Allaphilex-2015, Philatelic Exhibition held at Allahabad on 9th and 10th January 2015. A two days Philatelic exhibition ‘Allaphilex-2015’ was held on 9th and 10th January, 2015 at Gandhi Art Gallery of North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Allahabad. The exhibition was inaugurated by retired Member, Postal Services Board and leading Urdu critics and theorists Padma Shri Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, accompanied by Postmaster General, Allahabad Postal Region Col. S. F. Rizvi and Shri Krishna Kumar Yadav, Director Postal Services, Allahabad by lighting lamp and cutting ribbon. Philatelic exhibits were showcased in about 60 frames. On this occasion two special covers were issued released on 9th January 2015. One Special Cover was released on Allahabad Head Post Office, depicting old post office building constructed during British rule. Cancellation depicts Hexagonal Penfold Pillar letter box of 1872. Second Special Cover was released on Ganga-Yamuna-Saraswati Sangam. In Hindu tradition Triveni Sangam is the confluence of three rivers. Sangama is the Sanskrit word for confluence. The point of confluence is a sacred place for Hindus. A bath here is said to flush away all of ones sins and free one from the cycle of rebirth. Triveni Sangam, in Prayag, Allahabad has two physical rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and the invisible or mythical Saraswati River. It is a place of religious importance and the site for historic Kumbh Mela held every 12 years. A bath here at triveni sangam is said to flush away all of ones sins and free one from the cycle of rebirth. The cancellation depicts a person taking holy bath. On 10th January 2015 also two special covers were released by Prof. M.P. Dubey, Vice Chancellor, Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Col. S. F. Rizvi, Postmaster General, Allahabad Postal Region and Shri Krishna Kumar Yadav, Director Postal Services, Allahabad. First cover was on Architecture in Allahabad depicting Government Public Library, Saint Cathedral Church, Mayo Hall, Khusaro Bagh, and New Yamuna Bridge. Allahabad Public Library also known as Government Public Library is the Indias oldest public library. It was established in 1864. It is also one of the biggest public library in the country with thousands of books, manuscripts, old news papers and magazine, govt. gazettes etc. in its collections. All Saints Cathedral, also known as Patthar Girja (Church of Stones) is an Anglican cathedral located in Allahabad. Modeled after 13th-century Gothic style churches, it is among the Gothic Revival buildings built by the British during their rule in India. British architect Sir William Emerson, who also designed the Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, designed the cathedral in 1871. It was consecrated in 1887 and was completed four years later. Mayo Memorial and Town Hall, commonly known as Mayo Hall is a large meeting hall in Allahabad, situated near the Thornhill Mayne Memorial, having a 180 feet high tower. The interior of this memorial hall was ornamented with designs by Professor Gamble of the South Kensington Museum, London. Mayo Memorial Hall was designed by Richard Roskell Bayne and was completed in 1879. The hall was meant for public meetings, balls and receptions in commemoration of the assassinated Viceroy Mayo. Khusro Bagh of Allahabad is a large walled garden, close to the Allahabad Junction Station, surrounding the tombs of Khusrau Mirza, eldest son of Emperor Jahangir, Shah Begum, Khusraus mother a Rajput princess and Jahangirs first wife, and that of Princess Sultan Nithar Begam, Khusraus sister. It is the Indian Site of National Importance. New Yamuna Bridge is the longest cable-stayed bridge of India, located in Allahabad. The bridge was constructed by the end of 2004 with the aim of minimizing the traffic over the Old Naini Bridge. The bridge runs North-South across the Yamuna river connecting the city of Allahabad to its neighborhood of Naini. Second Cover was released on famous Gauva of Allahabad. In India the best varities of guavas come from Allahabad, including the Allahabad Safeda variety which is large in size, round in shape and the skin is smooth and yellowish- white in colour. The flesh is white, soft and tasty and is high in Vitamin C. The Allahabad Sukhna is pink in colour with deep pink skin. The fruit is sweet and a few seeds and is slightly depressed on both ends.
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