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On the Stamp
Two early Indian postcards under a magnifying glass, with the dates 1879–1979 and the words “Centenary of Post Card” in Hindi and English, on a 50 paise stamp.
A Hundred Years of the Postcard
India Post issued two stamps on 2 July 1979, the first of ten for INDIA-80, the international stamp exhibition held at New Delhi from 25 January to 3 February 1980. It was the first international stamp exhibition in Asia held under the patronage of the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie. The year also marked a hundred years of the postcard in India: the first, priced at a quarter anna, was issued on 1 July 1879.
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