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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Special Cancellations of Karnataka 2023

40* Special cancellations were released during the year 2023.

Special postal cancellations leave distinct marks on mail, highlighting important days, occasions, events, or themes. They hold cultural value, making them desirable for collectors. With unique designs, these cancellations enhance mail, capturing the essence of the event or theme that they signify.

During the year, Karnataka Post kept collectors engaged with a couple of cancellations each month. These unique cancellations were available at the State's four Philatelic bureaus: Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Belagavi, and Mysuru with few exceptions. During each release, collectors crowded the bureaus, presenting diverse postal materials, personally crafted covers and simple postcards to acquire these cancellations, sending them to fellow collectors worldwide.

I extend my gratitude to Sri.Sushil Mehra Ji , Smt.Reshma P.V and Sri.Praveen Shastry for posting me many cancellations on postcard. On some release days when I couldn't visit the Philatelic Bureau, I was confident that one of them would send me a postcard. Additionally, I appreciate the helpful team at Bengaluru PB, led by Sri. Bharanidharan, who facilitated acquiring these cancellations smoothly.

13-01-2023 - Makara Sankranthi Greetings.

16-01-2023 - The Evening Post Office - TEPO.

23-01-2023 - Parakram Diwas.

30-01-2023 - Martyr's Day.

18-02-2023 - Maha Shivaratri.

28-02-2023 - National Science Day.

21-03-2023 - World Forestry Day - Plant Tree-Save Forest.

21-03-2023 - World Water Day-Save Water-Save Earth - Ugadi Greetings.

25-03-2023 Celebrate NAture.

04-04-2023 - Tirthankar Mahaveer Jayanti Greetings - Live and Let Live..

18-04-2023 - World Heritage Day

26-04-2023 - World Intellectual Propery Day.

18-05-2023 - International Museum Day.

22-05-2023 - International Day for Bio Diversity.

31-05-2023 - World No Tobacco Day:We Need Food,Not Tobacco.

03-06-2023 - 2023 World Bycycle Day,Let's Ride.

14-06-2023 - World Blood Donor Day.

21-06-2023 - International Day of Yoga : Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.

26-06-2023 - 40th Anniversary of India's First Cricket World Cup Win.

01-07-2023 - National Doctors Day : Celebrating Resilience and Healing Hands.

11-07-2023 - World Population Day.

28-07-2023 - World Nature Conservation Day.

07-08-2023 - National Handloom Day

19-08-2023 - World Photography Day.

23-08-2023 - Chandrayaan-3.

30-08-2023 - National Small Industry Day.

08-09-2023 - International Literacy Day.

09-09-2023 - G20 -2023 INDIA : Vasudhaiva Cutumbakam.

15-09-2023 - Engineer's Day.

27-09-2023 - UNESCO Heritage Sites: World Tourism Day.

01-10-2023 - World Postcard Day.

05-10-2023 - Wildlife Week - 2nd to 8th Oct 2023.

09-10-2023 - World Post Day.

23-10-2023 - Dasara Festival.

09-11-2023 - National Legal Services Day..

11-11-2023 - National Education Day.

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19-11-2023 - Krishnapex 2023 : District Level Philatelic Exhibition.

26-11-2023 - Constitution Day: Liberty,Equality and Fraternity.

02-12-2023 - National Pollution Control Day.

06-12-2023 - Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Diwas.

Saturday, December 16, 2023

Special Covers of Karnataka 2023 - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ೨೦೨೩ ರ ವಿಶೇಷ ಅಂಚೆ ಲಕೋಟೆಗಳು.

27 Special covers were released during the year 2023.

The number of special postal covers being released has significantly dropped due to the increased costs for their release . Out of the 33 approved, only 27 Special Covers were released. To maintain collector's interest, this year, the department issued numerous special cancellations marking significant national and international events, I will soon update in a new post with those special cancellations.