'India- A Philatelic Journey’, was released by
Hon’ble President of India on 3rd September, 2013 at Vigyan Bhawan in the
inauguration ceremony of 11th Asian Pacific Postal Union Congress. The book
gives a glimpse of our country having chapters on Mahatma Gandhi, freedom
struggle, art & culture, wild life, flora & fauna, sports and heritage
sites of India.
The book has been made in collaboration with the
Times of India Group. The designing, printing and editing has been done by the
Times of India Group. The packaging of the book is excellent; it is inside a
beautifully designed Shrink –wrap box. The most important thing which
differentiates it from other coffee table books is that real stamps are used to
describe the above mentioned subjects. One side of the page have the text and
other side have stamps related to the subject. Approximately 117 stamps issued
since 1974 to 2012 have been inserted, in original, in each book. This book is
a limited edition and exclusively for niche customers. Only 800 copies are available
for sale.
The book can be purchased
from National Philatelic Museum, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi. This will also be made
available to major philatelic bureaux. Interested customers can also place
their orders to the nearest bureaux or send an email to Shri V.K.Singh,
ADG(Philately) on vksinghs@yahoo.co.in. The price of the book is kept as Rs.
5500.
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