introduction i format i n d i a - malaria, stamps (1974-2005) inland letter...english and hindi....
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Type A. 20p Ashoka Capital: blue with moire onlight blue with dark blue lines around border;format I.
Figure A. FORMAT I: 4-fold. A - address and postage;B - return address; C - message; reverse - message; 1-4 -folds in order.
Figure B. FORMAT II: 5-fold. A - address andpostage; B - return address; C – message;reverse - message; 1-5 – folds in order.
Type D. 25p Peacock: India 80 loga removed;lilac on pale blue; format I.
Type C. 25p Peacock: India 80 logo; blue onlight blue; format I.
Type B. 20p Peacock: blue on light blue; formatI.
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India’s first pre-stampedinland letter sheet with anadvertisement or slogan appearedApril 1, 1973, promotingINDIPEX 73. The first malariaslogan appeared October 19,1974, with the message Fever?May be malaria - Takechloroquine tablets. Early sheetswere in a 4-fold format (I); a 5-fold format (II) came into use in1992. Figures A and B illustratethe formats and fold locations.Variation in the size or shape offlaps will be mentioned where itpertains to items in the presentwork.
Printing on the basic sheets is in bothEnglish and Hindi. Illustrated anddescribed below is a portion of section Aof the base design for each sheet type onwhich a malaria message was printed.
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Type F. 35p Peacock: gray-green on pale greenor gray; inscribed STATIONERY CHARGE 15;format I.
Type G. 75p Peacock: brown on pale blue;format I.
Type J. 1.50R Lion; gray-blue on pale blue;format II.
Type L. 2.50R: blue on light blue; format II.
Type H. 75p Ship: gray on pale gray; format I.
Type I. 1R Ship: gray on pale gray; inscribed5 O T H A N N I V E R S A R Y O F I N D I A ’ SINDEPENDENCE; format II.
Type K. 2R Peacock: blue on pale blue; formatI.
Type M. 2.50R Rock-cut Rathas, Mahabali-uram: dark blue on pale green; format II.
Type E. 35p Peacock: lilac on light blue orgrayish blue; format I.
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SHEETS Papers vary in color and texture within
and between types. Format I sheetsmeasure approximately 270 x 210 mm;format II sheets measure approximately180 x 280 mm The text above the brokenline on types H through L reads DO NOTWRITE OR PRINT BELOW THIS LINE.
Each type of malaria message isprinted in as many as 13 languages or
dialects. On the following pages the various message-language combinations areillustrated, labeled, and translated to the extent known. Each is referenced to theabove sheet type used for the message, and the issue date for each sheet-messagecombination is provided.
Collectors seeking information about letter sheets with messages other than those pertaining to malariashould obtain the handbook Indian Inland Letter Cards Advertisements & Slogans prepared by Kotadiaand Gandhi in 1999 and revised in 2000. For collectors using that handbook, the relevant numbers arecross-referenced here as K&G #.2
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Message Type 1Fever! May be malaria.
Take chloroquine tablets.
Sheet Types A & B(K & G Types A & B)
LANGUAGES
Type 1A Type 1B
Issue Dates
10/19/77 EN HN (A)
11/30/77 AS BN OR
03/30/78 GJ KN MR
TM
04/29/78 HN (B) ML
PN TL UR
HN Hindi
AS Assamese (A) BN Bengali (A)
EN English (A) GJ Gujarathi (B)
KN Kannada (B) ML Malayalam (B)
MR Marathi (B) OR Oriya (A)
PN Punjabi (B) TM Tamil (B)
TL Telugu (B) UR Urdu (B) 3
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Message Type 2Fever! May be malaria. Take chloroquine
tablets. (Not to be taken on empty stomach)
Sheet Type B(K & G Type B)
LANGUAGES
Issue Dates
11/30/78 EN PN TL
UR
12/30/78 BN MR TM
01/31/79 GJ HN KN
ML
02/28/79 AS OR
EN English
AS Assamese BN Bengali
GJ Gujarathi HN Hindi
KN Kannada ML Malayalam
MR Marathi (B) OR Oriya
PN Punjabi TM Tamil
4 TL Telugu UR Urdu
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Message Type 3Fever! May be malaria. Take chloroquine
tablets. (Not to be taken on empty stomach)
Sheet Types C & D(K & G Types D & C)
LANGUAGES
Type 3C Type 3D
Issue Dates
11/01/79 EN PN
12/01/79 BN ML OR
TM
01/01/80 GJ KN MR
TL
02/01/80 AS HN UR
EN English
AS Assamese (D) BN Bengali
GJ Gujarathi HN Hindi (D)
KN Kannada ML Malayalam
MR Marathi OR Oriya
PN Punjabi TM Tamil
TL Telugu UR Urdu (D) 5
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Message Type 4Prevent malaria. Use mosquito nets.
