Subramania Bharati
A commemorative postage stamp on the death anniversary of Mahakavi Chinnaswami Subramania Bharathiyar, pioneer of modern Tamil poetry and one of the greatest Tamil literary figures of all time :
Issued by India
Issued on Sep 11, 1960
Type : Stamp, Postal Used
Colour : Dark blue
Denomination : 15 naye paise
Size : 3.34 x 2.88 Cms.
Perforation : 13½ x 14
Watermark : All-over multiple ‘Lion Capital of Asoka‘
Number Printed : 11 Million
Set : 42 stamps per issue sheet
Printing Process : Photogravure
Name : Subramanian
Born on Dec 11, 1882 at Ettayapuram, Tirunelveli district, Madras Presidency, British India [now in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu]
Died on Sep 11, 1921 at Madras, Madras Presidency, British India [now in Tamil Nadu]
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