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First Day Covers
Private Registered First Day Cover, Mahatma Gandhi, dated 15 Aug 1948, Jai Hind Cancellation, tied with 2 Value Gandhi Stamps (3), 3 1/2 Annas &1 1/2 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 Cover, RZ 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".