Beant Singh

Beant Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab from 1992 until his assassination in 1995.

Technical data Notes Condition

Date of issue December 17, 2013

Denomination Rs. 5

Quantity printed 310000

Perforation 13¾

Watermark No Watermark

Colours Multicolor

Printing process Wet Offset

Catalogue codes Michel IN 2807 Yvert et Tellier IN 2562 Stanley Gibbons IN 2991 WADP Numbering System - WNS IN119.2013

Themes Commemoration, Famous people, Headgear, Men, Politicians

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Beant Singh

India Post issued this ₹5 stamp on 17 December 2013 for Beant Singh (1922–1995), Chief Minister of Punjab from 1992 until his assassination by a suicide bomber in 1995. Born at Bilaspur near Doraha in Ludhiana district, he studied at Government College, Lahore and served two years in the army before entering politics; he was a leader of the Indian National Congress.

India Post has no brochure for this issue online, so this text draws on Wikipedia.