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Stamps and Numismatic exhibition held at Duga School

DECEMBER 21, SINGTAM: Sikkim Philatelic and Numismatics Society held an exhibition on - Stamps, Numismatics, Autographs and other hobby-related materials at the Aurora Student Fest 2019 held at Sunrise Academy, Duga, East Sikkim on December 21.


Award-winning philatelic exhibits, old Indian bank notes and foreign currencies were displayed. The crowd was excited to see the autographs of Bhaichung Bhutia, Danny Denzongpa, MS Dhoni, Kunti Mokhtan, Bhuwan KC and others. The society was represented by Ganesh Pradhan and Shital Pradhan, President and General Secretary of SPNS and Sishir Pradhan, member of SPNS. The crowds especially the student's guardians thanked SPNS for this innovative exhibition. The students thoroughly enjoyed the displayed items.





Sikkim Philatelic and Numismatics Society would like to thank the organisers of Aurora Student Fest 2019 especially DB Chettri, Suresh Lama, Sanjay Agarwal, Ramesh Chettri and others for their generous work providing opportunities to the students of the nearby regions to showcase their talents.

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