Description: This vintage definitive postage stamp from the Republic of India features an intricate line engraving of the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple in Khajuraho. Printed in a dual-tone palette with dark teal-green framing and a soft sepia-tinted landscape background, the composition frames the massive stone complex, emphasizing its soaring main spire (shikhara) that mimics a mountain range alongside lower tiered entrance roofs. The country name "INDIA" and category label "POSTAGE" sit inside a framed banner layout in the upper-right corner field. The lower left features the alphanumeric denomination "8 AS" (8 Annas), balanced on the right by its Devanagari script equivalent "८ आना" inside a decorative corner plaque. The precise architectural caption "KANDARYA MAHADEVA TEMPLE" tracks along the lower margin, while a heavy black circular postmark dated "10 AUG" strikes across the right side.
Circa: 1949-1955
Condition: Used - Hinged
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