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
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 |
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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 |
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15/03/1979 |
Bidri Ware (Change process PG to O/S) |
2 |
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01/05/1979 |
Handicrafts |
30 |
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05/07/1979 |
Electric Locomotive |
10 |
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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 |
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31/03/1980 |
Adult Education |
2 |
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17/06/1980 |
Hybrid Cotton |
100 |
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15/09/1980 |
Family Welfare |
35 |
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23/11/1980 |
Rubber Tapping |
500 |
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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 |
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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 |
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06/09/1982 |
Bumper Harvest |
30 |
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29/11/1982 |
Fish (1982 Aissue |
5 |
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28/12/1982 |
Orange |
325 |
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1983 |
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11/08/1983 |
Rubber Tapping |
500 |
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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 |
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15/10/1988 |
T.V.Screen With Tower |
40 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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30/10/2000 |
Paradise Fly Catcher |
5000 |
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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 |
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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 |
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27/05/1976 |
Nehru (42 to a set) |
25 |
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Nehru (corrected Hindi script) |
25 |
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Gandhiji (48 to a set) |
25 |
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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 |
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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 |
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14/04/2001 |
B.R. Ambedkar |
300 |
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Last Updated:
14 Feb 2022