Description: This photogravure-printed, ultramarine-blue definitive stamp from India spots a distinct cartographic map silhouette of the nation. The subcontinental mainland design rests cleanly inside a large, solid circular background, framed elegantly along the left-hand margin by a vertical band containing traditional scrolling lotus flower vines. The country title "INDIA" is stacked in clean lettering along the right-hand margin, while the lower border contains the word "POSTAGE" set directly beside the "25 N.P." face value in western digits and its matching shorthand Devanagari script notation. A heavy, intricate black post office cancellation mark cuts unevenly across the upper right portion, heavily altering the appearance of the text to confirm its authentic commercial sorting path through the domestic mail stream.
Circa: 1957-1964
Condition: Used - Hinged
Notes:
The inscription "N.P." explicitly means Naye Paise (New Paise), serving as a crucial transitional instructional notice to postmasters and the public as the nation abandoned its old pre-decimal system of annas and pies.