Maxicard Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

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Stamp: India – Mahatma Gandhi – 1½ A - Indian anna, monochrome (black‑brown), depicting a bust portrait of Mahatma Gandhi with simple tonal shading and clear serif typography (Issue: 15/08/1948).

Postmark: PONDICHERRY BAZAAR – 2 OCT 51, circular datestamp, featuring a clear impression directly related to the subject of the commemorative issue.

Postcard: Monochrome sepia‑toned postcard depicts Mahatma Gandhi wearing simple draped clothing in a studio‑style composition. Edition unknown.

Concordance:

– Thematic: The stamp shows a formal bust portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, and the postcard also represents Mahatma Gandhi in attire and pose consistent with his widely recognized iconography. This direct correspondence between stamp, thematic postmark, and postcard ensures full thematic concordance according to maximaphilic standards.

– Geographic: The Pondicherry Bazaar cancellation is located in India, matching the issuing country of the stamp and the cultural context associated with the figure represented on the postcard. This provides excellent geographic coherence, fully aligned with maximaphily guidelines.

– Temporal: The cancellation dated 2 October 1951 — Gandhi’s birth anniversary — falls within the normal postal validity period of the 15/08/1948 issue. This proximity ensures high‑level temporal concordance.

Maxicard Gopal Krishna Gokhale (Indian political leader and social reformer)

 

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Stamp: India – Gopal Krishna Gokhale – 0.15 INR, multicolor (castanho‑avermelhado e bege), depicting the bust of the Indian political leader and social reformer Gopal Krishna Gokhale, with minimalist shaded background (Issue: 1966).

Postmark: MADRAS – “GOPAL KRISHNA GOKHALE” commemorative circular cancellation, dated 9‑5‑66, featuring a clean struck impression matching the subject of the stamp.

Postcard: Monochrome printed postcard (black‑and‑white) from Gopal Gokhale wearing a turban and draped shawl. (Edition unknown).

Concordance: 

– Thematic: The stamp portrays Gopal Krishna Gokhale in a formal bust portrait, and the postcard likewise depicts Gokhale in traditional attire, maintaining direct thematic identity. Both elements represent the same historical figure in a consistent cultural and iconographic framework, resulting in full thematic alignment.

– Geographic: The cancellation from Madras (present‑day Chennai) corresponds directly to the issuing country of the stamp (India) and reinforces the Indian cultural environment depicted in the postcard, providing strong geographic coherence.

– Temporal: The cancellation dated 9‑5‑66 corresponds precisely to the year of issue of the 0.15 INR “Gopal Krishna Gokhale” stamp (1966), ensuring excellent temporal concordance under maximaphilic principles.