| Postal Stamp Image |
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| Stamp Issue Date |
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15/01/1995 |
| Postage Stamp Dinomination |
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2.00 |
| Postal Stamp Serial Number |
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1622 |
| Postal Stamp Name |
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PRITHVI THEATER |
| Stamp Information |
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This is the Golden Jubilee year of the founding of Prithvi Theatre, the theatre company of Shri Prithviraj Kapoor.
For sixteen years until 1960 Shri Prithviraj kapoor the doyen of Hindi theatre accompained by his troupe of about 150 actors, writers, stage craftsmen, musicians and technicians tracelled to the farthest corners of India spreading the conviction he had in the power of theatre. It was his dream to build a small theatre of his own to encourage and nurture raw talent. A few years after his demise, the Shri Prithviraj Kapoor Memorial Trust was set up to continue the philanthropic work and development of theatre. In 1978, a theatre was built and inaugurated in memory of a lifetime dedicated by Shri Prithviraj Kapoor to the performing arts. |
| Philatelic Stamp Description |
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Stamp designed by S.E. Pawar. FDC : Dinesh Banduni.
Cancellation By Alka Sharma |
| Stamp Currency |
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R |
| Stamp Type |
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COMMEMORATIVE |
| Stamp Language |
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English |
| Stamp Overall Size |
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3.91 X 2.90 cms |
| Postal Stamp Print Size |
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3.55 X 2.5 cms. |
| Number of Stamps Per Sheet |
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35 |
| Stamp Perforations |
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13 x 13 |
| Postal Stamp Shape |
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Vertical |
| Postage Stamp Paper |
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Unwatermarked adhesive Gravure coated stamp paper |
| Indian Stamp Process |
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Photogravure |
| Number of stamps printed |
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1 million |
| Stamp Printed At |
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India Security Press |
| Indian Stamp's Color |
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Multicolour |
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