As part of the 2017 “Means of Transport through the Ages” series, this issue showcases four traditional forms – Bullock Cart, Rath Bullock Cart, Tonga and Horse Carriage – tracing an important chapter in India‘s transport history :
Issued by India
Issued on Mar 25, 2017
Issued for : The Department of Posts is pleased to bring out a Prestige booklet on Modes of Transport through Different Ages with 6 mixed Sheetlets.
Credits :
Stamps/Booklet/Sheetlets/Maxim Cards/FDCs/Brochure/Cancellation Cachets : Shri Brahm Prakash
Type : Sheetlets, Mint Condition
Colour : Multi Colour
Denomination : 500, 1000, 1500, 2500 Paise
Sheetlets Printed : 15000 each
Prestige Booklet Printed : 50000
Maxim Cards Printed : 3000 each
Printing Process : Wet Offset
Printer : India Security Press, Nasik
About :
- From the beginning of history, human sensitivity has revealed an urge for mobility leading to a measure of society’s progress. The history of this mobility or transport is the history of civilization. A well-known and co-ordinated system of transport plays an important role in the sustained economic growth of a country. It has been seen throughout the history of any nation that a proper, extensive and efficient transport provides indispensable mobility for all citizens and goods and contributes to the economic prosperity of a nation. It is a key factor to social, regional and economic cohesion, including the development of rural areas. It is the essential convenience with which people not just connect but progress. Transport is vital to the economic development and social integration of the country.
- The Department of Posts is bringing the history of gradual progression in the modes of transportation in country through 20 beautiful Stamps in the form of Prestige Booklet and mixed Sheetlets.
- Another set of four stamps portray different modes of transport related to Horse Carriages and Carts. Apart from Palkis, Bullock Carts and Horse Carriages were also used as a major mode of transport since ancient times. They are still used today where modern vehicles are too expensive or the infrastructure does not favour them. A bullock cart or ox cart is a two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle pulled by oxen. A Tonga is a light horse-drawn carriage used for transportation in India. They are usually pulled by two horses, though some require only one. Tongas and horse carriages are still used in some smaller cities for economic activity, mainly to carry heavy goods within the city limits.
- Text : Based on the material available on internet.
