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Mumbai special cover honours Gangadhar Dattatraya Ambekar

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Mumbai special cover honours Gangadhar Dattatraya Ambekar

Special cover showing Gangadhar Dattatraya Ambekar, a union building and the Mumbai 400001 cancellation dated 21 August 2026.
Image: MB’s Stamps of India / Mansoor Bolar
Published9 Nov 2026Updated9 Nov 2026News date8 Nov 2026Event21 Aug 2026Country🌐 India
LocationMumbai, Maharashtra

A special cover for Gangadhar Dattatraya Ambekar was released in Mumbai on 21 August 2026, according to an illustrated report published by MB’s Stamps of India on 8 November. The envelope is inscribed with his name in English and Devanagari and the wording “120 Years Birth Centenary Celebration”.

The illustrated cover combines Ambekar’s portrait with a photograph of a building bearing the Rashtriya Mill Mazdoor Sangh name. A trade-union emblem appears near the upper left. At the upper right, a ₹5 Ambekar portrait stamp is paired with an INTUC emblem label.

The cancellation repeats the emblem and Ambekar’s name, identifies Mumbai 400001 and bears the date 21-08-2026. Its vertical inscription identifies a 120th birth-anniversary celebration. The dated, serviced envelope documents the accompanying special-cover product.

Special coversGangadhar Dattatraya AmbekarLabour historyMaharashtra
Source: MB’s Stamps of India · Read original source →