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Centenary of Electric Lightbulb

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21 October 1979

Centenary of Electric Lightbulb

Commemorative
Anniversaries and Jubilees
Electricity

Rs. 1 SG 946

Phonograph

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20 July 1977

Phonograph

Commemorative
Anniversaries and Jubilees
Inventions

Rs. 2 SG 854

by Jaspreet Kaur

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