State Bank of India stamp

As promised, Ill write reviews on various Indian stamps. The first stamp is going to be the stamp of State Bank of India ( SBI ) .


Date of Issue : 31st August,2005
No issued :0.08 million
Stamp Face Value : 1500 paisa, 15 rupees
Stamp Value : $1 as in eBay India

About State Bank of India :

State Bank of India (SBI) is the largest bank in India. It is also, measured by the number of branch offices and employees, the largest bank in the world. Established in 1806 as Bank of Bengal, it remains the oldest commercial bank in the Indian Subcontinent and also the most successful one providing various domestic, international and NRI products and services, through its vast network in India and overseas. With an asset base of $126 billion and its reach, it is a regional banking behemoth. The bank was nationalised in 1955 with the Reserve Bank of India having a 60% stake.

Bank of Bengal

Roots :

The roots to the State Bank of India are traceable to the first decade of 19th century, when the Bank of Calcutta, later renamed as the Bank of Bengal, was established on 2 June 1806. The Bank of Bengal and two other Presidency banks, namely, the Bank of Bombay (incorporated on 15 April 1840) and the Bank of Madras (incorporated on 1 July 1843) were amalgamated on 27 January 1921, and the reorganized banking entity was named the Imperial Bank of India. All these Presidency banks were incorporated as joint stock companies, and were the result of the royal charters. The Imperial Bank of India continued to remain a joint stock company. Until the establishment of a central bank in India the Imperial Bank and its early predecessors served as the nation's central bank printing currency.



The Reserve Bank of India, which is the central banking organization of India, in the year 1955, acquired a controlling interest in the Imperial Bank of India and the Imperial Bank of India was christened on 30 April 1955 as the State Bank of India. This acquisition of the controlling interest was done pursuant to the provisions of the State Bank of India Act 1955, an Act enacted by the Parliament of India.

Source : www.wikipedia.org
More information at : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Bank_of_India

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New Developments

Well guys,
Today I'm going to start executing my promised stuff. For starters I got my scanner working. So Ill be uploading my stamps soon.

I'm planning to add more links and blogs.

Since im pretty much new to this scenerio, Im collecting all stamps. If any of you have a stamp which is not needed or you have duplicates, please contact me by mail.

If any of you have philately blogs too and want to link up each other. Nothing more for now except that I found a great pal named Michael who has a blog at http://blog.michael.dodd.com/.
He writes a lot of reviews about stamps. He has a blog full of images. That makes me jealous :P.

Bye for now, will be uploading my collection soon.

Yours Truly,
Feroze

Future Plans for the blog

Well guys I have planned to write about a lot of aspects of Philately. Another thing Im planning to start is Stamp Reviews.

In this Im planning to choose some of my good stamps and write a review on it - Why it was made, when, for what purpose, its quality and how I got it. This is NOT going to be something about its price :D .

If you want me to review your stamps please take a clear photo and email it to me at mr.feroze@yahoo.com.

I also understand that currently the blog doesnt have a single picture whatsoever. Im planning to solve it as soon as my scanner starts working again. For now please forgive me for only this only text blog.

If any of you want to exchange stamps with me, please feel free to notify me by mail. Id be to happy to trade for any undamaged stamp.

Yours Truly,
Feroze

How to GET stamps

Today we are going to talk about the common methods of getting stamps. I got all these ideas from AskPhil. You can follow these ideas as begineers and later think of new ideas :).

There are many ways to get postage stamps for your collection. The most common method is to ask friends and neighbors to save them for you from their incoming mail. Tell them to save the whole envelope since you want to cut off the stamps yourself. This way, you can make certain that the stamp doesn't get torn when being removed from the envelope.

Besides, if the envelope has an unusual postmark, you may want to save the whole envelope for your collection.

You will find that collecting commemorative stamps (these usually honor famous people, places or events) is harder than collecting definitive stamps (these are the common smaller stamps) used in large quantities by mass mailers. Ask your friends to use commemorative stamps on their mail to you.

It costs them nothing extra and you gain some nice items for your collection.

If you know someone who works in an office, or some place that receives a lot of mail, especially from others places in the world, ask them to be on the lookout for stamps and save them for you.

They probably will be happy to save envelopes for you that otherwise would be thrown away. They may even be able to get foreign stamps off their incoming mail. Recently, many thousands of letters arrived in the U. S. from Nigeria asking for money. It was found that many of the stamps used on these envelopes were forgeries and they may be a valuable collectible in the future.

Ask your relatives or friends of your family for stamps. You never know what may turn up. Once people know about your interest, they won't mind keeping an eye out for stamps. The more people you ask, the better your chances!

Another good source of stamps is an old-time stamp collector. They usually have many duplicates lying around and would be very happy to give them to someone who would appreciate them.

Then you can always buy them. This can be done in several ways. AskPhil has a listing of stamp clubs and dealers, including an article on how to Buy Stamps. Look for one in your area. The stamp club often has boxes of stamps for sale at an inexpensive price. This may be a good way to find another collector who would be willing to share their duplicate stamps with you.

Dealers may have a barrel or huge box of stamps at a few cents per stamp. You can usually buy these by the bag full or get a reduction for quantity. When you find that you have a lot of duplicate stamps, you can start trading them with someone else or offer them to another person to help them get started in stamp collecting.

CREDITS : http://www.askphil.org/

My preference of stamps

Sometime before I used to collect all stamps without any specific subject. But now I have realised there are some specific stamps I like. My preference of stamps are :

• Seaside
• Ships and boats in water
  
• military vehicles - planes, ships, tanks.
• Japanese art and culture - People, Children.
• South east Asian stamps - Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thailand, Taiwanese, anything ( I like Temples very much :D )
  
• Any scenic stamp with cool shades - blue, green, yellow,etc
• Famous Personalities
  

Although I prefer this it doesn't necessarily mean I don't collect others. These kind of things appeal to me. These stamps have a very relaxing and calming effect on me. If any of you people have a stamp which falls under this category kindly email me and we can arrange a trade in exchange for Indian stamps.

Hello World !

Hello there guys,
Let me tell a bit about myself first. I have been collecting and trading stamps for 2 years. Im very much into stamps and origins. When I started searching around the internet for philately resources I found some great ones. The main purpose of creating this blog is to expose all to the joy of philately and share some tips, tricks and resources and ofcource above all to trade stamps :D