Sunday, March 29, 2015

100 Years of Minicoy Lighthouse, 1985 - First Day Cover


Minicoy Lighthouse which was built a 100 years ago found a place on a commemorative stamp, issued on 02.02.1985, by the India Post. The Cancellation on the FDC is inscribed with a Sanskrit invocation : "tamaso ma jyotirgamaya" meaning -- Lead me from darkness to light.



The Sanskrit invocation beneath the emblem.

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