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Four stamps with denominations 1.5 annas, 3.5 annas, 12 annas and 10 rupees were issued. One of the stamps of the set was issued with a very high price of 10 Rs., out of reach of the common populace in India. [1] The stamps were issued on 15 August 1948, on the occasion of the first anniversary of India's Independence Day. [2]
The stamped paper has been widely used around the world to collect taxes on documents requiring stampings, such as leases, agreements, receipts, court documents and many others. The papers are bought blank apart from the pre-printed stamp and are available from stationers, lawyers' offices, post offices and courts according to local regulations.
The 10 rupee banknote of the Lion Capital Series in 1970, had the Ashoka pillar and the banknote denomination written in Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu on the obverse, and featured two peacocks and the banknote denomination written in English on the reverse.
A 1951 hundi of Bombay Province for Rs 2500 with a pre-printed 6a revenue stamp. India has been a very heavy user of stamped paper, both before and after independence. In addition, hundis, an alternative money transmission system widely used in the Indian sub-continent, often bear a pre-printed revenue stamp. [5]
The Rs 10 stamp showing Mahatma Gandhi, released 15 August 1948. The First Stamp of Independent India was issued on 21 November 1947. It depicts the Indian Flag with the patriots' slogan, Jai Hind (Long Live India), on the top right hand corner. It was valued at three and one-half annas.
Defence Campaign. (Set of 2 Stamps) 5 15 August 1963 Artillery and army helicopter 15 np 6 15 August 1963 Sentry on duty and parachute dropping supplies 1 R 7 4 September 1963 Dr.Dadabhoy Naoroji: 15 np 8 1 October 1963 Dr.Annie Besant: 15 np * Wild Life Preservation. (set of 5 stamps) 9 7 October 1963 Gaur: 10 np 10 7 October 1963 Himalayan ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... This is a list of commemorative postage stamps issued by the India Post between 1947 and 1950. ... 10 Rs 1949. Issue Date
A miniature sheet containing 12 stamps of denomination Rs. 5.00 each was released on GI tag of agricultural products on 13 February. A series of special covers on Nari Shakti, Yuva Shakti, International Year of Millets 2023 , Nature & Wildlife of India and unsung heroes of freedom struggle of India , along with set of picture postcards on ...