List of postage stamps of India (1951–1960)

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This is a list of postage stamps issued by the India Post between 1951 and 1960.

1951[edit]

# Issue Date Description Image Denomination
1 13 January 1951 Geological Survey of India 2 anna
* 1st Asian Games (Set of 2 Stamps)
2 4 March 1951 Torch of Asian Games 1st Asian Games 1951 stamp of India01.jpg 2 anna
3 4 March 1951 Torch of Asian Games 1st Asian Games 1951 stamp of India02.jpg 12 anna

1952[edit]

# Issue Date Description Image Denomination
* Saints and Poets (Set of 6 Stamps)
1 1 October 1952 Kabir Kabir.jpg 9 pies
2 1 October 1952 Tulsidas Tulsidas.jpg 1 anna
3 1 October 1952 mira Mira 1952.jpg 2 anna
4 1 October 1952 Surdas Surdas.jpg 4 anna
5 1 October 1952 Ghalib Ghalib.jpg 4½ anna
6 1 October 1952 Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore 1952 Stamp.jpg 12 anna

1953[edit]

# Issue Date Description Image Denomination
1 16 April 1953 Railway Centenary 2 anna
* Conquest of Everest (Set of 2 Stamps)
2 2 October 1953 Conquest of Everest 2 anna
3 2 October 1953 Conquest of Everest 14 anna
* Centenary of Indian Telegraphs (Set of 2 Stamps)
4 1 November 1953 Telegraph Centenary 2 anna
5 1 November 1953 Telegraph Centenary 12 anna

1954[edit]

# Issue Date Description Image Denomination
* Postage Stamp Centenary (set of 4 Stamps)
1 1 October 1954 Runner, Camel and Bullock Cart 1 anna
2 1 October 1954 Courier pigeon and Plane 2 anna
3 1 October 1954 Cycle, Train, Ship and Plane 4 anna
4 1 October 1954 Courier pigeon and Plane 14 anna
5 24 October 1954 United Nations Day 2 anna
6 11 December 1954 4th world Forestry Congress, Daheradun 1954 2 anna

1956[edit]

# Issue Date Description Image Denomination
* Buddha Jayanti (Set of 2 Stamps)
1 24 May 1956 2500th Buddha Jayanti 2 anna
2 24 May 1956 2500th Buddha Jayanti 14 anna
3 23 July 1956 Birth Centenary of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak Bal Gangadhar Tilak 1956 stamp of India.jpg 2 anna

1957[edit]

# Issue Date Description Image Denomination
* Centenary of First Freedom Struggle (Set of 2 Stamps)
1 15 August 1957 Rani Laxmibai 15 np
2 15 August 1957 Sapling and leaping flames 90 np
3 28 October 1957 19th International Red Cross Conference, New Delhi 15 np
* Children's Day (Set of 3 Stamps)
4 14 November 1957 Nutrition 8 np
5 14 November 1957 Education 15 np
6 14 November 1957 Recreation 90 np
* Centenary of Indian Universities (Set of 3 Stamps)
7 31 December 1957 University of Bombay 10 np
8 31 December 1957 University of Calcutta 10 np
9 31 December 1957 University of Madras 10 np

1958[edit]

# Issue Date Description Image Denomination
1 1 March 1958 50th Anniversary of first indigenous Steel Industry 15 np
2 18 April 1958 Birth Centenary of Dr.Dhondo Keshav Karve Dhondo Keshav Karve 1958 stamp of India.jpg 15 np
* Indian Air Force : Silver Jubilee (Set of 2 Stamps)
3 30 April 1958 Indian Air Force : Silver Jubilee 15 np
4 30 April 1958 Indian Air Force : Silver Jubilee 90 np
5 7 November 1958 Birth Centenary of Bipin Chandra Pal Bipin Chandra Pal 1958 stamp of India.jpg 15 np
6 14 November 1958 Children's Day 15 np
7 30 November 1958 Birth Centenary of Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose Jagadish Chandra Bose 1958 stamp of India.jpg 15 np
8 30 December 1958 India-1958 Exhibition, New Delhi 15 np

1959[edit]

# Issue Date Description Image Denomination
1 15 April 1959 Death Centenary of Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy 1959 stamp of India.jpg 15 np
2 15 June 1959 40th Anniversary of International Labour Organization (I.L.O.) 15 np
3 14 November 1959 National Children's Day 15 np
4 30 December 1959 First World Agriculture Fair, New Delhi 15 np

1960[edit]

# Issue Date Description Image Denomination
1 15 February 1960 Thiruvalluvar Thiruvalluvar 1960 stamp of India.jpg 15 np
* Kālidāsa (Set of 2 Stamps)
2 22 June 1960 Yaksha in 'Meghaduta' 15 np
3 22 June 1960 Shakuntala 1.03 Rs
4 11 September 1960 Subramanya Bharathi Subramanya Bharathi 1960 stamp of India.jpg 15 np
5 15 September 1960 Birth Centenary of Dr. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Mokshagundam Visvesvaraiah 1960 stamp of India.jpg 15 np
6 14 November 1960 National Children's Day 15 np
7 11 December 1960 UNICEF Day 15 np

References[edit]

  • Jain, Manik (2017). Phila India Stamp Guide Book (1800-2017) (19th ed.). Kolkata: Philatelia. pp. 53–57.

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