Philately · India · Complete issue catalogue
1981–1990
Colour and special sets. Sport, dance, nature, transport, institutions, festivals, and a rapidly widening programme.
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- 407
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1981 37 entries · 37 verified images
No. 9
Dandami Maria
Tribes of India, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 30 May 1981
- Denomination
- 100
No. 11
Khiamngan Naga
Tribes of India, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 30 May 1981
- Denomination
- 100
No. 16
IX Asian Games, Delhi 1982 (1st Issue) - Games Logo
- Issued
- 28 July 1981
- Denomination
- 100
No. 17
IX Asian Games, Delhi 1982 (1st Issue) - Mascot and Stylised Hockey Player
- Issued
- 1 September 1981
- Denomination
- 100
No. 18
flame of the forest
Indian flowering trees, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 1 September 1981
- Denomination
- 35
No. 19
Crateva
Indian flowering trees, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 1 September 1981
- Denomination
- 50
No. 20
golden shower
Indian flowering trees, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 1 September 1981
- Denomination
- 100
No. 21
Bauhinia
Indian flowering trees, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 1 September 1981
- Denomination
- 200
No. 23
Stichophthalma camadeva
Indian butterflies, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 20 October 1981
- Denomination
- 35
No. 24
Cethosia biblis
Indian butterflies, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 20 October 1981
- Denomination
- 50
No. 25
Cyrestis achates
Indian butterflies, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 20 October 1981
- Denomination
- 100
No. 26
Teinopalpus imperialis
Indian butterflies, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 20 October 1981
- Denomination
- 200
No. 30
IX Asian Games, Delhi 1982 (2nd Issue)
- Issued
- 19 November 1981
- Denomination
- 100
No. 32
Solidarity With The Palestinian People
- Issued
- 29 November 1981
- Denomination
- 100
No. 37
IX Asian Games, Delhi 1982 (3rd Issue)
- Issued
- 30 December 1981
- Denomination
- 100
1982 38 entries · 38 verified images
No. 2
12th International Conference of Soil Science, New Delhi
- Issued
- 8 February 1982
- Denomination
- 100
No. 5
Ancient Sculpture
Festival of India, (Set of 3 Stamps)
- Issued
- 23 March 1892 1982
- Denomination
- 200
No. 6
Kaliya Mardana
Festival of India, (Set of 3 Stamps)
- Issued
- 23 March 1982
- Denomination
- 305
No. 7
Radio Telescope, Ooty
Festival of India, (Set of 3 Stamps)
- Issued
- 23 March 1982
- Denomination
- 305
No. 8
Robert Koch - Centenary of Discovery of Tubercle Bacillus
- Issued
- 24 March 1982
- Denomination
- 35
No. 10
Meconopsis aculeata
Himalayan flowers, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 29 May 1982
- Denomination
- 35
No. 11
Inula grandiflora
Himalayan flowers, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 29 May 1982
- Denomination
- 100
No. 12
Arisaema wallachianum
Himalayan flowers, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 29 May 1982
- Denomination
- 200
No. 13
Saussurea obvallata
Himalayan flowers, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 29 May 1982
- Denomination
- 285
No. 17
Raza
Festival of India, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 17 September 1982
- Denomination
- 200
No. 18
M. F. Husain
Festival of India, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 17 September 1982
- Denomination
- 305
No. 24
IX Asian Games, Delhi 1982 (4th Issue)
- Issued
- 30 October 1982
- Denomination
- 100
No. 25
Troposcatter Communication Link: India - USSR
- Issued
- 2 November 1982
- Denomination
- 305
No. 26
IX Asian Games, Delhi 1982 (5th Issue)
- Issued
- 6 November 1982
- Denomination
- 100
No. 28
Cycling
IX Asian Games, Delhi 1982, (6th Issue) (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 19 November 1982
- Denomination
- 50
No. 29
Javelin throw
IX Asian Games, Delhi 1982, (6th Issue) (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 19 November 1982
- Denomination
- 200
No. 30
Discus Throw
IX Asian Games, Delhi 1982, (6th Issue) (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 19 November 1982
- Denomination
- 285
No. 31
Football
IX Asian Games, Delhi 1982, (6th Issue) (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 19 November 1982
- Denomination
- 325
No. 32
Yachting
IX Asian Games, Delhi 1982, (7th Issue) (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 25 November 1982
- Denomination
- 200
No. 33
Rowing
