KARIMNAGAR, OCTOBER 12, 2026: As part of the National Postal Week celebrations, a special philately exhibition featuring postage stamps was organised at the Karimnagar Head Post Office on Monday. K. Saidireddy, Superintendent of the Karimnagar Postal Division, inaugurated the exhibition by cutting the ribbon.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that collecting postage stamps helps people learn about history, culture and the unique features of different countries. He appreciated the efforts involved in collecting a large number of rare stamps from various countries.
He also announced that a two-day state-level philately exhibition would be organised in Karimnagar on November 20 and 21. He invited stamp collectors from the erstwhile united Karimnagar district to participate and display their collections, urging them to make good use of this opportunity.
Various stamps from different countries, collected by local philatelist Syed Taher, were displayed at the exhibition. A large number of visitors and postal department staff members viewed the rare stamps with keen interest.
North Sub-Division Inspector P. Ashok Kumar, Office Supervisor M. Srinivas, Postmaster A. Tirupathi, APM (Accounts) Harishankar, CPC Supervisor P. Shantan Rao, IYSO Team founder Ghan Shyam Oja, and others participated in the programme.
On the occasion, philatelist Syed Taher was felicitated in recognition of his stamp collection.
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