| Postal Stamp Image |
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 |
| Stamp Issue Date |
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15/05/1976 |
| Postage Stamp Dinomination |
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0.50 |
| Postal Stamp Serial Number |
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0809 |
| Postal Stamp Name |
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STEAM LOCOMOTIVE-(G. I. P. NO. 1) |
| Stamp Information |
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GIP No 1: This engine is representative of the earliest engines employed in India. To operate the train service between Bombay and Thana, the Greatindian Peninsular Railway ordered eight locomotives from Vulcan Foundry, England. These engines GIP Nos 1-8 were manufactured in 1852, bearing maker's numbers 324-331 and were, excepting two contractors locomotives of 1851, the earliest type in service on the railways of India. the first engine entered service in 1853. |
| Stamp Currency |
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P |
| Stamp Type |
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COMMEMORATIVE |
| Stamp Language |
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English |
| Stamp Overall Size |
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4.06 X 2.28 cms |
| Postal Stamp Print Size |
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3.80 X 2.0 cms. |
| Number of Stamps Per Sheet |
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50 |
| Stamp Perforations |
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14 x 14,1/ |
| Postal Stamp Shape |
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Horizontal |
| Postage Stamp Paper |
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Unwatermarked adhesive stamp paper |
| Indian Stamp Process |
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Photogravure |
| Number of stamps printed |
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20,00,000 |
| Stamp Printed At |
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India Security Press |
| Indian Stamp's Color |
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Multicolour |
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