INDIA 1971 (VARIETY) 5P REFUGEE RELIEF WITH TRIPLE OVERPRINT ON COVER
5p Refugee Relief single with triple overprint on registered cover fetauring BAZARGATE, BOMBAY circular cancels dated 9 8 72. Scarce. Generally fine used. SG646var; SCRA1var
Note: between 15 November 1971 and 31 March 1973 the Indian government levied a 5p surcharge on all mail except postcards and newspapes for the relief of refugees from the former East Pakistan. The 5p Family Planning definitive originally issued 16 October 1967 was overprinted for such purposes
