Simple Guy With The LOVE For Philately

Thanks to my dear friend, Andre de Melo for sending me so many materials on my Christian themes, that being churches and pope. I really love all the materials and was certainly shock to get them. I do hope you like all the materials I've send you. From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU my friend.

A beautiful registered cover franked with a complete set of American Heritage stamps issued on 25th September 2007. Really love the set of stamps for one of the stamp depicts the turkey. Turkey originates from North America, where it is also a main cuisine of North and Latin America. In 16th to 19th centuries, turkey was imported to Portugal and other European countries. As you can see from the stamps, food like sweet potato, maize, cocoa and passion fruit was also introduce to the European nations. The turkey depicted by the stamp was drawn by the famous Pierre Gourdelle in 1555.


A very very beautiful Christian FDC depicting Pope John Paul II. Truly a great material for my collection.

Pope John Paul II or John Paul the Great, born Karol Józef Wojtyła served as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death almost 27 years later. His was the second longest pontificate; only Pope Pius IX served longer. He was the only Polish Pope, and was the first non- Italian Pope since Dutch Pope Adrian VI in the 1520s.

John Paul II has been widely acclaimed as one of the most influential leaders of the twentieth century. It is widely agreed that he was instrumental in ending communism in his native Poland and eventually all of Central Europe, Southern Europe and Eastern Europe as well as significantly improving the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion.

He was one of the most-travelled world leaders in history, visiting 129 countries during his pontificate. He was fluent in many languages. As part of his special emphasis on the universal call to holiness, he beatified 1,340 people and canonised 483 Saints, more than the combined tally of his predecessors during the last five centuries.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II





Besides this, my dear friend has also included a galore of postcards depicting Churches around the world. Though I'm not a big fan of postcards, but all these beautiful postcards are definitely gems to be kept and collected. Again, thanks my dear friend for all your effort and help.

Like always, Uncle Veeraraghavan never once fail to surprise me. This time, besides philatelic materials, uncle has send me very interesting books on Christianity. Again, I don't really know how to thank you. I guess the least I could do is THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.

A very beautiful Christian Postmark from Germany issued on 13th April 2008. The postmark depicts Christ Our Lord being crucified on the cross to save us from SIN. Whenever I see this, It makes me sad. Our Lord died for our sins, yet we tend to walk a path far from him. Why is this happening? Is the temptation of the world that great that we can easily forget the scarifies our Lord God has made?



This special cover was issued on 14th November 2008 to commemorate 150 year of CSI Christ Church Trivandrum. Simply lovely and truly another great addition to my Christian collection.

The sesquicentennial celebrations were officially inaugurated on 15 November 2008 with a Special Thanksgiving Service lead by Rt. Rev. Thomas Samuel, Bishop of Madhya Kerala diocese. The Service in the church was followed by hoisting the Sesquicentennial Flag by the Bishop and rendering of the Theme song in the courtyard in the midst of the entire congregation. Colorful fire works, decoration and illumination in the church compound added variety to the celebrations

Sesquicentennial celebrations are planned to span over an year started from 14 November 2008 to 15 November 2009. .Various Programs and Projects will be taken up over a year to commemorate the event.

Source: http://www.celebrating150.org/index.asp
A very beautiful registered cover with my favorite Bird stamp. Thank GOD its in a good condition and this time the registered sticker didn't damage the cover. The clear postmarks truly adds value to the cover. Thanks Uncle for all your effort and help.


These are certainly the biggest surprise for me. Its the first time I received something else besides Philatelic Materials. Anyway, it was truly a pleasant surprise for me. Love both the books alot. Again, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU.

Thanks to my dear friend, Rodolphe Flecheau, I got a very beautiful cover from France franked with a stamp from the great artist J.J.Audubon. Simply lovely though I would prefer only Bird stamps on the cover. LOL, I know I can be very greedy most of the time.. Inside the cover was a very beautiful FDC.

This is my first cover from Romania, thanks to my friend, Calin Zborovsky. This is certainly a very beautiful cover of The Lord's Supper or more commonly known as The Last Supper that compliments my Christianity theme.

The Bread and Wine of The Lord's Supper are clearly the two more ingenious symbols the world has ever known. These two symbols literally summarizes the entire Christian life. Below are a few Bible verses talking on the importance of the Bread and Wine to us Christians.

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. {1 Cor 11:23-26 RSV}

This verse clearly states the importance for us Christians to take the bread and wine in remembrance of our Lord Jesus who suffer and died to save us from sin. The Holy Communion have to be taken until the Second Coming of our Lord as the King of Kings.

Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a man examine himself, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cop. For any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself. {1 Cor 11:27-28 RSV}

This verse clearly states that the holy communion have to be taken in a worthy manner and not for the fun of it. By know, I guess my readers would understand the importance of The Lord's Supper to us.

For more reading, please read this article:
http://www.pbc.org/files/messages/4875/3594.html

This is indeed a work of art. Thanks Karan for this very beautiful cover franked with my favourite India stamp, Asiatic Paradise Flycatcher. This has truly inspired me to create my own covers with bird stamps on it. Will showcase them very very soon. LOL...


Above is one of my personal favorites. Asiatic Paradise Flycatcher with its young. Simply an amazing picture.

Source: http://www.aksuinn.com/eng/gallery/birds/asiatic-paradise--flycatcher-terpsihpone-paradisi

Information:

The Asiatic Paradise-flycatcher also known as the Common Paradise-flycatcher, is a medium-sized passerine bird.

