Shri Kamleshwar Prasad, Special Secretary and Member, Postal Services
Board, Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication & Information
Technology, Smt. Sujatha Singh, Ambassador of India to Germany, Mr.
Franz-Karl Lindner, Vice-President of the German Philately Exhibition
and Dr. Lieselotte Kugler, Director, Museum for Communication, Berlin
jointly inaugurated the Indian Philately Exhibition at Museum for
Communication in Berlin on December 6, 2012. The Exhibition will
continue till January 3, 2013.
Shri Kamleshwar Prasad and Smt. Sujatha Singh also jointly released a
Special Cover, which highlights famous German personalities on which
India Posts have issued stamps in the past. In the Philately exhibition,
Department of Posts is displaying its rich collection of historical and
contemporary Philatelic heritage. The German Philately Association and
Philatelic Clubs are also displaying their rich Philatelic collection of
Indian stamps.
Shri Kamleshwar Prasad met Dr. Hans Bernhard Beus, State Secretary,
German Federal Ministry of Finance on December 7, 2012, and discussed
the possibility of issuing a joint stamp between India and Germany. The
German side welcomed the proposal and it was decided to explore the
common theme to be depicted on the joint stamp to commemorate the
excellent relations between the two countries.
The Philately Exhibition is a part of the ongoing year-long celebrations
of ‘Days of India’ in Germany under the themes of Connecting Cultures,
Connecting Ideas, Connecting Capabilities and Connecting Minds. The Days
of India are being celebrated in Germany to commemorate establishment
of 60 years of diplomatic relations between India and the Federal
Republic of Germany.
Source : PIB
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