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 | 2 anna | |
3 | 4 March 1951 | Torch of Asian Games | 12 anna |
1952[edit]
# | Issue Date | Description | Image | Denomination |
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* | Saints and Poets (Set of 6 Stamps) | |||
1 | 1 October 1952 | Kabir | 9 pies | |
2 | 1 October 1952 | Tulsidas | 1 anna | |
3 | 1 October 1952 | mira | 2 anna | |
4 | 1 October 1952 | Surdas | 4 anna | |
5 | 1 October 1952 | Ghalib | 4½ anna | |
6 | 1 October 1952 | Rabindranath Tagore | 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 |
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* | 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 |
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* | 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 | 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 | 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 | 15 np | |
6 | 14 November 1958 | Children's Day | 15 np | |
7 | 30 November 1958 | Birth Centenary of Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose | 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 | 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 | 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 | 15 np | |
5 | 15 September 1960 | Birth Centenary of Dr. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya | 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.