Description: This photogravure-printed, bright green definitive stamp from India features a detailed cartographic silhouette map of the country. The national mainland design is set inside a solid circular background, framed on the left margin by an elegant vertical band containing traditional scrolling lotus flower vines. The country name "INDIA" is stacked in clean lettering along the right-hand margin, while the lower border contains the word "POSTAGE" placed directly beside the "5 N.P." face value in western digits and its corresponding shorthand Devanagari script notation. A light, weathered black post office cancellation mark sweeps across the left side and lower right corner, documenting its commercial path through the domestic mail distribution network.
Circa: 1957-1964
Condition: Used - Hinged
Notes:
The standard initials "N.P." stand for Naye Paise (New Paise), a critical currency label used by the national government starting on April 1, 1957, to systematically phase out the pre-decimal system of annas and pies.