Definitive stamps are used for day - to - day postal mailing purposes and are available in various ascending denominations from 25 paise onwards at all post offices.
List of definitive stamps:
DEFINITIVE AND SPECIAL DEFINITIVE STAMPS
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Year & Date of Issue |
Name of Stamp |
Denomination |
Category |
|
1949 |
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| 8/15/1949 |
Ajanta Panel |
3ps |
Definitive-I-Archaeological |
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Konark Horse |
6ps |
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Trimurti |
9ps |
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Bodhisativa |
1a |
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Nataraja |
2a |
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Sanchi Stupa East Gate |
3a |
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Bodh Gaya Temple |
3-1/2a |
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Bhuvaneswara |
4a |
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Gol Gumbad Bijapur |
6a |
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Kandarya Mahadeva Temple |
8a |
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Golden Temple, Amritsar |
12a |
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Victory Tower, Chittaurgarh |
1r |
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Red Fort, Delhi |
2r |
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Taj Mahal, Agra |
5r |
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Qutab Minar, Delhi |
10r |
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Saatrunjaya Temple, Palitana |
15r |
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1951 |
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| 30/04/1951 |
Bodh Gaya Temple |
2-1/2a |
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| 30/04/1951 |
Bhuvaneswara |
4a |
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| 15/07/1951 |
Bodhisativa |
1a |
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1955 |
Definitive-II-Five Year Plan |
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| 26/01/1955 |
Tractor |
3ps |
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Powerloom |
6ps |
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Irrigation |
9ps |
|
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Tillaya Dam (Damodar River) |
1a |
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Charkha Spinning |
2a |
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Naga Women Weaving |
3a |
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Yoked Bullocks |
4a |
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Malaria Control |
6a |
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Chittaranjan Locomotive Works |
8a |
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Bombay |
10a |
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Aircraft Factory |
12a |
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Kashmir |
14a |
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Telephone Industry |
1r |
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Cape Comorin |
1r2a |
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Kanchenjuga |
1r8a |
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Viral Mitti Ka Karkhana (Rare Earths Factory) |
2r |
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SindriFactory |
5r |
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SteelIndustry |
10r |
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|
1957 |
Definitive-III |
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| 01/04/1957 |
Star Watermark |
1np |
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2np |
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3np |
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6np |
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8np |
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10np |
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13np |
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20np |
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25np |
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50np |
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75np |
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1958 |
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| 16/01/1958 |
Star Watermark |
15np |
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90np |
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| 07/05/1958 |
|
8np |
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| 27/10/1958 |
Ashoka Pillar Watermark |
1np |
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2np |
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3np |
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5np |
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8np |
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10np |
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20np |
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25np |
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1959 |
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Telephone Industry |
1r |
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Rare Earths Factory |
2r |
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Sindri Fertilizer Factory |
5r |
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Steel Industry |
10r |
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Ashoka Pillar Watermark |
5np |
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75np |
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1960 |
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1np |
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15np |
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90np |
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1963 |
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6np |
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13np |
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1965 |
Definitive-IV |
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| 15/08/1965 |
PluckingTea |
15p |
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| 14/11/1965 |
Atomic Reactor Trombay |
10r |
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1966 |
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| 01/07/1966 |
Konark Elephant |
6ps |
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Electric Locomotive |
10ps |
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Mediaeval Sculpture |
1r |
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1967 |
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| 15/03/1967 |
Chital |
8ps |
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Dolls |
30ps |
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Mangoes |
50ps |
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Hampi Chariot |
70ps |
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DalLake |
2r |
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Bhakra Dam |
5r |
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| 16/10/1967 |
Bidri Ware |
2ps |
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Brass Ware |
3ps |
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Family Planning |
5ps |
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Gnat |
20ps |
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| 16/10/1967 |
Somnath Temple |
60ps |
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1968 |
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| 15/05/1968 |
Coffee Berries |
4ps |
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| 02/10/1968 |
Calcutta GPO Building |
40ps |
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1974 |
Definitive-V |
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| 20/08/1974 |
Family Planning (Unwatermarked) |
5ps |
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Chital |
25ps |
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| 01/10/1974 |
Tiger |
15ps |
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Veena |
1r |
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1975 |
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| 01/03/1975 |
BidriWare |
2ps |
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Family Planning (Star Watermark) |
5ps |
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| 15/07/1975 |
Tiger |
15ps |
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| 15/07/1975 |
Handicraft Toy |
20ps |
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Flying Crane |
50ps |
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| 15/07/1975 |
Veena |
100ps |
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Kashmir Landscape |
200ps |
