The 10 Rupees Postage stamp depicting Mahatma Gandhi, issued by India in 1948, is one of India's most famous stamps.[1] On 15 August 1948, on the occasion of the first anniversary of India's Independence Day, Gandhi was honored as the first Indian to be depicted on stamps of India. A set of 100 of these stamps was overprinted with the word "Service" and provided only to the Governor General of India for his official use. The 10 Rupees "Service" overprinted stamp is one of India's rarest and most highly valued stamps.
The original plan was to issue a set of stamps depicting Mahatma Gandhi ("Bapu", or "father" in Hindi), in January 1948. The India Security Press in Nashik was entrusted with the task of producing a set of 4 stamps. But before the stamps were issued, Gandhi was assassinated.[1] The Indian Government decided to print these stamps as a memorial, using photogravure press, and hence had to employ the services of the Swiss printers, Helio Courvoisier, Sa. LaChaux De Fonds, instead of the India Security Press. The word "Bapu" was printed on the stamp in Hindi and Urdu languages as a symbol of communal harmony. Four stamps with denominations 1.5 annas, 3.5 annas, 12 annas and 10 rupees were issued. One of the stamps of the set was issued with a very high price of 10 Rs., out of reach of the common populace in India.[1] The stamps were issued on 15 August 1948, on the occasion of the first anniversary of India's Independence Day.
Technical detailsedit
Photo of the Sheet of 10 Rupees Mahatma Gandhi Stamp Overprinted Service, which was exhibited at International Philately Exhibition Indipex 2011 at New Delhi, India
The 10 Rs. stamp depicted Bapu in a grey colour with a reddish-brown background. A total of 250,000 stamps were printed in sheets of 50 stamps, 5 rows of 10 stamps each, with a perforation of 11.5 mm.[2]Forgeries of both the stamps, and of and first day covers bearing them, are known.[citation needed]
Service issueedit
A set of stamps over-printed as "Service" was issued to the Government of India for official purposes. Only 100 Mahatma Gandhi 10 Rs. stamps were overprinted with "Service" and issued for the use of C. Rajagopalachari, the Governor General of India, making it the world's least printed stamp.[3] Of the hundred stamps that were overprinted with "Service", a few were given to dignitaries, while most, including an intact sheet of 50, remain at the National Archives, Postal Museums, etc. The 2006 book by Dr. Reuben Ramkissoon and Dr. Rajagopalan[4] reports that fewer than eight copies of the Gandhi 10 Rs Service stamps reside in private hands. The 1948 "Service" set which was auctioned for 38,000 Euros in the David Feldman auction sale on 5 October 2007.[5] In 2011 David Feldman sold an example for €144,000 and suggests that only 18 are known.[6] In April 2017, Stanley Gbbons reported that a block of four overprinted 10 Rs Service stamps was sold to a private collector in Australia for £500,000 at an auction in the UK.[7] Forgeries of the overprint are known.
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External linksedit
Gandhi Stamps Collection
Mahatma Gandhi 1948 stamps overprinted "Specimen" David Feldman
January 01, 1970
indian, rupee, mahatma, gandhi, postage, stamp, rupees, postage, stamp, depicting, mahatma, gandhi, issued, india, 1948, india, most, famous, stamps, august, 1948, occasion, first, anniversary, india, independence, gandhi, honored, first, indian, depicted, sta. The 10 Rupees Postage stamp depicting Mahatma Gandhi issued by India in 1948 is one of India s most famous stamps 1 On 15 August 1948 on the occasion of the first anniversary of India s Independence Day Gandhi was honored as the first Indian to be depicted on stamps of India A set of 100 of these stamps was overprinted with the word Service and provided only to the Governor General of India for his official use The 10 Rupees Service overprinted stamp is one of India s rarest and most highly valued stamps Mahatma Gandhi 10 Rs issue of 1948Country of productionIndiaLocation of productionHelio Courvoisier Geneva SwitzerlandDate of production1948 1948 DepictsMahatma GandhiNature of rarity Service Overprint Extremely rareNo in existence250 000 normal stamps Service Overprint 100 Service Overprint in Private Collections 8Face value10 Rupees Contents 1 History 2 Technical details 3 Service issue 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe original plan was to issue a set of stamps depicting Mahatma Gandhi Bapu or father in Hindi in January 1948 The India Security Press in Nashik was entrusted with the task of producing a set of 4 stamps But before the stamps were issued Gandhi was assassinated 1 The Indian Government decided to print these stamps as a memorial using photogravure press and hence had to employ the services of the Swiss printers Helio Courvoisier Sa LaChaux De Fonds instead of the India Security Press The word Bapu was printed on the stamp in Hindi and Urdu languages as a symbol of communal harmony Four stamps with denominations 1 5 annas 3 5 annas 12 annas and 10 rupees were issued One of the stamps of the set was issued with a very high price of 10 Rs out of reach of the common populace in India 1 The stamps were issued on 15 August 1948 on the occasion of the first anniversary of India s Independence Day Technical details edit nbsp Photo of the Sheet of 10 Rupees Mahatma Gandhi Stamp Overprinted Service which was exhibited at International Philately Exhibition Indipex 2011 at New Delhi India The 10 Rs stamp depicted Bapu in a grey colour with a reddish brown background A total of 250 000 stamps were printed in sheets of 50 stamps 5 rows of 10 stamps each with a perforation of 11 5 mm 2 Forgeries of both the stamps and of and first day covers bearing them are known citation needed Service issue editA set of stamps over printed as Service was issued to the Government of India for official purposes Only 100 Mahatma Gandhi 10 Rs stamps were overprinted with Service and issued for the use of C Rajagopalachari the Governor General of India making it the world s least printed stamp 3 Of the hundred stamps that were overprinted with Service a few were given to dignitaries while most including an intact sheet of 50 remain at the National Archives Postal Museums etc The 2006 book by Dr Reuben Ramkissoon and Dr Rajagopalan 4 reports that fewer than eight copies of the Gandhi 10 Rs Service stamps reside in private hands The 1948 Service set which was auctioned for 38 000 Euros in the David Feldman auction sale on 5 October 2007 5 In 2011 David Feldman sold an example for 144 000 and suggests that only 18 are known 6 In April 2017 Stanley Gbbons reported that a block of four overprinted 10 Rs Service stamps was sold to a private collector in Australia for 500 000 at an auction in the UK 7 Forgeries of the overprint are known See also editList of artistic depictions of Mahatma GandhiReferences edit a b c Art in miniature The Hindu 2006 04 21 Archived from the original on 2008 03 29 Retrieved 2009 01 18 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Ashok Kumar Bayanwala 2006 04 21 1948 August 15 Gandhi ji The first Indian to be on stamps of India Archived from the original on 2004 09 07 Retrieved 2009 01 18 Madhukar and Savitha Jhingan 2006 04 21 Mahatma Gandhi Archived from the original on 2009 03 24 Retrieved 2009 01 18 Reuben A Ramkissoon Rajagopalan V Rajan 2006 A philatelic handbook on Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi R amp W Enterprises Oak Brook IL Santanu Panigrahi Mahatma Gandhi 1948 issue of India The FILA capsule Vol 3 No 3 May June 2008 Retrieved 2009 01 18 New auction World Record for a modern issued stamp David Feldman 2011 05 20 Retrieved 2013 04 28 Gandhi stamps sell for 500 000 Business BBC News 19 April 2017 Retrieved 7 January 2018 External links editGandhi Stamps Collection Mahatma Gandhi 1948 stamps overprinted Specimen David Feldman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Indian 10 Rupee Mahatma Gandhi postage stamp amp oldid 1221806138, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
