What is the writing on the attached image?

Mon Feb 14 07:46:12 UTC 2011

Perhaps the digits 1 to 9?

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Van: Indology [mailto:INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk] Namens Deshpande, Madhav
Verzonden: maandag 14 februari 2011 1:49
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Onderwerp: Re: [INDOLOGY] What is the writing on the attached image?

I have attached an image of the Indian postal stamp showing the picture of Pāṇini.  Does the vertical writing to the left of Pāṇini mean anything?  

Madhav

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
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The University of Michigan
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