About this stamp
On the Stamp
A monument in the shape of a tall bell within a white ring, with a Sikh sentry in a red turban standing to attention beside it and the words “Sikh Regiment – 150 Years” in Hindi and English, on a ₹5 stamp.
The Sikh Regiment
India Post issued this ₹5 stamp on 19 October 1996. The first battalion of the Sikh Regiment was raised on 1 August 1846, and the regiment is the most highly decorated in the Indian Army, its awards including 14 Victoria Crosses and 2 Param Vir Chakras. In 1897, 21 soldiers of the 36th Sikhs fought the Battle of Saragarhi against thousands of Pashtun tribesmen, one of the best-known last stands in military history. India Post’s brochure for this issue is not online, so this text draws on Wikipedia and on the stamp itself.
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