Jainism In Philately- Postal Articles
Information Courtesy
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Mr. Sudhir Jain
Universal Cables Ltd., Satna, Madhya Pradesh-485001, India
E-Mail : mrsudhirjain@yahoo.com
Other than these Items, interested collectors can develop Jainism theme by aiding stamps/covers on Swastik, Vegetarianism, hunting, sixteen dreams of mother of Tirthankara, place cancellations of other Jain pilgrimage centres, Bird Sanctuary, Wild life National Parks etc.
Stamps India
| 18 - 10 - 29 | Girnar (Issued by Saurashtra state - Part of India before independence) |
| 06 - 05 - 35 | Bhagwan Sheetalnath Jain Temple, Calcutta |
| 15 - 08 - 49 | Shatrunjay Temple, Palitana |
| 01 - 07 - 66 | Mediaeval Sculpture from Parshwanath Jain Temple, Khajuraho |
| 30 - 12 - 72 | Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (Famous Jain Atomic Scientist) |
| 13 - 11 - 74 | Bhagwan Mahavir 2500th Nirwan Anniversary (Pawapuri Jal Mandir) |
| 10 - 01 - 75 | World Hindi Convention (Image of Jain Saraswati) |
| 12 - 04 - 75 | World Telgu Conference (Image of Jain Saraswati) |
| 27 - 07 - 78 | Kachchh Museum (Piece from old Jain Temple) |
| 09 - 02 - 81 | Gommateshwara Bahubali 1000th Anniversary, Sravanabelgola |
| 09 - 05 - 88 | Dr. Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil (Famous social reformer and Educationalist) |
| 24 - 08 - 91 | Jain Muni Mishrilalji |
| 20 - 12 - 94 | Baroda Museum - Bronze idol of Bhagwan Rishabhnath |
| 28 - 01 - 98 | Dr. Jagdish Chandra Jain (Famous Jain writer and Educationalist) |
| 20 - 10 - 98 | Jain Muni Acharya Tulsiji |
| 06 - 03 - 99 | Sculpture from Parshwanth Jain Temple, Khajuraho |
| 31 - 12 - 00 | Jain Raja Bhamashah |
| 06 - 04 - 01 | Bhagwan Mahavira 2600th Janm Kalyanak |
| 21 - 07 - 01 | Jain Historian Chandragupta Maurya |
| 18 - 11 - 01 | Jain Film Producer V. Shantaram |
| 09 - 08 - 02 | Acharaya Anand Rishi Maharaj |
Foreign
| 23 - 08 - 79 | East Germany Bhagwan Mahaveer |
Regular Pictorial Cancellations
| Sravanabelgola, Karnataka-573135 | Bahubali (From 02 - 11 - 77) |
| Dharamasthala, Karnataka-574216 | Jain Holy Place (From 02 - 01 - 89) |
| Badami, Karnataka-587201 | Jain Caves (From 29 - 09 - 87) |
| Pattadakal, Karnataka-587221 | Jain Temple (From 30 - 09 - 87) |
| Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh-471606 | Jain Temples |
| Ellora, Maharashtra-431102 | Jain Caves |
| Palitanna, Gujarat-364270, (2 Different) | Jain Temples (From 27 - 02 - 86) |
| Karkala, Karnataka-574104 | Bahubali (From 05 - 02 - 91) |
| Delwara, Gujrat-313202, (2 Different) | Jain Temples |
| Khandgiri, Orissa-751030 | Jain Caves |
| Phil. Bureau, Ludhiana, Panjab-141001 | Bhagvan Mahaveer Clock Tower |
Special Covers & Cancellations
| 28 - 03 - 73 | Bhopal - Mappex - 73 Apsara of Parshwanath Temple Khajuraho |
| 10 - 04 - 73 | Jaipur - Rajpex - 73 Victory Tower |
| 15 - 08 - 73 | Hassan - Jalpex - 73 Bahubali |
| 13 - 11 - 74 | Pawapuri - Bhagwan Mahaveer 2500th Anniversary |
