Club literati’s two-month long Agatha Christie crime had its second session on Sunday at Dylogg Coworking. Curated by Arun Singh, Class 12 student of DPS, Neelbad, the session was devoted to exploring the life and works of Agatha Christie through the world of stamps.
Winner of Governor’s gold medal for his philatelic collection, Arun took the audience through an interesting life journey of Christie
Speaking about the session, Club President Seema Raizda said that it was interesting to see how stamps could depict so beautifully the works of Agatha Christie.
Notably, in 2016, hundred years after she started writing her first novel, UK Royal mail in a befitting tribute to the Queen of mystery issued six stamps full of intrigue and adventure in themselves. Each design included micro text, UV ink and thermo chromic ink.
These concealed clues could be revealed using either a magnifying glass, UV light or body heat and provide clues to solving the mysteries.
“With more than two billion book sales worldwide, crime writer and playwright Agatha Christie has been outsold only by Shakespeare and the Bible,” said the Royal Mail on eve of release.
“So it’s fitting that we mark not just the centenary of her writing her first crime novel, but also the 40th anniversary of her death with a stamp issue that’s full of intrigue.” The series was designed by Jim Sutherland and Neil Webb.
These unique set of six stamps as well as stamps issued by countries like Nicaragua, Uganda, Guernsey, Djibouti, Solomon Islands, UK, Central African Republic, Dominica and Isle of Man were displayed.
The session was followed by a quiz where Agatha Christie fans tested their knowledge of her works with winners walking away with her books.
The readers were later served Sirop de cassis, inspired from Hercule Poirot’s last novel Curtain.
The next session of the festival takes place in Bhojpur Club on June 17. It will be devoted to the world of Hercule Poirot followed by a quiz on this popular detective.