Tickets were sold and used ahead of the official release on the former PM’s 100th birth anniversary
Tickets were sold and used ahead of the official release on the former PM’s 100th birth anniversary
The government’s plan to release a commemorative postage stamp on the 100th birthday of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao in June last year failed when the stamps were leaked ahead of their official release. Hindu Have you learnt.
As per the initial plans, the commemorative postage stamp was to be issued by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a rare incident, a renowned philatelist handed over a leaked commemorative stamp to Rao and used it to book two speed post letters, which constitutes “illegal and illegal” activity, a source said. Hindu,
A source familiar with the incident said, “People indulge in stamps for passion and also for money… Some rare stamps can fetch a very good monetary reward.” The source said that once the stamp is approved, it is sent to around 80 stamp collection bureaus in the country in advance with strict instructions that these are not to be sold before the release date. However, as per the source, Narasimha Rao’s tickets were leaked from Mumbai, Madurai and two other bureaus.
The matter came to the fore through social media, where photographs of Narasimha Rao’s yet-to-be-released ticket affixing the booked speed post letter were posted online, the source said. The source said, “The person who booked the speed post letter took his photograph and uploaded it on social media… When the CCTV footage of the Mumbai GPO premises was checked, it was found that it was a famous postal mail. The tickets were booked by the collector.”
During investigation, the stamp collector informed the authorities that he had purchased four PV Narasimha Rao stamps and two first day covers (FDC) from a coin dealer on Prince of Wales Museum street.
“As a philatelist, the person is well aware of the value of commemorative postage stamps, and buying and using these stamps without issue is of no value and amounts to illegal and unlawful activity… Puts the image of the postal famous stamp collector in a bad light,” the source said.
Following the incident, in order to regulate postage stamp activities through legitimate means, the Department of Posts banned postage stamp collectors from participating in any kind of postage stamp activity for a period of five years starting from last year. gave.