Sheet Type E(K & G Type G)
Issue Date
03/20/83 EN
EN English
Message Type 5Fever! May be malaria. Get blood tested.Take treatment. Get your house sprayed.
Sheet Type E(K & G Type G)
Issue Date
10/01/83 EN
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Message Type 6Fever! May be malaria. Get blood tested.
Take complete treatment.
Sheet Type E(K & G Type G)
Issue Date
03/26/84 EN
EN English
Message Type 7Fever! May be malaria. Get blood tested.
Take complete treatment.
Sheet Type F(K & G Type I)
LANGUAGES
Issue Date
03/05/90 EN HN
EN English
EN English HN Hindi 7
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Message Type 8Prevent malaria. Keep your surroundings
clean, and free from mosquitoes.
Sheet Types F & G(K & G Types I & J)
LANGUAGES
Type 8F Type 8G
Issue Dates
03/05/90 EN GJ HN (F)OR
08/01/90 BS BN HN (G)MR TL
HN Hindi
AS Assamese (G) BN Bengali (G)
EN English (F) GJ Gujarathi (F)
HN Hindi (F) HN Hindi (G)
MR Marathi (G) OR Oriya (F)
TL Telugu (G)
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Message Type 9Avoid water stagnation.Help malaria eradication.
Sheet Types G & H(K & G Types S & W)
LANGUAGES
Type 9G Type 9H
Issue Date03/14/92 EN HN
EN English HN Hindi
EN English HN Hindi
Message Type 10Prevent malaria. Keep your surroundings
clean, and free from mosquitoes.
Sheet Types I & J(K & G Types S & W)
Type 10I Type 10J
Issue Dates- - /- - /97 HN (I)
04/08/99 HN (J)
HN Hindi 9
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Message Type 11To prevent malaria,
Keep water tanks & wells clean and closed
Sheet Type K(K & G Type AA)
Issue Date
12/13/99 TM
TM Tamil
Message Type 12Let us pledge jointly to keep our
surroundings clean and fulfill ourresponsibility towards malaria free India.
Sheet Type L(K & G Type - -)
Issue Date
- - / - - /02 EN
10 EN English
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Message Type 13- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sheet Type M(K & G Type -- )
Issue Date
- - / - - /04 TL
TM Tamil
Message Type 14[Stagnant water allowsmosquitoes to breed]
Sheet Type M(K & G Type -- )
Issue Date
06/30/05 GJ
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The listing of inland letter sheets on the following pages is presented insequence of malaria message types and then alphabetic order of language/dialectin which the message occurs. An illustration and issue date are also given for eachlanguage/dialect in which the malaria message is found. Numbering for each lettersheet follows the example below. Each language/dialect has a two letterdesignation, being the first letter and next following consonant in the name.
LS 1 A - AS .)))2))2))- .)))- letter sheet language message sheet type
A number of letter sheets were privately printed without postal indicia. Theseare listed in sequence with the official issues. Numbers are followed by a, as is thesheet type. Additional varieties are also listed in sequence with the primary issues.
First day cancels were applied using stock philatelic counter devices with dateadjusted as appropriate. The cancels are presented alphabetically by city of use.For each cancel type, the dates and letter sheets on which it was used are alsolisted. In general, letter sheets with a given language/dialect were supplied onlyto those offices serving a significant population of speakers of thatlanguage/dialect.
No first day cachets have been reported.Letter sheets with first day cancels are presented chronologically, then by
language/dialect of malaria message, and then by office. They are numbered in thesequence presented.
