About this stamp
On the Stamp
The map of India in white on a grey ground, with a lotus border on the left and the words “India Postage”, on a 6 naye paise stamp.
The Map of India
In 1957 India changed to decimal coinage, and a new series of definitive stamps showing the map of India was issued in naye paise, the new hundredths of a rupee. The stamps were first printed on paper watermarked with a pattern of stars, and from 1958 on paper watermarked with the Asoka lion capital. This page is the 6 naye paise grey, printed in 1963 on the Asoka watermark paper. The exact date of issue in 1963 is not recorded; 1 January 1963 is used here as a placeholder.
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