About this stamp
On the Stamp
A tall, straight sal tree drawn in green, with the word “Sal” in Hindi and English, on a ₹5 stamp.
The Sal
India Post issued four stamps on 19 November 1987 as Indian Trees, at 60 paise, ₹1.50, ₹5 and ₹6.50. The sal, Shorea robusta, covers 13.3 per cent of India’s forest area and is valued for its timber. It is a large deciduous tree, 18 to 30 metres high, with pale yellow flowers. It finds mention in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata and in Kalidasa’s Ritusamhara and Meghaduta.
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