India–China Joint Issue (Se-tenant Pair)

The two India–China joint issue stamps printed together as a se-tenant pair.

Technical data Notes Condition

Date of issue July 11, 2008

Denomination Rs. 30

Quantity printed 800000

Printer India Security Press, Nasik

Perforation 13

Watermark No Watermark

Colours Multicolor

Printing process Photo Gravure

Credit Sh. Bharati Mirchandani

Catalogue codes Michel IN 2277-2278 Stamp Number IN 2246 Yvert et Tellier IN 2042-2043 Stanley Gibbons IN 2483a

Themes Architecture, Buildings, Joint Issues, Temples, UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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The two ₹15 stamps side by side: the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, and the White Horse Temple at Luoyang with its white horse statue.

India–China Joint Issue

India Post and China Post issued two ₹15 stamps together on 11 July 2008, as a se-tenant pair and in a miniature sheet, on two great Buddhist temples: the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment, and the White Horse Temple at Luoyang, by tradition the first Buddhist temple in China, founded in 68 AD. India Post’s brochure for this issue is not online, so this text draws on Wikipedia and on the stamps themselves.