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Gandhi Mourning Cover Gandhi standing in the background of India Map_ BAPU
Gandhi Mourning Cover Gandhi standing in the background of India Map_ BAPU

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Product Name
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Gandhi Mourning Cover Gandhi standing in the background of India Map_ BAPU
Issue Date
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15 August 1948
Denomination
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1 ½ Anna (2 stamps), 3 ½ Anna, 12 Anna
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Description
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Picture of walking Gandhi with BAPU (Hindi) written at his feet having map of India in the background; Legend on top left First Day Cover / Issued by / The Bombay Philatelic Company / Fort, Bombay; legend on right within map is INDIA and Gandhi Memorial Stamps / 15th Augut 1948 outside map; legend at bottom is The Great Patriot / The Architect of our India.

Remarks
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Colour : Bluish Grey Size : 240x113  mms _ Long cover Cancellation : Official cancellation of Bombay G. P. O. Produced by :  Not known ( Probably J. F. Droucette Dias, New York) Rarity : Excessively Rare  (Cover with all 4  value stamps)

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