Not a Postal Stamp but on Birds

The Postal Stamp  Department  could get  images of birds   to  feature them on stamps.Not a bad idea  if the department comes up with something fresh as this one.We are sure Mr.Monteiro would be happy  too with this  idea.

An ordinary man from a small town of   Udupi   displayed remarkable   capabilities and interest which paved him to imprint his name in the books of  records  . Daniel Monteiro an office   assistant in St Mary’s Syrian College (SMS) went on to collect   4911 stamps on birds from 263 countries worldwide.

We tell you how  Mr. Daniel scripted his story of success. Daniel S/o Late Mr. Peter Monteiro and Late Mrs. Florine Monteiro of Kumrugodu Village, Brahmavar, began the hobby of collecting stamps at the age of 11 (year 1973). In the Primary School, when a teacher encouraged Daniel and his other classmates to develop any one of the hobbies, the collection of stamps attracted Daniel. He began by collecting stamps of all types and then went on to specialize in water birds, which aroused his interest in them so much. Since his house is surrounded by a river and a lake with variety of water birds, he took special interest in them. He has been an active member of D.K.Philatelic and Numismatic Association. He has organized 163 exhibitions on Philately and 31 workshops on environment and philately till date, and also actively involved himself in creating an awareness about wild life and the need to protect the  environment.

 Mr. Monteiro attempted for the new world record by organizing a philatelic exhibition titled "Birdpex-2011" in Brahmavar.   More than 6,000 people, including eminent persons, juries, and stamp collectors, visited it. Later, he took to ornithological studies, bird watching and environment protection. He won numerous awards, including 10 international-level awards from Belgium, Austria, South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Korea, Indonesia and China, 21 national-level and 13 State-level and from 31 prestigious institutions in Karnataka. 

 There is some more news   coming in. Mr. Monteiro has successfully broken a previous record for the Largest   stamp collection   on birds. He has surpassed Paul Erwin Oswald  who  had  collected a paltry 2,166 stamps.

The Largest Collection of stamps featuring birds counted to 4911   and was set by Daniel Monteiro at Udupi ,Mangalore, Karnataka, India on May 10,2012.