# List of postage stamps of India (1951–1960)

This is a list of commemorative postage stamps issued by the India Post between 1951 and 1960.

## 1951

| # | Issue Date | Description | Denomination |
| 1 | 13 January 1951 | Centenary of Geological Survey of India | 2 anna |
| * | | 1st Asian Games (Set of 2 Stamps) | |
| 2 | 4 March 1951 | Torch in Front of Map Asia | 2 anna |
| 3 | 4 March 1951 | Torch in Front of Map Asia | 12 anna |

## 1952

| # | Issue Date | Description | Denomination |
| * | | Saints and Poets (Set of 6 Stamps) | |
| 1 | 1 October 1952 | Kabir | 9 pies |
| 2 | 1 October 1952 | Tulasidas | 1 anna |
| 3 | 1 October 1952 | Meera | 2 anna |
| 4 | 1 October 1952 | Surdas | 4 anna |
| 5 | 1 October 1952 | Ghalib | 4½ anna |
| 6 | 1 October 1952 | Tagore | 12 anna |

## 1953

| # | Issue Date | Description | Denomination |
| 1 | 16 April 1953 | Centenary of Indian Railways | 2 anna |
| * | | Conquest of Mount Everest (Set of 2 Stamps) | |
| 2 | 2 October 1953 | Mount Everest | 2 anna |
| 3 | 2 October 1953 | Mount Everest | 14 anna |
| * | | Centenary of Indian Telegraphs (Set of 2 Stamps) | |
| 4 | 1 November 1953 | Telegraph Poles of 1851 and 1951 | 2 anna |
| 5 | 1 November 1953 | Telegraph Poles of 1851 and 1951 | 12 anna |

## 1954

| # | Issue Date | Description | Denomination |
| * | | Centenary of Indian Postage Stamps (set of 4 Stamps) | |
| 1 | 1 October 1954 | Mail Transport, 1854 (Runner, Camel and Bullock Cart) | 1 anna |
| 2 | 1 October 1954 | Courier Pigeon and Plane | 2 anna |
| 3 | 1 October 1954 | Mail Transport, 1954 (Cycle, Train, Ship and Plane) | 4 anna |
| 4 | 1 October 1954 | Courier Pigeon and Plane | 14 anna |
| 5 | 24 October 1954 | United Nations Day | 2 anna |
| 6 | 11 December 1954 | 4th World Forestry Congress | 2 anna |

## 1956

| # | Issue Date | Description | Denomination |
| * | | Buddha Jayanti (Set of 2 Stamps) | |
| 1 | 24 May 1956 | 2500th Buddha Jayanti | 2 anna |
| 2 | 24 May 1956 | 2500th Buddha Jayanti | 14 anna |
| 3 | 23 July 1956 | Birth Centenary of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak | 2 anna |

## 1957

| # | Issue Date | Description | Denomination |
| * | | Centenary of First Freedom Struggle (Set of 2 Stamps) | |
| 1 | 15 August 1957 | Rani Laxmibai | 15 np |
| 2 | 15 August 1957 | Sapling and leaping flames | 90 np |
| 3 | 28 October 1957 | 19th International Red Cross Conference, New Delhi | 15 np |
| * | | Children's Day (Set of 3 Stamps) | |
| 4 | 14 November 1957 | Nutrition | 8 np |
| 5 | 14 November 1957 | Education | 15 np |
| 6 | 14 November 1957 | Recreation | 90 np |
| * | | Centenary of Indian Universities (Set of 3 Stamps) | |
| 7 | 31 December 1957 | University of Bombay | 10 np |
| 8 | 31 December 1957 | University of Calcutta | 10 np |
| 9 | 31 December 1957 | University of Madras | 10 np |

## 1958

| # | Issue Date | Description | Denomination |
| 1 | 1 March 1958 | 50th Anniversary of first indigenous Steel Industry | 15 np |
| 2 | 18 April 1958 | Birth Centenary of Dr.Dhondo Keshav Karve | 15 np |
| * | | Indian Air Force : Silver Jubilee (Set of 2 Stamps) | |
| 3 | 30 April 1958 | Indian Air Force : Silver Jubilee | 15 np |
| 4 | 30 April 1958 | Indian Air Force : Silver Jubilee | 90 np |
| 5 | 7 November 1958 | Birth Centenary of Bipin Chandra Pal | 15 np |
| 6 | 14 November 1958 | Children's Day | 15 np |
| 7 | 30 November 1958 | Birth Centenary of Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose | 15 np |
| 8 | 30 December 1958 | India-1958 Exhibition, New Delhi | 15 np |

## 1959

| # | Issue Date | Description | Denomination |
| 1 | 15 April 1959 | Death Centenary of Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy | 15 np |
| 2 | 15 June 1959 | 40th Anniversary of International Labour Organization (I.L.O.) | 15 np |
| 3 | 14 November 1959 | National Children's Day | 15 np |
| 4 | 30 December 1959 | First World Agriculture Fair, New Delhi | 15 np |

## 1960

| # | Issue Date | Description | Denomination |
| 1 | 15 February 1960 | Thiruvalluvar | 15 np |
| * | | Kālidāsa (Set of 2 Stamps) | |
| 2 | 22 June 1960 | Yaksha in 'Meghaduta' | 15 np |
| 3 | 22 June 1960 | Shakuntala | 1.03 Rs |
| 4 | 11 September 1960 | Subramania Bharati | 15 np |
| 5 | 15 September 1960 | Birth Centenary of Dr. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya | 15 np |
| 6 | 14 November 1960 | National Children's Day | 15 np |
| 7 | 11 December 1960 | UNICEF Day | 15 np |