Khadi Stamps
Recently Portugal Post has issued Khadi stamp on the occasion of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. This is the second Khadi stamp issued so far. The first one was issued by India Post in 2011.
Khadi is a handspun, hand-woven natural fiber cloth mainly made from cotton. It is spun into yarn on a spinning wheel called a charkha. It is a versatile fabric, cool in summer and warm in winter.
Khadi has a close association with India's freedom struggle. Gandhiji started Swadeshi movement for boycotting British Products. This gave life to the handloom native weavers and helped to stop British monopoly. He started using the charkha himself and encouraged others to do so. This was called Khadi movement.
Below is the Khadi stamp issued by India post on 12th February 2011.
Portugal post's Khadi stamp issued on 2nd October 2019
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