IX Asian Games, Delhi 1982, (7th Issue) (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 25 November 1982
- Denomination
- 285
No. 34
50 Years of Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
- Issued
- 10 December 1982
- Denomination
- 50
No. 35
Purushottam Das Tandon Birth Centenary
- Issued
- 15 December 1982
- Denomination
- 50
No. 36
Centenary of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
- Issued
- 18 December 1982
- Denomination
- 285
No. 37
'INPEX - 82', National Stamp Exhibition, New Delhi
' INPEX - 82', National Stamp Exhibition, New Delhi, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 30 December 1982
- Denomination
- 50
No. 38
'INPEX - 82', National Stamp Exhibition, New Delhi
' INPEX - 82', National Stamp Exhibition, New Delhi, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 30 December 1982
- Denomination
- 200
1983 36 entries · 36 verified images
No. 5
Logo
Seventh Non-aligned Summit, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 7 March 1983
- Denomination
- 100
No. 6
Jawaharlal Nehru
Seventh Non-aligned Summit, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 7 March 1983
- Denomination
- 200
No. 7
Mahabalipuram
Commonwealth Day, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 14 March 1983
- Denomination
- 100
No. 8
Gomukh of Gangotri Glacier
Commonwealth Day, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 14 March 1983
- Denomination
- 200
No. 9
86th Session of International Olympic Committee
- Issued
- 25 March 1983
- Denomination
- 100
No. 16
Meera Behn
India's Struggle for Freedom, (Set of 3 Stamps)
- Issued
- 9 August 1983
- Denomination
- 50
No. 17
Mahadev Desai
India's Struggle for Freedom, (Set of 3 Stamps)
- Issued
- 9 August 1983
- Denomination
- 50
No. 18
India's Struggle for Freedom - A.I.C.C. Quit India Resolution August, 1942
India's Struggle for Freedom, (Set of 3 Stamps)
- Issued
- 9 August 1983
- Denomination
- 50
No. 20
Indian Mountaineering Foundation - Nanda Devi Peak
- Issued
- 27 August 1983
- Denomination
- 200
No. 21
Centenary of Bombay Natural History Society
- Issued
- 15 September 1983
- Denomination
- 100
No. 23
golden langur
Indian wildlife, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 1 October 1983
- Denomination
- 100
No. 24
lion tailed macaque
Indian wildlife, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 1 October 1983
- Denomination
- 200
No. 25
5th General Assembly of World Tourism Organisation, New Delhi - Ghats of Varanasi
- Issued
- 3 October 1983
- Denomination
- 200
No. 30
'UDAN KHATOLA'
Bi-Centenary of Man's First Flight, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 21 November 1983
- Denomination
- 100
No. 31
Montgolfier Balloon, 1783
Bi-Centenary of Man's First Flight, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 21 November 1983
- Denomination
- 200
No. 33
Logo
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, New Delhi, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 23 November 1983
- Denomination
- 100
No. 34
Goan Couple of Early 19th Century
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, New Delhi, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 23 November 1983
- Denomination
- 200
No. 35
Birth Centenary of Nandalal Bose - Pratiksha
- Issued
- 5 December 1983
- Denomination
- 100
1984 33 entries · 33 verified images
No. 5
President's Review of the Fleet (Se-tenant of four)
- Issued
- 12 February 1984
- Denomination
- 100 (each)
No. 6
President's Review of the Fleet (Se-tenant of four)
- Issued
- 12 February 1984
- Denomination
- 100 (each)
No. 7
President's Review of the Fleet (Se-tenant of four)
- Issued
- 12 February 1984
- Denomination
- 100 (each)
No. 8
President's Review of the Fleet (Se-tenant of four)
- Issued
- 12 February 1984
- Denomination
- 100 (each)
No. 13
Mangal Pandey
India's Struggle for Freedom, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 10 May 1984
- Denomination
- 50
No. 14
Nana Sahib
India's Struggle for Freedom, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 10 May 1984
- Denomination
- 50
No. 15
Tatya Tope
India's Struggle for Freedom, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 10 May 1984
- Denomination
- 50
No. 16
Begum Hazrat Mahal
India's Struggle for Freedom, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 10 May 1984
- Denomination
- 50
No. 18
Basketball
XXIII Olympics, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 28 July 1984
- Denomination
- 50
No. 19
High Jump
XXIII Olympics, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 28 July 1984
- Denomination
- 100
No. 20
A girl doing floor exercises
