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Mayo College, Ajmer

12 April 1986

100

Picture on stamp is of Main Building of Mayo College, Ajmer. It was founded in 1875 by Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo who was also the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872.

Mary Ward - Loreto Institutions 400 Years of Foundation

02 February 2011

500

Picture on stamp is of Mary Ward-An English Catholic Nun with Loreto Institution in the background. Mary Ward was an English Catholic Religious Sister whose activities led to the founding of the Congregation of Jesus and the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, better known as the Sisters of Loreto (not to be confused with the American Sisters of Loretto), which have both established schools around the world.

Madras University

31 December 1957

10np

Picture on stamp is of Madras University; Lord Elphinstone, who was British, evolved a plan for the establishment of a central collegiate institution or a ‘university.’

Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow

12 April 2012

500

12.04.2012 500 Picture on stamp is of Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow named after named after its founder, Isabella Thoburn, an American missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

INPEX-82, National Stamp Exhibition, New Delhi

30 December 1982

200

Picture on stamp is of 1st stamps of Pre & Post Independent India. The Stamp of Pre Independent India is of Queen Victoria.

Inpex-75, India National Philatelic Exhibition, Calcutta

25 December 1975

200

Picture on stamp is of Indian Bishop Mark which is named after Henry Bishopp (1611–1691/2) from Henfield in Sussex, England. He was a Postmaster General of England and inventor of the first postmark used on mail.

Indipex 2011 - 100 Years of Airmail Commemorating 100 Years of Allahabad-Naini Flight

12 February 2011

500

Picture on stamp is of Pequets Flight Card showing picture of Henry Pequet. Henri Pequet, a Frenchman, was a pilot in the first official airmail flight which he flew from Allahabad Airport to Nainion on February 18, 1911.

Independence Stamps

15 December 1947

12a

Picture on stamp is of Douglas DC-4 Plane which was made by Donald Wills Douglas, SR., an American aviation engineer

Inauguration of India-UK Air Service

29 May 1948

12a

Picture on stamp is of Aroplane named Lockheed Constellation which was a propeller-driven, four-engined airliner built by Lockheed Corporation formed by Allan Haines (Loughhead) Lockheed, an American aviation engineer

Heritage Monuments Preservation by INTACH-St. Anne's Church

28 January 2009

500

Picture on stamp is of St. Anne's Church. The Church of St. Anne is a religious monument located in Santana, Goa, India. It is an example of baroque architecture.

Golden Jubilee of the Ascent of Mount Everest by Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary

29 May 2003

1500

Picture on stamp is of Mt. Everest. Sir Edmund Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt.

Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

11 December 1954

Picture on stamp is of Dehradun Forestry Institute which was originaly founded in 1878 as British Imperial Forest School by Dietrich Brandis who was a German forester who worked with the British Imperial Forestry Service in colonial India.