| 14 - 06 - 75 | Bangalore - Karnapex - 75 Gomateshwar |
| 01 - 02 - 76 | Satna - Gandhi Lenin Phil. Exhibition Cover & Cancellation Bears Sculpture From Jain Temple Khajuraho |
| 10 - 10 - 76 | Ludhiana - Lupex - 76 Bhagwan Mahaveer Clock Tower |
| 12 - 11 - 76 | Akola - Akopex - 76 Ancient Jain Temple at Sirpur |
| 05 - 06 - 76 | Junagarh - Sorpex - 76 Girnar Hill on Cover And Cancellation |
| 06 - 06 - 76 | Junagarh - Sorpex - 76 Girnar Hill on Cancellation |
| 07 - 06 - 76 | Junagarh - Sorpex - 76 Girnar Hill on Cancellation |
| 27 - 07 - 78 | Bhuj - Special Cover on Kachchh Museum Stamp |
| 09 - 02 - 79 | Jamshedpur - Dipex - 79 Jal Mandir Pawapuri |
| 17 - 02 - 79 | Cochin - Cochinpex - 79 Shri Chandraprabhu Jain Temple |
| 15 - 12 - 80 | Chittorgarh - Kirti Stambh in Special Cancellation |
| 09 - 02 - 81 | Shravanabelgola - 1000th Anniversary Celebration (2 Different) |
| 17 - 10 - 81 | Ahmedabad - Gujpex - 81 Girinar Hills |
| 03 - 02 - 82 | Calcutta - Panchakalyanak Mohotsav |
| 03 - 02 - 82 | Dharmasthala - Pratisthapan Mahotsava of Bhagwan Bahubali (2 Covers) |
| 07 - 02 - 82 | Patna - Bipex - 82 Parasnath Hills |
| 05 - 03 - 84 | Khajuraho - Sculpture of Adinath Temple Khajuraho in Cancellation |
| 05 - 08 - 84 | Bombay - 150th Anniversary of Shri Anantnathji Jain Temple |
| 28 - 01 - 85 | Deoghar - Panchkalyanak Mahotsav |
| 08 - 02 - 85 | New Delhi - 3rd International Jain Conference |
| 12 - 04 - 86 | Rajgir - Bhagwan Mahaveer Pratham Deshna Samarak |
| 06 - 11 - 86 | Rajgir - Gautam Gandhar 2500th Nirvan Mahotsav |
| 27 - 12 - 86 | Patna - Bipex - 86 Mahaveer Pratham Deshna Samarak, Rajgir |
| 29 - 01 - 88 | Aurangabad - Panchkalyanak Pratistha |
| 26 - 03 - 88 | Calcutta - Shri S. S. Jain Sabha Diamond Jubilee |
| 28 - 03 - 88 | Calcutta - Shri S. S. Jain Sabha Diamond Jubilee |
| 22 - 10 - 88 | Rewa - Rewapex - 82 Vegetarian Always Happy |
| 11 - 12 - 88 | Arrah - Panchakalyanak Pratistha |
| 14 - 02 - 89 | Calcutta - Panchakalyanak - Garbha Kalyanak |
| 15 - 02 - 89 | Calcutta - Panchakalyanak - Janma Kalyanak |
| 16 - 02 - 89 | Calcutta - Panchakalyanak - Tapa Kalyanak |
| 17 - 02 - 89 | Calcutta - Panchakalyanak - Gyan Kalyanak |
| 18 - 02 - 89 | Calcutta - Panchakalyanak - Moksha Kalyanak |
| 11 - 01 - 90 | Mangalore - Dharmasthala Manjayya Heggade Art Exhibition |
| 12 - 02 - 92 | Calcutta - Panchakalyanak - Garbha Kalyanak |
| 13 - 02 - 92 | Calcutta - Panchakalyanak - Janma Kalyanak |
| 14 - 02 - 92 | Calcutta - Panchakalyanak - Tapa Kalyanak |
| 15 - 02 - 92 | Calcutta - Panchakalyanak - Gyan Kalyanak |
| 16 - 02 - 92 | Calcutta - Panchakalyanak - Moksha Kalyanak |
| 17 - 12 - 94 | Calcutta - Jainpex - 94 Diamond Jubilee of Shree Jain Vidhyalaya |
| 03 - 10 - 98 | Rajgir - Veerayatan Silver Jubilee Year |
| 05 - 10 - 98 | Rajgir - Rastra Sant Upadhyaya Sri Amar Muni Maharaj |
| 25 - 12 - 98 | Chennai - Jain Fair |
| 29 - 09 - 99 | ISARI - 125th Anniversary of Ganesh Varni Ji |
