ISSN 0972-3587 -------------- STAMPS OF INDIA COLLECTORS COMPANION --------------- The First & Only Weekly on Philately & Postal Services of India Issue # 184 – September 2, 2004. Published Every Thursday Edited by Madhukar and Savita Jhingan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I N T H I S I S S U E Awards at Singapore Forthcoming Stamp Issues New Stamps Released Postal Stationery Update New Meghdoots Postcards Special Postmark on Gandhi Mittal Postal Auction Recent & Forthcoming Events Recent Periodical Publications India Post Offers Free Pickup Fake Stamp Scam Updates Illegal Stamps of Nagorno-Karabakh The Calendar of Worldwide Philatelic Auctions Readers Forum – Ashok Tiwary Privileged Postal Rates for Army Swarovski - Postage Stamps with Crystals ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TO SUBSCRIBE, send email giving your name, postal address, and philatelic interests to
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