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Issued in 1968 to commemorate Navy Day, the stamp depicts INS Nilgiri, the first indigenously built frigate of the Indian Navy

Issued in 1981 to mark Navy Day. The stamp shows INS Taragiri

Issued in 1986 to mark the completion of 25 years of service of India's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant

INS Delhi - Issued in 1998

President's Review of the Fleet, 1984: A set of four stamps issued in 1984 to mark the review of the Indian naval fleet by President Fakruddin Ali Ahmed. The stamps (clockwise from top left) show the Sea Harrier jump jet, the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, a missile-guided destroyer and the submarine INS Vela. Click here for details.

Issued in 1989 on the occasion of the Review of the Fleet by President R Venkatraman. The stamp depicts a Task Force and the Naval Ensign.

Issued in 2001 to mark the International Fleet Review (IFR) by President K R Narayanan. Click here for details.

Issued in 2006 on the occasion of the President's Review of the Fleet by President Abdul Kalam Azad off the coast of Visakhapatnam. Clockwise from top left: 1. The aircraft carrier INS Viraat along with a Sea Harrier jump jet, 2. The Talwar & Brahmaputra Class frigates along with a Sea King Mk.42B ASW helicopter, 3. The submarine INS Sindhughosh along with a Shishumar Class submarine and 4. A Sandhayak Class vessel, an offshore patrol vessel - CGS Vigraha and a Dornier Do-288 patrol aircraft.

Issued in 1999 to salute India's Marine Heritage. From Coin 2200 BC (left) and from Coin 1700 AD (right)

Issued in 1986 to mark the 250th Anniversary of the Naval Dockyard, Bombay. The stamp shows the Duncan Dry Docks. Click here for details.

Issued in 2005 to celebrate INS Tarangini's circumnavigation of the of the globe