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Women's Education (1st Issue) St. Bede's College, Shimla

24 February 2006

500

Picture on stamp is of St. Bede's College, Shimla. St. Bede's College is a women's college located in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.The college was named after St. Bede who was an English monk.

Voorhees College, Vellore

10 July 2006

500

Picture on stamp is of Voorhees College which is a college in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. The college is named after its benefactors, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Voorhees of the Reformed Church in America.

Visit of Emperor and Empress of Japan

05 December 2013

2000

Picture on stamp is of two towers of India's Qutub Minar & Japan's Tokyo Tower

United Theological College, Bangalore

08 July 2011

500

Picture on stamp is of United Theological College, Bangalore which was founded by Bernard Lucas in 1910 who was British Missionary in India.

The Aga Khan Award for Architecture-Mussaman Burj and Amar Singh Gate

28 November 2004

1500

Picture on stamp is of Mussaman Burj & Amar Singh Gate. Musamman Burj was built by Mughal King Shah Jahan for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is is an octagonal tower standing close to the Shah Jahan's private hall Diwan-e-Khas in Agra Fort. Amar Singh Gate was named after Amar Singh Rathore who was a Rajput nobleman affiliated with the royal house of Marwar and a courtier of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in seventeenth-century India.

The Aga Khan Award for Architecture-Khas Mahal

28 November 2004

1500

Picture on stamp is of Khas Mahal, Agra Fort. The Khas Mahal served as the Mughal emperor's private residence in Delhi. The structure is located inside the Red Fort, which is a large fort complex located inside the city

St. Joseph's College, Bangalore

01 August 2009

500

Picture on stamp is of St. Joseph's College, Bangalore. It is named after St Joseph who is venerated as a saint in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran and Methodist faiths.

St. Andrew's Church, Egmore, Chennai

25 February 1997

800

Picture on stamp is of St. Andrew's Church, Egmore, Chennai. St. Andrew was a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter.

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.

Sacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai

09 September 2009

500

Picture on stamp is of Sacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai. The devotion to the Sacred Heart (also known as the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus) is one of the most widely practiced and well-known Roman Catholic devotions, taking Jesus Christ's physical heart as the representation of his divine love for humanity.