The 1989 Stamp That Reminded India to Use Its Postcode
Seventeen years after India built its six-digit sorting system, the Post Office was still urging the public to write it down. In 1989 that reminder became a stamp.
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The Wild Tree and the Bred Palm – Two Indian Stamps, One Cancellation
Two Indian tree stamps ended up on the same scrap of mail, tied by one postmark. One tree seeds itself across dry India. The other was reshaped by a research station.
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“Ramanujan and Tilak — Paired by Postage, Not by History”
Two of India’s minds ended up on the same envelope corner. Not one person chose the pairing – four rupees plus one rupee did.
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World Philatelic Exhibition 1989 Stamp: India Sent Its Mail to an Exhibition
Most stamps preserve history by depicting it. This one preserves history by reproducing the marks history leaves behind. The 1989 World Philatelic Exhibition stamp turned postal markings into the central image of a celebration.
