Philatelic Bureau inaugurated in Mangalore: More about this

June 21: Mangalore Philatelic Bureau was recently renovated at a cost of Rs 5 lakh. Karnataka Circle Chief Post Master General (CPMG) Dr Charles Lobo and retired Deputy Superintendent Gopal S inaugurated the Philatelic Bureau at the head office of the Department of Posts in Pandeshwar on Thursday.
The bureau is also a museum with pictorial cancellations and commemorative stamps related to DK and Udupi districts, he added. There were 66 philatelic bureaus across the country
Dakshina Kannada district has hugely contribution to philately in India because of its philatelists and philately clubs of international repute and There is a good philately environment in the undivided district.
The Philatelic Bureau in Mangalore, is one among four in Karnataka and has 1,066 PD (philatelic deposit) accounts.
PD account can be opened by paying a deposit of Rs 200. The bureau supplies commemorative stamps, miniature sheets, special covers to the doorsteps of PD account holders in DK, Udupi, Chikkamagalur, Shivamogga and Hassan districts.