An illustrated and informative booklet titled Firsts in Indian Philately by Ervad Cyrus Sidhva, a keen philatelist, was brought out in January 2016 during MAHAPEX 2016 in Nasik where Sidhva received a bronze medal and certificate, writes Marzban Giara in an email sent to Parsiana. Sidhva was also granted permission to visit India Security Press there where stamps, passports and other government security articles are printed.
Ervad Cyrus Sidhva and his book
With a Foreword by senior philatelist Vispi Dastur, the booklet provides information under 30 heads such as different shapes of stamps, their designs, series on writers, paintings, migratory......