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

083 Down the memory lane

Down the memory lane

As sports persons across the country celebrate Dhyan Chand's birthday as National Sports Day on Sunday, many may not aware of the fact that Sri Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad played a vital role in Indian hockey team's victory in 1936 Olympics finals.

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Let’s go down the memory lane of 1936 Olympics :

Indian team would have probably lost against Germany. It was Sayajirao’s pep-talk which made Dhyan Chand during the half-time in final game and asked him to remove his shoes while playing. Dhyan Chand played bare foot during second half as Indian team

Went on to score seven goals against Germany’s

Historians say that Indian players were very nervous in finals against Germany as the host team had beaten them convincingly during a practice match earlier. "When the final match started, Dhyan Chand and other players were not able to play properly. The players seemed perplexed and managed to score only one goal in the first half. Sayajirao, who was watching the game, got surprised by Indian team's performance,”

Written in SayajiraoGaekwad's Biography by Dr Damodar Nene,





Sri, Sayajirao's pep-talk:

Sayajirao met Dhyan Chand and other hockey players during the half time and asked them why they were not playing to their potential. "Dhyan Chand said he had the habit of playing bare foot and was finding it difficult to play in shoes. Sayajirao told Dhyan Chand promptly to remove shoes and play. He also had a brief but inspirational chat with other players. He told the team, ‘win you must' and a big prize is awaiting you'.

Dhyan Chand than removed his shoes in second half and scored three goals. The game had a lasting effect on Hitler who even offered Dhyan Chand a colonel's rank if he agreed to play for Germany. Dhyan Chand, though, refused the offer. "The fact that Dhyan Chand played bare foot to help India win Olympics is documented, but not many know that Sayajirao was the person who helped the Indian captain shed his inhibitions,"

The Legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand's aggressive as well as composed play against Germany in finals of 1936 Berlin Olympics left even Adolf Hitler red-faced. Such was the domination of Indian hockey team led by Dhyan Chand that Hitler reportedly left the final match mid-way to avoid embarrassment

Dear friend so i request you all on the day of he Legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand's birth day to be the part of Sri Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad and play a vital role in Indian sports and help to younger & future Legend and in mean time my hearty wishes to all youth who have taken part in youth Olympic

068 India will bid for 2020 Olympics

The Indian Olympic Association has stated that Delhi will bid for the 2020 Olympic Games.
after India missed out on the race to host the 2014 Asian Games.
Delhi is already the venue for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, while India will co-host the 2011 cricket World Cup.
"We will start our preparations as soon as the 2010 Commonwealth Games are over," said IOA president Suresh Kalmadi. "Delhi will bid for 2020."
The bidding process for the 2020 Games will open in 2011.
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge, in India to inaugurate an Olympic facility, told Kalmadi that the country should bid for 2020.
"I think you have great potential based on the general conditions of your country's progress, which will definitely also evolve in a positive way at the time when the Games are awarded in 2013," he said.
"We have a lot of expectations from India and we in the IOC think that India have great potential in sports.
"You have six years to prepare an impeccable bid. You have to unite for it."
Delhi lost out to the South Korean port city of Incheon in the race for the 2014 Asian Games