Modern Indian Postal History - 1947-1950

Topics/Chapters
15th August 1947 - Bharat (India) became Independent
Bharat (India) became Independent
First Indian Postage Stamp Depicting National Flag - 21st November 1947
Indian Postal Circles: 1947-1948
Postal Holidays - 1948
Gandhiji Assassinated - 30th January 1948
Delivery District/Zone Numbers -1948
First Commercial Airlines
Pakistan treated as Foreign Country
Persian Gulf Countries
Indian Embassy in Nepal
A special "AIR MAIL" postage stamp in 12 annas denomination
"Gandhiji" - First Indian to be on Stamps of India
First Postal Stationery of Independent India
Express Inland Air Services
Night Air Mail Service
Establishment of Mobile Post Offices
N.A.S. crashes and Salvaged Night Airmail
Air Parcel Service
All Up Scheme
Introduction of Delivery Stamp
Introduction of Urban Mobile Post Offices
Archaeological Series Stamps
Amalgamation of States’ Post Offices
Postal System of Princely States
Discontinuance of O.H.M.S.
India became Republic
Local Delivery System introduced
Weekly Holidays for Indian Post Offices
Foreign Express Delivery Service
Introduction of Inland Letter Cards in India
Night Post Offices in India

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Prashant H. Pandya