Key Specifications & Features
The technical and physical details of the commemorative issue include:
- Denomination: 25 Paise
- Colour: Plum
- Print Quantity: 3,00,00,000 (3 million) stamps
- Sheet Configuration: 35 stamps per sheet
- Printing Process: Photogravure
- Design & Production: Designed and printed at the India Security Press.
- Dimensions: Overall size of 3.91 x 2.90 cm (Printing size: 3.56 x 2.54 cm).
- Perforation: 13 x 13
- Watermark: Printed on unwatermarked adhesive stamp paper.
Visual Design
The single-value stamp prominently features a monochrome portrait of Sharat Chandra Chatterjee, capturing his profile against a simple background. The text borders carry his name in both Devanagari and Latin scripts along with his lifespan (1876–1938), paying tribute to his deep literary impact on Indian society through works like Devdas, Parineeta, and Srikanta.



