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A Hundred Paise for a Navy That Preferred Silence — The Fleet Review Stamp of 1984
BySantosh July 15, 2026August 10, 2026

Sixty-five ships anchored off Bombay for one man in 1984 — but the stamp commemorating it chose to show a submarine instead of the fleet’s new fighter jets. Here’s why that choice mattered.

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Eleven Rupees for a Bay the Navy Almost Swallowed — The Bogmalo Beach Stamp of 1997
BySantosh July 14, 2026August 9, 2026

A crescent of sand between a naval airbase and the Arabian Sea, given the highest denomination in a 1997 set about leisure. Why India Post chose the Bogmalo Beach stamp for its most expensive slot — and what the image leaves out.

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