A Souvenir Sheet consisting of 1 no. of commemorative postage stamp on the Philately Day 2008 : Rabindranath Tagore‘s ‘Dakghar‘ :

Issued by India

Issued on Oct 13, 2008

Issued for : Department of Posts is happy to issue a commemorative postage stamp on “Post Office”.

Credits :
Stamp & FDC : S. Samanta
Cancellation : Alka Sharma

Type : Miniature Sheet, Mint Condition

Colour : Multi colour

Denomination : 500p (stamp) & 1500p (Miniature Sheet)

Stamps Printed : 0.8 Million

Miniature sheet : 0.2 Million

Printing Process : Wet–offset

Printer : Security Printing Press, Hyderabad

About : 

• Through his Play “Post Office” Gurudev Rabindra Nath Tagore portrayed Post Office as symbol of goodwill, good wishes and King’s love for the common people.

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