Write short notes on :Jal Cooper

1.	Write short notes on :Jal Cooper
Answer» (i) The Indian government issued the ‘Jal Cooper’ stamp in 1977. Jal Cooper was an internationally acclaimed philatelist, i.e. an expert on the subject of ‘postage stamps’. (ii) Bom in a Parsi household in Mumbai, Cooper edited ‘India’s Stamp Journal’. (iii) He was the founder of the first Philatelic Bureau in India, an office that collected stamps. He founded the ‘Empire of India Philatelic Society. (iv) He went on to write many books on this subject. He gave a scientific bent to his hobby. (v) He played a pivotal role in taking the study of Indian postage stamps to the international level. (vi) Having started his career as a postage stamp collector, Cooper achieved the expertise of a philatelist at the international level. (vii) The postage stamp on Jal Cooper is an important source to understand his significant contribution to this field.

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(i) The Indian government issued the ‘Jal Cooper’ stamp in 1977. Jal Cooper was an internationally acclaimed philatelist, i.e. an expert on the subject of ‘postage stamps’.

(ii) Bom in a Parsi household in Mumbai, Cooper edited ‘India’s Stamp Journal’.

(iii) He was the founder of the first Philatelic Bureau in India, an office that collected stamps. He founded the ‘Empire of India Philatelic Society.

(iv) He went on to write many books on this subject. He gave a scientific bent to his hobby. (v) He played a pivotal role in taking the study of Indian postage stamps to the international level.

(vi) Having started his career as a postage stamp collector, Cooper achieved the expertise of a philatelist at the international level.

(vii) The postage stamp on Jal Cooper is an important source to understand his significant contribution to this field.

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