The typical adult male Asiatic Paradise-flycatcher is about 20 cm long, but the long tail streamers double this. It has a glossy black crown and crest, blue eye-ring and a long narrow rounded tail. The body and wings are white with very long central pair of tail feathers which form streamers that droop.

The Asiatic Paradise-flycatcher is a noisy bird with a sharp skreek call. It has short legs and sits very upright whilst perched prominently, like a shrike. It is insectivorous, hunting by flycatching in the understory. They bathe in small pools of water in the afternoon by diving from perches.

Issue date: 2007 December 25th

The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health is located at the small town of Velankanni in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. The Roman Catholic Basilica is devoted to Our Lady of Good Health. Devotion to Our Lady of Good Health of Velankanni can be traced to the mid-16th century and is attributed to three miracles: the apparition of Mary and the Christ Child to a slumbering shepherd boy, the curing of a lame buttermilk vendor, and the rescue of Portuguese sailors from a violent sea storm.

Although all three apparitions ultimately resulted in the erection of a shrine to our Lady, it was the promise of the Portuguese sailors that was the proximate cause of a permanent edifice being built at Velankanni. The chapel was dedicated on the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (September 8), the day of their safe landing. More than 500 years later, the nine-day festival and celebration is still observed and draws nearly 2 million pilgrims each year. The Shrine of Our Lady of Vailankanni, also known as the "Lourdes of the East," is one of the most frequented religious sites in India.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Good_Health



My first Meghdoot Post Card. Thanks my friend.

Information:

India Post introduced Meghdoot Post Card on September 2, 2002. Meghdoot is priced at 25 paise that is half the cost of the regular post card. The writing space available on the address side of the regular post card is made available for advertising in multicolor in case of Meghdoot. The rate of the advertisement is Rs.2 per card and the minimum order for print is 100,000 cards. Meghdoot is printed by Security Printing Press at Hyderabad in sheets of 8 cards, although some have been supplied to post offices by the press in sheets of 4 and pairs of 2 cards.

Being a postal stationery article with an advertisement, its area of distribution is determined by the advertiser, as its design and copy. In addition to the post offices in the area of its distribution the Meghdoot is also made available in limited quantity of 2000 cards at select 8 philatelic bureaus that handle postal stationery, namely Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Mumbai.

Source: http://stampsofindia.com/lists/meghdoot.htm

Thanks Myron for a very beautiful cover and FDC. Hope you like the FDC I've send you too. This is actually my first cover from The Philippines.

A very beautiful cover from Myron. Its a fusion of both my themes (Bird and Churches). Simply love the idea of using church stamps with Bird postmarks. Simply lovely.



Thanks for this very beautiful FDC. Hope to have more trades with you in the future. Looking forward to have more trade partners with friends from The Philippines.

First of all, from the bottom of my heart, would like to say sorry to Dr Bibhu for the very very late post of his beautiful materials. These are the recent materials and all the other materials will be posted very soon. No worries on that. Thanks alot Dr Bibhu for these unexpected surprises especially the Migratory Birds of India 2000. Simply love it alot and can't thank you enough for all your effort.

This fine set of four stamps was issued on 24 May, 2000 and features the words "Indepex Asiana".

Information:

3r	205	Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
3r	14	Garganey Anas querquedula
3r	220	Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
3r	24	White Stork Ciconia ciconia

Yet another Sacred Heart Church FDC.. Its my third one but I still love it alot. LOL. Please refer the details here: http://ronlovestamps.blogspot.com/2009/08/sacred-heart-church-fdc.html


Yet another very beautiful cover by Dr Bibhu. A perfect example of a high quality registered cover with beautiful stamps, registered sticker, hand cancellation and not forgetting a personal touch (STAMP MANIA 2009 sticker). Simply awesome.

PS: Hope we will continue our good relationship and friendly exchanges for a long time to come. Hope u will like my next suprise. Can't wait for them to be posted in your blog.

Here, I would like to showcase some of the Christian Philatelic materials I received from Uncle Veeraghavan. They are simply lovely. Yet again, I hope you like the materials Ive send you.

Dear readers, though Christianity is one of my main themes beside birds and Olympics, Im only focus on Christian Philatelic materials that depict Churches and People who have contributed to the Christian World (eg. Pope, Bishop, Mother Theresa). Please let me know if any of my readers have duplicates and would like to have a friendly trades.

A very beautiful Maxicard from Grenada 1973.




Three Lovely covers that depict Christian Stamps from Lithuania and Australia. Hope to get more covers depicting churches. LOL, showing my GREDDY side yet again.

PS: Dear Uncle, from the bottom of my heart, thanks for helping me with Collection. Hopefully, I can help you grow your lovely collection too.

Thanks Mohd Frahim for the very beautiful Sacred Heart Church FDC. Simply lovely and truly a great addition to my Christian collection. Im very much focus on stamps that depicts churches around the world and this FDC is simply a great material to have. Once again THANK YOU.

Thanks Tiago for this beautiful postcard. Love it alot. The postcard depicts a 14th Century silver and gold processional cross and its truly a great addition to my Christian collection. Hope to hear more from u.

I certainly didnt expect to received this BIG SUPRISE from Donata... Was shock and lost for words... Thanks alot and love them so so much.. Dont really know how to thank u for these... Just hope u like wat i send u...