085 Queen's Baton Special Covers

India Queen's Baton Special Covers " Pride of India "

The Total 39 special covers had brought very good interact with many philatelist and postal staffs and in same time few philatelist made use of it and have made lot of friends,


Dear Friends/Readers

Please Try to send me the Queen's Baton special cover in exchange of Bangalore Queen's Baton special cover

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jagannath_mani7@yahoo.co.in

The Queen's Baton Relay for the 2010 CWG was lanuched by Queen Elizabeth II from Bukingham Palace in London in October 2009. the baton with the Queen's message to the athletes visted the other nations,its passes through thousands of hands and travels by different modes of transport across land, air, and sea, and its reached India on 25 June 2010 and started its jorney to visit all 28 States and seven UTs of India including more than 200 cities and thousands of villages, it is the longest Queen’s Baton relay in the history of Commonwealth Games. After the relay throughout the country, the 100 day journey will finish and then relay will conclude after the final Baton berer enters the Jawaharlal Neru Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the CWG on 3rd October 2010 where Her Majestry's message on gold leaf will be removed from the baton and read aload, officially opening the Games


Queens Baton Relay Route Map

Sport events have significant place in the world of philately, as many stamps, FDC, postmarks and special covers are released during the time period of the event. India Post issued various stamp related to the event and special covers are releases at the capital of each state from the date of the Baton entered India through Wagha border. and is realy matter of great joy for sports Philatelists to collect with as many special covers issued. by India post

I here present few Special covers issued during the relay of Queen’s Baton in India.

I would like to Thanks India Post and my friends Mrs. Jeevan Joythi, Mr. Sreejesh Krishnan, Mr Sandeep Chaurasia, Mr. Raman Kumar Mandal, Mr. Ashwani Dubey, Mr. Anup Kumar Raut, Mr.Rajesh Chajjed, Mr.Anil Pujara for sending me the covers and providing me the images

Waghaborder-Attari 25.06.10.........1st day







Srinagar 29.06.10 ................... 4th day





Chandigarh 03.07.10 ................ 8th day





Shimla 05.07.10 ................... 10th day

(Thanks to Mrs.Jeevan Joythi for sending the cover)





Dehradun 06.07.10....................11th day





lucknow 09.07.10 ...................14th day


(Thanks to Mr Sandeep Chaurasia & Mr. Raman Kumar Mandal for sending the cover in exchange of Bangalore cover)




Patna 14.07.10.......................19th day

(Thanks to Mr. Ashwani Dubey for sending the cover in exchange of Bangalore cover)





Gangtok 18.07.10.................... 23rd day




Guwahati 20.07.10....................25th day

(Thanks to Mr. Ashwani Dubey for sending the cover in exchange of Bangalore cover)



Shilong 21.07.10..................... 26th day



Itanagar 22.07.10.................... 27th day



Kohima 24.07.10.......................30th day



Imphal 27,07,10................. 32th day



Aziwal 29.07.10....................34th day



Agartala 31.07.10.................36th day



Kolkata 01.08.10................37thday



Ranchi 06.07.10........................ 42th day

(Thanks to Ranchi G.P.O.- 834001 for sending the covers to Bangalore G.P.O.- 560001 and made easy to collecters)



Bhubaneshwar 10.08.10................. 45th day

(Thanks to Mr. Anup Kumar Raut for sending the cover in exchange of Bangalore cover)



Raipur 12.08.10........................ 48th day

(Thanks to Mr. Ashwani Dubey for sending the cover in exchange of Bangalore cover)



Hyderabad 14.08.10...................50th day



Chennai 20.08.10..................56th day

(Thanks to Mr.Rajesh Chajjed for sending the cover in exchange of Bangalore cover)



Pondichery 21.08.10 ..................57th day

(Thanks to Mr.Rajesh Chajjed for sending the cover in exchange of Bangalore cover)




Trivandaum 26.08.10......................62th day



Kavarati 27.08.10......................63rd day



Bangalore 02.09.10...................... 69th day

(Thanks to Karnataka postal circle)



Panaji (Goa)07.09.10..................75th day



Silvassa 12.09.10.................... 79th day



Mumbai 10.09.10..................77th day



Gandhi Nagar 14.07.10.................81th day



Bhopal 17.09.10.......................84th day



Agra 20.09.10 ..........................87th day







Jaipur 22.09.10....................... 89th day



Jodhpur 23.07.10........................90th day



Jaisalmer 24.07.10......................91st day



Bikaner 25.09.10.....................92th day




Rohtak 28.09.10................. 95th day




New Delhi 30.07.10...................... 97th day



Total 38 special covers and 1 first day cover have been issued by Indian Post during 100 day journey of baton relay

I here by thanks all my friends who sent the Special covers and who helped in writing and posting my blog

The organising commitee of common wealth games,India post, and I would special Thanks Hero Honda for sponsering the historic event, the Queen’s Baton Relay