Thursday, March 17, 2011

1948 Mahatma Gandhi Mourning Stamps Issue

 

10 Rs Mahatma Gandhi Stamp Of 1948

1 And 1/2 Annas Mahatma Gandhi Stamp Of 1948

3 And 1/2 Annas Mahatma Gandhi Stamp Of 1948

 

 

12 Annas Mahatma Gandhi Stamp Of 1948

The Gandhi stamps which was supposed to be issued to celebrate his 80th Birthday on 2nd October was released later for 1st Anniversary of India's independence. The set of Gandhi stamps were released 6 months after Gandhi's death.

These set of 4 stamps are the only Gandhi stamps to contain descriptive text both in Devanagiri (Hindi) and Arabic (Urdu) script.

 

 

First Day Cover Of The Set Of Gandhi Mourning Stamps Issue In 1948

Stamp Number

005

006

007

008

Stamp Name

Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

Stamp Denomination

1 1/2 Annas

3 1/2 Annas

12 Annas

10rs

Stamp Issue Date

15/08/1947

15/08/1947

15/08/1947

15/08/1947

Stamp Currency

Annas

Annas

Annas

Rupees

Stamp Type

Commemorative

Commemorative

Commemorative

Commemorative

Stamps Color

Brown

Violet

Grey Green

Purple Brown

Stamp Perforation

11 1/2

11 1/2

11 1/2

11 1/2

Stamp Paper Used

Granite Paper

Granite Paper

Granite Paper

Granite Paper

Stamp Printed At

Courvoisier

Courvoisier

Courvoisier

Courvoisier

Number Printed

25 Million

2.5 Million

3.75 Million

0.25 Million

Number In Sheet

50 50 50 50

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

I need this set of 4 stamps on Gandhiji,which were issued in 1948.The stamps should be fine,unhinged & with white gum only. If available let me know ther price on my email ID:- philalnk@gmail.com