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Message: Type 1Sheet: Type ALanguage: AssameseIssue Date: November 30, 1977K&G #: 80Notes:Price: B
LS1A-AS Checklist: __
Message: Type 1Sheet: Type ALanguage: BengaliIssue Date: November 30, 1977K&G #: 81Notes:Price: B
LS1A-BN Checklist: __
Message: Type 1Sheet: Type ALanguage: EnglishIssue Date: October 19, 1977K&G #: 74Notes:Price: B
LS1A-EN Checklist: __
Message: Type 1Sheet: Type ALanguage: HindiIssue Date: October 19, 1977K&G #: 75Notes:Price: B
LS1A-HN Checklist: __ 13
1977-1978INDIA
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Notes: proof on glossy photopaper; approved andsigned
Price: F
LS1A-HN P Checklist: __
Message: Type 1Sheet: Type ALanguage: OriyaIssue Date: November 30, 1977K&G #: 79Notes:Price: B
LS1A-OR Checklist: __
Message: Type 1Sheet: Type BLanguage: GujarathiIssue Date: March 30, 1978K&G #: 91Notes:Price: B
LS1B-GJ Checklist: __
Message: Type 1Sheet: Type BLanguage: HindiIssue Date: April 29, 1978K&G #: 96Notes:Price: B
14 LS1B-HN Checklist: __
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Message: Type 1Sheet: Type BLanguage: KannadaIssue Date: March 30, 1978K&G #: 92Notes:Price: B
LS1B-KN Checklist: __
Message: Type 1Sheet: Type 2Language: MalayalamIssue Date: April 29, 1978K&G #: 95Notes:Price: B
LS1B-ML Checklist: __
Message: Type 1Sheet: Type BLanguage: MarathiIssue Date: March 30, 1978K&G #: 89Notes:Price: B
LS1B-MR Checklist: __
Message: Type 1Sheet: Type BLanguage: PunjabiIssue Date: April 29, 1978K&G #: 97Notes:Price: B
LS1B-PN Checklist: __ 15
1978-1979INDIA
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Message: Type 1Sheet: Type BLanguage: TamilIssue Date: March 30, 1978K&G #: 90Notes:Price: B
LS1B-TM Checklist: __
Message: Type 1Sheet: Type BLanguage: TeluguIssue Date: April 29, 1978K&G #: 93Notes:Price: B
LS1B-TL Checklist: __
Message: Type 1Sheet: Type BLanguage: UrduIssue Date: April 29, 1978K&G #: 94Notes:Price: B
LS1B-UR Checklist: __
Message: Type 2Sheet: Type BLanguage: AssameseIssue Date: February 28, 1979K&G #: 139Notes:Price: B
16 LS2B-AS Checklist: __
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Message: Type 2Sheet: Type BLanguage: BengaliIssue Date: December 30, 1978K&G #: 131Notes:Price: B
LS2B-BN Checklist: __
Message: Type 2Sheet: Type BLanguage: EnglishIssue Date: November 30, 1978K&G #: 125Notes:Price: B
LS2B-EN Checklist: __
Message: Type 2Sheet: Type BLanguage: GujarathiIssue Date: January 1, 1979K&G #: 136Notes:Price: B
LS2B-GJ Checklist: __
Message: Type 2Sheet: Type BLanguage: HindiIssue Date: January 31, 1979K&G #: 134Notes:Price: B
LS2B-HN Checklist: __ 17
1978-1979INDIA
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Message: Type 2Sheet: Type BaLanguage: HindiIssue Date:K&G #: unlistedNotes: privately printed letter
sheet without postalindicium
Price: B
LS2B-HN a Checklist: __
Message: Type 2Sheet: Type BLanguage: KannadaIssue Date: January 31, 1979K&G #: 135Notes:Price: B
LS2B-KN Checklist: __
Message: Type 2Sheet: Type BLanguage: MalayalamIssue Date: January 31, 1979K&G #: 137Notes:Price:
LS2B-ML Checklist: __
Message: Type 2Sheet: Type BLanguage: MarathiIssue Date: December 30, 1978K&G #: 133Notes:Price: B
18 LS2B-MR Checklist: __
1978-1979INDIA
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Message: Type 2Sheet: Type BaLanguage: MarathiIssue Date:K&G #: unlistedNotes: privately printed letter
sheet without postalindicium
Price: B
LS2B-MR a Checklist: __
Message: Type 2Sheet: Type BLanguage: OriyaIssue Date: February 28, 1979K&G #: 140Notes:Price: B
LS2B-OR Checklist: __
Message: Type 2Sheet: Type BLanguage: PunjabiIssue Date: November 30, 1978K&G #: 128Notes:Price: B
LS2B-PN Checklist: __
Message: Type 2Sheet: Type BLanguage: TamilIssue Date: December 30, 1978K&G #: 132Notes:Price: B
LS2B-TM Checklist: __ 19
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Message: Type 2Sheet: Type BaLanguage: TamilIssue Date:K&G #: unlistedNotes: privately printed letter
sheet without postalindicium
Price: B
LS2B-TM a Checklist: __
Message: Type 2Sheet: Type BLanguage: TeluguIssue Date: November 30, 1978K&G #: 126Notes:Price: B
LS2B-TL Checklist: __
Message: Type 2Sheet: Type BLanguage: UrduIssue Date: November 30, 1978K&G #: 124Notes:Price: B
LS2B-UR Checklist: __
Message: Type 3Sheet: Type CLanguage: BengaliIssue Date: December 1, 1979K&G #: 169Notes:Price: B
20 LS3C-BN Checklist: __
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Message: Type 3Sheet: Type CLanguage: EnglishIssue Date: November 1, 1979K&G #: 164Notes:Price: B
LS3C-EN Checklist: __
Message: Type 3Sheet: Type CLanguage: EnglishIssue Date: November 1, 1979K&G #: 164 varNotes: all printing doubledPrice: E
LS3C-EN var Checklist: __
Message: Type 3Sheet: Type CLanguage: GujarathiIssue Date: January 1, 1980K&G #: 173Notes:Price: B
LS3C-GJ Checklist: __
Message: Type 3Sheet: Type CLanguage: KannadaIssue Date: January 1, 1980K&G #: 174Notes:Price: B
LS3C-KN Checklist: __ 21
1979-1980INDIA
