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  • Commemorative Stamp
  • 31 December 1987

Pandit Hriday Nath Kunzru

A portrait of the Liberal parliamentarian.

Date of issue December 31, 1987
Denomination 60 p
Quantity printed 1000000
Printer Security Printing Press, Nashik
Perforation comb 13
Watermark No Watermark
Colours Multicolor
Printing process Photogravure
Catalogue codes Michel IN 1136 Stamp Number IN 1198 Yvert et Tellier IN 948 Stanley Gibbons IN 1236

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A portrait of Pandit Hriday Nath Kunzru in a dark cap and spectacles, between stripes of saffron and green, with his name in Hindi and English, on a 60 paise stamp.

Pandit Hriday Nath Kunzru

India Post issued this 60 paise stamp on 31 December 1987. Born at Agra on 1 October 1887, he studied at the London School of Economics and joined the Servants of India Society under the inspiration of Gokhale, serving as its President for 42 years. A Liberal who left the Congress in 1920, he established the Indian Council of World Affairs at Sapru House, and was a distinguished parliamentarian.

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