Aizawl, Nov 19 (PTI) Rare British-era stamps with King George V’s images and first day covers on events associated with Mahatma Gandhi and the golden jubilee of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s ascent of Mount Everest are part of an ongoing philatelic exhibition in Aizawl.
First day covers (FDCs) on the birth bicentenary of Louis Braille, stamps on the British royal family, including the longest reigning British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, and on famous Indian cinema icons and others have also been displayed.
The district-level philatelic exhibition — Mizopex 2022 — is being hosted by India Post at the R B McCabe Hall of the historic Aijal Club in the heart of the capital city of Mizoram from November 17 to 19.