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A ceremonial elephant beside the 1½ anna stamp of 1947, with the words “INDIPEX-73” in Hindi and English, on a ₹1 stamp.
The Ceremonial Elephant
India Post issued four stamps for INDIPEX-73, the India International Philatelic Exhibition held in the Hall of Nations, New Delhi, from 14 to 23 November 1973: the Exhibition Symbol on 8 January 1973, in advance, and three more on the opening day. A miniature sheet carried all four. The ₹1 stamp is a stamp on a stamp: it shows the 1½ anna stamp issued for India’s first Independence Day in 1947, beside a ceremonial elephant.
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