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|
1976 |
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| 01/04/1976 |
Family Planning (Change in Set From 90 to 100) |
5ps |
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| 01/11/1976 |
Bidri Ware |
2ps |
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Family Planning |
5ps |
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Electric Locomotive |
10ps |
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| 01/11/1976 |
Somnath Temple |
60ps |
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Bhakra Nagal Dam |
500ps |
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Atomic Reactor, Trombay |
1000ps |
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|
1979 |
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| 01/03/1979 |
Bidri Ware (Change in Set 90 to 100) |
2 |
|
| 15/03/1979 |
Bidri Ware (Change process PG to O/S) |
2 |
|
| 01/05/1979 |
Handicrafts |
30 |
|
| 05/07/1979 |
Electric Locomotive |
10 |
|
| 03/09/1979 |
Bumper Harvest |
30 |
Definitive-VI |
| 26/11/1979 |
Fish |
5 |
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Poultry |
25 |
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1980 |
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| 10/03/1980 |
Technology |
15 |
|
| 31/03/1980 |
Adult Education |
2 |
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| 17/06/1980 |
Hybrid Cotton |
100 |
|
| 15/09/1980 |
Family Welfare |
35 |
|
| 23/11/1980 |
Rubber Tapping |
500 |
|
| 07/12/1980 |
Handloom Weaving |
200 |
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1981 |
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| 25/03/1981 |
ChildandNurition |
20 |
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Cashew |
225 |
|
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Apple |
280 |
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1982 |
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| 25/01/1982 |
Minor Irrigation |
10 |
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Dairying |
50 |
|
| 05/07/1982 |
Fish |
5 |
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Minor Irrigation (1982 Aissue |
10 |
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Tranfer of Technology |
15 |
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ChildandNurition |
20 |
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Poultry |
25 |
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Family Welfare |
35 |
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Dairying (1982 Aissue |
50 |
|
| 06/09/1982 |
Bumper Harvest |
30 |
|
| 29/11/1982 |
Fish (1982 Aissue |
5 |
|
| 28/12/1982 |
Orange |
325 |
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|
1983 |
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| 11/08/1983 |
Rubber Tapping |
500 |
|
| 22/10/1983 |
Atomic Reactor |
1000 |
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| 10/11/1983 |
Hybrid Cotton |
100 |
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Handloom Weaving |
200 |
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1984 |
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| 24/02/1984 |
Afforestation |
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1985 |
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| 05/09/1985 |
Agriculture & rural Development |
25 |
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1986 |
Definitive-VII |
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| 05/11/1986 |
Energy |
5000 |
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1988 |
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| 01/01/1988 |
Solar Energy |
500 |
|
| 15/10/1988 |
T.V.Screen With Tower |
40 |
|
| 30/11/1988 |
BioGas |
2000 |
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1991 |
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| 30/01/1991 |
Mahatma Gandhi |
100 |
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1994 |
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| 04/04/1994 |
Sanchi Stupa |
500 |
|
| 11/07/1994 |
Family Welfare |
75 |
|
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Family Welfare |
100 |
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|
1995 |
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| 18/02/1995 |
Oil Conservation |
100 |
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| 19/11/1995 |
Communal Harmony |
200 |
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1998 |
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| 21/09/1998 |
Pulse Polio Immunisation |
300 |
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2000 |
Definitive-VIII |
|
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| 30/04/2000 |
Leopard Cat |
500 |
|
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Tiger Sunderbans Biosphere Reserve |
1000 |
|
| 20/07/2000 |
Black Buck |
25 |
|
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Nilgiri Tahr |
50 |
|
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Saras Crane |
100 |
|
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Smooth Indian Otter |
300 |
|
| 30/10/2000 |
Paradise Fly Catcher |
5000 |
|
| 20/11/2000 |
Butterfly |
1500 |
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| 20/11/2000 |
Amaltaas |
2000 |
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2001 |
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| 20/09/2001 |
Painted Stork |
400 |
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2002 |
Definitive-IX |
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|
| 16/08/2002 |
Rose |
200 |
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| 20/07/2002 |
Smooth Indian Otter |
300 |
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|
2008 |
Definitive-IX "Builder of Modern India" |
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|
| 01/12/2008 |
Jawahar Lal Nehru |
25p |
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Mahatma Gandhi |
100p |
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Dr.B.R. Ambedkar |
200p |
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|
Satyajit Ray |
300p |
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Homi Jahangir Bhabha |
400p |
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Indira Gandhi |
500p |
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Rajiv Gandhi |
500p |
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J.R.D Tata |
1500p |
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Mother Teresa |
2000p |
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2009 |
Definitive-IX "Builder of Modern India" |
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|
| 11/05/2009 |
E.V. Ramaswamy |
50p |
|
|
C.V. Raman |
1000p |
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|
Rukmani Devi Arundale |
5000p |
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SPECIAL DEFINITIVE STAMPS
|
Year & Date of Issue |
Name of Stamp |
Denomination |
Category |
|
1976 |
|
|
|
| 27/05/1976 |
Nehru (42 to a set) |
25 |
|
|
Nehru (corrected Hindi script) |
25 |
|
|
Gandhiji (48 to a set) |
25 |
|
|
Nehru(48 to a set) |
25 |
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|
1978 |
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| 02/10/1978 |
Gandhiji (100 to a set) |
25 |
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|
1980 |
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| 27/05/1980 |
Gandhiji |
30 |
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|
Nehru |
30 |
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| 01/09/1980 |
Nehru |
35 |
|
|
Gandhiji |
35 |
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|
1982 |
|
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| 05/07/1982 |
Gandhiji |
35 |
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|
Nehru |
35 |
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1983 |
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| 25/01/1983 |
Nehru |
50 |
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Gandhiji |
50 |
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|
1987 |
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| 27/02/1987 |
FamilyPlanning |
35&60 |
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|
1989 |
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| 14/10/1989 |
Pincode |
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2000 |
200 |
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| 31/10/2000 |
Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel |
200 |
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|
2001 |
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| 23/01/2001 |
Netaji Subhas Ch.Bose |
100 |
|
| 14/04/2001 |
B.R. Ambedkar |
300 |
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Last Updated:
14 Feb 2022