| 09 - 01 - 00 | Bangalore - Karnapex - 2000 Gomteshwara |
| 10 - 02 - 00 | Venur - Bhagwan Bahubali Mastakabhisheka |
| 08 - 04 - 00 | Ujire - Felicitation to Padmabhushan Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade |
| 01 - 08 - 00 | Ahmad - Nagar Birth Centenary of Acharya Anand Rishi Ji Maharaj |
| 22 - 02 - 01 | Kundalpur - Mahamastakabhisheka of Bhagwan Adinath |
| 26 - 11 - 01 | Ajmer - Ajaymerupex - 2001 Jain Kirti Stambh, Chittorgarh |
| 30 - 11 - 01 | Bhinasar - 125th Birth Anniv. of Acharya Jawaharlalji Maharaj |
| 08 - 12 - 01 | New Delhi - 70th Bitrh Anniv. of Osho(Jain Philosopher Rajneesh) |
| 10 - 02 - 02 | Malpura - Anjansalaka & Deeksha Samaroh |
| 16 - 02 - 02 | Karkala - Mahamastakabhisheka of Bhagawan Bahubali |
| 02 - 03 - 02 | Patna - Seminar on Mahaveer In Arts & Literature |
| 25 - 04 - 02 | Ajmer - 2600th Janam Kalyanak of Bhavan Mahaveer |
| 15 - 08 - 02 | Manglore - S. D. M. College of B. M. (Owned By Jain Head Of Dharmsthala) |
| 29 - 08 - 02 | Moodbidri - Jain Bhattarak Pattabhishek Utsava |
| 02 - 10 - 02 | Patna - Shrimad Rajchandraji With Gandhiji |
| 24 - 12 - 02 | Patna - TTM - 2002 Bhagvan Mahaveer And Buddha |
| 09 - 02 - 03 | Sadlaga - Panchkalayanak |
| 11 - 02 - 03 | Kolkata - 1st Death Anni. of Jain Indologist Bhanwar Lal Nahta |
| 22 - 02 - 03 | Vilholi - Nasik - Shri Dharamchakra Prabha Tirtha Anjansalaka |
| 15 - 04 - 03 | Patna - Bhagvan Mahaveer Jayanti |
| 15 - 05 - 03 | Bikaner - Jaikaran Bothra |
Only Covers On Jainism But Not Cancellation
| 1970 | Ahmedabad - printing on regular P. O. post card birth anniversary of Shri Vijay Vallabh Surishwarji |
| 01 - 01 - 75 | Bangalore - Phila Festival Cover Depict Palitana Jain Temple Stamp |
| 17 - 09 - 76 | Amritsar - Ampex - 76 Ancient Jain Sculpture |
| 17 - 09 - 76 | Amritsar - Ampex - 76 Ancient Jain Sculpture |
| 31 - 12 - 78 | Sangrur - Sanpex - 78 Jain Dharamshala |
| 08 - 02 - 79 | Baroda - Gujpex - 79 Jain Dharmshala |
| 07 - 02 - 82 | Patna - Bipex - 82 Parasnath Hills |
| 25 - 09 - 82 | Jaipur - Jaipex - 82 Dilwara Jain Temple, Mount Abu |
| 26 - 09 - 82 | Jaipur - Jaipex - 82 Ranakpur Jain Temple, Ranakpur |
| 10 - 12 - 83 | Satna - Gandhi Lenin Phil. Exhibition Cover & Cancellation Bears Sculpture From Jain Temple Khajuraho |
| 23 - 12 - 84 | Bombay - Stamco 84 Cover showing Kachchh Museum Stamp |
| 21 - 03 - 87 | Bombay - Stamco - 87 Cover showing Kachhch Museum Stamp |
| 17 - 06 - 89 | Kanpur - Kalikal Sarvagya Hemchandracharya ( 2 ) |
| 25 - 01 - 92 | Bombay - Stamco - 92 Cover showing Kachhch Museum Stamp |
| 16 - 11 - 94 | Patna - Bipex - 94 Jain Dharmachakra on cover |
| 24 - 04 - 96 | Kathmandu - Inauguration of Jain Temple |
| 14 - 09 - 00 | Palanpur - Idol of Pralhadan Dev in Jain Temple, Palanpur |
| 06 - 10 - 01 | Rewa - Citpex 2001 "Preserve Wild Life" Slogan on Cover |
| 06 - 10 - 01 | Jalandhar - Stampex - 23 "Ahimsa Parmo Dharmah" Slogan on Cover |
