With the objective of spreading greater awareness and inculcating interests on philately, the General Post Office (GPO) in Bistupur organised a philatelic exhibition on Thursday.
The GPO organised a function to celebrate its 17th anniversary in the presence of SP Singh, senior superintendent of Post, East Singhbhum, Vinay Kumar Ghosh, deputy post master, Jamshedpur; Syed Hafizuddin, vice-president of Jamshedpur Philatelic Society and other functionaries of Jamshedpur Philatelic Society.
The post office showcased stamps on Olympics amidst the ongoing Rio Olympics fervour and another section covering the Freedom Struggle of India. The stamps displayed today were put up by Arun Kumar, a member of Jamshedpur Philatelic Society.
Anu Agarwal, in-charge of the Philatelic Bureau at the Bistupur based GPO spoke about the hobby of collecting stamps and how it can be a way of learning and educating younger generation about history and traditions. Through stamps one can get to know the tradition and history of not only India but of the world.
Students from Motilal Nehru Public School, Chinmaya Vidyalaya, and DAV Public School, Bistupur came to take a look at the exhibition as well as the post office's collection.
Stamps on mountain expedition, radio transmission, Olympics, classical music and dance, noble prize and India's first postage stamps were also on display. Students got an opportunity to behold stamps of half anna, one anna and four annas.
"We have some philatelists associated with the Philately Bureau who contributed for the exhibition. This exhibition will let students take interest in stamp collection.,” noted an official.
Philatelic Bureau functions in 68 Head Post Offices at Circle Head Offices or in major district towns. There are 68 Philatelic Bureaux and 1111 Philatelic Counters, which includes all the Head Post Offices or Mukhya Dak Ghars of the country.