{"product_id":"india-a-super-collection-of-20-mint-commemorative-stamps-featuring-foreigners-on-india-stamps-1947-2025","title":"India 1947–1980s: 21 Mint Condition Commemorative Stamps – Famous Foreign Personalities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndia – 21 Mint Condition Commemorative Stamps Featuring Famous Foreign Personalities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn outstanding collection of 21 Indian Mint Condition Commemorative Postage Stamps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, featuring world-famous foreign personalities honoured by India Post. This fascinating selection includes some higher-value Indian commemorative stamp issues, celebrating influential international leaders, scientists, writers, artists, educators, reformers and historical figures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese collectible Indian postage stamps represent several decades of India’s rich philatelic heritage and its recognition of outstanding personalities from around the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFamous Personalities Featured in This Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAbai Konunbaev – Kazakhstan:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Celebrated Kazakh poet, philosopher, composer and cultural reformer.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMustafa Kemal Atatürk – Turkey:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman and founding President of the Republic of Turkey.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eJosé Martí – Cuba:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Cuban national hero, poet, writer, philosopher and leading figure in Cuba’s independence movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDavid Sassoon – Baghdad (Present-Day Iraq):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Prominent Jewish merchant, financier and philanthropist who established a major business empire in British India.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHenning Holck-Larsen – Denmark:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Danish chemical engineer, industrialist and co-founder of Larsen \u0026amp; Toubro (L\u0026amp;T), one of India’s leading engineering companies.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSir Peter Paul Rubens – Southern Netherlands (Present-Day Belgium):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e World-renowned Flemish Baroque painter, humanist scholar and diplomat.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen – Norway:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Norwegian physician and scientist who discovered the bacterium responsible for leprosy (Hansen’s disease) in 1873.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEleanor Roosevelt – United States:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Influential American political leader, diplomat, humanitarian and champion of human rights.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eVladimir Lenin – Russia:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Russian revolutionary, political theorist and founding leader of Soviet Russia.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAbraham Lincoln – United States:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 16th President of the United States, remembered for his leadership during the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMartin Luther King Jr. – United States:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Famous American Baptist minister, civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMarie Curie – Poland \/ France:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Pioneering physicist and chemist renowned for her research on radioactivity and the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAnnie Besant – England:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e British social reformer, theosophist, educationist and Indian independence activist. She became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress in 1917.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSPECIAL PHILATELIC INTEREST – ANNIE BESANT STAMP ERROR:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The 1963 Indian commemorative stamp features a famous date error. Her birth year is incorrectly printed as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1837 instead of 1847\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This well-known permanent design error makes the issue particularly interesting to collectors of Indian error stamps.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"14\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSister Nivedita (Margaret Elizabeth Noble) – Ireland:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Irish-born teacher, author, social worker and devoted disciple of Swami Vivekananda who contributed significantly to Indian education and nationalism.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eC. F. Andrews (Charles Freer Andrews) – England:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Anglican priest, missionary, educator, social reformer and close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore who supported India’s independence movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eLudwig van Beethoven – Germany:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Legendary German composer and pianist whose revolutionary musical compositions bridged the Classical and Romantic periods. He continued composing despite severe hearing loss.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMaxim Gorky (Alexei Maximovich Peshkov) – Russia:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Renowned Russian and Soviet writer, novelist, journalist and political activist.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDr. Maria Montessori – Italy:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Italian physician, scientist and pioneering educator internationally recognized for developing the Montessori Method of education.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWelthy Fisher (Welthy Honsinger Fisher) – United States:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e American educator, humanitarian and literacy pioneer who founded Literacy House (Saksharta Niketan) in India.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eDr. W. M. Haffkine (Waldemar Mordecai Wolff Haffkine) – Russian Empire:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Distinguished bacteriologist and immunologist who developed pioneering vaccines against cholera and bubonic plague and made major contributions to medical research in India.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eA. O. Hume (Allan Octavian Hume) – Britain:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e British civil servant, political reformer, ornithologist and one of the principal founders of the Indian National Congress.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollection Highlights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTotal:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 21 Indian commemorative postage stamps\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCountry of Issue:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e India\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mint Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTheme:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Famous Foreign Personalities on Indian Stamps\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e World Leaders, Freedom Fighters, Scientists, Nobel Laureates, Artists, Writers, Educationists and Social Reformers\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Attraction:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Annie Besant commemorative stamp featuring the famous 1837\/1847 birth-year error\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCollectible Appeal:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Historical Indian commemorative issues, including selected higher-value stamps\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Special Collection for Philatelists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn excellent addition to any \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndia postage stamp collection, worldwide famous personalities collection, thematic philately collection or historical commemorative stamp album\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis carefully selected group brings together 21 distinguished international personalities honoured on Indian postage stamps, offering an appealing combination of historical significance, cultural importance and philatelic interest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wonderful opportunity for collectors of Mint Condition Indian stamps, famous personalities postage stamps, vintage Indian commemoratives and world history-themed stamp collections.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bharat Exotics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42866994511954,"sku":"ITS03q1","price":2145.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/7300\/9234\/files\/its03q1-Edited.png?v=1793627156","url":"https:\/\/bharatexotics.com\/products\/india-a-super-collection-of-20-mint-commemorative-stamps-featuring-foreigners-on-india-stamps-1947-2025","provider":"Bharat Exotics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}