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40th Anniversary of Independence

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Product Name

40th Anniversary of Independence

Issue Date

15 August 1987

Denomination

50, 200x2, 300, 800

Category

Common Theme

Description

India Post has issued stamps on some common themes of Institutions, Events etc which are similar in nature or are related with each other in some way or other on different dates commemorating their Anniversary, some special events or other occasions. The collectors with creativity have made covers with combination of such stamps duly cancelled on respective dates. Such covers show the creative efforts of the philatelists.

Remarks

Denomination : (1) 60 (15-8-87 - 40th Anniversary of Independence) (2) 200x2 (15-8-97 - 50th Anniversary of Swatantra Bharat) with pictures of Flag, Stylised Birsed & '40' in English & Hindi, Newspaper Masthead of Swatantra Bharat on 15th August 1947 and Shah Nawaz Khan, P.K. Sahgal, G.S. Dhillon & Red Fort, Delhi (3) 300 & 800 (15-8-1998 - Homage to Martyrs for Independence ) with pictures of Years of Struggle-Attainment of Independence...India's Achievements in Post-Independence years.

Cancellations : (1) Legend Forty Years of Freedom / Pune in Hindi & English; 1947-1987 / 15-8-87
(2) Legend Swatantra Bharat / Pune in Hindi & English; 411001 / 15-8-97 (3) Legend 50 years of Independence / Pune in Hindi & English; 411001 / 15-8-97 (3) Legend Homage to Martyrs / Pune in Hindi & English; 411001 / 15-8-98

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