A set of four postal stamps and a special cover on Prime Minister
Narendra Modi conceptualised by a philatelist from Bihar has been issued
by the Department of Posts (DoP).
"I conceptualised the stamps and special cover to mark the ascendancy
of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India. It was a popular event
and not only our own country but the entire world was watching it with
keen interest. The DoP issued it under 'My Stamp' series on May 26, the
day he took oath," philatelist Pradeep Jain said.
The set of four stamps with a face value of Rs 5 each shows a smiling
Modi in four different poses, covered with petals of flowers like Lily,
Pansy and Dahlia.
The cover depicts a smiling Modi emerging from a fully blossomed
lotus. The famous Navkar Mantra of the Jains is printed on the cover,
which is titled 'The Power of Namo'.
The stamps and the cover were taken to Delhi by a senior Bihar BJP leader and presented to Modi and BJP President Rajnath Singh.
Seemingly impressed, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has
contacted him to get a few of them to send them to the neighbouring
countries.
"I got the idea during the inauguration of Barack Obama as the US
President in 2009. It was a popular global event and stamps were
released in Washington. If people in US can do this, why can't we,"
asked Jain.
The philatelist, who is a member of Royal Philatelic Society, London,
and the only Indian member of the International Association of
Philatelic Experts, based in Innsbruck, Austria, scoured the internet to
download four photos of Modi.
Jain then roped in senior artist Sapan Javeri of National Institute
of Design (NID) to bring the concept on paper. Once everything was
completed, the DoP was requisitioned to print 1,800 stamps. The entire
operation stamp cost him Rs 75,000, which includes Rs 13,000 charged by
the DoP.
What will he do with the stamps next? "I did it for my own happiness.
I will now gift them to people who are keen about having Namo in their
stamp collection," smiled Jain.
Source:http://sapost.blogspot.in/2014/06/postal-stamps-on-narendra-modi-issued.html
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