Bhubaneswar: This is ecstatic news for the philatelic community in Odisha. The Department of Posts has reopened the two Philatelic Bureaus at Cuttack GPO and Sambalpur HQ.
The two bureaus were earlier declared closed from July 12 as part of a rationalisation process, according to a press note by the department on Friday.
The note informed that the department has reconsidered the closure of the two bureaus. “[They]… now stand restored w.e.f from August 5, 2021 (Thursday,’ it said.
“All philatelists, stamp lovers and members of the public can avail all philatelic facilities from these bureaus as before,” it added.
Earlier, the Central government’s decision to close the two bureaus in Odisha had come as a shock to the philatelic community in the state.
It was more so as the Philatelic Bureau at Cuttack GPO is one of the oldest in the country, having been set up in 1948. It also houses a Postal Museum, the first of its type to have been set up in Odisha. It is considered to be a heritage bureau among all the Bureaus in India.
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