Daniel Monteiro enters Guinness Book for bird stamp collection

Daniel Monteiro enters Guinness Book for bird stamp collection

Mangalore Today News Network

Udupi, May 6, 2012: Daniel Monteiro, an office assistant at St. Mary’s Syrian College, has been entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for his bird-themed stamp collection. 

Daniel of Kumragodu in Brahmavara is the son of Florine Monteiro and late Peter Monteiro, who developed a penchant for collecting stamps at the tender age of 11. A teacher told him about the importance of developing hobbies, owing to which Daniel chose philately. Later, he started collecting stamps of birds because he was interested in the environment.

Besides philately, Daniel is interested in ornithology and is associated with a number of environment preservation campaigns. 

He already has to his credit 10 international awards conferred by Belgium, Austria, South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Korea, Indonesia, China, and India. He has also won 21 national and 13 state awards. Besides, he has been honored by 31 organizations. He has also bagged the Akhila Bharata Sahitya Sammelan Award, the District Rajyothsava Award, the Vishveshwaraiah Award, and the Ambedkar Award, among others. 

Daniel has already been entered into the Limca Book of Records for his collection of duck-themed stamps. He has set 3 records in the India Book of Records. He is an active member of the National Union of Philatelists. 

So far, Daniel has organized 162 stamp exhibitions and held 31 environmental preservation campaigns. He has also presented papers on birds and stamp collection at several national conferences. 

Daniel’s collection includes 4,911 bird stamps from 263 countries, which has helped him break a record so far held by Paul Irvin Oswald of Germany.