Philatelic Congress of India

Formation of a national philatelic body in India, the Philatelic Congress of India (PCI) in 1975 marks a watershed in the philatelic history of the country. For with this, the national body got formal affiliation with the world philatelic body, Federation Internationale de Philatelie (FIP). Philatelic regulations and conventions got codified both at National and International levels and conduct International exhibitions also got streamlined according to FIP regulations. In these efforts, the pioneering role played by late D.N Jatia, who was also the first Indian to become President of FIP, is worthy of mention. It will be no exaggeration to say that D.N Jatia was largely responsible for placing India prominently on the world philatelic map. Many prominent Indian philatelists not only won prestigious awards at International Philatelic exhibitions but also had the honour to serve as Jury in international exhibitions.

The contributions made by other eminent philatelists such as Jal Cooper, P.M Medhora, G.B. Pai, Dhirubhai Mehta, Vispi S. Dastur, L.G Shenoi and S.P Chatterjea to Indian Philately in the post-independence era cannot be forgotten.