Re the following paragraph of the write-up in Gomantak Times (see below): «While most stamps on show had been released by Catholic nations, what is equally interesting is >that several Muslim nations have also released many > on various aspects of the life of Jesus and the Holy Family. "It showed > their true spirit of secularism," says Fr Cosme J Costa, well known writer > and priest at Pilar»,
I wonder how no mention was made of the following stamps issued by the Indian Posts & Telegraphs: a) St. Thomas (with an effigy of the saint), released on 2-12-1964 on the occasion of an official visit of Pope Paul VI to India, which started on that date; value: 0.15 (fifteen paise) b) St. Thomas 19th Death Centenary 72-1972 (depicting a "St. Thomas Cross"), released on 3-7-1973; value: 20P. (twenty paise) c) St. Francis Xavier (depicting the top part of a statue of the saint, with his silver casket in the background), issued in 1974; value: 25P. (twenty five paise). Jorge ----- Original Message ----- From: GoanetReader <goanet@goanet.org> To: <goanet@goanet.org> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 8:03 PM Subject: [Goanet]GoanetReader -- Stamps from across the world, viewed with faith > Stamps from across the world, viewed from a faith perspective > > By Paul Fernandes [Gomantak Times] > > PILAR: A 40-year-old stamp from Iran depicts the Mother and Child. Another > rare one from Spain shows the circumcision ceremony of Jesus. And the Holy > Family's flight to Egypt is an artistic expression of the scene, released by > Katanga (now in Congo). > > These are some of the eye-catching stamps at an exhibition organised by > Major Seminary, on Pilar hillock. Called `Faith Expression in Stamps', it > provides philatelists and others a rare opportunity to see and appreciate > the range of stamps depicting the life of Christ and some great religious > personalities under different sections. > > `Baptism of Jesus' is another touching scene captured in a stamp released > by Ethiopia. Some of our great religious personalities like Fr Jose Vaz find > a place in the section on `Tribute to Great Men'. > > While most stamps on show had been released by Catholic nations, what is > equally interesting is that several Muslim nations have also released many > on various aspects of the life of Jesus and the Holy Family. "It showed > their true spirit of secularism," says Fr Cosme J Costa, well known writer > and priest at Pilar. > > The Republique du Burundi had brought out stamps on the 14 stations of the > Cross. A stamp released by Ethiopia has a scene showing Jesus after he is > brought down from the Cross after his crucifixion. > > Ras-al-Khaima, one of the seven states of United Arab Emirates (UAE), had > released a stamp of the Crib and this can be seen in the section on `Cribs > of the World'. The stamps shown in this section range from 1964 to 2001. > > St Francis Xaveir used to sign with a flourish and this finds place in a > stamp released by the Portuguese government in Goa in 1931. > > The Major Semfinary had participated in a philatelic exhibition of 1962 and > had won the second prize. From then on, the collection has grown and is > worthy of appreciation by stamp lovers and others. > > The exhibition will continue till early January, 2005, according to sources > at Pilar. > >