August 25, 2021

International Light House Day

A Boat Carried Special Cover was issued at Pulicat on the occasion of International Light House Day on 21st August 2021.

 
Pulicat of Pazhaverkadu is a historic seashore town near Chennai. The Portuguese established a trading post in Pulicat in 1502. Its possession got charged between Portuguese and Dutch until finally occupied by the British in 1825. The Dutch Cemetery dating back to 1622 with inscribed tombs and graves, carved with skeletons have been quite well preserved.
 
Cover Code: TN/15/2021

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