A two day Philatelic Exhibition began at the Rail Museum in New Delhi on Thursday. Inaugurating the two-day Exhibition, Lt General V K Pillai, SM, General Officer Commanding, Headquarters, Delhi Area said that the Department of Post has a special place in the lives of men in uniform as letters carry emotions to and fro from their homes. An official release said that a special cover on Barsilight Railways was also released on this occasion. A set of ‘My Stamp’ was also presented to Executive Director(Heritage) Railway Board, Manu Goel.India Post carries out various activities to create awareness about importance of Philately by organizing road shows, exhibition, quiz competition, Philatelic Workshops, Stamp Designing Contest etc, at different places in order to facilitate participation of school children.