Kuwait- Sts gallery opens at Dickon House
Date
4/6/2016 10:10:53 PM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) By Arwah Al-Woqyan
KUWAIT April 6 (KUNA) -- Secretary-General of the National Council for Culture Arts and Letters (NCCAL) Ali Al-Youha said Wednesday the permanent stamps gallery tells about an important part of Kuwait's history.
The gallery is the fruit of cultural cooperation among the NCCAL Kuwait Philatelic and Numismatic Society (KPNS) and stamp and coin collectors he told KUNA on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the event.
Al-Youha commended KPNS for selecting the Dickson House Cultural Center the site of the first post office in Kuwait opened in 1904 as venue of the gallery.
"The gallery welcomes visitors and researchers in philately and numismatics in morning and afternoon periods around the year including weekends and public holidays" he pointed out.
On cooperation between NCCAL and the KPNS Al-Youha said the two bodies jointly released the philatelic magazine which issued so far four editions including one to commemorate the centenary of Kuwait post office.
"Another edition of the magazine entailed a file on Palestine post office which has historical relations with Kuwait post office dating from the British colonial era and during the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
"That edition which sheds light on the reflections of the Palestine question on Kuwaiti stamps will be on display at a book fair to be held in Ramallah the West Bank as a dedication from the Kuwaiti delegation to the event" he said adding that Kuwait will be a guest of honor at the fair.
During the opening ceremony individuals interested in philately and numismatics were honored for contributing their personal collections to gallery. (end) akw.gb
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