Gandhi

U.N. New York, Page 2009.1 (BL-2)

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as Mahātmā – from Sanskrit, meaning great-souled, or venerable. He was a lawyer and political leader in India in the first half of the Twentieth Century. He was born in India, but went to law school in London, England. He was moderately unsuccessful as a lawyer – first in India and later in South Africa where there were many Indian businesses and citizens.

Disturbed by poverty and oppression he saw in South Africa and India, he became active in protesting British rule. It took about twenty-five years, but eventually India was granted independence. In fact, India was a founding member of the United Nations in 1945, although it was not a sovereign nation until 1947.

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There’s only one stamp missing from this album page, the one depicting Gandhi – which is particularly irritating since I’ve chose to write about it or him for this page. It’s also bothersome since I’m missing only three items for this album. What’s worse is that I can’t find vendor who has it for sale.

Contains 11 spots: own 10 – 10 unused, 0 used.
Album or Web Page Last changed Dec 22, 2025

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Stamp Details

The table below lists information about the stamps shown on this page of Lighthouse’s stamp album. For more details about a particular stamp, click on its description. That will take you to the related web page of Colnect.

spot	own	catalog	subject	description	comment
1.1	✓	971	Cielo Rosado	1 (feb 2009) definitive, multicolor
1.2	✓	972	Rosa de Sangre	9 (feb 2009) definitive, multicolor
1.3	✓	973	Espiritu de Mujer	10 (feb 2009) definitive, multicolor
2.1	✓	974	U Thant	94 (feb 2009) comm., multicolor

Endangered Species

3.1	✓	975	Emperor Dragonfly	42 (mar 2009) comm., multicolor
3.2	✓	976	Southern Wood Ant	42 (mar 2009) comm., multicolor
3.3	✓	977	Rosalia Longicorn	42 (mar 2009) comm., multicolor
3.4	✓	978	Mountain Apollo	42 (mar 2009) comm., multicolor

Other

4.1	✓	992	Water and Sanitation	44 (aug 2009) comm., multicolor
4.2	✓	993	Traditional Medicine	98 (aug 2009) comm., multicolor
5.1		996	Mahatma Gandhi	1 (oct 2009) definitive, multicolor

Footnotes

• Spot refers to the postion of the stamp on the album page (e.g., 3.2 indicates row 3, position 2).

• Amt. is an abbreviation for the face amount of the stamp.

• Own indicates the stamp status: ✓ for unused; ✗ for used or canceled; ⭑ signifies I ordered one; ; ✨ indicates it was bought recently; ✠ means an auction bid is pending; and ◎ is used, and it costs too much for unused.

• To search by catalog number, go to the search box and enter it in the catalog number box. However, it’s a bit broken; I need to fix it.

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