Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Goan Couple)

On the Stamp

A Goan couple in early 19th-century dress, the man in a dark coat and the woman in a white dress with a red shawl, with the words “A Goanese Couple of Early 19th Century” in Hindi and English, on a ₹2 stamp.

A Goan Couple

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 stamp reproduces a picture of a Goan couple of the early 19th century, when Goa was under Portuguese rule.

For More Information

Read more here:

• Wikipedia: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1983
• Indian Philatelics: 7th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, New Delhi