Issued by India

Issued on Aug 15, 1948

Type : Stamps, Postal Used

Colour : Multicolor

Denomination : 1.5 annas, 3.5 annas, 12 annas & 10 rupees

Name : Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 

Born on Oct 2, 1869 at Porbandar, Gujarat, India

Died on Jan 30, 1948 at New Delhi, India

About : 

• India has, through the ages, produced many great men and women; but none, surely, greater than Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was great in the nobility of the truths that he preached; great in the magnitude of his public achievements and great in the simplicity and selflessness of his personal life.
• As a young man seeking justice for the Indians in South Africa he evolved the method of action that will forever be associated with his name – Satyagraha, passive resistance. With this he returned in India, where his countrymen were striving to free themselves from British rule. He gave then his gospel of truth and non-violence, put courage into their hearts, steeled their will to revolt, and led them ultimately, after years of suffering and sacrifice, to their goal of Independence.
• To Mahatma Gandhi, national liberation did not, however, seen only the breaking of the chain of political slavery. It meant also the elevation of the ‘Untouchables’, the Harijans, the lowest of the lowly, to a place of honour and dignity. And it meant the entire progress of economic betterment, of self-help and self-sufficiency, that was epitomised in his advocacy of the Charka.
• Towards the end, his life was almost wholly devoted to the promotion of better relations between Hindus and Muslims. Holding all religions in respect, he saw them not as barriers between one community and another, but as the supreme solvent of barriers, binding men together in mutual charity and tolerance.
• He was born at Porbandar, in Kathiawar, in 1869. 79 years ago, but he belongs not to Kathiawar as to India, but to the whole world. In an age shaken by violence and greed and fear, millions in every Country acknowledged him an foremost amongst those who showed them the way to a sane and ethical node of life.
• On January 30, 1948, in New Delhi, an assassin’s bullet put an end to his life. But his memory is imperishable; it will be as a beacon and an inspiration so long as men continue to fight for truth against falsehood, for freedom from tyranny, and for justice and brotherliness against violence and oppression.

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Issued by Monaco

Issued on Jul 1, 1948

Issued for : To publicize Monaco’s participation in the 14^th Olympic Games held at Wembley, England, during July and August, 1948.

Picture : Different Events from the 14^th Olympic Games 1948 :- 50 c – Hurdler, 1 f – Runner, 2 f – Discus thrower, 2.50 f – Basketball and 4 f – Swimmer.

Colour : 50 c – Blue Green, 1 f – Rose Brown, 2 f – Greenish Blue, 2.50 f – Vermilion and 4 f – Slate Gray.

Type : Stamps, Mint Condition

Denomination : 50 Centimes and 1, 2, 2.50 & 4 Franc

Perforation : 13

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Issued by United States of America

Issued on Jan 24, 1948

The Historic Stamp :
The 3¢ stamp commemorates the 100^th anniversary of the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in California. A carpenter, James W. Marshall found the first gleaming nuggets. News of his discovery spread quickly, prompting thousands of prospectors to head West to seek their fortunes. Between 1848 and 1850, California’s population increased nearly 400%.

C. R. Chickering designed the stamp showing John Sutter’s sawmill as it appeared in 1848. In the foreground is the Sacramento River and in background, dimly visible, are the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

The California Gold Centennial Stamp was printed in dark violet by steel engraving. The First Day City was Coloma, California, near the site of the original sawmill.

Type : Stamp, Postal Used

Denomination : 3 cents

Colour : Dark Violet

The Subject of the Stamp : 

• The “forty niners” who rushed to California after the discovery of gold changed the size and character of the territory. Communities arose, flourished, and died as soon as the gold supply was exhausted. The population of San Francisco leaped from 800 in 1848 to some 25,000 in 1849, while Sacramento grew from fewer than a hundred in 1848 to 10,000 but a year later.
• Few of the prospectors struck it rich. A number eventually forsook their dream of a fortune in gold and settled for the more prosaic prospects of farming and cattle ranching.
• Today, continued migration, abundant natural resources, and almost limitless opportunities for recreation and industrial growth make California one of the fastest growing states in the nation.

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