Under two months after South Mumbai’s iconic promenade, Marine Drive, kicked off its centenary celebrations, the General Post Office has punctured the revelry. On December 18 last year, residents from the heritage buildings that line the sea face launched the design for a commemorative stamp that salutes the glamorous crescent bay. But the celebrations, the GPO thinks, might be premature by four years.

The Marine Drive Citizens’ Association members, R Somani (right) and Ashok Gupta, are confident of procuring the papers that the postal department requires as proof. Pics/Bipin Kokate