| Postal Stamp Image |
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| Stamp Issue Date |
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15/03/1967 |
| Postage Stamp Dinomination |
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5.00 |
| Postal Stamp Serial Number |
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0519 |
| Postal Stamp Name |
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BHAKRA DAM PUNJAB |
| Stamp Information |
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The six postage stamps, being issued on the 15th of March, 1967 are part of the fourth definitive series. Nineteen in all, this series brings out the varied facets of India's eventful present, fast changing and yet rooted in the rich past. The first two in the new definitive series were issued in 1965, the 15 paise denomination showing a woman worker plucking tea leaves and the Rs. 10 denomination depicting India's first atomic reactor. They were followed in 1966 by three stamps viz. the 6 paise stamp with the famous Konark Elephant, the 10 paise with India's first electric locomotive rolling out of the Chittaranjan factory and the Re. 1 stamp with the well known mediaeval piece of sculpture of a woman writing a letter.
The themes of six stamps to be released on the 15th March have been selected from the vast panorama of the Indian scene - the 8 paise stamp shows the spotted deer of the Indian forests, the 30 paise stamp a pair of dolls typically Indian in their inspiration, the 50 paise stamp a bunch of mangoes representing the finest fruit that grows on the Indian soil, the 70 paise stamp is the stone chariot of Humpi in Mysore, the Rs. 2 stamp the Dal lake in Kashmir and the Rs. 5 stamp the country's tallest dam at Bhakhra in Punjab.
These stamps are printed at the India Security press, Nasik Road by photogravure process on unwatermarked paper with all over 'Asoka Pillar'. The technical data are in the inside pages.
Eight more stamps are to follow in this series on dates to be announced later. |
| Philatelic Stamp Description |
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The themes of six stamps to be released on the 15th March have been selected from the vast panorama of the Indian scene - the 8 paise stamp shows the spotted deer of the Indian forests, the 30 paise stamp a pair of dolls typically Indian in their inspiration, the 50 paise stamp a bunch of mangoes representing the finest fruit that grows on the Indian soil, the 70 paise stamp is the stone chariot of Humpi in Mysore, the Rs. 2 stamp the Dal lake in Kashmir and the Rs. 5 stamp the country's tallest dam at Bhakhra in Punjab.
Design based on the photo by the Bhakhra Nangal Project. |
| Stamp Currency |
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P |
| Stamp Type |
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DEFINATIVE |
| Stamp Language |
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English |
| Stamp Overall Size |
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4.06 x 2.2 |
| 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/ |
| Postage Stamp Paper |
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Unwatermarked paper with all over 'Asoka Pillar'. |
| Indian Stamp Process |
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Photogravure |
| Stamp Printed At |
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India Security Press |
| Indian Stamp's Color |
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Dark Brown and Blue Grey. |
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