A Miniature sheet is a small group of stamps that are still attached to the sheet on which they are printed. They could be regular issues or commemorative ones as well. They could be individual designs as well with special illustrations on the sheet. Several miniature sheets have been issued by India which portrays different aspects of the nation's identity like famous personalities, important events, art and culture, history, monuments etc.
India Post issued its first miniature sheet on 14 November 1973.
List of miniature sheets + India Post miniature sheetsSr. No.DescriptionDenominationIssue date 1Indipex 73 India International Philatelic Exhibition, New Delhi.₹ 4.6514 Nov 19732Indian Masks Series₹ 3.7015 Apr 19743Centenary of Universal Postal Union₹ 3.253 Oct 19744World Philatelic Exhibition - New Delhi (1st issue)₹ 8.0015 Jun 19875World Philatelic Exhibition - New Delhi₹ 15.0017 Oct 19876India-South Africa Cooperation : Mahatma Gandhi.₹ 8.002 Oct 19957Himalayan Ecology₹ 30.0010 May 19968INDEPEX 1997, International Stamp Exhibition, New Delhi. Mother Teresa.₹ 45.0015 Dec 19979Explore India Millennium Year. Indepex Asiana 2000, 14th Asian International Stamp Exhibition, Calcutta (1st Issue).₹ 24.0031 Mar 200010Indepex Asiana 2000 Calcutta 07- 12 December 2000₹ 12.0024 May 200011Indepex Asiana 2000, 14th Asian International Stamp Exhibition, Calcutta : Gems and Jewellery.₹ 15.007 Dec 200012150 Years of Railways in India₹ 15.0016 Apr 20021350th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between India and Japan₹ 30.0026 Apr 2002148th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, New Delhi : Mangroves₹ 30.0030 Oct 200215Handicrafts of India.₹ 20.0015 Nov 200216Aero India 2003, Bangalore, on Centenary Year of Man's First Flight.₹ 30.005 Feb 200317Medicinal Plant of India₹ 20.007 Apr 200318Golden Voices of Yesteryears₹ 20.0015 May 200319Golden Jubilee of the Ascent of Mount Everest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary.₹ 15.0029 May 200320151st Anniversary of Government Museum, Chennai₹ 25.0019 Jun 200321Waterfalls of India₹ 30.003 Oct 200322Nature India - Snakes : Python, Pit Viper, King Cobra, Gliding Snake.₹ 20.0012 Nov 200323India-France Joint Issue₹ 44.0029 Nov 200324Golden Jubilee of Sangeet Natak Akademi₹ 15.0022 Dec 200325INS Tarangini Circumnavigation Voyage₹ 5.0025 Apr 200426The Great Trigonometric Survey₹ 15.0028 Jun 200427150 Years of India Post (Postage Stamp)₹ 20.004 Oct 200428Indian Army in US Peace Keeping Operations₹ 5.0024 Oct 200429The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, ninth Cycle 2002-2004: Agra Fort₹ 30.0028 Nov 200430Taj Mahal, Agra₹ 15.0016 Dec 200431Flora and Fauna of North East India.₹ 20.0024 Mar 20053275th Anniversary of 'Dandi March' (Salt Movement)₹ 20.006 Apr 200533150 Years of India Post : Letter Boxes₹ 20.0018 Oct 200534India-Cyprus : Joint Issue (Folk Dances)₹ 30.0012 Apr 200635'Save Kurinji' Campaign.₹ 15.0029 May 200636India - Mongolia : Joint Issue (Arts and Crafts)₹ 30.0011 Sep 200637Endangered Birds of India.₹ 20.005 Oct 200638National Children's Day.₹ 10.0014 Nov 200639Sandalwood₹ 15.0013 Dec 200640Fragrances of Roses.₹ 40.007 Feb 200741Fairs of India₹ 20.0027 Feb 200742International Women's Day₹ 40.008 Mar 2007432550 Years of 'Mahaparivirvana' of the Buddha₹ 30.002 May 200744150 Years of First War of Independence.