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Message: Type 3Sheet: Type CLanguage: MalayalamIssue Date: December 1, 1979K&G #: 166Notes:Price: B
LS3C-ML Checklist: __
Message: Type 3Sheet: Type CLanguage: MarathiIssue Date: January 1, 1980K&G #: 171Notes:Price: B
LS3C-MR Checklist: __
Message: Type 3Sheet: Type CaLanguage: MarathiIssue Date:K&G #: unlistedNotes: privately printed letter
sheet without postalindicium
Price: B
LS3C-MR a Checklist: __
Message: Type 3Sheet: Type CLanguage: OriyaIssue Date: December 1, 1979K&G #: 167Notes:Price: B
22 LS3C-OR Checklist: __
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Message: Type 3Sheet: Type CLanguage: PunjabiIssue Date: November 1, 1979K&G #: 165Notes:Price: B
LS3C-PN Checklist: __
Message: Type 3Sheet: Type CLanguage: TamilIssue Date: December 1, 1979K&G #: 168Notes:Price: B
LS3C-TM Checklist: __
Message: Type 3Sheet: Type CLanguage: TeluguIssue Date: January 1, 1980K&G #: 172Notes:Price: B
LS3C-TL Checklist: __
Message: Type 3Sheet: Type DLanguage: AssameseIssue Date: February 1, 1980K&G #: 182Notes:Price: B
LS3D-AS Checklist: __ 23
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Message: Type 3Sheet: Type DaLanguage: BengaliIssue Date:K&G #: unlistedNotes: mirror image offset on
revers of sheetPrice: D
LS3D-BN var Checklist: __
Message: Type 3Sheet: Type DLanguage: HindiIssue Date: February 1, 1980K&G #: 180Notes:Price: B
LS3D-HN Checklist: __
Message: Type 3Sheet: Type DaLanguage: KannadaIssue Date:K&G #: unlistedNotes: privately printed letter
sheet without postalindicium
Price: B
LS3D-KN a Checklist: __
Message: Type 3Sheet: Type DaLanguage: TamilIssue Date:K&G #: unlistedNotes: privately printed letter
sheet without postalindicium
Price: B
24 LS3D-TM a Checklist: __
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Message: Type 3Sheet: Type DLanguage: UrduIssue Date: February 1, 1980K&G #: 181Notes:Price: B
LS3D-UR Checklist: __
Message: Type 4Sheet: Type ELanguage: EnglishIssue Date: March 20, 1983K&G #: 198Notes:Price: B
LS4E-EN Checklist: __
Message: Type 5Sheet: Type ELanguage: EnglishIssue Date: October 1, 1983K&G #: 199Notes:Price: B
LS5E-EN Checklist: __
Message: Type 6Sheet: Type ELanguage: EnglishIssue Date: March 26, 1984K&G #: 205Notes:Price: B
LS6E-EN Checklist: __ 25
1990INDIA
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Message: Type 6Sheet: Type ELanguage: EnglishIssue Date: March 26, 1984K&G #: 205Notes: complete design offset
on reverse: all printingis reversed
Price: E
LS6E-EN var Checklist: __
Message: Type 7Sheet: Type FLanguage: EnglishIssue Date: March 5, 1990K&G #: 265Notes:Price: B
LS7F-EN Checklist: __
Message: Type 7Sheet: Type FLanguage: HindiIssue Date: March 5, 1990K&G #: 266Notes:Price: B
LS7F-HN Checklist: __
Message: Type 8Sheet: Type FLanguage: EnglishIssue Date: March 5, 1990K&G #: 268Notes:Price: B
26 LS8F-EN Checklist: __
1990INDIA
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Message: Type 8Sheet: Type FLanguage: GujarathiIssue Date: March 5, 1990K&G #: 269Notes:Price: B
LS8F-GJ Checklist: __
Message: Type 8Sheet: Type FLanguage: HindiIssue Date: March 5, 1990K&G #: 270Notes:Price: B
LS8F-HN Checklist: __
Message: Type 8Sheet: Type FLanguage: HindiIssue Date: March 5, 1990K&G #: 270 varNotes: cut upside down:
franking should beupright under top tab
Price: E
LS8F-HN var Checklist: __
Message: Type 8Sheet: Type FLanguage: OriyaIssue Date: March 5, 1990K&G #: 267Notes:Price: B
LS8F-OR Checklist: __ 27
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Message: Type 8Sheet: Type GLanguage: AssameseIssue Date: August 1, 1990K&G #: 277Notes:Price: B
LS8G-AS Checklist: __
Message: Type 8Sheet: Type GLanguage: BengaliIssue Date: August 1, 1990K&G #: 275Notes:Price: B
LS8G-BN Checklist: __
Message: Type 8Sheet: Type gLanguage: HindiIssue Date: August 1, 1990K&G #: 274Notes:Price: B
LS8G-HN Checklist: __
Message: Type 8Sheet: Type GLanguage: MarathiIssue Date: August 1, 1990K&G #: 276Notes:Price: B
28 LS8G-MR Checklist: __
1992-1997INDIA
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Message: Type 8Sheet: Type GLanguage: TeluguIssue Date: August 1, 1990K&G #: 273Notes:Price: B
LS8G-TL Checklist: __
Message: Type 9Sheet: Type GLanguage: EnglishIssue Date: March 14, 1992K&G #: 305Notes:Price: B
LS9G-EN Checklist: __
Message: Type 9Sheet: Type HLanguage: EnglishIssue Date: March 14, 1992K&G #:Notes:Price: B
LS9H-EN Checklist: __
Message: Type 9Sheet: Type HLanguage: HindiIssue Date: March 14, 1992K&G #: 306Notes:Price: B
LS9H-HN Checklist: __ 29
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Message: Type 10Sheet: Type ILanguage: HindiIssue Date: 1997K&G #:Notes:Price: B
LS10I-HN Checklist: __
Message: Type 10Sheet: Type ILanguage: HindiNotes: cover sheet from
bundle of 500 lettersheets as delivered topost offices
Price: C
LS10I-HN var Checklist: __
Message: Type 10Sheet: Type JLanguage: HindiIssue Date: April 8, 1999K&G #: 473Notes: printed by Calcutta
Security PrintersPrice: B
LS10J-HN Checklist: __
Message: Type 11Sheet: Type KLanguage: TamilIssue Date: December 13, 1999K&G #: 507Notes: printed at Security
