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History. 1947 to 1971. At the time of independence in August 1947, the country inherited a divided ( east and west) postal system established by the British. The new system started operating under the modified Post Office Act no VI of 1898. [3] .
Pakistan appeared on the map of the world on 14th August, 1947 but the history of Pakistan Postage Stamps starts with the first postage stamp of Indo-Pak known as Scinde Dawk Stamp. It was the first Asian stamp issued by the province of Sindh now forming a part of Pakistan.
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By: Akhtar ul Islam Siddiqui M. Sc (Geog) Pb. Pakistan appeared on the map of the world on 14th August, 1947 but the history of Pakistan Postage Stamps starts with the first postage stamp of Indo-Pak known as Scinde Dawk Stamp. It was the first Asian stamp issued by the province of Sindh now forming a part of Pakistan.
Post-1965 war with India, a series of stamps were issued on 25 December 1965 (birthday of the founder of Pakistan) which saluted the army, navy and air force. In 1966 a stamp marked Pakistan’s first Atomic Reactor—the sign of a powerful country, able to defend itself (Figure 20).
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Nine months later on 9 July 1948, the government released its first commemorative set for the country's first anniversary which consisted of 4 stamps. The stamps were inscribed "15 August 1947" because of the prevailing confusing as to which date was Pakistan's actual date of independence. [8]
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان, islāmī jamhūriya i pākistān), or Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستان,pākistān) is a country located in South Asia that overlaps onto the Greater Middle East and Central Asia. The country borders India, Afghanistan, Iran (Persia), China and the Arabian Sea. The ...
DIAMOND JUBILEE OF PAKISTAN (1947 - 2022) COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMPS AND SOUVENIR SHEET August 14, 2022 The struggle for a separate homeland for Muslims of the subcontinent fruitfully culminated on 14th August 1947 when Islamic Republic of Pakistan appeared on the World Map, after an unprecedented and most peaceful
