Philatelic products released in tribute to Cellular Jail past

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Jan 29 2016 | 8:57 PM IST
In a tribute to the Cellular Jail's historical past, in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Minister of Communications & IT Ravi Shankar Prasad released philatelic products of the West Bengal Circle of Department of Posts at a function here today.
Philatelic products including Clock on Cellular Jail of Andaman and Souvenir on Sunrise at Katchal Beach of Nicobar and other philatelic products on shells and corals, which are found in the Andaman Sea were in the products released in the function held in Salt Lake.
These products will be sold from Post Shoppe at the Kolkata GPO, Port Blair Head Post Office, Siliguri Head Post Office and other Post Shoppes across the Circle.
Chief Postmaster General, West Bengal Circle Arundhaty Ghosh was also present in the function.
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First Published: Jan 29 2016 | 8:57 PM IST

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