12 annas
One of three stamps issued by the newly independent Dominion of India. It wouldn't be until December that they were finally released, and the stock of old King George VI stamps would continue to be overprinted until they were finally used up and replaced in 1949. The stamp shows a Douglas DC4 Skymaster flying over the date of independence with the value of 12 annas on the bottom left and Jai Hind (Victory to India) in Devanagari script on the upper left.
for the letter I - India, Independence, International
Interesting stamp and theme.
ReplyDeleteA classic stamp.
ReplyDeleteLove a propeller driven plane. Indian post independence definitives are fascinating for their choices of subject.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting combination of 'i'! And I like airplanes on stamps :-)
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile I posted my 'i':
http://nogmeerpost.blogspot.nl/2017/10/sunday-stamps-i-is-for-iran-ierland-and.html
Too late for the link, but hopefully you'll enjoy it, though.
An interesting combination of 'i'! And I like airplanes on stamps :-)
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile I posted my 'i':
http://nogmeerpost.blogspot.nl/2017/10/sunday-stamps-i-is-for-iran-ierland-and.html
Too late for the link, but hopefully you'll enjoy it, though.
Apologies for being 2 weeks(at least) behind on visiting - now catching up. There are not many plane stamps from this era - well done to India.
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