Description: This 1-anna definitive postage stamp was issued by the Republic of India as a core part of its landmark industrialization campaign. The illustration captures the engineering scale of the Tilaiya Dam—constructed across the Barakar River as part of the multi-purpose Damodar Valley Project. The word "POSTAGE" is positioned along the clean upper right margin. Dual denominations anchor the bottom corners, showing "1A" on the left and its Devnagari equivalent "१ आ" on the right, neatly framing the centralized country name "INDIA" and a localized Hindi caption reading टिलैया बाँध (दामोदर).
Circa: 1955-1957
Condition: Used - Hinged
Notes:
This stamp was released precisely on India's 5th Republic Day as part of the historic Second Definitive Series, themed entirely around the nation's First Five-Year Plan. The series aimed to visually project a self-reliant, modernizing nation by replacing old royalty motifs with key national infrastructure, agricultural advancements, and public health projects. The Tilaiya Dam itself holds massive historical significance as the very first hydro-electric dam built by the Damodar Valley Corporation.