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100-rupee banknote, signed by RBI governor S. Venkitaramanan.. The first 100-rupee note featured the portrait of George VI.After independence in 1947, Reserve Bank of India continued to issue the notes by replacing the portrait of George VI with the Emblem of India, as a part of the Lion Capital Series of banknotes.
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (December 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The Scinde Dawk of 1852, the first postage stamp of India is a round red sealing wafer. India has a long and varied postal history and has produced a ...
One stamp was issued on this occasion; Value: 2a; Ninth Anniversary of Independence – 14 August 1956 One stamp was issued on this occasion; Value: 2a; 1st Session of National Assembly of Pakistan at Dacca – 1956 Three stamps were issued on this occasion; Values: 1½a, 2a, 12a
Main article: List of postage stamps of India This is a list of commemorative postage stamps issued by the India Post between 1971 and 1980. 1971 # Issue Date Description Image Denomination 1 11 January 1971 Centenary of Indian Life Insurance 20 p 2 10 February 1971 Golden Jubilee of Kashi Vidyapeeth 20 p 3 10 February 1971 Sant Ravidas 20 p 4 12 February 1971 Birth Centenary of Deenabandhu ...
1 Rs 5 17 April 1961 Chhatrapati Shivaji: 15 np 6 6 May 1961 Motilal Nehru Birth Centenary 15 np 7 7 May 1961 Rabindranath Tagore Birth Centenary 15 np 8 8 June 1961 Silver Jubilee of All India Radio: 15 np 9 2 August 1961 Birth Centenary of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy: 15 np 10 1 September 1961 Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande Birth Centenary 15 np 11
The paper was either white or greyish white. The blue stamp was printed onto the paper by the die during the embossing, while the wax version was embossed on a red sealing wax wafer on paper; but all had the same value of 1/2 anna. They were used until October 1854, and then officially suppressed.
The first stamp issued under the new ministry was released on 10 December 2008, to honour the awarding of UN Human Rights Award to Benazir Bhutto. [24] In November 2009, the government again raised minimum postage by 100% to Rs. 8.
A 1951 hundi of Bombay Province for Rs 2500 with a pre-printed 6a revenue stamp. India has been a very heavy user of stamped paper, both before and after independence. In addition, hundis, an alternative money transmission system widely used in the Indian sub-continent, often bear a pre-printed revenue stamp. [5]