World Premiere “khadi” stamp is available in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Stamp the image of Gandhi and the charkha on a piece of fabric khadi will happiness of a collector.

The stamp is a limited edition printed on premium mini-sheet format. The theme for khadi Mahatma Gandhi and his idea of ​​”autonomy” and national pride.

It was in Ahmedabad that the idea of ​​khadi was born with Gandhi’s experience with the charkha in 1918.

“Post the department had never been characterized by a material other than paper. Our department was likely to introduce stamp handspun khadi khadi Gandhi advocated. Gandhi called it a” thread of life. ”

“Khadi policy was part of Gandhi’s movement to challenge the economic exploitation of the United Kingdom. Charkha and khadi fabric has been the symbol of the liberation of India and patriotism. The reason khadi buffer was introduced” said chief postmaster general of Gujarat Humera Ahmed.

stamp was introduced earlier this year during the Second World War Stamp Exhibition Centre – Indipex 2011. But this is the first time, a limited edition stamp will be sent to a few select pieces of several of the country, including Ahmedabad, a Gandhi Satyagraha Ashram was established in 1915, shortly after returning from South Africa.

There are only 10,000 stamps printed khadi pressure on India to safety in Nasik. “Most of these stamps are sold at the fair in New Delhi. Only a few are left and are available at a special counter in Ahmedabad GPO,” said a senior official in India online.

Ahmedabad GPO has also led to a special collection of postcards to commemorate 600 years of Ahmedabad.

“We discovered the historic strengths of our postcards in Ahmedabad. We wanted to leave with a souvenir of the city and a collection of postcards is a good choice,” says Ahmed.