The Karnataka Postal Circle on Friday released a special cover on Olymphilex India to commemorate the late T.N. Prahlada Rao, former member of the Karnataka Philatelic Society and veteran Olympic philatelist.
Embedded with a QR code, the cover when scanned on smartphone or computer directs the user to the site where details about all stamps related to Olympics are available in HTML format. The cover was released by M.P. Ganesh, former hockey player, Olympian and CEO of Karnataka State Cricket Association, and Sita Bhateja, doctor and award-winning philatelist, in the presence of Veena Srinivas, PMG BD-Mail, Karnataka Circle.
After Rao’s demise last year, the collection was taken over by philatelist Jagannath Mani. “I met Rao at the Karnataka Philately exhibition during the National Games in 1997. I took great interest in what he was doing,” Mr. Jagannath said.
The collection is on display at the General Post Office till August 28.