P r i n t i n g P r e s s ,Hyderabad
Price: B
30 LS11K-TM Checklist: __
2004- INDIA
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Message: Type 12Sheet: Type LLanguage: EnglishIssue Date: 2002K&G #:Notes: printed at Security
P r i n t i n g P r e s s ,Hyderabad
Price: B
LS12L-EN Checklist: __
Message: Type 13Sheet: Type MLanguage: TeluguIssue Date: 2004K&G #:Notes: printed by India
Security Printers, NewDelhi
Price: B
LS13M-TL Checklist: __
Message: Type 14Sheet: Type MLanguage: GujarathiIssue Date: June 30, 2005K&G #:Notes: printed at Security
P r i n t i n g P r e s s ,Hyderabad
Price: B
LS14M-GJ Checklist: __
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Size: 34 mmNotes:
03/30/78 LS1B-GJ
AL-1 Allahabad Philatelic Bureau
Size: 34 mmNotes:
11/30/77 LS1A-AS04/29/78 LS1B-HN, UR12/30/78 LS2B-BN, EN, MR03/26/84 LS6E-EN
AR-1 Anna Road Philatelic Bureau
Size: 46 mmNotes:
10/01/83 LS5E-EN03/05/90 LS7F-EN
BN-1 Bangalore Philatelic Bureau
Size: 29 x 23 mmNotes:
10/19/77 LS1A-EN, HN03/30/78 LS1B-GJ, KN, MR, TM04/29/78 LS1B-ML, PN, UR12/30/78 LS2B-BN, MR, TM02/28/79 LS2B-AS, OR03/05/90 LS7F-EN LS85-HN08/01/90 LS8G-AS, BN, HN, MR,
TL
BM-1 Bombay Philatelic Bureau
Size: 71 x 26 mmNotes:
03/14/92 LS9H-HN
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Size: 28 mmNotes:
11/30/77 LS1A-AS, BN, ORLS1B-GJ
03/30/78 LS1B-KN, MR, TM04/29/78 LS1B-HN, ML, PN, TL,
UR11/30/78 LS2B-PN, TL, UR12/30/78 LS2B-BN, MR, TM01/31/79 LS2B-GJ, HN, KN, ML02/28/79 LS2B-AS, OR
CL-1 Calcutta Philatelic Bureau
Size:Notes:
11/30/77 LS1A-OR
HD-1 Hyderabad Philatelic Bureau
Size: 28 mmNotes:
11/30/77 LS1A-BN, OR
IN-1 Indore H.O
Size: 33 mmNotes:
03/30/78 LS1B-GJ, MR04/29/78 LS1B-HN, ML, PN, TL11/30/78 LS2B-TL, UR12/30/78 LS2B-BN, MR, TM01/31/79 LS2B-HN, KN02/28/79 LS2B-AS, OR
IN-2 Indore Philatelic Bureau
Size:Notes:
04/29/78 LS1B-MLLS1B-TLLS1B-PN
34 LC-1 Lucknow Philatelic Bureau
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Size: 33 mmNotes:
10/15/77 LS1A-EN11/30/77 LS1A-AS, BN, OR11/30/78 LS1B-GJ, KN, MR, TM04/29/78 LS1B-HN, ML, PN, TL,
UR11/30/78 LS2B-EN, PN, TL, UR12/30/78 LS2B-TM01/31/79 LS2B-GJ, HN, KN, ML02/28/79 LS2B-AS, OR
ND-1 New Delhi 1 Philatelic Bureau
Size: 71 x 26 mmNotes:
03/14/92 LS9H-HN
PT-1 Patna
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Date: October 15, 1977Sheet: LS1A-ENCancel: ND-1Notes: early usagePrice: D
1 Checklist: __
Date: October 19, 1977Sheet: LS1A-ENCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
2 Checklist: __
Date: October 19, 1977Sheet: LS1A-HNCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
3 Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1977Sheet: LS1A-ASCancel: AR-1Notes:Price: D
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Date: November 30, 1977Sheet: LS1A-ASCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
3B Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1977Sheet: LS1A-ASCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
4 Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1977Sheet: LS1A-ASCancel: IN-1Notes:Price: C
4A Checklist: __
` Date: November 30, 1977Sheet: LS1A-ASCancel: LC-1Notes:Price: D
38 5 Checklist: __
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Date: November 30, 1977Sheet: LS1A-ASCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
6 Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1977Sheet: LS1A-BNCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
6A Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1977Sheet: LS1A-BNCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
7 Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1977Sheet: LS1A-BNCancel: IN-1Notes:Price: C
8 Checklist: __ 39
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Date: November 30, 1977Sheet: LS1A-BNCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
9 Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1977Sheet: LS1A-ORCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
9A Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1977Sheet: LS1A-ORCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
10 Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1977Sheet: LS1A-ORCancel: HD-1Notes:Price: D
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Date: November 30, 1977Sheet: LS1A-ORCancel: IN-1Notes:Price: C
12 Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1977Sheet: LS1A-ORCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
13 Checklist: __
Date: March 30, 1978Sheet: LS1B-GJCancel: AL-1Notes:Price: D
13A Checklist: __
Date: March 30, 1978Sheet: LS1B-GJCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
14 Checklist: __ 41
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Date: March 30, 1978Sheet: LS1B-GJCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
15 Checklist: __
Date: March 30, 1978Sheet: LS1B-GJCancel: IN-2Notes:Price: C
16 Checklist: __
Date: March 30, 1978Sheet: LS1B-GJCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
17 Checklist: __
Date: March 30, 1978Sheet: LS1B-KNCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
42 18 Checklist: __
