Winner Announcement for Philately Day – First collected Stamp and the story behind it
On the occasion of Philately Day i.e. October 13, 2021, during National Postal Week 2021, the Department of Posts held a Contest on “First collected Stamp and the story behind” on the MyGov Platform. The first 75 entries fulfilling the Terms and Conditions were to receive a personalized giveaway based on “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” theme.
The participants (old or new stamp collectors/ philatelists) were instructed to share images of the first treasured stamp along with the story/ memory behind it. Based on the Terms and Conditions all the submitted entries were examined.
There was a total of 135 participants out of which there were only 43 verified winners. The verified winners’ details are as follows:
| S No. | Name | User ID | State | |
| 1 | 124718391 | KEWIN JOE PHILIP | Kewin Joe Philip | Kerala |
| 2 | 124718271 | MITEE MANIAR | Mitee Maniar | Maharashtra |
| 3 | 124718241 | ONKAR DHONGADE | Onkar Dhongade | Maharashtra |
| 4 | 124718111 | BHAWNA | Bhawna | Punjab |
| 5 | 124718031 | SARVESH GUPTA | sarvesh gupta | Delhi |
| 6 | 124717911 | SIVARANJINI K E | Sivaranjini K E | Kerala |
| 7 | 124717751 | ELDHOSE RAJU | Eldhose Raju | Maharashtra |
| 8 | 124717541 | PRAVEEN SHASTRY | Praveen shastry | Karnataka |
| 9 | 124717431 | ABHAYRAJ KADAKUNTLA | Abhayraj Kadakuntla | Telangana |
| 10 | 124717391 | AMIT GUPTA | Amit Gupta | Karnataka |
| 11 | 124717351 | DR SHAMBHU KUMAR SINGH | Dr. Shambhu Kumar Singh | Bihar |
| 12 | 124717311 | RANJNA GOYAL | Ranjna Goyal | Punjab |
| 13 | 124717191 | PUSHPANJALI KUMARI | Pushpanjali Kumari | Jharkhand |
| 14 | 124717171 | KESAVANMUTHUSAMY | Kesavanmuthusamy | Tamil Nadu |
| 15 | 124717131 | SHABARISH K B | ShabarishKB | Tamil Nadu |
| 16 | 124717101 | AMIT SHAH | Amit Shah | Rajasthan |
| 17 | 124717081 | MADHAVAN NADAR | Madhavan nadar | Maharashtra |
| 18 | 124717071 | ZUBIN RUSTOM KABRAJI | ZubinRustomKabraji | Maharashtra |
| 19 | 124716831 | DISHANT | Dishant | Madhya Pradesh |
| 20 | 124716601 | AJAY KOTHARI | Ajay Kothari | Madhya Pradesh |
| 21 | 124716481 | SWETALINA SAMANTARAY | Swetalina Samantaray | Odisha |
| 22 | 124716331 | SANJAY KUMAR BUNKAR | Sanjay Kumar Bunkar | Madhya Pradesh |
| 23 | 124716321 | NIKHIL GUPTA | Nikhil Gupta | Uttarakhand |
| 24 | 124716271 | GOBIND | Gobind | Haryana |
| 25 | 124716181 | SUSMITA SABUI | Susmita Sabui | West Bengal |
| 26 | 12476161 | LAKKOJU NIHARIKA | lakkojuniharika | Andhra Pradesh |
| 27 | 124716091 | SANTANU DATTA | Santanu Datta | West Bengal |
| 28 | 124715991 | PALLAV | Pallav | New Delhi |
| 29 | 124715781 | MONICA RATHI | Monica Rathi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 30 | 124715721 | PRAKASH GUPTA | Prakash Gupta | Haryana |
| 31 | 124715401 | SYEDA NAZNIN RABBANI | SyedaNazninRabbani | Assam |
| 32 | 124715341 | ANSHUL ARYA | Anshul arya | Bihar |
| 33 | 124715321 | ASWIN M MENON | Aswin M Menon | Kerala |
| 34 | 124715281 | RESHMA | Reshma | Kerala |
| 35 | 124715271 | AKRITI KUMARI | Akritikumari | Bihar |
| 36 | 124715261 | ABHISHEK KUMAR | Abhishek Kumar | West Bengal |
| 37 | 124715151 | RAVI GAUTAM | Ravi Gautam | Haryana |
| 38 | 124715031 | SHYAM NARAYAN TIWARI | Shyam narayan tiwari | Madhya Pradesh |
| 39 | 124715001 | VEDIKA BALRAJ | Vedika Balraj | Uttar Pradesh |
| 40 | 124714801 | NIKHIL MATALIA | Nikhil Matalia | Delhi |
| 41 | 124714641 | DR.MANMOHAN BANDARU | Dr. Manmohan Bandaru | Telangana |
| 42 | 124714561 | SUMAN KAMATH | Suman Kamath | West Bengal |
| 43 | 124717701 | Mohammed Irfan Khan | Mohammed Irfan Khan | Tamil Nadu |
Department of Posts congratulates all the winners and thanks all for their sincere participation.
