Dal Lake is one of the most enchanting places in Kashmir and is called the Crown of Kashmir. One of the jewel-encrusted in this 'crown' is the floating PO of India situated there. It was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister Mr. Omar Abdullah and the Minister of state for communications and IT, Sachin Pilot in 2011. This Po offers regular postal services on water and it also offers a special Pictorial cancellation as a souvenir. The special cancellation depicts a man rowing a Shikara. I am very thankful to Mr. Sagar, Mumbai for sending this below cover with the floating PO cancellation.
One can get picturesque postcards, commemorative stamps, and other souvenirs here. It is housing a philatelic museum too.
I am dreaming of seeing one here in Southern India floating on the backwaters of God's Own Country :-).
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