India Mint Stamp

Lokith Philately

Permanent Pictorial cancellation of West Bengal

Permanent Pictorial Cancellation inaugural day covers

Date of issue: 29.11.2008

Pin code: 736101

Status: Active

PO Name: Cooch Behar

Description: This cancellation is being used since 15th August, 2006. The heritage building Rajbari Palace was built by the famous Koch King, Maharaja Nripendra Narayan in 1887. It is also called the Victor Jubilee Palace and is a landmark in Cooch Behar City of West Bengal. The Palace shows the acceptance of European idealism of the Koch kings and the fact that they had embraced European culture without denouncing their Indian heritage. According to the list of monuments of National Importance in West Bengal the Cooch Behar Palace is a monument of National importance.

Writeup Source: Rediscovery of India through Pictorial Cancellations book by India Post