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The east gateway of the great stupa at Sanchi, on a 3 annas stamp.
The Sanchi Stupa
On 15 August 1949, the second anniversary of independence, India issued its first definitive series of its own, sixteen values from 3 pies to 15 rupees, to replace the stamps bearing the King’s head. They show the temples, monuments and sculptures of India’s past, from Ajanta to the Taj Mahal, and the series is often called the Archaeological series. The 3 annas shows the carved east gateway of the great stupa at Sanchi, in Madhya Pradesh, first built under the emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BC.
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