Gandhi’s Hand Holding a Staff

Gandhi's hand holding a staff, the second stamp on the Ahimsa Parmo Dharma sheet of 2019.

Technical data Notes Condition

Date of issue June 17, 2019

Denomination Rs. 15

Quantity printed 500000

Printer India Security Press, Nashik

Perforation 13

Watermark No Watermark

Colours Multicolor

Printing process Wet Offset

Credit Ms. Nenu Gupta, Ms. Shaili Dhagat

Catalogue codes Michel IN 3531 Stamp Number IN 3121 Yvert et Tellier IN 3216 Stanley Gibbons IN 3610

Themes Anniversaries and Jubilees, Famous people, Human Rights, Independency Activists, Lawyers-Advocates, Revolutionaries, Teachers

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The second ₹15 stamp on the Ahimsa Parmo Dharma souvenir sheet, issued on 17 June 2019, shows Mahatma Gandhi’s hand holding a staff in front of a brightly painted background. Its design comes from the nationwide competition India Post held on the theme “Ahimsa Parmo Dharma” (non-violence is the highest duty) for the 150th anniversary of Gandhi’s birth.

500,000 were printed by wet offset at the India Security Press, Nashik. The design is by Nenu Gupta, based on the selected entries.