Five Year Plan issue, Republic of India, 1959
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1959
Issuing entity
Republic of IndiaThe Five Year Plan issue comprises 4 postage stamps released by the Republic of India in 1959. The StampWorld catalogue lists 4 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 307, 308, 309, 310), printed in 4 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1R blackish green; 2R rose; 5R dark brown; 10R orange. Perforation: 14 x 14½. Watermark: 5. The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Perforation
- 14 x 14½
- Watermark (StampWorld type no.)
- 5
Design
- Values and colours
- 1R blackish green · 2R rose · 5R dark brown · 10R orange
Identification
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- DB1, DD1, DE1, DF1
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 307, 308, 309, 310
Catalogue references
- StampWorld307, 308, 309, 310
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.