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Monday 28 July 2014

Ravi Somani Collection

A child is obsessive about his possession be it the collection of toffees, colour pencils or stones. Many children reflect their excellence or profession they would opt for in their future. Robert Frost says that if vocation and avocation are combined then it does wonders and his object in living is to combine the vocation and avocation- “Two Tramps in a Mud Time”.
 Uniting the work of pleasure with the work of need, results in benefiting the society as well as one’s life.

Ravi Somani, a Delhi based businessman, found his interest in collecting the antique coins, stamps, paper notes and autographs which he beholds it as a heritage. Since childhood he was fanatical about his rare possession. Years gone by and he held his interests seriously in order to acquire the importance of his collection and to invest through them. And now he serves the nation as being an important member of the Delhi Coin Society, he is well known amongst the Numismatic, the coins collector in India.

The Ravi Somani Coins Collection stockpile assortment of Indian coins since 1835, the period since the uniform coinage was launched in India by the British Empire. The studying of the Heritage India, its culture and history, is accustomed by the studying of these primordial articles.
Ravi, being a socialist, invites the folks with same interest to assess his website and to share their collections with him.

As an activist, he has embarked upon working for the under privileged children through his NGO named as Different Strokes.

Friday 25 July 2014

How to collect these Indian stamps: By Ravi Somani

  • You can start the stamp collection by buying the stamps, the Indian first day cover and the souvenir sheets. All these things are available in the major post offices of India.
  • Request one total list of stamps of the Indian postage.
  • You can purchase the Indian stamp brochures
  • Last but not the least, you can also go through different stamp collecting publications like India’s Freedom Struggle through India Postage Stamps


Wednesday 23 July 2014

Ravi Somani BizMan Collection Of Indian Currency During British Rule

 Indian Currency during British Rule
In the late 7th century, the pure form of gold, silver, copper and bronze coins were used as the currency of India without any religious belief. Later, the denominations engraved coins were introduced in India which was known as the punch-marked coins. In 18th century, the British Government grabbed control over India and introduced the first paper currency. Immediately, after overtaking the power, the native images from the coins were replaced by the Victorian portraits.
Ravi Somani Delhi had indulged in collections ofthe antique coins and notes from his early childhood days. Starting from the year 1835till date, he has most of the significant information regarding Indian currency. He has a hobby of collecting autographs of renowned figures too. The East India Company coins were issued by the British in the year 1858 with portraits of Queen Victoria.

Later, the coins were issued along with the portraits of Edward VII from the year 1903 to 1910. There was no coin introduced by the British during the brief domination of Edward VIII.  In the year 1911, the portraits of George Emperor took possession over the British Indian coin and ended with George VI in 1947. RaviSomani has tremendous zeal on studying all coins and paper money, issued in India by the British Government. 
http://www.ravisomani.com 

Monday 21 July 2014

Ravi Somani, has been in the Numismatic and Philatelic business since 40 yrs.

"Stamps are an abstruse form of investment," says Ravi Somani, the numismatist and a philatelist dealing in rare stamps, unique autographs, coins and paper money collection. Thus, it is not startling that a successful Indian investor realizes collection of stamps and ancestral coins as not just a hobby, but a way to make large fortune whereas other investment sources proffer unstable proceeds.

The compilation and examination of different postage stamps became famous in the 19th Century. It came to be called as philately which has been drawn from the Greek word, “ateleia” which means, exemption from tax.


Indian trade in postage stamps contributes to the escalation and progress of philately in India. According to Ravi Somani, the minimum appreciation one can get on a unique stamp is 15 to 20% per year, in accordance to the standard stamp catalogues. Thus, a philatelist may not fear of losing any money. He will always be benefited. Ravi Somani has a display of his rare stamps, issued by the Britishers, before Independence. He believes in sharing his knowledge and collection with the upcoming collectors.

Friday 18 July 2014

About the details of the coins and notes Collection - Ravi Somani

The coins of the earlier times used to be die-struck manually. Therefore, there were not created in the uniform design and shape. Besides, in the earlier times, the coins used to be die-struck or cast in only on one side. Thus, these were uniface and marks incused on the single side. This is the reason why these are known as the punch mark coins. These types of coins were available till 300 BC. Similarly, in the very beginning the notes were also printed on one side. These notes were known as the Uniface notes. Besides, earlier the notes were also available only in smaller sizes to save the usage of paper. The bundle of these notes was available in available in 25 packs. and not in the 100 pcs. like the present time. 


