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Indipex 2011 Bangladesh Gandhi Pictorial Postmark Cancellation

Hello Gandhi Collectors,

===== Update 5/9/11 & 6/4/2011 ===========================================

PLEASE READ MY COMMENTS BEFORE READING THIS ARTICLE.

This is not FAKE. Bangladesh Post confirm with me.

Also I bought max card directly from Bangladesh seller and he also used Mahatma Gandhi stamp on the shipping cover.
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Recently I saw Bangladesh Mahatma Gandhi Stamp and Pictorial Postmark Cancel of Mahatma Gandhi. I had also written in Indipex 2011 and Mahatma Gandhi blog post.





After doing some more research on this it looks like this is not officially issued by Bangladesh Postal Service. It might be private rubber stamp!!!

Reason for this assumption is that Pictorial Postmark Cancel is only in English. I checked other Bangladesh Postmark Cancel and it has English as well as native Bangladesh Language.

So not sure why they don't want to use their native language on this particular cancellation of Mahatma Gandhi.!! Mahatma Gandhi was also famous for knowing multiple languagues and can write also. 1948 India Mahatma Gandhi stamps were printed with 3 languagues English, Hindi and Urdu.!!

Also no where it is mentioned on Bangladesh postal service website. I also send them email twice but no response from them.


If someone has more information about this then please comment so all Gandhi Collectors are aware of this.


If I will find more information about this pictorial cancel and it is Genuine than I will change my blog post.

Until no satisfying proof it is Fake to me. I am not sure what you think!!

( I got email reply from Bangladesh Post about this stamp and pictorial postmark and as per them they issued this during Indipex 2011) SO this is NOT FAKE>

You can checkout yourself by looking following FDC and Pictorial cancel.


Thanks
KP.

BTW: If you are seller on ebay or delcampe and if you have more info then please let me know so I can update this blog and also buy it from you.

















========= My email to 5 different Postmaster of Bangladesh Postal Service ========

I got contact info from Bangladesh Postal Service Website. Check this link for their contact.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: xxxxxx@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:40 PM
Subject: question regarding recently Bangladesh Gandhi stamp, pictorial cancel & fdc selling on ebay.
To: epost1@bttb.net.bd, ep6001@bttb.net.bd, ep4001@bttb.net.bd, ep3001@bttb.net.bd, ep7400@bttb.net.bd



Hello Postmaster,


Recently I saw Gandhi stamp from Bangladesh and also Gandhi Pictorial Cancellation(rubber stamp). Attach is copy of that cancellation & stamp. Please look at the attachment so you get idea what I am talking about.

I need your help to confirm that this are officially issued by Bangladesh Postal Service.

Reason for this is that lot of people are trying to sell this kind stuff on ebay and try to cheat collector and make huge amount of profit and destroying hobby. Someone from Germany tried this kind of acitivity and I worked with Germany Postal Service and Local Stamp Club members to find out that it was a fake postmark and no one bought that kind of cancel. You can read about this on my blog. You can read this by click following url.

http://gandhiphilately.blogspot.com/2010/01/fake-gandhi-postmark-cancel-from.html
Following are some of the auction related to Bangladesh Gandhi stamp/cancel on EBAY.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Bangladsh-2011-Postmark-Regd-Mahatma-GANDHI-Limited-/250775418112?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a63613500

http://cgi.ebay.com/Bangladesh-2011-India-Mahatma-GANDHI-Visit-Sheetlet-FDC-/260739173585?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item3cb5440cd1

Let me know if any questions or concerns.

Awaiting for reply.
Read my following blog post and you will also start believing that it's Dying if you still believe it's Paying hobby.!!

1) Philatelic FAKE and FORGERIES.
2) FAKE AERO PHILATELY Covers.
3) Stamp collection CHEATING.
4) Stamp Collection Value
5) Stamp Collecting Facts
6) China stamp collection value.
7) First AirMail Post
8) World First Flight Cover
9) Greatest Stamp Collection Scandal 
10) Biggest stamp collection SCAM
11) SCANDAL in stamp collection 
12) How to increase stamp collection value

Now does it make sense to collect stamps after looking above blog posts?

I Don't think so.!!

Thanks
Gandhi Stamps Club


1 comment:

  1. Dear Collector,

    This Mahatma Gandhi issue is a genuine one, officially issued by Bangladesh Postal Service. The FDC and pictorial postmark too are genuine. You can have a better look at this bigger image:

    http://www.mediabd.com/store_images/covers/1/467.jpg

    You're correct that usually Bangladeshi first day cancellations have English as well as native Bengali language. This one is a rare case.

    It is sad that Bangladesh post website is not much useful till now. You can have better information from this famous BD collector's personal webpage:

    https://www.rhcourtney-collector.com/2011.html

    Go to the section - "10 February - INDIPEX 2011, World Philatelic Exhibition - India"

    Best wishes

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