India Mint Stamp

Lokith Philately

Permanent Pictorial cancellation of Telangana

Permanent Pictorial Cancellation inaugural day covers

Date of issue: 11.10.1976

Pin code: 500007

Status: Active

PO Name: Jama-I-Osmania

Description: The Osmania University is a collegiate public state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The university was founded by and named after Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918. It is the third oldest university in southern India, and the first to be established in the erstwhile Kingdom of Hyderabad. It was the first Indian university to have Urdu as a medium of instruction. The Osmania University is one of the largest university systems in the world with over 300,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges.

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