Lokmanya Tilak
Lokmanya Tilak

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Product Name
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Lokmanya Tilak
Issue Date
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23 July 1956
Description
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Lokmanya Tilak was a great Freedom Fighter. Indian Postal department issued a stamp on his birth centenary on 23 July, 1956. He was also conferred with the honorary title of "Lokmanya", which literally means "Accepted by the people (as their leader)". Tilak was supported by fellow Indian nationalists Bipin Chandra Pal in Bengal and Lala Lajpat Rai in Punjab. They were referred to as the “Lal-Bal-Pal triumvirate”. The philatelists of those days were highly creative and dedicated. They created some innovative philately items, pertaining to Lokmanya Tilak, which were collector's delight. Here some such items are presented.

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On official cover, portrait of Tilak is cut and pasted by its side. Paper cutting of Tilak's stamp and official stamp are juxtaposed and a tied cancellation is obtained.

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