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Philatelic Club, Ludhiana
The moment a postman delivers a letter, most of us hurriedly tear it open to get at the contents but there are some 300 Ludhianvis who are more concerned about the stamp(s) that bring(s) the letter.
Members of the Ludhiana Philatelic Club, an organization which boasts of having the largest number of stamp collectors concentrated at any one place in North India, are also the most active ones in sale and purchase of the stamps. Deeply engrossed in the hobby these philatelists meet on the second Sunday of every month to exchange stamps or to make enquiries about the ‘rare’ ones they are earnestly looking for.
A meeting with any of these persons would be sufficient to pique one’s curiosity about the amazing but less known world of stamps. An outsider is surprised at the revelation that certain rare stamps both national and international, whose original cost was a few rupees, were being happily bought for hundreds and even thousands of rupees.
The collectors have an amazing memory as well. They can immediately tell you when and why a stamp was released along with the price it can be bought for, “Every stamp has a story behind it,” says Mr Yash Pal Bangi, the driving force behind the philately movement in the city. He said stamp collectors did not collect stamps at random but specially looked for those which pertained to their theme of collection.
The themes were as varied as communities in the world. Some here about freedom fighters, some about buildings, some on nature and some even on wild animals. Then there were a number of sub-themes in these categories on which someone could work on.
The club also brings out a magazine, The North Post, which informs about the latest rage among the philatelists, new stamps up for grabs and of course the golden one which has the highest price. According to its issue the most priced Indian stamp is a Rs 10 stamp of Mahatma Gandhi with Bapu written in Urdu on it. Released on August 15, 1947, the stamp was published in Switzerland and is available at Rs 1000 now.
The life of the Club President Mr Bangi literally revolves around the world of stamps. He has penned as many as three books on the subject. These are Ticktain Bolti Hain and Punjab di Kahani Tictoan Ki Jubaani. The third one Dak Ticktain-Nanhe Rajdoot has been approved by the Languages Department, Punjab, for publication.
The club is actively involved in teaching the good hobby to youngsters. It has organized workshops in various schools and distributed literature about the hobby among the school children.
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