Patna: Philatelist Pradip Jain and his son Pragya Kothari Jain received awards in World Stamp Show-NY 2016 being held at Javits Center in New York City. The event is held once in a decade.
Pradip was awarded silver medal for his exhibit on 'Memorial Issues of Mahatma Gandhi' under literature section. He was also awarded for 'Aerophilatelic Research' by American Air Mail Society. Pragya, on the other hand, received gold medal for his classic 'India Exhibit: A study of the first issue of India' display.
Every decade since 1913, the United States has been hosting this giant international stamp show. There were thousands of frames of fascinating competitive exhibits on all aspects of philately in this exhibition. Dozens of postal administrations led by the United States Postal Service with hundreds of exciting new issues and world famous, seldom-exhibited rarities in the Court of Honour were displayed. Around 2,50,000 people visited the exhibition.
Pradip is also the recipient of Fellow Royal Philatelic Society London (FRPSL). He had received his fellowship from The Queen of England at Monte Carlo in December last year. From India, only Pradip Jain has been invited to display his rarest stamp.
Pragya has also won various international awards for his well-researched philatelic articles and exhibits. He was also invited as an 'Action Young Philatelist' by the selection committee of Monaco Phil at Monte Carlo.