Kolkata Philatelic Bureau (G.P.O.) - 700 001
Kolkata City and Famous Places of Kolkata
Date of Introduction: 26.06.2007 |
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Kolkata (also known as Calcutta) is the capital of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port as well as its sole major riverine port. In the late 17th century, the three villages that predated Kolkata were ruled by the Nawab of Bengal under Mughal suzerainty. After the Nawab granted the East India Company a trading license in 1690, the area was developed by the Company into an increasingly fortified mercantile base. Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah occupied Kolkata in 1756, and the East India Company retook it in the following year and by 1772 assumed full sovereignty. Under East India Company and later under the British Raj, Kolkata served as the capital of India until 1911.
Kolkata is known for its literary, artistic, and revolutionary heritage; as the former capital of India, it was the birthplace of modern Indian literary and artistic thought. Kolkata also hosts venerable cultural institutions of national importance, such as the Academy of Fine Arts, the Victoria Memorial, the Asiatic Society, the Indian Museum, and the National Library of India. Howrah bridge is one of four on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata. Cancellation depicts Kolkata City and famous places of Kolakata viz. Howrah Bridge, Victoria memorial etc. |
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Cooch Behar H.O. - 736 101
Cooch Behar Palace
Date of Introduction: 29.11.2008 |
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Cooch Behar is the district headquarters and the largest city of Cooch Behar District. It is situated in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas and located at 26°22′N 89°29′E. Cooch Behar is the only planned town in North Bengal region with remnants of royal heritage. During the British Raj, the town of Cooch Behar was the seat of the princely state of Koch Bihar, ruled by the Koch dynasty. After 20 August 1949, Cooch Behar District was transformed from a princely state to its present status. One of the main tourist destinations in West Bengal, the town is well known for the Cooch Behar Palace and Madan Mohan Bari temple and has been declared a heritage town.
Cooch Behar Palace, also called the Victor Jubilee Palace, is a landmark in Cooch Behar city. It was designed on the model of Buckingham Palace in London in 1887, during the reign of Maharaja Nripendra Narayan. The Cooch Behar Palace, noted for its elegance and grandeur, is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. It is a brick-built double-storey structure in the classical Western style covering an area of 51,309 square feet. The whole structure is 395 feet long and 296 feet wide and is on rests 4 feet 9 inches above the ground. The cancellation depicts Cooch Behar Palace.
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Beadon Street S.O. (Kolkata) - 700 006
Ancestral home of Swami Vivekananda
Date of Introduction: 12.01.2012 |
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Kolkata (also known as Calcutta) is the capital of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India.
No matter how hip Kolkata tends to become with every passing day, the heritage houses of the city never get withered of their charm and glory. The ancestral house of Swami Vivekananda bears testimony to this glorified past.
Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral Houseis located at Gourmohan Mukherjee Street, Kolkata. In this house, Swami Vivekananda was born on 12 January 1863. The house remained Vivekananda's home throughout his childhood and early youth. Now Vivekananda's Ancestral House is a museum and cultural centre maintained by The Ramakrishna Mission. Cancellation depicts Swami Vivekanada's Ancestral home. |
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