₹ 20.009 Aug 200745Landmark Bridges of India₹ 20.002 May 200746Centenary of 'Satyagraha'. The Stirrings.₹ 20.002 Oct 200747Platinum Jubilee of Indian Air Force₹ 30.008 Oct 2007484th CISM (International Military Sports Council) Military World Games, Hyderabad & Mumbai₹ 15.0014 Oct 200749Children's Day₹ 10.0014 Nov 200750Renewable Energy.₹ 20.0022 Nov 200751Endemic Butterflies of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.₹ 20.002 Jan 20085275th Birth Anniversary of Madhubala Mumtaz Begum Jahan Dehlavi (Film Actress)₹ 5.0018 Mar 200853Jasmine.₹ 20.0026 Apr 20085430th Anniversary of Aga Khan₹ 20.0017 May 200855India - China : Joint Issue, Buddhist Temples.₹ 30.0011 Jul 200856XXIX Olympic Games, Beijing, China₹ 40.008 Aug 20085730th Anniversary of Indian Coast Guard.₹ 20.0012 Aug 200858Festivals of India. Durga Puja, Dussehra and Deepavali₹ 15.007 Oct 200859Third Commonwealth Youth Games, Belewadi, Pune₹ 20.0012 Oct 200860Post Office (Rabindranath Tagore's 'DAKGHAR')₹ 15.0013 Oct 20086119th Commonwealth Games. New Delhi (2010)₹ 15.0018 Oct 200862National Children's Day. "India of My Dreams"₹ 15.0014 Nov 200863Canonisation of St. Alphonsa Muttathupadathu₹ 15.0016 Nov 20086460th Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad₹ 15.0027 Nov 200865Centenary of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore₹ 25.0014 Dec 20086610th Anniversary of BRAHMOS Supersonic Cruise Missile₹ 25.0022 Dec 200867Heritage Monuments Preservation by INTACH : Jaisalmer Fort, Mangya Monastery, St. Annie's Church & Qila Mubarak.₹ 20.0028 Jan 200968Spices of India₹ 20.0029 Apr 200969Rampur Raja Library, Uttar Pradesh₹ 20.0019 Jun 200970Jayadeva (Poet) and Geetagovinda (Sanskrit Verse)₹ 55.0027 Jul 200971Heritage Railway Stations of India₹ 20.0016 Aug 200972Rare Fauna of North East India₹ 15.001 Oct 200973Horses of India₹ 20.009 Nov 200974The Silent Valley₹ 5.0015 Nov 200975India-Philippines Joint Issue, Butanding and Gangetic Dolphin₹ 25.0016 Nov 200976Greetings₹ 20.001 Dec 200977Traditional Indian Textiles₹ 20.0010 Dec 200978Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers₹ 10.0019 Dec 200979Astrological Signs₹ 60.0014 Apr 201080Postal Heritage Buildings₹ 30.0013 May 201081International Year of biodiversity₹ 25.005 Jun 201082Queen's Baton Relay XIX Commonwealth Games.₹ 25.0025 Jun 201083Birds of India₹ 10.009 Jul 201084Rath Yatra of Puri.₹ 5.009 Jul 201085Commonwealth Games (2nd Series).Talkatora Stadium and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.₹ 10.009 Jul 201086XIX Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010₹ 20.003 Oct 201087Indian Postage Stamps - Princely States₹ 20.006 Oct 201088Children's Day₹ 20.0014 Nov 201089India-Mexico: Joint Issue₹ 25.0015 Dec 201090Crafts Museum₹ 10.0021 Dec 201091Krishnadevraya₹ 5.0027 Jan 201192Mahatma Gandhi Khadi Stamp₹ 100.0012 Feb 201193100 Years of Airmail₹ 20.0012 Feb 201194Legendary Heroines of India₹ 30.0013 Feb 201195150 Years of Rabindranath Tagore₹ 10.007 May 2011962nd Africa-India Forum Summit 2011₹ 30.0025 May 201197Rashtrapati Bhavan₹ 20.005 Aug 201198Children's Day 2011 (Theme on Save Tiger)₹ 25.0014 Sep 201199Archaeological Survey of India₹ 25.0020 Dec 2011100100 Years of Civil Aviation₹ 35.0014 Mar 2012101"800th Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Dargah Sharif, Ajmer"₹ 25.0027 Mar 2012102London 2012 Olympic Games₹ 50.0025 Jul 2012103Philately Day₹ 20.0012 Oct 2012104XI Conference of Parties Convention