On the occasion of
Philately Day a function was organised at Philately Hall of Anna Road
HPO, Chennai. Shri T. Murthy, Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Postal
Circle was the chief guest of the function. On the occasion Tamilnadu
Postal Circle organized Philatelic Workshop and around 150 students from
various school participated in the workshop. The workshop was conducted
by Shri P Shreedharan and assisted by Shri Mahesh Parekh of South India
Philatelists' Association (SIPA). All participants were presented a
Starter Kit by the Department of Post. As a noble gesture the CPMG
handed over personalized stamps to each of 30 Special Children at free
of cost.
South India
Philatelists' Association (SIPA) brought out two special covers on the
occasion. One cover on 1000th year of crowning of the Chola Emperor of
Rajendra Chola-1 and another cover on India’s First Stamps issued in
1852. The Special Covers were released by Shri T. Murthy, Chief
Postmaster General and were handed over to Shri G. Balakrishnadas,
President of SIPA and Shri Ronald Nelson, Secretary of SIPA
respectively. (Special Cover approval nos. TN/15/2014 and TN/16/2014)
