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Vivek Yonzone wins second consecutive Silver at National Philatelic Exhibition


SINGTAM, December 24: For the second consecutive year, Vivek Yonzone from Singamari, Darjeeling, won a silver medal at the National Philatelic Exhibition at World Trade Center, Mumbai, on December 22. INPEX 2019 was organized by the Philatelic Congress of India from December 18-22, 2019. Yonzone is the General Secretary of the ALPINE Philatelic and Numismatic Society. Yonzone displayed five-frame exhibits on Element of Music. His exhibition had both Indian and foreign materials on music. He is also a member of the Sikkim Philatelic and Numismatic Society.
The society was represented at the exhibition by Surya Kanta Biswas, Patron from Murshidabad, and Vivek Yonzone from Singamari, Darjeeling. The event witnessed a display of more than 500 frames of Philatelic materials with competition from many groups like Traditional Philately, Postal History, Indian Pre and Post-Independence Stamps, Thematic Philately, and others. Through this press release, Sushil Karthok, President of ALPINE Philatelic and Numismatic Society, has congratulated Vivek Yonzone for bringing recognition to Darjeeling Philately at the national level.

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  1. I find the name of Surya Kanta Biswas (from Berhampore, WB). How can I contact him? He was known to me but I lost his address. Please help me.

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