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Q & A
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In
this section the experts on Indian stamps will take the
time to answer specific subject based questions on
Indian philately. This is the place for you to clarify
even the slightest doubts. Ask and it shall be answered.
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When
did India issue their first definitive issues?
The first Definitive Issue of Independent India was
released on 15th August 1949 on the occasion of the
Second Anniversary of Independence and features the
gems of Indian architecture and sculptures. The values
issued are 3ps, 6ps, 9ps, 1a, 2as, 3as, 3 1/2as, 4as,
6as, 8as, 12as, 1Re, 2Rs, 5Rs, 10Rs,15Rs.
What was the reason for issuing a stamp for
Rabindranath Tagore in 1961?
1961 marks the 80th birth centenary of the great poet
who gave to India not only the "Gitanjali"
which won him the noble prize in 1913 but he gave us
the National Anthem "Jana Gana Mana".
The stamp on Tagore was issued on the 7th of May 1961. |
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