Asia 72 – Hand of the Buddha

The hand of the Buddha, for Asia 72.

Technical data Notes Condition

Date of issue November 3, 1972

Denomination Rs. 1.45

Quantity printed 3000000

Printer Security Printing Press, Nashik

Perforation comb 13

Watermark No Watermark

Colours Orange | Slate black

Printing process Photogravure

Catalogue codes Michel IN 549 Stamp Number IN 565 Yvert et Tellier IN 350 Stanley Gibbons IN 669

Themes Buddhism, Expositions, Hands, Religion, Sculptures, Trade

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About this stamp

On the Stamp

A ninth-century sculpture of the Buddha’s hand in abhaya mudra, from the Patna Museum, on a ₹1.45 stamp.

The Hand of the Buddha

India Post issued two stamps on 3 November 1972 for the opening of Asia 72, the Third Asian International Trade Fair at New Delhi, held for peace and progress through economic cooperation. Its symbol was a stylised hand of the Buddha, raised to grant freedom from fear. The ₹1.45 stamp shows the source of that symbol: a ninth-century sculpture of the Buddha’s hand in abhaya mudra, the gesture of fearlessness, in the Patna Museum. This text draws on India Post’s folder for the issue.