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  • Commemorative Stamp
  • 14 November 1991

Children’s Day 1991

A child’s painting of children with flags.

Date of issue November 14, 1991
Denomination Rs. 1
Printer Security Printing Press, Nashik
Perforation comb 13 x 13½
Watermark No Watermark
Colours Multicolor
Printing process Photogravure
Catalogue codes Michel IN 1330 Stamp Number IN 1387 Yvert et Tellier IN 1122 Stanley Gibbons IN 1480

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A child’s painting of children holding Indian flags, in bright colours on a pink ground, with the words “Children’s Day” in Hindi and English, on a ₹1 stamp.

Children’s Day, 1991

India Post issued this ₹1 stamp on 14 November 1991, Children’s Day, the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru. The theme for the year was “Child’s Right to Special Care”, following India’s part in the World Summit for Children.

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