Rabindranath Thakur, internationally known as Rabindranath Tagore and revered as Gurudev and Kabiguru, was a poet, dramatist and philosopher whose Gitanjali earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature, featured as part of the Saint-Poets and Poets series of 1952 :
Issued by India
Issued on Oct 1, 1952
Issued for : Saint Poets and Poets series 1952. India‘s First series of stamps by Photogravure.
Design : Adapted from a photograph in the Visva Bharati, Santiniketan.
Type : Stamp, Postal Used
Colour : Dark Brown
Denomination : 12 Annas
Size : Vertical in design 1.6″ x 0.95″
Perforation : 14
Paper : The stamps have been printed on all over 5 pointed multiple star watermark paper
Set : 160
Printing Process : Photogravure
Name : Rabindranath Thakur
Born on May 7, 1861 at Jorasanko, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died on Aug 7, 1941 at Jorasanko, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
About :
- Poet, dramatist and philosopher of the 19th-20th century. Internationally famous, the ‘Gitanjali’ won him the Nobel Prize in literature.
- কত অজানারে জানাইলে তুমি,
কত ঘরে দিলে ঠাঁই,
দূরকে করিলে নিকট, বন্ধু,
পরকে করিলে ভাই। - कत अजानारे जानाईले तुमि,
कत घरे दिले ठाई,
दूरके करिले निकट, बन्धु,
परके करिले भाई । - Thou hast made me known
to friends whom I knew not.
Thou hast given me seats
in homes not my own.
Thou hast brought the distant near
and made a brother of the stranger.
- কত অজানারে জানাইলে তুমি,
8 Comments
Kirankumar
October 1, 1952Respected Sir, I am kirankumar from Bagalkot, Karnataka State India. Sir, stamp collecting from the childhood. Sir, i am interesting Indian Saints & Poets Stamps. Sir, Please inform me its value stamps, fdc and brochures. i am waiting for your reply
Amit Shukla
October 1, 1952I want to purchase stamps on Meera, Surdas and Tulsidas, can you please tell me the costs?
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Amit Shukla
Gourav TS
October 1, 1952HI Amit, I have the folder of the commerartive issue day 1952 folder with all 6 stamps , if your want u can write to ‘gouravts’ at the rate gmail.com for scans pics etc …my price would be around 38 k INR- Thanks- BR//GS
Andrew harrison
October 1, 1952Hi there .I have the saint,poets and poets series..unused 6 stamps in mint condition in there Owen booklet. I’m trying to get a value .so I can sell them.
Prashant Poddar
October 1, 1952I have this stamps want to sell it
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