XXIII Olympics, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 28 July 1984
- Denomination
- 200
No. 21
Weight Lifting
XXIII Olympics, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 28 July 1984
- Denomination
- 250
No. 22
Gwalior
Forts of India, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 3 August 1984
- Denomination
- 50
No. 23
Vellore
Forts of India, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 3 August 1984
- Denomination
- 100
No. 24
Simhagad
Forts of India, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 3 August 1984
- Denomination
- 150
No. 25
Jodhpur
Forts of India, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 3 August 1984
- Denomination
- 200
1985 38 entries · 38 verified images
No. 4
Indira Gandhi: Crusader for World Peace
- Issued
- 31 January 1985
- Denomination
- 200
No. 8
The Assam Rifles -Sentinels of the North-East
- Issued
- 29 March 1985
- Denomination
- 100
No. 14
H. B. Singh
Bougainvillea, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 5 June 1985
- Denomination
- 100
No. 21
40th Anniversary of the United Nations
- Issued
- 24 October 1985
- Denomination
- 200
No. 22
Indira Gandhi -In the service of the Nation
- Issued
- 31 October 1985
- Denomination
- 200
No. 24
XIX General Assembly International Astronomical Union, New Delhi
- Issued
- 19 November 1985
- Denomination
- 100
No. 28
Map Showing Member Countries
South Asian Regional Co-operation, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 8 December 1985
- Denomination
- 100
No. 29
Flag of Member Nations
South Asian Regional Co-operation, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 8 December 1985
- Denomination
- 300
No. 34
Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel
- Issued
- 27 December 1985
- Denomination
- 500
No. 35
Centenary of the Indian National Congress (Se-tenant of 4)
- Issued
- 28 December 1985
- Denomination
- 100 each
No. 36
Centenary of the Indian National Congress (Se-tenant of 4)
- Issued
- 28 December 1985
- Denomination
- 100 each
No. 37
Centenary of the Indian National Congress (Se-tenant of 4)
- Issued
- 28 December 1985
- Denomination
- 100 each
No. 38
Centenary of the Indian National Congress (Se-tenant of 4)
- Issued
- 28 December 1985
- Denomination
- 100 each
1986 28 entries · 28 verified images
No. 1
Naval Dockyard Bombay 250th Anniversary
- Issued
- 11 February 1986
- Denomination
- 250
No. 3
Mobile Camel Post Office
INPEX-86, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 14 February 1986
- Denomination
- 200
No. 5
Humber Sommer Bi-plane & Latter mail Planes & 1911 Postmark
75th Anniversary of First Aerial Post, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 18 February 1986
- Denomination
- 50
No. 6
Modern Indian Airlines Plane & Humber Sommer Bi-plane
75th Anniversary of First Aerial Post, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 18 February 1986
- Denomination
- 300
No. 13
Women's Volleyball
X Asian Games, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 16 September 1986
- Denomination
- 150
No. 14
Men's Hurdle
X Asian Games, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 16 September 1986
- Denomination
- 300
No. 17
125th Anniversary of Indian Police Se-tenant
- Issued
- 21 October 1986
- Denomination
- 150, 200
No. 21
Growth Monitoring
40th Anniversary of UNICEF Children's Fund, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 11 December 1986
- Denomination
- 50
No. 22
Inoculating a baby
40th Anniversary of UNICEF Children's Fund, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 11 December 1986
- Denomination
- 500
No. 24
Indian Elephant
50 Years of Corbett National Park, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 15 Dec 1986
- Denomination
- 100
No. 25
Gharial
50 Years of Corbett National Park, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 15 December 1986
- Denomination
- 200
1987 56 entries · 56 verified images
No. 1
First Indian Sailing Expedition Around the World 1985-87
- Issued
- 10 January 1987
- Denomination
- 650
No. 7
Service to Five Steel Plants & S.E. Railway Insigia
Centenary of South Eastern Railway, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 28 March 1987
- Denomination
- 100
No. 8
PL Type Narrow Gauge Locomotive on Naupada-Gurupur Sec.
Centenary of South Eastern Railway, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 28 March 1987
- Denomination
- 150
No. 9
Electro Locomotive on Viaduct 1987 On Kottavasla-Kirandul Sec.
Centenary of South Eastern Railway, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 28 Mar 1987
- Denomination
- 200
No. 10
ZE Type Narrow Gauge Locomotive On Gondia-Nagpur Sec.
