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  • Commemorative Stamp
  • 5 March 1991

Beware of Drugs – International Conference on Drug Abuse, Calcutta

A flask, a syringe and pills, against drug abuse.

Date of issue March 5, 1991
Denomination Rs. 5
Quantity printed 1000000
Printer Security Printing Press, Nashik
Perforation comb 13 x 13½
Watermark No Watermark
Colours Multicolor
Printing process Photogravure
Credit Sh. J. P. Irani
Catalogue codes Michel IN 1293 Stamp Number IN 1350 Yvert et Tellier IN 1091 Stanley Gibbons IN 1443

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A flask, a burning cigarette, a syringe, an ampoule, pills and a smoking paper, drawn in purple and red, with the words “Beware of Drugs” in Hindi and English, on a ₹5 stamp.

Beware of Drugs

India Post issued this ₹5 stamp on 5 March 1991 for an international conference on drug abuse at Calcutta. India Post’s folder set out a three-part national strategy: building awareness, treating and rehabilitating addicts, and curbing illicit trafficking within the country and across its borders.

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