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Parsi related postal stamps released by India Post since 1947

Stamps on Parsis / Parsi related issued by Indian Postal Authority since 1947. 

 p11st March, 1958 – 50th Anniversary of Steel Industry, Jamshedji Tata – Steel Plant 

 

 

jj15th April, 1959 – Sir Jamshetjee Jeejeebhoy (1783-1859), Philanthropist – Death Centenary.

 

 

bc26th January, 1962 – Bhikhaji Cama (Patriot) – Birth Centenary

 

dn4th September, 1963 – Dadabhoy Naoroji (Parliamentarian ) Commemoration

 

jt 7th January, 1965 – Jamsetji Tata (Industrialist)  Commemoration.

 

hb4th August, 1966 – Dr. Homi Bhabha (Scientist) – Commemoration.

 

acw27th May, 1969 –    Ardesheer Cursetjee Wadia (Ship Builder ) – Commemorative.

 

ctg12th October, 1971 – 2500th Anniversary of Charter of Declaration of Cyrus The Great.

 

  jrd15 October 1982 – Civil Aviation in India – 50th Anniversary – J R D Tata & Puss Moth

 

dnw23rd  October, 1984 – Dr D.N.Wadia -Birth Centenary – Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehra Dun

 

jrd229 November 1994 – J.R.D.Tata (Industrialist) – Commemoration

 

hb29th February,  1996 – Homi Bhabha – Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

 

 

pm4th August 1996 – Sir Pherozeshah Mehta – Philanthropist

 

jc15th December, 1997-Jal Cooper- Philatelist

 

apg11th  July, 1998 – Godrej Centenary – Ardeshir & Pirojshah Godrej

 

iis14th December, 2001 – Pioneer of Indian Institute of Science.   

 

 shfjm18th December, 2001 – Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw

 

 nap16th January, 2004 – Nani A. Palkhivala ( Eminent Jurist ) 

 

ts22nd April, 2008 -Tata Steel – 100 Years


 hb31st March, 2009 – Homi Bhabha (Scientist)

 

 jrd31st March, 2009 – J. R. D. Tata (Industrialist and Philanthropist)

 

 

 cbi23rd December, 2010 – 100 Years of Central Bank of India

 

sm3rd May, 2013 – 100 Years of Indian Cinema  – Sohrab Modi ( Actor)

 

 

 udvada2 udvada19th December, 2015 – Zoroastrian Atash Baheram, Udvada (Gujarat)  A special cover on Zoroastrian Atash Behram, Udvada was released by Shri Macwan, Sr. Supdt. of Post Offices, Valsad  in the presence of eminent Parsis viz. Mrs. Homai Engineer, CMD and Mr. Rohinton Engineer Tech. Director of Industrial Boiler Ltd., Vapi.

 

Compiled by Mahernosh Damania

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