Centenary of South Eastern Railway, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 28 March 1987
- Denomination
- 400
No. 19
Stylised Swan, Regarded as Messenger of Good News (Exhibition Logo)
India 89 - World Philatelic Exhibition, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 15 June 1987
- Denomination
- 50
No. 20
Hall of Nations, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
India 89 - World Philatelic Exhibition, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 15 June 1987
- Denomination
- 500
No. 31
International Year of Shelter for the Homeless
- Issued
- 5 October 1987
- Denomination
- 500
No. 32
Map of Asia & Rotary Logo
Asia Regional Conference of the Rotary International, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 14 October 1987
- Denomination
- 60
No. 33
Oral Polio Vaccination
Asia Regional Conference of the Rotary International, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 14 October 1987
- Denomination
- 650
No. 36
Iron Pillar, Delhi
India – 89 (World Philatelic Exhibition), (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 17 October 1987
- Denomination
- 60
No. 37
India Gate, New Delhi
India – 89 (World Philatelic Exhibition), (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 17 October 1987
- Denomination
- 150
No. 38
Dewan-e-Khas in Red Fort, Delhi
India – 89 (World Philatelic Exhibition), (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 17 October 1987
- Denomination
- 500
No. 39
Old Fort, Delhi
India – 89 (World Philatelic Exhibition), (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 17 October 1987
- Denomination
- 650
No. 42
chinar
Indian Trees, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 19 November 1987
- Denomination
- 60
No. 43
pipal
Indian Trees, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 19 November 1987
- Denomination
- 150
No. 45
banyan
Indian Trees, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 19 November 1987
- Denomination
- 650
No. 47
white tiger – Rewa
Wild Life, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 29 November 1987
- Denomination
- 100
No. 48
snow leopard
Wild Life, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 29 November 1987
- Denomination
- 500
No. 53
Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar Golden Temple
- Issued
- 26 December 1987
- Denomination
- 60
1988 56 entries · 56 verified images
No. 1
75th Session of the Indian Science Congress Association
- Issued
- 7 January 1988
- Denomination
- 400
No. 6
Bicentenary of the 4th Battalion of the Kumaon Regiment
- Issued
- 19 February 1988
- Denomination
- 100
No. 22
Broad Peak
Himalayan Peaks, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 19 May 1988
- Denomination
- 150
No. 23
K2 (Godwin Austin)
Himalayan Peaks, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 19 May 1988
- Denomination
- 400
No. 24
Kanchenjunga
Himalayan Peaks, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 19 May 1988
- Denomination
- 500
No. 25
Nanda Devi
Himalayan Peaks, (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 19 May 1988
- Denomination
- 650
No. 27
100 Years of the Victoria Terminus, Bombay
- Issued
- 30 May 1988
- Denomination
- 100
No. 41
Indian Olympic Association
Sports - 1988 & XXIV Olympic Games, Seoul (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 17 September 1988
- Denomination
- 60
No. 42
Freedom Forty - Glory of Sport
Sports - 1988 & XXIV Olympic Games, Seoul (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 17 September 1988
- Denomination
- 500
No. 45
Bangalore GPO
India – 89, World Philately Exhibition, New Delhi (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 9 October 1988
- Denomination
- 400
No. 46
Bombay GPO
India – 89, World Philately Exhibition, New Delhi (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 9 October 1988
- Denomination
- 500
No. 49
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 14 November 1988
- Denomination
- 60
No. 50
Portrait of Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 14 November 1988
- Denomination
- 100
No. 54
Early D. L. O. Cancellation
India -89 World Philatelic Exhibition, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 20 December 1988
- Denomination
- 60
No. 55
Early R. M. S. Cancellation
India -89 World Philatelic Exhibition, (Set of 2 Stamps)
- Issued
- 20 December 1988
- Denomination
- 650
1989 51 entries · 51 verified images
No. 6
Stamp Collecting
India-89 World Philatelic Exhibition (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 20 January 1989
- Denomination
- 60
No. 7
Traveller's Coach Post Office
India-89 World Philatelic Exhibition (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 20 January 1989
- Denomination
- 150
No. 8
Travancore Anchal
India-89 World Philatelic Exhibition (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 20 January 1989
- Denomination
- 500
No. 9
Earliest Philatelic Magazines
India-89 World Philatelic Exhibition (Set of 4 Stamps)
- Issued
- 20 January 1989
- Denomination
- 650
No. 40
18th International Epilepsy Congress and XIV World Congress on Neurology
- Issued
- 21 October 1989
- Denomination
- 650
1990 34 entries · 34 verified images
No. 3
Bombay Engineer Group Presentation of Colours
- Issued
- 21 February 1990
- Denomination
- 60
No. 32
Tercentenary of Kolkata: Shaheed Minar
- Issued
- 28 December 1990
- Denomination
- 100
No. 33
Tercentenary of Kolkata: Ganga - The River of Life
- Issued
- 28 December 1990
- Denomination
- 600
Source & catalogue notes
- List of postage stamps of India (1981–1990) — issue dates, descriptions, denominations, set relationships, and the linked stamp files used in this period catalogue.
- The list includes every source row that identifies an issue or an individual design. Set-heading rows are preserved as the set label rather than counted as a second stamp.
- Images are served from the cited source records and lazy-loaded at catalogue size. Selecting an image opens the source page for that specific issue.
Snapshot generated 27 July 2026. The 1981–1990 source can be revised; the 2026–2030 period is especially provisional because it is still in progress.