THE INDIA STUDY CIRCLE FOR PHILATELY

Most ISC members will have received their copy of India Post issue No. 236, although, due to the suspension of post from India to the US because of the imposition of 100% import tariffs, ISC members in the US may not have. It is hoped that this is a temporary measure but there is little choice at present, other than to wait and see what transpires. In the meantime, ISC members can access issue No. 236 on the ISC Website.

The ISC 75th Anniversary Book was despatched with India Post issue No. 236, so delivery in the US has been subject to the problems stated above. The copies that have been delivered around the world have resulted in several complimentary comments. Some additional copies of the Book are still available, on a first-come-first-served basis, for $65 including postage and packing, on application to Sandeep Jaiswal at sj722@aol.com.

As reported previously, Volume 1 of Series 3 of the ISC Handbook, “Origins of Mail by Rail in India 1860 – 1880” by Chris Bartlett, is now available to order from Amazon Print-on-Demand (ISBN 979-8289678065). In order to get round the high cost of the book in India, as Amazon Print-on-Demand requires it to be imported, the ISC printer/ distributor, Madhukar Jhingan, is arranging for it to be produced locally.

Chris Cleal, our Research Co-ordinator, is in the latter stages of production of Volume 2 of Series 3 of the ISC Handbook, The Sacred Cow Issues of Bundi, a revision of the late Ray Benns’ Handbook, by John Warren.

ISC member Jiří Černý was awarded a Gold Medal for his exhibit Revenues of Small Cause Court, Calcutta: The ‘Pioneer Period’ – 1869-1875 at the LIBEREC 2025 National Stamp Exhibition in Liberec, Czechia, which was held from the 19th to the 22nd of June.

The PHILAKOREA 2025 Exhibition was held in Seoul, South Korea, from the 17th to the 21st of September and 15 ISC exhibitors gained a total of 19 awards; details of these may be found on the ISC Website at ISC Members Awards on the Gallery page.

ISC member Markand Dave was awarded a Gold Medal for his book The Rocket Mails of India at the LONDON AUTUMN NATIONAL COMPETITIVE EXHIBITION, hosted on the 25th and 26th of September by the RPSL.

There will be an ISC Meeting, on Friday the 24th from 10.00 to 11.30 (CEST) in Room 1, at the International Stamp Fair at Messe Ulm, Germany.

BOSTON 2026 World Expo, the major International Stamp Show, to be held from the 23rd to the 30th of May 2026 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA has now been designated as a full FIP event. Sandeep, who is a member of the Organizing Committee, says that the deadline for the submission of exhibits has been extended to the 31st of October; he is making arrangements for an ISC meeting and a dinner afterwards.