THE INDIA STUDY CIRCLE FOR PHILATELY

Auction no. 232 closed on March 31st. A total of 881 lots were sold, 59% of the 1500 offered

Auction no. 233 will be the last ISC Auction produced in the UK for the foreseeable future and work is underway to establish ISC Auctions based in the US

Unfortunately, the Zoom Webinar due to be held on Saturday 29th April was cancelled but it is intended that it will be re-scheduled

The display meeting held in Solihull, UK, on Monday 24th April was very enjoyable and informative, albeit that the attendance was disappointing

Several ISC members attended the Boxborough 2023 Philatelic Show in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, which was held between 5th and 7th May. Sandeep Jaiswal was awarded three large Gold and one Gold Medals, Apratim Bhattacharya and Thomas Puthanangady both won Gold medals and John Warren won a Vermeil Medal

At ORAPEX2023 in Ottawa on 6th-7th May, Juzar Noorbhai was awarded a Vermeil Medal

The UK Circulation Packet has been successfully resurrected under the stewardship of John Tinker; packets are currently travelling round both the Northern and the Southern circuits

The next International Philatelic Shows will be IRBA2023 in Essen, Germany on 25th-28th May and the Great American Stamp Show in Cleveland, Ohio, USA on 10th-13th August

The next UK in-person display meeting will be at MIDPEX 2023 at Leamington Spa on Saturday 1st July and arrangements are being made for another, during STAMPEX, in London, on 29th September

Issue no. 227 of India Post has been published and has been distributed to the membership

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