The government’s plans to issue a commemorative stamp to honour former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao on his 100th birthday in June last year, were scuttled when the stamps got leaked before their official release, The Hindu has learnt.
As per initial plans, the commemorative stamp was to be released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a rare incident, a known philatelist got his hands on the leaked commemorative stamp on Rao and used it to book two speed post letters, which constitutes “illegal and unlawful” activity, a source told The Hindu.
