Department of Posts organises two-day philately exhibition in Vellore

The Department of Posts connected Friday inaugurated Ve(lu)R Pex, a philately accumulation astatine P.Thandapani Wedding Hall successful Vellore.

The two-day lawsuit showcases a wide scope of postal stamps and aims to beforehand hobby of stamp postulation among students and Vellore residents. A ‘Pride of Vellore’ peculiar screen highlighting the district’s cardinal highlights was released connected the occasion.

A property merchandise said the accumulation would diagnostic thematic displays, uncommon collections and interactive sessions to make consciousness astir the taste and humanities worth of philately.

Inaugurating the event, Vellore Collector V.R.Subbulaxmi encouraged the students to foster involvement successful stamp collection. Several philatelists person acceptable up stalls astatine the expo. Various competitions related to philately, including missive penning and quiz, and workshops were conducted, and prizes distributed to the winners. A puppet amusement depicting assorted services of the Department of Posts was besides organised arsenic portion of the exhibition.

Vellore District Forest Officer T.K.Ashok Kumar, Major Manoj M., Director of Postal Services, Chennai and N.Rajagopalan, Superintendent of Posts, Vellore part besides spoke.