Mahatma Gandhi stamps from 1948 auctioned for over â¹4 crore
A set of four rare stamps featuring the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi from 1948 has been sold for record Â£500,000 (â¹4.15 crore) at an auction in the UK. Reportedly, they were sold to a private collector in Australia for the highest ever price for Indian stamps. Only 13 of the 10-rupee Purple Brown and Lake 'Service' stamps are in circulation.