Happy New Year - 2014 !!!

My Stamps - Goa

 

Mr. M.K.Krishnayya, President of D.K.Philatelic & Numismatic Assn. at the My Stamps inaugural function at Panjim Goa. It is said that this facility will be soon available at Mangalore and Belgaum Philatelic Bureaus.

Exhibition of Indian Miniature Sheets.

M.Prabhakar Kamath, our member exhibited his collection of Indian Miniature sheets at the monthly exhibition held at HPO, Pandeshwar, Mangalore on 8th December 2013.

For more news read the link : The Hindu

Kudla Kala Mela

Mrs. Veena Srinivas cordially invite all the members of D.K.Philatelic and Numismatic Association to "Kudla Kala Mela" Mega Display of Paintings at Kadri Park Mangalore on 14th and 15th December from 9.00 A.M to 8 P.M. Enclosed Invitation.

Coins of Karnataka - Exhibition by Jayaprakash Rao

Jayaprakash Rao, our member exhibited his collection of Coins of Karnataka along with Coins of the Mughal Period and Republic India in the monthly exhibition held at HPO, Pandeshwar, Mangalore.

For more news read the link : The Hindu

Workshops and Exhibitions

Our President Mr.M.K.Krishnayya conducted a Workshop and inaugurated the Philatelic Club at M.G.M Colege Udupi.

A Workshop and an exhibition was also held at Ganapathi High School, Padubidri in association with Jaycees.

 

Philatelic Day celebrations in Mangalore.

India Post and D.K.Philatelic & Numismatic Association jointly celebrated the Philatelic day on 13th October 2013 as part of the Postal week celebrations which started on 9th of October with the World Post Day.

Mr.K.A.Devaraj, Senior Supt. of Post Offices, Mangalore inaugurated a Philatelic Exhibition. Mr.M.K.Krishnayya, President of D.K.Philatelic & Numismatic Association was the Chief Guest. Mr.S.Gopal from DJPNA., Mr.Ramesh Prabhu, ASP and Mr.T.B. Harish Senior Postmaster of Mangalore were also present.

After inaugurating the exhibition M.K.A Devaraj spoke on the importance of the hobby of Philately. Mr.Krishnayya also spoke on the occasion and highlighted the improvement to be made in the Philatelic Bureau and spoke on the problems faced by the stamp collectors.

Members of D.K.Philatelic & Numismatic Association, Mrs. Vidya Bagalodi exhibited her collection on the theme of "Gandhi" and unusual stamps of the world was exhibited by Mr.Jayaprakash Rao.

There was a Painting and Essay competition for the school students held at the venue. Even though the schools were having holidays for Dasara celebrations the response was good. there were 22 participants for the painting and about 10 participant for the Essay Competition. The theme for the painting was " Mangalore Dasara" and " your dream green city" for the Essay Competition.

Members of D.K.Philatelic & Philatelic Association, Department of Posts and public were present and the exhibition was open till 2 PM.

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Also read : Coastal Digest

Monthly Meeting - Sep. 2013

Monthly meeting of the Association for the month of September was held at HPO, Mangalore on 8th Sep. 2013. Felicitation of Mrs. Reshma who served the Philatelic community at Mangalore Philatelic Bureau was the highlight of the day. Mrs. Reshma who joined the Postal services in the year 1987 served the Mangalore Philatelic Bureau for 4 years in two stints of 2 years each. She opted for voluntary retirement from India Post.She is well known to all the Philatelists and stamp collectors in and around Mangalore for her ever helpful service and smiling face.Our Association wishes her all the best for her future life.

Photos: Sudarshan U.B 

Sad Demise of Shri. Aziz Ansari

We regret  to inform the members of D.K.Philatelic and Numismatic Assn. that our Life Member Sri Aziz Ansari  passed away on 15 Sep 2013 at Varanasi. He was a senoir Philatelist and stamp dealer of Varanasi. We pray to Almighty that may his soul rest in peace.

INPEX - 2013 - Award Winners.

Members of our Association who participated in the INPEX 2013, National Philatelic Exhibition which was held in Mumbai recently have won medals.

Mr.Daniel Monterio - Large Silver - Water Birds
Mr.Daniel Monterio - Silver Bronze - Archeology
Mr.Nagendra A Nayak - Large Silver - UNESCO World Heritage
Miss.Bhavana K Bagalodi - Bronze Medal - Telegrams.
Mr. Gopal Biswas - Large Vermeil - India Pre Independence Post Marks 1854-1947
Mr. Gopal Biswas - Large silver - Watermark Varieties of Pre Independence Postage Stamps
Mr. Rajesh Bhura - Large Silver - Gandhi – The Man of the Millenium
Mr. Kishor Jhunjhunwalla - Large Silver - Mahatma Gandhi – The Man of the Millennium
Mr. Sudhir Jain - Silver - Rotary International

D.K.Philatelic Association congratulates all the members who won the Medals in INPEX - 2013.

Monthly Meeting - March 2013

Monthly meeting of our Association was held on 10th March 2013. Mr. Ganesh Bhat exhibited his collection of Proof and Un-circulated coins of  India and also of other countries.

Media news - The Hindu
  

Glimpses of Exhibition from Sharada Vidyalaya