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Date: March 30, 1978Sheet: LS1B-KNCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
19 Checklist: __
Date: March 30, 1978Sheet: LS1B-KNCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
20 Checklist: __
Date: March 30, 1978Sheet: LS1B-MRCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
21 Checklist: __
Date: March 30, 1978Sheet: LS1B-MRCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
22 Checklist: __ 43
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Date: March 30, 1978Sheet: LS1B-MRCancel: IN-2Notes:Price: C
23 Checklist: __
Date: March 30, 1978Sheet: LS1B-MRCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
24 Checklist: __
Date: March 30, 1978Sheet: LS1B-TMCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
25 Checklist: __
Date: March 30, 1978Sheet: LS1B-TMCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
44 26 Checklist: __
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Date: March 30, 1978Sheet: LS1B-TMCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
27 Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-HNCancel: AR-1Notes:Price: C
27A Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-HNCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
27B Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-HNCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
28 Checklist: __ 45
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Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-HNCancel: IN-2Notes:Price: C
29 Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-HNCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
30 Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-MLCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
31 Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-MLCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
46 32 Checklist: __
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Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-MLCancel: IN-2Notes:Price: C
33 Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-MLCancel: LC-1Notes:Price: C
34 Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-MLCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
35 Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-PNCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
36 Checklist: __ 47
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SHEETS
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-PNCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
37 Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-PNCancel: IN-2Notes:Price: C
38 Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-PNCancel: LC-1Notes:Price: C
38A Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-PNCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
48 39 Checklist: __
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Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-TLCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
39A Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-TLCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
40 Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-TLCancel: IN-2Notes:Price: C
41 Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-TLCancel: LC-1Notes:Price: C
41A Checklist: __ 49
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Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-TLCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
42 Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-URCancel: AR-1Notes:Price: C
42A Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-URCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
43 Checklist: __
Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-URCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
50 44 Checklist: __
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Date: April 29, 1978Sheet: LS1B-URCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
45 Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-ENCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
46 Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-PNCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
47 Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-PNCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
48 Checklist: __ 51
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SHEETS
Date: November 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-TLCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
49 Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-TLCancel: IN-2Notes:Price: C
50 Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-TLCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
51 Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-URCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
52 52 Checklist: __
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Date: November 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-URCancel: IN-2Notes:Price: C
53 Checklist: __
