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 Presidents & Governor Generals on Stamps

 

DR RAJENDRA PRASAD

Born: 3rd December 1884

Died: 28th February 1963

Term: 6th January 1950 to 13th May 1962

 

SG # 455 (1962), DR RAJENDRA PRASAD

SG # 1140 (1984), DR RAJENDRA PRASAD

Issued in 1962 on  Retirement

Issued in 1984 to mark Birth Centenary

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DR SARVEPALLI RADHAKRISHNA

Born: 5th September 1888

Died: 25th April 1975

Term: 13th May 1962 to 13th May 1967

 

SG # 552 (1967), DR SARVEPALLI RADHAKRISHNA

SG # 1381 (1989), DR SARVEPALLI RADHAKRISHNA

Issued in 1967 on  Retirement

Issued in 1989 to mark Birth Centenary

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DR ZAKIR HUSSAIN

Born: 8th February 1897

Died: 3rd May 1969

Term: 13th May 1967 to 3rd May 1969

 

SG # 593 (1969), DR ZAKIR HUSSAIN

SG # 1788 (1998), DR ZAKIR HUSSAIN

Issued in 1969 on Demise in office

Issued in 1998 to mark Birth Centenary

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VARAHAGIRI VENKATA GIRI

Born: August 10th 1894

Died: 24th June 1980

Term: 3rd May 1969 to 20th July 1969 (Acting)

        24th August 1969 to 21st August 1974

 

SG # 739 (1974), VARAHAGIRI VENKATA GIRI

Issued in 1974 on Retirement

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FAKRUDDIN ALI AHMED

Born: May 13th 1905

Died: 11th February 1977

Term: 24th August 1974 to 11th February 1977

 

SG # 842 (1977), FAKRUDDIN ALI AHMED

Issued in 1977 on demise in office

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NEELAM SANJEEVA REDDY

Born: 18th May 1913

Died: 1st June 1996.

Term: 25th July 1977 to 25th July 1982

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GIANI ZAIL SINGH

Born: 5th May 1916

(25th July 1982 to 25th July 1987)

 

SG # 1649 (1995), GIANI ZAIL SINGH

Issued in 1995 in commemoration

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R VENKATARAMAN

Born:  4th December 1910

Term: 25th July 1987 to 25th July 1992

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DR SHANKAR DAYAL SHARMA

Born: 19th August 1918

Died: 23rd February 1999

Term: 25th July 1992 to 25th July 1997

 

SG # 1961 (2000), DR SHANKAR DAYAL SHARMA

Issued in 2000 in commemoration

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K R NARAYANAN

Born: 25th July 1997

Term: 25th July 1997 to 25th July 2002

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A  P J ABDUL KALAM

Born: 15th October 1931

Term: 25th July 2002 to 25 July 2007

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Smt. PRATIBHA DEVISINGH PATIL

Born: December 19, 1934

Term: July 25, 2007 to Date

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Governor Generals

 

 

LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN

(1900 - 1979)

 

SG # 978 (1980), LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN

Issued in 1980 in commemoration

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C. RAJAGOPALACHARI

(1878 - 1972)

 

SG # 706 (1973), C. RAJAGOPALACHARI

SG # 904 (1978), C. RAJAGOPALACHARI

Issued in 1973 in commemoration

Issued in 1978 to mark Birth Centenary