ARTICLE: British Post Office (7 July 1969)
PB 167 July 7, 1969
Gandhi Centenary Year 1969
Mahatma's Portrait on Stamp
The first United Kingdom postage stamp to commemorate an overseas leader–and the first designed by an overseas artist—goes on sale at all post offices on August 13.
It is the 1s6d stamp marking Gandhi Centenary Year (designated by the Government of India as October 1968–October 1969) designed by Biman Mullick, Indian graphic designer and illustrator.
In three colours, green, orange and black, the stamp shows the head of Mahatma Gandhi with the colours of the Indian flag as background. It is double normal size, with the value on the right, below the Queen's head and above the caption "Gandhi Centenary Year 1969". It will be printed in photogravure (sheet-fed rotary) on non-watermarked coated paper by Harrison and Sons and will have phosphor lines.
Biman Mullick remembers Gandhi from the time when, as a little boy, he met the Mahatma. He studied literature at [Scottish Church College,] Calcutta University and won an award for Fine Art in an All-India inter-University Art Exhibition. He came to Britain in 1960, to study advertising design at St. Martin's School of Art. Mr. Mullick is visiting teacher in graphic design at Folkestone School of Arts and Crafts and has worked as a graphic designer in Calcutta, Geneva and London. His field of practice includes advertising design, typography, book design, packaging and book illustration.
PB 167 July 7, 1969
Gandhi Centenary Year 1969
Mahatma's Portrait on Stamp
The first United Kingdom postage stamp to commemorate an overseas leader–and the first designed by an overseas artist—goes on sale at all post offices on August 13.
It is the 1s6d stamp marking Gandhi Centenary Year (designated by the Government of India as October 1968–October 1969) designed by Biman Mullick, Indian graphic designer and illustrator.
In three colours, green, orange and black, the stamp shows the head of Mahatma Gandhi with the colours of the Indian flag as background. It is double normal size, with the value on the right, below the Queen's head and above the caption "Gandhi Centenary Year 1969". It will be printed in photogravure (sheet-fed rotary) on non-watermarked coated paper by Harrison and Sons and will have phosphor lines.
Biman Mullick remembers Gandhi from the time when, as a little boy, he met the Mahatma. He studied literature at [Scottish Church College,] Calcutta University and won an award for Fine Art in an All-India inter-University Art Exhibition. He came to Britain in 1960, to study advertising design at St. Martin's School of Art. Mr. Mullick is visiting teacher in graphic design at Folkestone School of Arts and Crafts and has worked as a graphic designer in Calcutta, Geneva and London. His field of practice includes advertising design, typography, book design, packaging and book illustration.
PB 167 July 7, 1969
Gandhi Centenary Year 1969
Mahatma's Portrait on Stamp
The first United Kingdom postage stamp to commemorate an overseas leader–and the first designed by an overseas artist—goes on sale at all post offices on August 13.
It is the 1s6d stamp marking Gandhi Centenary Year (designated by the Government of India as October 1968–October 1969) designed by Biman Mullick, Indian graphic designer and illustrator.
In three colours, green, orange and black, the stamp shows the head of Mahatma Gandhi with the colours of the Indian flag as background. It is double normal size, with the value on the right, below the Queen's head and above the caption "Gandhi Centenary Year 1969". It will be printed in photogravure (sheet-fed rotary) on non-watermarked coated paper by Harrison and Sons and will have phosphor lines.
Biman Mullick remembers Gandhi from the time when, as a little boy, he met the Mahatma. He studied literature at [Scottish Church College,] Calcutta University and won an award for Fine Art in an All-India inter-University Art Exhibition. He came to Britain in 1960, to study advertising design at St. Martin's School of Art. Mr. Mullick is visiting teacher in graphic design at Folkestone School of Arts and Crafts and has worked as a graphic designer in Calcutta, Geneva and London. His field of practice includes advertising design, typography, book design, packaging and book illustration.