Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan: Indian Commemorative Stamp
2023-01-21 Sat
On August 9, 1993, India released a commemorative stamp featuring an image of Abdul Gaffar Khan, a political and spiritual figure from British India who was also nicknamed as “The Frontier Gandhi” wearing headgear with a mountaintop in the backdrop.Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was a pivotal participant in India's independence fight and a close personal friend of Mahatma Gandhi. He founded the Khudai Khidmatgar organization to peacefully fight off the British rule in India.
Color: Multicolored
Printing: Security Printing Press in Nashik
Perforation: comb 13½ x 13
Printing: Photogravure
Face value: 1 Indian rupee
Image courtesy: colnect.com
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