Hindu Deities on Private Postage Stamps in USA.

Stamps Commemorate Hinduism

by Susan Gosine

India has long been considered the land of Hindu mythology. Where magic and myth created legends of Gods and Goddesses that once walked the earth among ordinary humans. Where the cobra is king and the land is worshiped with great reverence.

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Rich in colour, culture and history, it tells the story of cousins, the Pandavas and the Kauravas who fought a war of good over evil as told in the Bhagavad Gita. And where such great sanskrit epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabarata took place……

USA-Postage.com, an Atlanta based company, has recently launched seven stamps customised with Hindu deities for the Indian community in America. For the first time real U.S. postage will depict the exclusive designs of the deities on a colourful 20-stamp commemorative sheet.

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The stamps priced at 44 cents single and $18.99 a book were created in seven spiritual designs: Sai Baba, Lord Venkateshwara, Goddess Lakshmi, Murugan, Vinayaka, Lord Shiva and his consort Parvathi (together) and Sri Krishna.

These are exclusive designs not available anywhere else, according to USA-Postage. They are valid U.S. postage and are produced by a technology called PC Postage.

Read details here.…….

But India i.e. Bharat is still behind to publish any Postage Stamps on Hindu Divinities in recent days only for an Anti-Hindu Force is ruling BHARATVARSHA unfortunately.

US ‘stamps’ on Hindu deities spark debate

January 22, 2010

Magh Shuddha Saptami, Kaliyug Varsha 5111

Seven ‘stamps’ issued by a private company in the United States depicting Hindu gods and goddesses as well as the Sai Baba (of Shridi) has stoked a controversy with claims and counter claims regarding whether they actually are postage stamps.

For keeps: These ‘stamps’ have been welcomed by Hindu organisations. While the company behind the products has said they can be used as valid US postage stamps, apparently through a system that allows private firms to issue stamps with popular images on them, the stamps do not find any mention in the official US Postal Service (USPS) catalogue.

Hindu organisations in the US have welcomed the issuance of the ‘stamps’, carrying images of Sri Krishna, Shiva-Parvathi, Sai Baba, Murugan, Lord Venkateshwara, Vinayaka (Ganesh) and Lakshmi, but online debates are arguing whether they are ‘real’ postage stamps or not. Atlanta-based company USA-Postage.com, which has issued the ‘stamps’, says they are valid postage stamps.

“Usa-postage.com allows customers to put their favourite digital images on valid US postage. The high-quality, adhesive-backed postage is produced using advanced printing technology within a short timeframe,” the company says.

The ‘stamps’ have been customised for the Indian community in America and it is for the first time ‘real’ US postage is depicting the “exclusive designs” of deities, organisations like Hindu Janajagruti Samiti have claimed.

The ‘stamps’, priced at 44 cents each, can also be bought on a commemorative sheet priced at $18.99. “We are proud to serve the Indian community in USA with postage that reflects its culture, heritage and religious beliefs,” USA-Postage.com, which targets small businesses, home offices and individuals in the Indian community in the country, has said.

Courtesy : Hindu Jagruti and Immigrant News Queens.

Posted by Upananda Brahmachari.

6 comments on “Hindu Deities on Private Postage Stamps in USA.”

SRI VENKAT
February 2, 2010

“These Hindu postages can be used as any other normal postage stamps. They are also valid…”, US Postal Services.

WASHINGTON: Hindu gods have made their way into US mail, with an Atlanta based company headed by an Indian American launching a series of legally valid custom-made postage stamps.

The first of these 44 cent stamps featuring Sri Krishna,Shiva-Parvathi, Lakshmi, Lord Venkateshwara, Murugan, Vinayaka and Sai Baba were issued by usa-postage.com last month.

The company made use of a six-year-old US Postal Service (USPS) rule that permits issue of customised postages to launch the series.

“Customised postage sheets are ideal for giving as gift items. Indian community living in the US can order online as a gift item,” company vice president Ennar Chilakapati said.

“These postages have not been issued by the US Postal Service, but these are as good as stamps and are legally valid. We do not call them stamps. We call them postages. But these can be used as any other normal stamp,” a USPS spokesman said.

The Hindu gods follow the tradition of ‘Sunny Funnies’, a series of stamps featuring popular cartoon characters such as Calvin and Hobbes and Archie conceptualised by the USPS.

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Hindu Press International
February 4, 2010

Hindu Gods On U.S. Stamps

Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

WASHINGTON, USA, February 1, 2010: Hindu Gods have made their way into U.S. mail, with an Atlanta based company headed by an Indian American launching a series of legally valid custom-made postage stamps.

The first of these 44 cent stamps featuring Sri Krishna, Shiva-Parvathi, Lakshmi, Lord Venkateshwara, Murugan, Vinayaka and Sai Baba were issued by usa-postage.com last month.

The company made use of a six-year-old U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rule that permits issue of customized postages to launch the series. “These postages have not been issued by the U.S. Postal Service, but these are as good as stamps and are legally valid. We do not call them stamps. We call them postages. But these can be used as any other normal stamp,” a USPS spokesman said.

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savitha
February 17, 2010

please let me know where can we buy stamps.

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- Bhagya Satyam
  February 17, 2010
  
  how to buy hindu deity stamp, we are interested to get them.please email us as soon as possible
  
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hinduexistence
February 18, 2010

USA-Postage.com, an Atlanta based company, has recently launched seven stamps customised with Hindu deities for the Indian community in America. For the first time real U.S. postage will depict the exclusive designs of the deities on a colourful 20-stamp commemorative sheet.
The ‘stamps’, priced at 44 cents each, can also be bought on a commemorative sheet priced at $18.99.
Find it in Atlanta and elsewhere.

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Tholsie
October 18, 2010

The picture of one of the postage stamps is Shridi Baba and is unequivically not that of Sai Baba as stated in the text of description of the Hindu God’s. The question is “How can a gross error in the text, describing the figureheads be allowed to continue, without appropriate correction,from January 2010 to October 2010?” Moreover, the stamps are geared towards Hindu God’s – so how does Shridi Baba fit into this framework? The mistake of not accurately depicting “Shridi Baba” on the stamp occurs in every site regarding this topic. Those responsible for adverising to sell these stamps should make the necessary changes in the text to avoid worldwide confusion on this issue.

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