THE INDIA STUDY CIRCLE FOR PHILATELY

The 1st Notice of the ISC’s Annual General Meeting was sent to all members on the 10th of October, stating that it would be held by Zoom at 16.00 hours on Saturday the 6th of December. The 2nd Notice, containing the Agenda and Officers’ reports, will be communicated to the membership in the next week or so.

The Committee has been informed that, as of late October, the situation with regard to the suspension of post from India to the US because of the imposition of import tariffs has been resolved and so post is now going from India to the US again. However, the mail that was in transit during the dispute was returned to India and so Madhukar Jhingan, who is responsible for printing and distribution of India Post, is re-packaging all the returned copies of India Post no. 236 so that they can be re-posted to US members

India Post no. 237 is currently being processed but, due to the situation explained above, they may receive their copy of issue no. 237 before they receive their copy of issue 236! Note, however, that ISC members may access all issues of India Post on the ISC Website (including no. 236 and 237).

Members in the US who have not received their copy of the 75th Anniversary Book will receive it with issue no. 236 of India Post, as originally intended but, due to the problems detailed above, this will not be until they have been re-posted from India.

The Indian Edition of Volume 1 of Series 3 of the ISC Handbook, “Origins of Mail by Rail in India 1860 – 1880” by Chris Bartlett, is now available for members in India to order from Madhukar Jhingan (mj@stampsofindia.com – WhatsApp & Google Pay); the cost is Rs. 600 (Rs. 900 for non-members), including delivery by Speed Post. Members outside India may order it from Amazon Print-on-Demand (ISBN 979-8289678065)

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, will be available very soon via the same routes as Volume 1 but it will be more expensive than Volume 1, as it is larger and the illustrations are in colour

In addition to the awards received by ISC members at the PHILAKOREA 2025 Exhibition, held in Seoul, South Korea, from the 17th to the 21st of September, which may be found on the ISC Website at ISC Members’ Awards on the Gallery page, the FIP Medal of Appreciation for Exceptional Jury Service was presented to our renowned member Ajeet Singhee during the Palmares function at this Show

The ISC Meeting, on Friday the 24th of October at the International Stamp Fair at Messe Ulm, Germany, was very poorly attended.

Thomas Fortunato, the Chair of the Organizing Committee of BOSTON 2026 World Expo, to be held from the 23rd to the 30th of May 2026 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, has confirmed that there would be no tariffs on any philatelic material entering the US, as it has been officially classed as ‘informational materials’. Arrangements will be made for an ISC meeting and a dinner afterwards