| Postal Stamp Image |
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| Stamp Issue Date |
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14/04/1991 |
| Postage Stamp Dinomination |
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1.00 |
| Postal Stamp Serial Number |
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1447 |
| Postal Stamp Name |
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B.R. AMBEDKAR |
| Stamp Information |
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Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar the chief architect of Indian Constitution and Champion of Human Rights was born on 14th April 1891 in a family belonging to the untouchable Mahar Community in Maharashtra.
In 1927, he led the Mahad march at the Chowdar Tank in Colaba, near Bombay to establish the right of the untouchables to take water from the public tank. This marked the beginning of the anti-caste and anti-priest movement. The temple entry movement launched by Dr. Ambedkar in 1930, at the Kalaram Temple, Nasik is another landmark in the struggle for human rights and social justice. Dr. Ambedkar held that "Political power cannot be a panacea for the ills of the depressed classes. Their salvation lies in their social elevation." |
| Philatelic Stamp Description |
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The commemorative stamp is based on the art work provided by Aks Indian Ltd. first Day cover is designed by Sh. Sankh Samanta. cancellation is by Nenu Gupta. The stamp depicts the portrait of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and his leading the satyagraha for liberation of Chowdar Tank. |
| Stamp Currency |
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R |
| Stamp Type |
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COMMEMORATIVE |
| Stamp Language |
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English |
| Stamp Overall Size |
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3.91 X 2.90 cms |
| Postal Stamp Print Size |
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3.55 X 2.5 cms. |
| Number of Stamps Per Sheet |
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35 |
| Stamp Perforations |
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13 x 13 |
| Postal Stamp Shape |
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Horizontal |
| Postage Stamp Paper |
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Unwatermarked adhesive Gravure coated stamp paper |
| Indian Stamp Process |
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Photogravure |
| Number of stamps printed |
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6,00,000 |
| Stamp Printed At |
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India Security Press |
| Indian Stamp's Color |
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Redbrown |
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