| 20 - 01 - 02 | Kolkata - Doberlane Music Conf. (Design From Jain Sacred Book Kalpastura) |
| 15 - 01 - 03 | Mangalapex - 2003 Jain Queen Rani Abbakka Devi |
Slogan And Meter Cancellations
| 13 - 11 - 67 | New Delhi - XIX World Vegetarian Congress 1967 |
| 15 - 01 - 71 | Trivandrum - Animal Welfare Week - Be Kind to Animals |
| 06 - 05 - 75 | Ootacamund - Preserve Wild Life |
| 13 - 12 - 77 | New Delhi - Animal Welfare Week - Be Kind to Animals |
| 15 - 12 - 78 | Madras - Madras SPCA - Be Kind to All Living Beings |
| 06 - 10 - 80 | Cuttak - Wild Life Week 1980 |
| 28 - 02 - 81 | New Delhi - Preserve wild life |
| 10 - 03 - 80 | Bangalore - Animal Serve Man Very well. Bekind to Them |
| 01 - 10 - 81 | Calcutta - Preserve Wild Life |
| 01 - 10 - 81 | Ahmedabad - Preserve Wild Life |
| 01 - 10 - 81 | Madras - Preserve Wild Life |
| 1981 | Sravanabelgola - 1000th Anniversary - Live and Let Live |
| 1984 | Nairobi (Kenya) - Opening of Jain Temple |
| 21 - 01 - 86 | Poona - Meter Franking Gujarati - Jainam Jayti Shashnam |
| 04 - 11 - 87 | Bhilai - Bhilpex - 87 Special Cancellation - Hamare Vanya Mitra |
Regular Meter Cancellations
| Dharmasthala | Srikshetra Office |
| New Delhi | Kund Kund Bharti Sansthan |
| Jaipur | Todarmal Smarak Sansthan |
| Allahabad | Jain Baladarsh |
| Delhi | J. M. Jaina & Bros. |
| Sravanbelgola | S. D. J. M. I. M. Committee (Living Beings Help One Another) |
| Jalgaon | Jains Industrial Group |
| Jaipur | Jain Vidhya Sansthan |
| Ladnu | Jain Vishwa Bharti |
Maxim Card
| 27 - 07 - 78 | Bhuj Airavat Kachchh Museum |
| 09 - 02 - 81 | Chandigarh Gommateshwara |
| 20 - 10 - 98 | Ahmedabad Acharya Tulsiji |
Name of Post Offices
| 583101 | Jain Cloth Market, Bellary Karnataka |
| 416110 | Bahubali Kumbhoj, Kolhapur Maharastra |
| 144001 | Chowk Jain Mandir, Jalandhar Punjab |
| 321401 | Bayana Jain Galli, Bharatpur Rajsthan |
| 125021 | Bhayani Jain Chowk, Bhivam Hariyana |
| 201303 | Jain Industrial Estate, Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh |
| 802231 | H.D.Jain College, Arrah H. O. Bihar |
| 580028 | Mahaveer Galli, Hubli Karnataka |
| 322220 | Shree Mahaveerjee Rajsthan |
| 825329 | Shikharjee Parasnath, Giridih Bihar |
| 462016 | Mahaveer Nagar, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh |
| 306401 | Mahaveer Udyog Nagar, Pali Rajashthan |
| 416416 | Mahaveer Nagary, Sangli Maharashtra |
| 741127 | Birnagar West Bengal |
| Burdwan West Bengal | |
| Bada Padampura Rajasthan | |
| Wadhwan City Gujrat |
Postal Stationary & Other Items
| 1. Postcard of 3 pies issued by Saurashtra State - Part of India before Independence |
| 2. Proof of Delivery Cards of EMS Speed Post With Photo of Bahubali Statue, Dharmasthala |
| 3. Intimation Card Of EMS Speed Post With Photo of Tribhuvan Chudamani Jain Temple, Moodbidri |
| 4. Inland Letter with Ellora Caves Design issued on 01 - 10 - 01 |
| 5. Picture Postcard of Gommateshware Stamp Issued By Philatelic Bureau, Mysore |
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