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On the Stamp
Four penguins standing on the ice under a pale sky, with the words “Antarctic Treaty 1961–1991” in Hindi and English, on a ₹5 stamp.
Emperor Penguins
India Post issued two stamps on 23 June 1991, ₹5 and ₹6.50, printed side by side, for the thirtieth anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty, which came into force on 23 June 1961. India launched its first Antarctic expedition in 1981, set up its first permanent station, Dakshin Gangotri, in 1984, and later built Maitri in the Schirmacher hills. The stamp’s penguins are catalogued as emperors, the tallest and heaviest of all penguins, found only in Antarctica. Its companion shows a map of the continent.
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