Date: November 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-URCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
54 Checklist: __
Date: December 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-BNCancel: AR-1Notes:Price: C
54A Checklist: __
Date: December 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-BNCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
55 Checklist: __ 53
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Date: December 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-BNCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
56 Checklist: __
Date: December 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-BNCancel: IN-2Notes:Price: C
57 Checklist: __
Date: December 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-MRCancel: AR-1Notes:Price: C
57A Checklist: __
Date: December 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-MRCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
54 58 Checklist: __
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Date: December 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-MRCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
59 Checklist: __
Date: December 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-MRCancel: IN-2Notes:Price: C
60 Checklist: __
Date: December 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-TMCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
61 Checklist: __
Date: December 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-TMCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
62 Checklist: __ 55
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Date: December 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-TMCancel: IN-2Notes:Price: C
63 Checklist: __
Date: December 30, 1978Sheet: LS2B-TMCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
64 Checklist: __
Date: January 31, 1979Sheet: LS2B-GJCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
65 Checklist: __
Date: January 31, 1979Sheet: LS2B-GJCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
56 66 Checklist: __
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Date: January 31, 1979Sheet: LS2B-HNCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
67 Checklist: __
Date: January 31, 1979Sheet: LS2B-HNCancel: IN-2Notes:Price: C
68 Checklist: __
Date: January 31, 1979Sheet: LS2B-HNCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
69 Checklist: __
Date: January 31, 1979Sheet: LS2B-KNCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
70 Checklist: __ 57
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Date: January 31, 1979Sheet: LS2B-KNCancel: IN-2Notes:Price: C
71 Checklist: __
Date: January 31, 1979Sheet: LS2B-KNCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
72 Checklist: __
Date: January 31, 1979Sheet: LS2B-MLCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
73 Checklist: __
Date: January 31, 1979Sheet: LS2B-MLCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
58 74 Checklist: __
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Date: February 28, 1979Sheet: LS2B-ASCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
75 Checklist: __
Date: February 28, 1979Sheet: LS2B-ASCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
76 Checklist: __
Date: February 28, 1979Sheet: LS2B-ASCancel: IN-2Notes:Price: C
77 Checklist: __
Date: February 28, 1979Sheet: LS2B-ASCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
78 Checklist: __ 59
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Date: February 28, 1979Sheet: LS2B-ORCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
79 Checklist: __
Date: February 28, 1979Sheet: LS2B-ORCancel: CL-1Notes:Price: C
80 Checklist: __
Date: February 28, 1979Sheet: LS2B-ORCancel: IN-2Notes:Price: C
81 Checklist: __
Date: February 28, 1979Sheet: LS2B-ORCancel: ND-1Notes:Price: C
60 82 Checklist: __
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No Example Reported
Date: November 1, 1979Sheet: LS3C-ENCancel:Notes:Price:
83 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: November 1, 1979Sheet: LS3C-PNCancel:Notes:Price:
84 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: December 1, 1979Sheet: LS3C-BNCancel:Notes:Price:
85 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: December 1, 1979Sheet: LS3C-MLCancel:Notes:Price:
86 Checklist: __ 61
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No Example Reported
Date: December 1, 1979Sheet: LS3C-ORCancel:Notes:Price:
87 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: December 1, 1979Sheet: LS3C-TMCancel:Notes:Price:
88 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: January 1, 1980Sheet: LS3C-GJCancel:Notes:Price:
89 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: January 1, 1980Sheet: LS3C-KNCancel:Notes:Price:
62 90 Checklist: __
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No Example Reported
Date: January 1, 1980Sheet: LS3C-MRCancel:Notes:Price:
91 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: January 1, 1980Sheet: LS3C-TLCancel:Notes:Price:
92 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: February 1, 1980Sheet: LS3D-ASCancel:Notes:Price:
