41st Session of International Statistical Institute, New Delhi
A commemorative postage stamp on the 41st Session of International Statistical Institute (ISI), a professional association of statisticians :
Issued by India
Issued on Dec 13, 1977
Issued for : The Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department is happy to bring out a commemorative stamp to mark this important occasion.
Description of Design : The stamp design shows a typical statistical diagram of population growth and percentage variation. The emblem of 41st session of the International Statistical Institute is also depicted.
Type : Stamp, Postal Used
Colour : Blue green and Red
Denomination : 200 Paise
Overall size : 3.91 X 2.90 cms.
Printing size : 3.55 X 2.54 cms.
Perforation : 13 x 13
Watermark : Unwatermarked paper
Number Printed : 20,00,000
Number per issue sheet : 35
Printing Process : Photogravure
Designed and Printed at : India Security Press
About :
- At the invitation of the Government of India, the International Statistical Institute (ISI) was holding its 41st Session at New Delhi from December 5 to 15, 1977. This is the Second time that the ISI is holding one or its biennial sessions in India. Such an honour, shared by a very few countries, indicates the international recognition accorded to Indian contributions to statistics.
- The ISI was founded in 1885 as an international association for securing international comparability of statistical data. Since then its aims have widened considerably to ‘promoting the use of statistical methods, the training of statisticians, the encouraging of statistical research,….and in the furthering of international statistical relations.’
- Its present membership, including three specialized sections, consists of about 2000 statisticians from 125 countries. About 800 delegates were expected to participate in the Delhi Session.
