INDIA 1971 (VARIETY) 5P REFUGEE RELIEF PLATE BLOCK WITH QUADRUPLE OVERPRINT
5p Refugee Relief plate A26 block x 4 with quadruple overprint. The unique positional piece. Minor foxing otherwise fine. Mint never hinged. 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
