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The gateway of Akbar’s tomb at Sikandra, near Agra, with its four white minarets, and the words “Pacific Area Travel Association” in Hindi and English, on a 15 paise stamp.
PATA in New Delhi
India Post issued this stamp on 24 January 1966 for the 15th annual conference of the Pacific Area Travel Association, held in New Delhi from 24 to 29 January 1966, after a two-day seminar on tourism. PATA brings together governments, airlines, hotels and travel firms to promote travel to and within the countries of Asia and the Pacific. The stamp shows one of the sights the delegates could visit near Delhi: the tomb of the Mughal emperor Akbar at Sikandra, completed by his son Jahangir in 1613, whose great gateway is crowned by four minarets of white marble.
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