Hindustan Times Britain's Royal Mail issues stamp on Noor Inayat KhanThe HinduBritain's Royal Mail has issued a postage stamp of Noor Inayat Khan, World War II heroine, who fought fascism and died in the Dachau concentration camp. The stamp — part of a set of 10 stamps in the 'Remarkable …
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