Wednesday 17 April 2013

Quit India - 50th Anniversary 1992 stamps

 Spinning Wheel Emblem
 
Stamp Issue Date :                09/08/1992
Postage Stamp Dinomination : 1.00
Postal Stamp Serial Number : 1510
Postal Stamp Name : QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT 1942 (CHARKHA)
Stamp Information : "Here is a mantra a short one that I give you. You may imprint it on your hearts and let every breath of yours give expression to it. The mantra is "Do or Die". We shall either free India or die in the attempt. We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery." It was with these inspiring worlds that Mahtma Gandhi in the speech he delivered just after the passing of the historic "Ouit India" resolution by the All-India Congress Committee on 8th August, 1942 at Bombay ushered in a new phase in the glorious struggle for India's freedom.
Philatelic Stamp Description   :Stamp design by India Security Press. First Day Cover = Ouit India 1942. Cancellation =                         Shankha Samant.
Stamp Currency :        R
Stamp Type :                COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language :        English
Stamp Overall Size :        3.91 X 2.90 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size : 3.55 X 2.5 cms.
Number of Stamps Per Sheet : 35
Stamp Perforations :         13 x 13
Postal Stamp Shape :          Horizontal
Postage Stamp Paper : Unwatermarked adhesive Gravure coated stamp paper
Indian Stamp Process : Photogravure
Number of stamps printed : 6,00,000
Stamp Printed At :         India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color : Multicolour
 
Mahatma Gandhi & Mantra
Country:India
Series:Quit India - 50th Anniversary
Catalog codes:Stanley Gibbons IN 1511
Issued on:1992-08-09
Format:Stamp
Face value:2.00 ₨ - Indian rupee
Score:73.04 Accuracy: Very Low

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