CHILD ART COMPETITION NATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION "KURRACHEE 2012" Special Postage Stamps Sheet June 22, 2012 (2012-14)

 

The basic concept behind the Child Art Competition is to bring the creativity in the young and how they express their ideas to the world. To encourage arid promote this art, and to achieve a milestone in the world of Philately Pakistan Post is issuing a sheet of 8 postage stamps depicting "An Won by the children designs which are taken from the selected "Stamp Drawing Competitions" held by Stamp Society of Pakistan/Pakistan Post as a live event during the past two years

The Stamp Society of Pakistan had organized National Stamp Exhibition and Stamp Drawing Competitions jointly sponsored by Dawn Group, Philatelic Federation of Pakistan and Pakistan Post Office based on FIAP rules at Expo Centre. Karachi. During the last two years, this was held within the "Life Style Exhibition" organized by Dawn Group

The Stamp Society of Pakistan is among the pioneering Stamp Society in Karachi with over 150 members and has been proactive in disseminating knowledge and awareness through regular exhibitions. In collaboration with the Dawn Lifestyle and the patronage of Philatelic Federation of Pakistan, the exhibillions is very popular. A number of new stamp collector got rejuvenated as collectors and some also participated in the Asian and international exhibitions after due accreditation and judging at Expo Centre, Karachi

The stamp drawing competitions has always been an essential part of every exhibition and have accomplished the glory of Stamp printing which have been selected from the drawing competition in 2009/2010 on the occasion of National Stamp Exhibition titled "Kurrachee 2011". That was the very first time in the History of the World that printing postage stamp made through the LIVE Stamp Drawing competition

This Youth Painting Competition is divided in two age groups. Group "A" for children from 4 to 10 years old and group "B" from 11 to 15 years. The competition is announced well in advance in the news papers, and large number of children from all major school of Karachi/Sindh participate in the competition alongwith their teachers and parents Participation and interest of children has increased each year and we have now seen entries from all over Pakistan The children have portrayed the given topics on their paintings in a very creative manner.

Children not only draw from life, but also portray what is happing around them. They also become more aware of the current situations of the country, which they try to depict in their paintings it's a real treat to see the excitement and interest of the children and a strong desire to draw better from others participants in just two hours

The Jury comprising of Mr. Adil Salahuddin, (Sitara-e-Imtiaz), Senior Officials of Pakistan Post and Philatelic Federation of Pakistan to judge the

paintings

A set of eight stamps with two labels in the center are being issued from the selected paintings by the following young artists. These drawings have been taken also from the past competitions.

The selected Artworks of the following children depicted on the Postage Stamps and First Day Cover.

Priya Parkash Mansha St. Patrick Girls High School Age: 13.5 Years	Ali Muhammad Nizar Foundation Public School. Age: 8 Years	LOGO of Pakistan Post	Samayan Hasan Khan Happy Home Scand Hussainabad. Age: 10 Years	Sheza Ashraf Happy Home Screa Age: 15 Years
Yamna Naveed St. Patrick's Girls High School. Age: 10 Years	Ayesha Qureshi Karachi Public School. Age: 7.5 Years	KURRACHEE 2012 PHILATELIC EXHIBITION	Vania Rizvi Bay View High Middle School Age: 13 Years	Marium Shahzad The Country Scavol Age: 13 Years

·         Priya Parkash Mansha St. Patrick Girls High School Age: 13.5 Years

·         Ali Muhammad Nizar Foundation Public School. Age: 8 Years

·         Samayan Hasan Khan Happy Home Scand Hussainabad. Age: 10 Years

·         Sheza Ashraf Happy Home Screa Age: 15 Years

·         Yamna Naveed St. Patrick's Girls High School. Age: 10 Years

·         Ayesha Qureshi , Karachi Public School. Age: 7.5 Years

·         Vania Rizvi Bay View High Middle School Age: 13 Years

·         Marium Shahzad The Country Scavol Age: 13 Years

Paintings on First Day Cover by MALAIKA ZIA JAFRI: Age 7 Years Froebel Education Center Karachi and AYSHA KHAN Age 7 years

This is the third time that the paintings selected from Live Stamp Drawing Competitions are depicted on stamps and fourth time for the Child Art. This effort by the organizers and Pakistan Post has encouraged the youth and opened the doorway to young artists in the country, one day they will also became serious Philatelists.

This is combined team work of Pakistan Post, Mr. Adil Salahuddin, the Organizers Mr. Iqbal Nanjee (Chairman of Organizing committere & President Engr. Afzal Nanjee, Mr. Usman Tahir of Stamp Society of Pakistan, and the officials of Philatelic Federation who took keen interest in organizing the events for the Philatelic World.