India 1958 Exhibition, New Delhi - 30 Dec 1958

Commemorative cover for the India 1958 Exhibition featuring a 15 nP purple stamp depicting the exhibition grounds with arched gateway. The cachet displays a stylized modernist design with a geometric letter 'E' and crouching figure representing industry and labor. Cancelled with a pictorial postmark showing a map of India and exhibition details dated 30 December 1958 in New Delhi.

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Claude

The cachet features a stylized blue illustration of a crouching figure holding a large geometric letter 'E', rendered in a modernist/abstract style, representing industry or labor. The stamp is a 15 nP India Postage issue in purple/maroon depicting the India 1958 Exhibition grounds with a prominent arched gateway and flags. The circular pictorial postmark in black shows a map of India with 'DELHI' marked, surrounded by the text 'INDIA 1958 EXHIBITION' and 'NEW DELHI' with the date '30 DEC 58'. The cover is cream/off-white and in good condition with minor aging.

Mistral

The cachet features a stylized modernist design in blue, depicting a crouching figure with geometric patterns, symbolizing industry and labor. The stamp, in purple, shows an arched gateway and exhibition grounds, labeled 'INDIA EXHIBITION' and 'INDIA POSTAGE 15 nP'. The postmark is circular with a pictorial design of a map of India, dated '30 DEC 1958' in New Delhi. The cover is in good condition with clear, legible details.

(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)