Suraiya
A commemorative postage stamp on ‘Malika-e-Husn‘ Suraiya, an Indian Hindi film actress and playback singer in Bollywood [a part of the series ‘100 Years of Indian Cinema‘] :
Issued by India
Issued on May 3, 2013
Credits :
Stamp & FDC : Kamleshwar Singh
Cancellation : Nenu Gupta
Type : Miniature Sheet, Mint Condition
Colour : Multi colour
Denomination : 500 Paisa
Printing Process : Wet Offset
Printer : Security Printing Press, Hyderabad
Name : Suraiya Jamaal Sheikh
Born on Jun 15, 1929 at Lahore, Punjab, British India [now in Pakistan]
Died on Jan 31, 2004 at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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