Proud to be a Sikkimese: Sikkim Travel, Culture & Local Heritage

I was part of a beautiful concept initiated by Roshan Prasad, our renowned philatelist from Singtam, to reinstall a neglected post box lying near the old post office building at the heart of the bazaar.   In a unique event, the members of the Sikkim Philatelic and Numismatic Society added a page to the map of the world’s postal history when they removed the neglected post box, gave it new colours, and permanently installed it near the water fountain as a Heritage Post Box. An earlier Sikkim postal cancellation mark, along with details about the establishment of the Post Office in Singtam in 1903, was inscribed on the stone slab beneath the base of the Post Box. The first of its kind in Sikkim, it proudly stands among one of the few of its sort in India and the world.  KN Rai, then Speaker of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly, inaugurated the Heritage Box at the event Inspire 2017 – A Hobby Fest, which coincided with the 12th anniversary of the Sikkim Philatelic and Numism...

A new record was set on the rail tracks at Siliguri Junction on June 5, 2006, when for the first time in India and across the globe, a running philatelic exhibition was conducted. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway , UNESCO recognized world heritage, ran for 31 kilometres in 10 hours from Siliguri Junction to Agony Point, with a halt at Sukuna to mark its 125th year.  The program jointly conducted by the Siliguri Philatelic Society (SPS) and Sikkim Philatelic Club (SPC) had added a new page in the history of Indian Philately . Noted Railway Philatelist Vikas Singh of Ghaziabad, the man behind the concept, had booked the train for the day for this purpose. The event named “ Heritage 06 ” was held on June 5 and 6, 2006. On the first day, the exhibition was held at Siliguri Junction Railway Station where the well-decorated Train 788-B was flagged off at Agony Point, Tindharia at around 7.30 am. Stamps, Special Covers and First Day Covers on Indian Rai...