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Se-Tenant Stamps Indo-Soviet Friendship – India 1990.
A pair of Se-Tenant stamps were issued by India Post on 16 Aug 1990 to mark Indo-Soviet Friendship. The stamps featured Children’s Paintings. An FDC cancelled at 1 CBPO is listed.
Rupee One – “Life in India” by Tanya Vorontsova
Rupees Six- “Kremlin Red Square” by Sanjay Adhikari.
125th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi – India FDC 1994.
A Pair of Se-Tenant stamps (Rupees Six and Eleven) was issued by India Post on 02 Oct 1994 to commemorate 125th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. An FDC cancelled at 1 CBPO is listed.
Parijat Tree– India FDC 1997.
A Pair of Se-tenant stamps was issued on 08 Mar 1997 on Parijaat Tree. It is a sacred baobab tree located in the village of Kintoor near Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh. An FDC cancelled at 1 CBPO is listed.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research – India FDC 1990.
A Rupees Two stamp was issued by India Post on 31 Jul 1990 to mark the 60th Anniversary of ICAR. It is an autonomous body which is responsible for coordinating the agricultural education and research in India. It was established on 16 July 1929 at Delhi. ICAR has 4 Deemed Universities,65 ICAR institutions, 14 Research Centres, 6 National Bureaux and 13 Directorates under its domain as on Jan 2020. An FDC cancelled at 1 CBPO is listed.
Tercentenary Birth of Khalsa– India FDC 1999.
A Rupees Three stamp was issued by India Post on 09 Apr 1999 to mark the Tercentenary of Birth of Khalsa. An FDC cancelled at 1 CBPO is listed. Guru Nanak Dev Ji founded Sikhism in 1469 and on Baisakhi Day of 1699 Guru Gobind Singh introduced Khalsa Identity in Anandpur Sahib on the banks of river Sutlej. The stamp features Anandpur Sahib and Kesgarh Sahib Gurudwara. It is also one of the Five Takhts of Sikhs.
International Year of the Family– India FDC 1994.
A Rupees Two stamp was issued by India Post on 20 Nov 1994 to mark International Year of the Family. An FDC cancelled at 1 CBPO is listed.
International Literacy Year – India FDC 1990.
A Rupee one stamp was issued by India Post on 08 Sep 1990 to mark International Literacy Year. An FDC cancelled at 1 CBPO is listed.
