INDIA – 89 World Stamp Exhibition: Dewan-e-Khas in Red Fort, Delhi

The Dewan-e-Khas of the Red Fort, for INDIA-89.

Technical data Notes Condition

Date of issue October 17, 1987

Denomination Rs. 5

Quantity printed 1500000

Printer Security Printing Press, Nashik

Perforation comb 13½ x 13

Watermark No Watermark

Colours Multicolor

Printing process Photogravure

Catalogue codes Michel IN 1118 Stamp Number IN 1180 Yvert et Tellier IN 933 Stanley Gibbons IN 1266

Themes Logos, Palaces, Philatelic Exhibitions, UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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On the Stamp

The white marble pavilion of the Dewan-e-Khas lit at night, with the INDIA-89 emblem and the words “Dewan-e-Khas in Red Fort – Delhi” in Hindi and English, on a ₹5 stamp.

The Dewan-e-Khas

India Post issued four stamps on 17 October 1987, at 60 paise, ₹1.50, ₹5 and ₹6.50, showing historic monuments of Delhi, the second set leading up to INDIA-89. The Dewan-e-Khas, the Hall of Private Audience in the Red Fort, was built under Shah Jahan, who moved into the fort in 1648. It is a pavilion of white marble, richly inlaid with semi-precious stones.