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NEW DELHI, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A perfumed postage stamp may show consumers that snail mail makes "scents" as an alternative to e-mail, postal officials in India said.
The first-ever perfumed postage stamps in India will be officially released Wednesday, the Press Trust of India said. The Department of Posts said the sandalwood fragrance would last more than a year.
"As sandalwood is an integral part of Indian heritage, which needs to be treasured and conserved, the Department of Posts is issuing a perfumed postage stamp to commemorate this national treasure," the department said in a release.
The stamps would be printed at the government security press at Nasik.
India joins New Zealand, Thailand and Switzerland in issuing perfumed stamps.
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