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Lot # 267 - Private First Day Cover of Mahatma Gandhi of 1948 with Jai Hind Cancellation.
Private First Day Cover of Mahatma Gandhi of 1948 with Jai Hind Cancellation.
Private First Day Cover of Mahatma Gandhi of 1948 with Jai Hind Cancellation. Private First Day Cover of Mahatma Gandhi of 1948 with Jai Hind Cancellation.
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Private Registered First Day Cover, Mahatma Gandhi, dated 15 Aug 1948, Jai Hind Cancellation, tied with 2 Value Gandhi Stamps (3), 3 ½ Annas & 1 ½ Annas Pair, “Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Issue” printed at the top, ‘Father of Indian Nation’ above the box, the map of undivided India with a charkha flag, Gandhi’s photo in a circle and some miscellaneous text printed in a rectangular box at the left, used as Registered CoverRZ 039 Bombay G.P.O. Label,  delivered at Bombay on 17 Aug 48, 128 x 160mm, intact excellent condition, Extremely Rare.

Note: Other messages within the blue rectangular box are; “Deliverer of Freedom”, “Greatest Martyr of Asia”, “An Apostle of Peace”, “Love and Non-Violence”, “Born on 2-10-1869, Died on 30-1-1948” & “World Mourns His Loss”.