News
Premanent Pictorial Cancellations of Tamil Nadu
A Special Cover was released on 29-11-2011 at Salem Commemorating the
100 Years of Girls Guide Movement in India by the Southern Railway State Bharath Scouts and Guides
sponsored by The South India Philatelist's Association in co-ordination with the India Post, Tamilnadu Circle
Stamp Issue Programme for the year 2011
List of Commemorative Stamps Issued in the Year 2009 by India Post.
India Post released the following Special Definitive Stamp of Mahatma Gandhi on 2nd Oct 2009
India Post released the following New 10th Definitive Series Stamps called 'Builders of Modern India'
National Events
Glimpses of
SIPEX 2011
SIPEX 2011
Results
SIPEX 2011
Special Covers
An article on
SIPA Philatelic Show published in 'The Hindu' dt. 02.02.2012
SIPA Montly Meeting - Second Sunday of every Month at Anna Road Head Post Office, Anna Road, Chennai - 2 from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M.
SIPA Philatelic Show - Every Saturday at Anna Road Philatelic Bureaue (Annex), Anna Road, Chennai - 2 form 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
International Events
List of International Philatelic Exhibitions
PLANETE TIMBRE 2012 from 9 June 2012 to 17 June 2012 at Paris / France
INDONESIA 2012 from 18 June 2012 to 24 June 2012 at Jakarta / Indonesia
DOHA 2012 from 21 September 2012 to 26 September 2012 at Doha / Qatar
AUSTRALIA 2013 from 10 May 2013 to 15 May 2013 at Melbourne / Australia
THAILAND 2013 from 2 August 2013 to 8 August 2013 at Bangkok / Thailand
BRASILIANA 2013 from 11 November 2013 to 17 November 2013 at Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
Welcome
Philately is the King of Hobbies and Hobby of the Kings
Welcome to the Official Web Site of the South India Philatelists' Association.
Of all the spare time activities that people can engage in, none is more popular to people of all ages
and in every walk of life than Stamp Collecting. Million of Men, Women and Children find recreation and
satisfaction in the joys of Stamp Collecting. If you are not one of them you may not be acqainted with
word "PHILATELIST".
The hobby of collecting stamps and postal materials is called Philately and the person who pursues the hobby is called a
philatelist. Stamps are the windows of a nation, reflecting its heritage, culture, trade, history, flora, fauna, and the
like. The pursuance of this universal hobby offers enjoyment, knowledge, friendship with people having similar interests
in many parts of the world, and is a relaxing diversion. An album of stamps can therefore be a book of knowledge as well
as a book of original reasearch. Hence, this hobby is aptly called as the "King Of Hobbies".
Here are some Good Reasons to be a Stamp Collector
"Stamp Collecting allows one to escape - to get away from all worries".
"It is an intriguing pass time".
"Each stamp acquisition and album space filled gives some measure of personal satisfaction".
"There is no limit to the depth and scope that this hobby offers".
Apart from this, Stamps are vehicles of knowledge for any age group. The educational value is
limitless. Apart from educational value, philately is an exercise for artistic and creative abilities.
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