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The Iron Pillar standing among the ruined arches of the Qutb complex, with the INDIA-89 emblem and the words “Iron Pillar – Delhi” in Hindi and English, on a 60 paise stamp.
The Iron Pillar
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 Iron Pillar stands in the courtyard of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque at the Qutb Minar complex. It shows no sign of rust after nearly fifteen hundred years in the open, and its Gupta inscription records Chandragupta II.
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