93 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: February 1, 1980Sheet: LS3D-HNCancel:Notes:Price:
94 Checklist: __ 63
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No Example Reported
Date: February 1, 1980Sheet: LS3D-URCancel:Notes:Price:
95 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: March 20, 1983Sheet: LS4E-ENCancel:Notes:Price:
96 Checklist: __
Date: October 1, 1983Sheet: LS5E-ENCancel: BN-1Notes:Price: C
97 Checklist: __
Date: March 26, 1984Sheet: LS6E-ENCancel: AR-1Notes:Price: C
64 98 Checklist: __
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Date: March 5, 1990Sheet: LS7F-ENCancel: BN-1Notes:Price: C
99 Checklist: __
Date: March 5, 1990Sheet: LS7F-ENCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
100 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: March 5, 1990Sheet: LS7F-HNCancel:Notes:Price:
101 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: March 5, 1990Sheet: LS8F-ENCancel:Notes:Price:
102 Checklist: __ 65
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No Example Reported
Date: March 5, 1990Sheet: LS8F-GJCancel:Notes:Price:
103 Checklist: __
Date: March 5, 1990Sheet: LS8F-HNCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
104 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: March 5, 1990Sheet: LS8F-ORCancel:Notes:Price:
105 Checklist: __
Date: August 1, 1990Sheet: LS8G-ASCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
66 106 Checklist: __
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SHEETS
Date: August 1, 1990Sheet: LS8G-BNCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
107 Checklist: __
Date: August 1, 1990Sheet: LS8G-HNCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
108 Checklist: __
Date: August 1, 1990Sheet: LS8G-MRCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
109 Checklist: __
Date: August 1, 1990Sheet: LS8G-TLCancel: BM-1Notes:Price: C
110 Checklist: __ 67
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SHEETS
No Example Reported
Date: March 14,1992Sheet: LS9G-ENCancel:Notes:Price:
111 Checklist: __
Date: March 14,1992Sheet: LS9H-ENCancel: BM-2Notes:Price: D
111A Checklist: __
Date: March 14,1992Sheet: LS9H-HNCancel: BM-2Notes:Price: D
112 Checklist: __
Date: March 14,1992Sheet: LS9H-HNCancel: PT-1Notes:Price: D
68 112A Checklist: __
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No Example Reported
Date: 1997Sheet: LS10I-HNCancel:Notes:Price:
113 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: April 8, 1999Sheet: LS10J-HNCancel:Notes:Price:
114 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: December 13, 1999Sheet: LS11K-TMCancel:Notes:Price:
115 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: 2002Sheet: LS12L-ENCancel:Notes:Price:
116 Checklist: __ 69
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No Example Reported
Date: 2004Sheet: LS13M-TLCancel:Notes:Price:
117 Checklist: __
No Example Reported
Date: 2005Sheet: LS14M-GJCancel:Notes:Price:
118 Checklist: __
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Cancel: Indore: October 25, 1977Sheet: LS1A-ENNotes: may be first day for cityPrice: C
A Checklist: ___
Cancel: Indore: October 25, 1977Sheet: LS1A-HNNotes: may be first day for cityPrice: C
B Checklist: ___
Cancel: New Delhi: October 25,1977
Sheet: LS1A-HNNotes: may be first day for cityPrice: C
C Checklist: ___
Cancel: Bangalore: March 20,1984
Sheet: LS4E-ENNotes: may be first day for cityPrice: C
D Checklist: ___ 71
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Cancel: Bombay: March 26, 1984Sheet: LS4E-ENNotes: may be first day for cityPrice: C
E Checklist: ___
Cancel: Almora: September 30,1982
Sheet: LS2B-HNNotes: 125th anniversary of the
birth of Sir Ronald Ross;20th anniversary of themalar ia e rad ica t ioncampaign
Price: C
F Checklist: ___
Cancel: Almora: September 30,1982
Sheet: LS2B-HNaNotes: 125th anniversary of the
birth of Sir Ronald Ross;20th anniversary of themalar ia e rad ica t ioncampaign
Price: C
G Checklist: ___
Cancel: Almora: September 30,1982
Sheet: LS3C-ENNotes: 125th anniversary of the
birth of Sir Ronald Ross;20th anniversary of themalar ia e rad ica t ioncampaign
Price: C6
72 H Checklist: ___
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Cancel: Ambattur: March 1, 1979Sheet: LS1A-ENNotes: Q.M.S. handstampPrice: C
I Checklist: ___
Cancel: Manipal: May 23, 1984Sheet: LS6E-ENNotes: TB stamp addedPrice: C
J Checklist: ___
Notes: LS4D-TMa with draft of philatelic bureau newsletter submitted for approval by post office offi-cials; front handstamped ON P & T SERVICE and postmaster’s return address; To SRI. penned onaddress line; change notation penned on reverse
Price: E
K Checklist: ___ 73
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Cancel: 2006Sheet: LS1B-TLNotes: uprated: posted to U.S.A.Price: C
L Checklist: ___
Cancel: Allahabad: illegible dateSheet: LS1A-ENNotes: first day cover #2 with
added stamps fot reusefrom Allahabad
Price: C
M Checklist: ___
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