Amaltaas
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Tiger : Sunderbans Biosphere Reserve
Issued on 30 April 2000 as part of India's 9th Definitive Series (Flora and Fauna), this ₹10 India Post stamp features the Royal Bengal Tiger in the Sundarbans — the world's largest mangrove forest, spanning India and Bangladesh. Constituted as a Biosphere Reserve in 1989 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, it is the only mangrove ecosystem on Earth home to the tiger. The stamp powerfully captures India's enduring commitment to wildlife conservation and ecological preservation.
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Leopard Cat
Issued on 30 April 2000 as part of India's 9th Definitive Series (Flora and Fauna), this 500 Paise (₹5) India Post stamp — printed by photogravure with an Ashokan watermark — features the Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis), or तेंदुआ बिल्ली. Asia's most widespread wild felid, it inhabits forests from India to the Russian Far East and is protected under CITES Appendix I in India. As a definitive stamp, it served daily postal use, quietly carrying a conservation message to millions.
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