Name: Tortorise
Date of Issue: 2 August 2008
Denominations: 500p, 1500p
Tortorise named ADWAITYA lived some 250 years on this Earth.
He was kept in Alipore zoological garden, Kolkata.
He was the longest living animal in the world having lived for more than 250 years.
These are the first hexagonal stamps issued by India
He was the longest living animal in the world having lived for more than 250 years.
These are the first hexagonal stamps issued by India