Tuesday 15 July 2014

Coins Collection By Ravi Somani


 A child is obsessive about his possession be it the collection of toffees, colour pencils or stones. Many children reflect their excellence or profession they would opt for in their future. Robert Frost says that if vocation and avocation are combined then it does wonders and his object in living is to combine the vocation and avocation- “Two Tramps in a Mud Time”.

 Uniting the work of pleasure with the work of need, results in benefiting the society as well as one’s life.

 RaviSomani, a Delhi based businessman, found his interest in collecting the antique coins, stamps, paper notes and autographs. He beholds it as a heritage. Since childhood he was fanatical about his rare possession. Years gone by and he held his interests seriously in order to acquire the importance of his collection and to invest through them. And now he serves the nation as being an important member of the Delhi Coin Society, he is well known amongst the Numismatic, the coins collector in India.



The Ravi Somani Coins Collection stockpile assortment of Indian coins since 1835, the period since the uniform coinage was launched in India by the British Empire. The studying of the Heritage India, its culture and history, is accustomed by the studying of these primordial articles.


Ravi, being a socialist, invites the folks with same interest to assess his website and to share their collections with him.
http://www.rsomani.in

Thursday 10 July 2014

Ravi Somani Autograph Collection | Ravi Somani Delhi

Varahagiri Venkata Giri Autograph in my Collections : Born on 10th August 1894 in Berhampur, Ganjam District, Orissa. Studied in Madras and Ireland. Married Saraswati Bai who hailed from Bellary District in 1917. Participated in the Lucknow session of Indian National Congress in 1916. He was arrested in 1921 for participating in the freedom movement strike.

Tuesday 8 July 2014

Coins, Notes, Stamp Collection Hobby - Ravi Somani

Coin collection is known as the most popular among different types of collecting habits. While comparing to the old items of stamps, the coins are known as the most durable in the terms of the physical endurance. As these coins grow old, these become rare. Besides, the value of these coins also keeps rising due to the use of metals in these. But the stamps may lose the value or fade away with the passage of time.
Since India was governed by different forms of royalty, every ruler had his or her own coins in use and those coins were mostly made of the metals like silver or gold or some kind of mix metals. Even these days, while these coins are dug as the treasures, these depict the story of different stories of different regions. Apart from coin collection, notescollection is also a popular hobby among the collectors.
                         
This is also considered to be the Ravi Somani hobby, as Ravi Somani is known as the pioneer of the coin collection hobby in India. But one of the biggest challenges to collect these coins is to understand the values of these coins according to the Indian history. Therefore, it becomes necessary to collect the details and also to concentrate on different types of coins that are issued throughout the history of India. Besides, it is important to know what to search for and you should also learn to view the coins from the perspective of any casual coin collector or coin dealer.



Friday 4 July 2014

Coin Collecting hobby – Ravi Somani

Coin Collecting hobby – Ravi Somani

The Hobby of coin collection collecting the rare, old and obsolete coins of different times is considered as the extremely educative and fascinating hobby that has gained immense momentum and popularity in the course of the last century. There are around 130 types of old coins available across the globe and among them 40 types of coins are from India. Almost every ruler of India has issued some unique coins that are available in different types of sizes, shapes, denominations and weights and in different types of metals like silver, brass, gold and other different types of metals. After that, notes made of paper were invented during the time of the British rulers. About the details of the coins and notes The coins of the earlier times used to be die-struck manually. Therefore, there were not created in the uniform design and shape. Besides, in the earlier times, the coins used to be die-struck or cast in only on one side. Thus, these were uniface and marks incused on the single side. This is the reason why these are known as the punch mark coins. These types of coins were available till 300 BC. Similarly, in the very beginning the notes were also printed on one side. These notes were known as the Uniface notes. Besides, earlier the notes were also available only in smaller sizes to save the usage of paper. The bundle of these notes was available in available in 25 packs. and not in the 100 pcs. like the present time.v