Re the following paragraph of the write-up in Gomantak Times (see below):
«While most stamps on show had been released by Catholic nations, what is
equally interesting is that several Muslim nations have also released many
on various aspects of the life of Jesus and the Holy Family. It showed
their true spirit of secularism, says Fr Cosme J Costa, well known writer
and priest at Pilar»,
I wonder how no mention was made of the following stamps issued by the
Indian Posts Telegraphs:
a) St. Thomas (with an effigy of the saint), released on 2-12-1964 on the
occasion of an official visit of Pope Paul VI to India, which started on
that date; value: 0.15 (fifteen paise)
b) St. Thomas 19th Death Centenary 72-1972 (depicting a St. Thomas Cross),
released on 3-7-1973; value: 20P. (twenty paise)
c) St. Francis Xavier (depicting the top part of a statue of the saint, with
his silver casket in the background), issued in 1974; value: 25P. (twenty
five paise).
Jorge
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Stamps from across the world, viewed from a faith perspective
By Paul Fernandes [Gomantak Times]
PILAR: A 40-year-old stamp from Iran depicts the Mother and Child. Another
rare one from Spain shows the circumcision ceremony of Jesus. And the Holy
Family's flight to Egypt is an artistic expression of the scene, released
by
Katanga (now in Congo).
These are some of the eye-catching stamps at an exhibition organised by
Major Seminary, on Pilar hillock. Called `Faith Expression in Stamps', it
provides philatelists and others a rare opportunity to see and appreciate
the range of stamps depicting the life of Christ and some great religious
personalities under different sections.
`Baptism of Jesus' is another touching scene captured in a stamp released
by Ethiopia. Some of our great religious personalities like Fr Jose Vaz
find
a place in the section on `Tribute to Great Men'.
While most stamps on show had been released by Catholic nations, what is
equally interesting is that several Muslim nations have also released many
on various aspects of the life of Jesus and the Holy Family. It showed
their true spirit of secularism, says Fr Cosme J Costa, well known writer
and priest at Pilar.
The Republique du Burundi had brought out stamps on the 14 stations of the
Cross. A stamp released by Ethiopia has a scene showing Jesus after he is
brought down from the Cross after his crucifixion.
Ras-al-Khaima, one of the seven states of United Arab Emirates (UAE), had
released a stamp of the Crib and this can be seen in the section on `Cribs
of the World'. The stamps shown in this section range from 1964 to 2001.
St Francis Xaveir used to sign with a flourish and this finds place in a
stamp released by the Portuguese government in Goa in 1931.
The Major Semfinary had participated in a philatelic exhibition of 1962
and
had won the second prize. From then on, the collection has grown and is
worthy of appreciation by stamp lovers and others.
The exhibition will continue till early January, 2005, according to
sources
at Pilar.
