Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Indian Stamps On Children’s Day 2007


The stamp designs are selected by holding an all India Stamp Design Competition. The theme for the Stamp Design Competition this year was “The Magic of the Night”. The competition elicited great response and the entries revealed beautifully the flight of a child’s fantasy. This year’s stamps are based on painting made by Kum. Swarali V.Bhakare, Class IV, Annasaheb Raje Bhosale, Primary School, Satara (Maharashtra) and B.Karthick, Class VIII, T.E.L.C, Middle School, Pudukottai (Tamil Nadu) which won the first prizes in Group I and Group II respectively.


Miniature Sheet Of Children’s Day 2007
Miniature sheet is based on the painting made by Master Pradhan Karnik, Class IX, Kendriya Vidyalaya, NAL Campus, Jeevan Bhimanagar, Bangalore (Karnataka) which won the first prize in Group III. The design of the First Day Cover is based on a painting by Raj Ballav Hazarika, Class XII, K.V.Narangi School, Assam APS, which won the second prize in Group III of the competition. The three Maxim Cards are based on paintings by Master Sankar Dinesh Kamath, Class III, Bhavan’s Varuna Vidyalaya, Thrikakkara, Ernakulam (Kerala), second prize winner in group I and Jyotirmay Biswas, Class VIII, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia (West Bengal), second prize winner in Group II and Riti Sodhi, Class XII, Delhi Public School, Ranipur, Sector-3,BHEL, Ranipur,Hardwar, Uttarakhand, third prize winner in Group III.


First Day Cover Of Children’s Day 2007

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