Monthly meeting of our Association was held on 14.12.2008. As Christmas is to be celebrated shortly, this month's exibition was on "CHRISTMAS" by our vice President, Mrs. Jane D'souza.
Mr.Ravindranath,a renowned Philatelist from Mysore was the guest at the meeting, he spoke on the present Philatelic scenario, problems faced by philatelist all over India, the present situation in distribution of stamps to Philatelic Bureaus and on the exhibitions. He appreciated the strength of Members present at our monthly meeting and gave some pointers to further improve and attract members and non-members to the meeting and the exhibition.
It was also decided by the members present to conduct a non-competitive exhibition in the month of February 2009. I t was also decided to write a letter to the Higher Officers of the India Post to make aware of the problems faced by the Philatelist and the non-arrival of released stamps to the Mangalore Philatelic Bureau.
New members were introduced and other matters connected to Philately and Numismatics were discussed. Tea was served to all the members present. Many persons from the Press were also present. Secretary gave the vote of Thanks and thanked all the members and non-members and visitors.
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