# Ex-serviceman preserves rare 1947 ‘Jai Hind’ stamps in Kozhikode 2026-08-15T02:37:16+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Ex-serviceman Sarin Kumar Nair from Kozhikode owns a rare complete set of Independent India's first postage stamps, the 1947 'Jai Hind' series, Mathrubhumi English reports. The set of three stamps, the National Flag, the Ashoka Stupa, and a Douglas DC-4 aircraft, is nearly 80 years old. Nair says only about five or six people in Kerala have the complete series. Nair's collection also includes stamps from all 195 UN-recognised nations and rare colonial-era issues from British, French and Portuguese India. He has won third place in state and national philatelic exhibitions and participated in a virtual exhibition from Boston. ## Coverage - english.mathrubhumi.com Tags: India, Jai Hind stamps, Kozhikode, Sarin Kumar Nair Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ex-serviceman-preserves-rare-1947-jai-hind-stamps-in-kozhikode/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ex-serviceman-preserves-rare-1947-jai-hind-stamps-in-kozhikode/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.