| Postal Stamp Image |
: |
 |
| Stamp Issue Date |
: |
11/07/1998 |
| Postage Stamp Dinomination |
: |
3.00 |
| Postal Stamp Serial Number |
: |
1799 |
| Postal Stamp Name |
: |
GODREJ CENTENARY |
| Stamp Information |
: |
When a young man named Ardeshir Godrej gave up law and turned to lock-making in the year 1897, a legend in the field of Indian industry was born. The word "Godrej" etched into the metal of his Anchor Brand locks became a symbol of self- reliance in the years that followed. Ardeshir Godrej switched to manufacturing high quality safes that won public acclaim. He made a scientific discovery by making soaps from vegetable oil instead of animal tallow. Godrej initiated the concept of trusteeship of welth in 1921 by donating Rs. three lakhs to "Tilak Swaraj Fund." Godrej became the harbinger of enlightened industrial garden township outside Mumbai (Bombay), considering human relations the first principle of management. |
| Philatelic Stamp Description |
: |
Stamp and FDC designed by J.P. Irani. Cancellation by Alka Sharma. |
| Stamp Currency |
: |
R |
| Stamp Type |
: |
COMMEMORATIVE |
| Stamp Language |
: |
English |
| Stamp Overall Size |
: |
4.06 X 2.73 cms |
| Postal Stamp Print Size |
: |
3.71 x 2.3 cms. |
| Number of Stamps Per Sheet |
: |
40 |
| Stamp Perforations |
: |
13 x 13 |
| Postal Stamp Shape |
: |
Horizontal |
| Postage Stamp Paper |
: |
Unwatermarked adhesive Gravure coated stamp paper |
| Indian Stamp Process |
: |
Photogravure |
| Number of stamps printed |
: |
1 million |
| Stamp Printed At |
: |
India Security Press |
| Indian Stamp's Color |
: |
Olive Green |