About this stamp
Singpho Phalap (GI No. 935) is a traditional smoked tea associated with the Tangsa community and part of local culture for over 900 years. Leaves from wild shrubs are sun-dried, smoked, packed into bamboo tubes and aged for years, giving a distinctive smoky flavour. It is drunk without milk or sugar and can be brewed several times.
On the Stamp
This ₹5 stamp is one of six on the Geographical Indications: Agriculture-Horticulture of Arunachal Pradesh souvenir sheet, issued by India Post on 17 July 2026. It was designed by Sankha Samanta and printed by wet offset at the Security Printing Press, Hyderabad.
