 | January 13-18, 1948 Slogan Mark.
Before the first Gandhi stamps were issued by India, these were propaganda slogans
used by the Delhi and Calcutta post offices during the last of Gandhi's many
"fasts". |
| August 15, 1948 Mourning Issue.
The first set of Gandhi stamps, issued on the first Anniversary of India's independence. |
| December 14, 1948 Special Cancel.
The historical meeting of the 55th Indian National Congress was held in Jaipur, in
the princely state of Rajasthan. Exhibited here are special cancels during
this occasion (in English and Hindi) on covers with the Gandhi memorial stamps. |
| January 31, 1949 Slogan Mark.
On the first anniversary of Gandhi's assassination, post offices all over India used a line
from a popular hymn sung by Gandhi and his followers. The line was printed in
Devanagiri script (Hindi), in a variety of designs as slogan
marks. |
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