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A miniature sheet with the three UPU centenary stamps: the UPU emblem, birds and a nest in Madhubani style, and arrows around the globe, valued together at ₹3.25.
The UPU Centenary
India Post issued three stamps and a miniature sheet on 3 October 1974 for the centenary of the Universal Postal Union. Founded at Berne in 1874 as the General Postal Union, with twenty-two members, it made the world a single postal territory, with common rules and rates for international mail; by 1974 it had about 150 members. This text draws on India Post’s folder for the issue.
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