised after 10 long years. As today the children are building their interest for virtual reality so with a concept to expose the youngsters about one of the most loved hobbies across the world ‘the stamp collection’ we are back with the philatelic exhibition.”
Notably, Director General of Police, Nandan Dubey would inaugurate the exhibition on Thursday. On the occasion, the chief guest DGP Nandan Duby would release the special cover of Princely State Postal Ticket and would also release the ‘My Stamp’ scheme on the same day. Further, on December 20, a special cover would be released by All India Institutes of Medical Science (AIIMS) followed with the release of a special cover on Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserves by Madhya Pradesh Forest Department. On the concluding day of the exhibition i.e. on December 21 a special cover would be released by Madhya Pradesh State Museum Development Corporation limited.
The Philatelists would be overwhelmed on having a look at the first released stamp on Mahatma Gandhi that has a value of Rs 2crore now which was of Rs 10 years before, stamp on 100 years of cinema, Sachin Tendulkar, Princely States and many more.