Rajpex-2017,
the Rajkot District Philatelic Exhibition was held at Dr. Syama Prasad Art
Gallery, Race Course, Rajkot on 11th and 12th November 2017. The exhibition was
inaugurated on 11th November. Shri Niranjan Shah, former Hon. Secretary of BCCI
and Saurashtra Cricket Association was the Chief Guest. Shri B P Sarangi,
Postmaster General, Rajkot Region presided over the function.
The
Competitive Class consisted of 21 Exhibits displayed in 55 frames out of which
31 frames were in Senior Class, 09 frames in Youth Class and 15 frames were
exhibited in Invitee class. Shri L. C. Jogi (Sr. Superintendent of Post
Offices, Rajkot), Mr. Prashant H. Pandya and Shri Jaydev Nansey, CE were member
of Jury for Rajpex-2017. Two Special Covers were released during the two days
exhibition.
1) Special
Cover on Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium – 11th November 2017.
Saurashtra
Cricket Association Stadium, also known as the Khandheri Cricket Stadium, is a
cricket stadium in Rajkot, It is Gujarat's first solar powered stadium. As of
19 August, 2017 it has hosted 1 Test, 2 ODIs and 1 T20I. It is a state of the
art cricket stadium. The media box here is similar in design to the one at
Lord's Cricket Ground, London. To facilitate spectator movement, there are
several aisles between seat columns and lots of entrances/exits for the three
stands. There is also a spacious passage running around the stadium, between
the stands and the outer wall, to enable easy movement.
A
Special Cover was released by Shri B. P. Sarangi, Postmaster General, Rajkot
Region and it was received by Shri Niranjan Shah former Hon. Secretary of BCCI
and Saurashtra Cricket Association.
2) Special
Cover on Pradyuman Park – 12th November 2017.
Rajkot
is blessed with lots of natural beauty and environment friendly places. Due to
this effect, tourism is contributed by plethora of tourism sites. One of the
popular spot of attraction in Rajkot is Pradyuman Zoological Park or Prani
Sangrahalaya. Pradyuman Park is one of the finest places of tourism spread over
the area of 137 acres. It is situated in the mid of natural habitat along with
touching surface of Lake Lalpari and Randarda Lake. In the short span of time,
it has become the leading picnic spot for the residents of Rajkot.
A
Special Cover on Pradyuman Park, Rajkot released at Rajpex 2017 on 12th
November 2017.
Source :indianphilately
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