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Centenary of Sound Recording

20 July 1977

200

Picture on stamp is of Phonograph of 1877 developed by Emile Berliner was a German-born American inventor.

Inpex-75, India National Philatelic Exhibition, Calcutta

25 December 1975

200

Picture on stamp is of Indian Bishop Mark which is named after Henry Bishopp (1611–1691/2) from Henfield in Sussex, England. He was a Postmaster General of England and inventor of the first postmark used on mail.

500th Birth Anniversary of Michelangelo (Painter & Sculptor)

28 June 1975

50x4

Picture on stamp is of Creation of Sun, Moon & Planets and Creation of Manwhich is on the Ceiling of Sistine Chapel in Vatican.

Saint Francis Xavier's Celebration

24 December 1974

25p

Picture on stamp is of St. Francis Xavier's Shrine, Goa. He was was a Roman Catholic missionary born in Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre (now part of Spain), and co-founder of the Society of Jesus.

19th Death Centenary of St Thomas (Apostle)

03 July 1973

20p

Picture on stamp is of highly decorative 'Stone Cross' of Church at St. Thomas Mount, Madras.

15th Anniversary of Indian Mountaneering Foundation, New Delhi

15 May 1973

20p

Picture on stamp is of Mount Everest named after Sir George Everest who was a British surveyor and geographer, and the Surveyor General of India from 1830 through 1843.

2500th Anniversary of Charter of Cyrus the Great

12 October 1971

20p

Picture on stamp is of Cyrus the Great who was well recognized for his achievements in human rights, politics, and military strategy, as well as his influence on both Eastern and Western civilizations

First Man on the Moon

19 November 1969

20p

Picture on the stamp is of Neil Alden Armstrong who was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon

Madras University

31 December 1957

10np

Picture on stamp is of Madras University; Lord Elphinstone, who was British, evolved a plan for the establishment of a central collegiate institution or a ‘university.’

Calcutta University

31 December 1957

10np

Picture on stamp is of Calcutta University whose first Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor were Governor General Lord Canning and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Sir James William Colvile, respectively and both were British citizens.

Bombay University

31 December 1957

10np

Picture on stamp is of Rajabai Tower of Bombay University which was established by John Wilson, a British Missionery

Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

11 December 1954

Picture on stamp is of Dehradun Forestry Institute which was originaly founded in 1878 as British Imperial Forest School by Dietrich Brandis who was a German forester who worked with the British Imperial Forestry Service in colonial India.