2019-10-03 Thu

On the special occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the government of Uzbekistan has issued a special postage stamp.

The size of the stamp is 52 x 37 mm and that of the block 100 x 90 mm. It bears the image of the Mahatma with the backdrop of Indian historic monuments. The stamp was designed by Sulaimonova U and the image was sketched by Farmonova S.

The stamp is part of the “Outstanding personalities” series of its Postal department. A similar stamp was issued by Turkey’s Postal department.

This is one of the commemorative stamps from the Central Asian region which has received continued attention from the government of Prime Minister Modi. Similar stamps had been issued by several other countries in the past.

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Image Courtesy: The Hindu