Exploring the rare stamp collection, the Philatelist of the city had a close look at the stamps on Princely States of Madhya Pradesh in a Philatelic exhibition MAPEX 2013 began here from Thursday.
This exhibition is organised by Madhya Pradesh Postal Circle and is being put up at Ravi Shankar Nagar Community Hall and would be on view till December 21. The event was inaugurated by Director General of Police Nandan Dubey and also released the special cover of Princely State Postal Ticket and the ‘My Stamp’ scheme on the same day.
The Philatelists from Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have also displayed their collection. Moreover, a rare collection of stamps on Human Rights is on display by PJ Sudhakar IIS. Notably, this is first time across the nation when a Human Rights section is being put up at the philatelic exhibition.
While addressing the visitors on the occasion, DGP Nandan Dubey said, “This is the first time I have attended such an exhibition and I am really contented that such exhibition is being organized in the city.”
Moreover, while inaugurating the My Stamp scheme DGP was also given his photo stamps as a memento. Further, the first female Post Master General of Asia, Sushila Chourasia was also presented with her photo stamps under the My Stamp.
Further, the post master general Anil Kumar said that as many as 3000 stamps have been released till now across the country and this exhibition consists of the major stamps and envelopes of the State.
With 300 frames, the spectators can watch the wondrous collection of the stamps released so far. Elaborating further, Anil Kumar
said that stamp collection of philatelic is ranked as one of the best investing hobbies ever as the values of stamps always increases but never go down.
Meanwhile, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Narendra Kumar released a special cover on the endangered species of the forests. Further 270 students from 17 schools participated in the stamp design competition and showcased their skills. Moreover, similar events will be organised for the students during the exhibition.