| Postal Stamp Image |
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| Stamp Issue Date |
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15/08/1963 |
| Postage Stamp Dinomination |
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1.00 |
| Postal Stamp Serial Number |
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0469 |
| Postal Stamp Name |
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SENTRY AND PARACHUTISTS |
| Stamp Information |
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MESSAGE
I am glad to learn that the Posts and Telegraphs Department is bringing out a special issue of postage stamps on the 16th Anniversary of our Independence to honour our Armed Forces. Recent events on our northern frontier have demanded tremendous sacrifices from all of us, particularly from our troops who have had to resist the Chinese aggressor. It is a matter of deep gratification to us all that our officers and men have maintained the highest traditions of service in the face of heavy odds. It is but fitting that we should pay tribute to the sacrifice and heroism of our jawan by bringing out a special series of postage stamps on Independence Day.
Jawaharlal Nehru
New Delhi,
August 7, 1963. |
| Philatelic Stamp Description |
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Designed by : Staff artist of the India Security Press |
| 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 2.4 |
| Postal Stamp Print Size |
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4.06 x 2.4 cms. |
| Number of Stamps Per Sheet |
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40 |
| Stamp Perforations |
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14,1/2 x 1 |
| Postal Stamp Shape |
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Horizontal |
| Postage Stamp Paper |
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Watermark All over multiple 'Lion Capital of Ashoka' |
| Indian Stamp Process |
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Photogravure |
| Number of stamps printed |
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1,1/2 mill |
| Stamp Printed At |
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India Security Press |
| Indian Stamp's Color |
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Madder brown |
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