About this stamp
On the Stamp
The map of India in white on an orange ground, with a lotus border on the left and the words “India Postage”, on a 50 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 50 naye paise orange, printed in 1959 on the Asoka watermark paper. The exact date of issue is not recorded; 1 January 1959 is used here as a placeholder.
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