This is a list of commemorative postage stamps issued by the India Post between 1951 and 1960.
1951 edit
| # | Issue Date | Description | Image | Denomination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 January 1951 | Geological Survey of India | 
|
2 anna |
| * | 1st Asian Games (Set of 2 Stamps) | |||
| 2 | 4 March 1951 | Torch of Asian Games | 
|
2 anna |
| 3 | 4 March 1951 | Torch of Asian Games | 
|
12 anna |
1952 edit
| # | Issue Date | Description | Image | Denomination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | Saints and Poets (Set of 6 Stamps) | |||
| 1 | 1 October 1952 | Kabir | 
|
9 pies |
| 2 | 1 October 1952 | Tulsidas | 
|
1 anna |
| 3 | 1 October 1952 | Mira | 
|
2 anna |
| 4 | 1 October 1952 | Surdas | 
|
4 anna |
| 5 | 1 October 1952 | Ghalib | 
|
4½ anna |
| 6 | 1 October 1952 | Rabindranath Tagore | 
|
12 anna |
1953 edit
| # | Issue Date | Description | Image | Denomination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 April 1953 | Railway Centenary | 
|
2 anna |
| * | Conquest of Everest (Set of 2 Stamps) | |||
| 2 | 2 October 1953 | Conquest of Everest | 
|
2 anna |
| 3 | 2 October 1953 | Conquest of Everest | 
|
14 anna |
| * | Centenary of Indian Telegraphs (Set of 2 Stamps) | |||
| 4 | 1 November 1953 | Telegraph Centenary | 
|
2 anna |
| 5 | 1 November 1953 | Telegraph Centenary | 
|
12 anna |
1954 edit
| # | Issue Date | Description | Image | Denomination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | Postage Stamp Centenary (set of 4 Stamps) | |||
| 1 | 1 October 1954 | Runner, Camel and Bullock Cart | 
|
1 anna |
| 2 | 1 October 1954 | Courier pigeon and Plane | 
|
2 anna |
| 3 | 1 October 1954 | Cycle, Train, Ship and Plane | 
|
4 anna |
| 4 | 1 October 1954 | Courier pigeon and Plane | 
|
14 anna |
| 5 | 24 October 1954 | United Nations Day | 
|
2 anna |
| 6 | 11 December 1954 | 4th world Forestry Congress, Daheradun 1954 | 
|
2 anna |
1956 edit
| # | Issue Date | Description | Image | Denomination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | Buddha Jayanti (Set of 2 Stamps) | |||
| 1 | 24 May 1956 | 2500th Buddha Jayanti | 
|
2 anna |
| 2 | 24 May 1956 | 2500th Buddha Jayanti | 
|
14 anna |
| 3 | 23 July 1956 | Birth Centenary of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak | 
|
2 anna |
1957 edit
| # | Issue Date | Description | Image | Denomination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | Centenary of First Freedom Struggle (Set of 2 Stamps) | |||
| 1 | 15 August 1957 | Rani Laxmibai | 
|
15 np |
| 2 | 15 August 1957 | Sapling and leaping flames | 
|
90 np |
| 3 | 28 October 1957 | 19th International Red Cross Conference, New Delhi | 
|
15 np |
| * | Children's Day (Set of 3 Stamps) | |||
| 4 | 14 November 1957 | Nutrition | 
|
8 np |
| 5 | 14 November 1957 | Education | 
|
15 np |
| 6 | 14 November 1957 | Recreation | 
|
90 np |
| * | Centenary of Indian Universities (Set of 3 Stamps) | |||
| 7 | 31 December 1957 | University of Bombay | 
|
10 np |
| 8 | 31 December 1957 | University of Calcutta | 
|
10 np |
| 9 | 31 December 1957 | University of Madras | 
|
10 np |
1958 edit
| # | Issue Date | Description | Image | Denomination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 March 1958 | 50th Anniversary of first indigenous Steel Industry | 
|
15 np |
| 2 | 18 April 1958 | Birth Centenary of Dr.Dhondo Keshav Karve | 
|
15 np |
| * | Indian Air Force : Silver Jubilee (Set of 2 Stamps) | |||
| 3 | 30 April 1958 | Indian Air Force : Silver Jubilee | 
|
15 np |
| 4 | 30 April 1958 | Indian Air Force : Silver Jubilee | 
|
90 np |
| 5 | 7 November 1958 | Birth Centenary of Bipin Chandra Pal | 
|
15 np |
| 6 | 14 November 1958 | Children's Day | 
|
15 np |
| 7 | 30 November 1958 | Birth Centenary of Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose | 
|
15 np |
| 8 | 30 December 1958 | India-1958 Exhibition, New Delhi | 
|
15 np |
1959 edit
| # | Issue Date | Description | Image | Denomination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 April 1959 | Death Centenary of Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy | 
|
15 np |
| 2 | 15 June 1959 | 40th Anniversary of International Labour Organization (I.L.O.) | 
|
15 np |
| 3 | 14 November 1959 | National Children's Day | 
|
15 np |
| 4 | 30 December 1959 | First World Agriculture Fair, New Delhi | 
|
15 np |
1960 edit
| # | Issue Date | Description | Image | Denomination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 February 1960 | Thiruvalluvar | 
|
15 np |
| * | Kālidāsa (Set of 2 Stamps) | |||
| 2 | 22 June 1960 | Yaksha in 'Meghaduta' | 
|
15 np |
| 3 | 22 June 1960 | Shakuntala | 
|
1.03 Rs |
| 4 | 11 September 1960 | Subramanya Bharathi | 
|
15 np |
| 5 | 15 September 1960 | Birth Centenary of Dr. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya | 
|
15 np |
| 6 | 14 November 1960 | National Children's Day | 
|
15 np |
| 7 | 11 December 1960 | UNICEF Day | 
|
15 np |
References edit
- Jain, Manik (2017). Phila India Stamp Guide Book (1800-2017) (19th ed.). Kolkata: Philatelia. pp. 53–57.