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  • Commemorative Stamp
  • 23 November 1983

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Emblem)

The emblem of CHOGM, New Delhi.

Date of issue November 23, 1983
Denomination Rs. 1
Quantity printed 1500000
Printer Security Printing Press, Nashik
Perforation comb 13 x 12½
Watermark No Watermark
Colours Multicolor
Printing process Photogravure
Credit K. Reha
Catalogue codes Michel IN 972 Stamp Number IN 1039 Yvert et Tellier IN 787 Stanley Gibbons IN 1107

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  • Jaspreet Kaur November 11, 2026

    The design credit on this stamp is a small puzzle. Some catalogues spell the designer K. Raha, while the same designer's stamps for the 1984 Olympics are credited to K. Reha. I believe they're one person, so I've used K. Reha here. I haven't found India Post's brochure to settle the spelling. If you have it, I'd love to know which name it gives. Please leave a note.

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About this stamp

On the Stamp

The meeting’s emblem, a globe within a ring of rays and small figures, on a pale turquoise ground, with the words “Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, New Delhi, 1983”, on a ₹1 stamp.

The Meeting Emblem

India Post issued two stamps on 23 November 1983, ₹1 and ₹2, for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at New Delhi. India Post’s folder notes that the Heads of Government meet every two years, most recently at Singapore, Ottawa, Kingston, London, Lusaka and Melbourne. The folder describes the Commonwealth as a voluntary association of a quarter of the world’s people, drawing its strength from partnership, equality and multiracialism.

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