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    | Postal Stamp Image | : |  |  
    | Stamp Issue Date | : | 31/12/1968 |  
    | Postage Stamp Dinomination | : | 0.50 |  
    | Postal Stamp Serial Number | : | 0579 |  
    | Postal Stamp Name | : | BROWN FRONT PIED WOODPECKER |  
    | Stamp Information | : | THE BROWN-FRONTED PIED WOOD PECKER
(Dryobates himalyansis)
The hill bird is about 8 inches long and is common in the forests of Western Himalaya at elevations between 2000 to 7000 feet. Its neck is cross-barred blck and white. There is a red patch nder the tail. The crown in themale is golden-brown in front, crimson behind. The female lacks these colours on its head. |  
    | Philatelic Stamp Description | : | The design of the stamp is horizontal and depicts a bird "Wood Pecker". |  
    | Stamp Currency | : | P |  
    | Stamp Type | : | COMMEMORATIVE |  
    | Stamp Language | : | English |  
    | Stamp Overall Size | : | 4.06 x 2.4 cms |  
    | Postal Stamp Print Size | : | 3.70 x 2.0 cms. |  
    | Number of Stamps Per Sheet | : | 12 |  
    | Stamp Perforations | : | 14x14,1/2 |  
    | Postal Stamp Shape | : | Horizontal |  
    | Indian Stamp Process | : | Photogravure |  
    | Number of stamps printed | : | 50,00,000 |  
    | Stamp Printed At | : | India Security Press |  
    | Indian Stamp's Color | : | Multicolour |  |  |