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#776 India 13/11/09

India 131109Jinesh sent this very nice cover from India, thank you! It was posted in Calicut on November 9 and arrived on November 20, 2013.

The left stamp is part of the India/China joint issue mini-sheet, which was issued on July 11, 2008. It depicts the White Horse Temple of Luoyang, which is supposed to be the first Buddhist temple in China.

The stamps on the right are part of the set “Wild Flowers of India”, which was issued on September 3, 2013. They commemorate the flower genus rhododendron and the Himalayan Bellflower (Campanula latifolia).

See also: #762 India 13/12/11