on Biological Diversity, Hyderabad₹ 40.0016 Oct 2012105Light Houses of India₹ 25.0023 Dec 2012106Architectural Heritage₹ 25.0011 Apr 2013107Heritage Buildings₹ 10.0012 Apr 2013108100 Years of Indian Cinema (9 Stamps) 1/6 (Issued as a Sheetlet)₹ 45.003 May 2013109100 Years of Indian Cinema (9 Stamps) 2/6 (Issued as a Sheetlet)₹ 45.003 May 2013110100 Years of Indian Cinema (8 Stamps) 3/6 (Issued as a Sheetlet)₹ 40.003 May 2013111100 Years of Indian Cinema (9 Stamps) 4/6 (Issued as a Sheetlet)₹ 40.003 May 2013112100 Years of Indian Cinema (9 Stamps) 5/6 (Issued as a Sheetlet)₹ 40.003 May 2013113100 Years of Indian Cinema (9 Stamps) 6/6 (Issued as a Sheetlet)₹ 40.003 May 2013114Wild Ass₹ 25.0010 May 2013115Wild Flowers (4 Stamps) 1/3₹ 20.0020 May 2013116Wild Flowers (4 Stamps) 2/3₹ 20.0020 May 2013117Wild Flowers (4 Stamps) 3/3₹ 20.0020 May 2013118Wild Flowers (12 Stamps) (Issued as a Sheetlet)₹ 60.0020 May 2013119Philately Day₹ 20.0012 Oct 2013120Sachin Tendulkar₹ 40.0014 Nov 2013121Railway Workshops₹ 25.0026 Nov 2013122Emperor & Empress of Japan's Visit₹ 20.005 Dec 2013123Indian Museum, Kolkata₹ 45.002 Feb 2014124Fifa World Cup 2014₹ 60.0012 Jun 2014125Indian Musicians₹ 80.003 Sep 2014126India - Slovenia Joint Issue₹ 30.0028 Nov 2014127100 Years of Mahatma Gandhi's Return₹ 30.008 Jan 2015128Swachh Bharat₹ 15.0030 Jan 2015129India - France: 50 Years of Space Co-operation₹ 30.0010 Apr 2015130International Yoga Day₹ 5.0021 Jun 2015131Women Empowerment₹ 20.002 Sep 2015132Charkha₹ 10.0015 Oct 20151333rd India - Africa Forum Summit₹ 70.0029 Oct 20151343rd India - Africa Forum Summit (Hot stamped with foil and embossed)₹ 200.0029 Oct 2015135Children's Day₹ 30.0014 Nov 2015136Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)₹ 30.003 Dec 2015137Vibrant India₹ 25.0025 Jan 2016138UN Women He for She₹ 30.008 Mar 2016139Allahabad High Court₹ 20.0013 Mar 2016140Surya Namaskar₹ 180.0020 Jun 2016141Tadoba-Andhari National Park₹ 30.0029 Jul 20161422016 Olympic Games Rio₹ 60.005 Aug 2016143Orchids₹ 90.008 Aug 2016144Tourism in India₹ 25.0015 Aug 2016145Indian Metal Crafts₹ 90.0026 Aug 2016146Saint Teresa₹ 50.004 Sep 2016147Swachh Bharat₹ 30.002 Oct 2016148Birds - Series 1: Near Threatened₹ 55.0017 Oct 2016149Children's Day - Picnic₹ 30.0014 Nov 2016150Exotic Birds - 1₹ 30.005 Dec 2016151Exotic Birds - 2₹ 30.005 Dec 2016152Season's Greetings₹ 30.0023 Dec 2016153Legendary singers₹ 30.0030 Dec 2016154Splendours of India₹ 300.001 Jan 2017155Ganesh Pol, Amber Fort, Jaipur, Splendors of India₹ 1000.00 (Sold in a calendar
as a set of 12 sheets)1 Jan 2017156Pashmina Shawl, Kashmir, Splendours of India157Chhau Dance Mask, Splendours of India158Bodhi Tree, Sandstone Relief Sculpture, Sanchi, Splendours of India159Sarota, Areca Nut Cutter, Splendours of India160Peacock Gate, City Palace, Jaipur, Splendours of India161Chaitya Hall, Karle, Splendours of India162Thanjavur (Tanjore) Painting, Splendours of India163Blue Pottery, Jaipur, Splendours of India164Colored Glass Window, Bagore Ki Haveli, Udaipur, Splendours of India165Parchinkari, Pietra Dura, Splendours of India166Zardozi Carpet, Agra, Splendours of India167Guru Gobind Singh, 350th Prakash Utsav₹ 10.005 Jan 2017168India Portugal Joint Issue₹ 30.007 Jan 2017169Nature India₹ 30.0025 Jan 2017170Headgears of India₹ 160.0010 Feb 2017171Ladybird Beetle₹ 40.0023 Feb 2017172Means of Transport in India₹ 600.00 (Sold in a booklet