First Death Anniversary of Jinnah - 1949

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (the Quaid-e-Azam), the founder of Pakistan, despite his ailment and fragile health fought the British and the Congress Party, representing the Hindus, to win a separate country for the Muslims of British India. The struggle had had a telling effect on his health and he could hardly get a little more over a year to manage the affairs of the newly born Pakistan. And left the mourning Pakistanis on 11 September 1948. 

The Pakistan Post issued a set of three stamps commemorating the first death anniversary of Jinnah on 11 September 1949. 

The stamps valued One and a Half Ana, Three Ana and Ten Ana had Urdu inscription of "Quaid-e-Azam (the great leader) with his date of birth and date of death written underneath. His motto for Pakistan "Unity, Faith and Discipline" was written under the above information.

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First Stamps – Pakistan

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Upon independence form the British India on 14 august 1947, Pakistan continued to use the old British Indian stamps with the word “Pakistan” over printed on these stamps. It was not until 9^th July 1948, did the Pakistan Post issued a set of four commemorative stamps with a face value of One and a Half, Two and a Half and 3 Anas and Re.1. 

The stamps pictured above bore the photographs of Assembly Building (Karachi), Karachi Airport and Lahore Fort. The fourth stamp (Rupee. 1) bore a Crescent and Star with word “Pakistan” written inside the crescent and the word Long Live Pakistan, written on the lower border. Both inscriptions were in Urdu. This stamp was designed by the famous water colour maestro Abdul Rehman Chughtai

The stamps were withdrawn from sale with effect from 1^st October 1959.

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First Stamps – Turkey (Ottoman Empire)

The postal history of Turkey can be divided into two part.  Turkey before  and after 1923. Before 1923, the modern day Turkey  was part of the greater Ottoman Empire, which was spread from Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania in the west, to Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the borders of Persia in the east. 

The Ottoman Empire installed its postal organization in 1840 and issued its first adhesive on 1^st January 1863.  The horizontal pair of two stamps shown above is one of two recorded unused items.

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First Stamps – India

The British India came to an end in August 1947 and from it, Pakistan and emerged as two independent countries on 14^th and 15^th august respectively.  A set of three stamps was issued by the Indian Post on 21^st November 1947 as shown above.  

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The stamp on the left top was priced at 12 Ana and showed a Douglas DC-4 aircraft and was meant for foreign air mail. The second on lower left, valued at Three and a Half Ana depicted the flag of India on a sky blue background. The Hindi inscription on the top right corner reads “Long Live India”. The stamp was also meant for mail outside India. 

The third stamp on the right, valued at One and a Half Ana, depicted the national emblem of India and was to be used for domestic mail only.

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First Stamps – Bangladesh

Although, a set of 8 stamps was issued on 29 July 1971 in anticipation of the creation of the newly independent country, a set of three stamps by the sovereign Bangladesh were issued on 20^th December 1971 with the overprint “Bangladesh Liberated” both in English and Bengali. 

One of the three stamps with the map of Bangladesh is shown above, while the other two stamps bore the portrait of Sheikh Mujib ur Rehman and the Support Bangladesh theme.

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The First Postage Stamps of China

The history of postage stamps issued by China dates back to 1878. The Post Office of the then Qing Dynasty issued a set of three stamps. 

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The stamps issued from a copper plate bore the drawing of a dragon. This set of stamps was issued thrice, i.e. in 1878, 1882 and then 1883.

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Stamp Collecting and Internet

Internet these days provide a rich source for the stamp collectors to gain and obtain information about stamps, history of philately, pries of rare stamps and any allied information. The Internet has allowed small and large dealers to sell stamps and stamp collecting supplies online.  

Before the Internet, hobbyists often had to either order stamps through the mail or trek to the nearest stamp collecting store.   Now everyone can order stamps online and even sell them through marketplaces like Ebay.  In fact, today the dominant means of acquiring and selling stamps is conducted online.

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The Black History Month and Canada’s First Black Victoria Cross Winner

The Black History Month - is a remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada in February and the United Kingdom in the month of October. 

This year, the Canadian Post joins in to celebrate the month by remembering one of its celebrated black sailor, William Hall, who was  the first black Canadian to have been awarded a VC (short for Victoria Cross), the highest military award of the Great Britain.

Hall was awarded VC for his his bravery in 1857 aboard the British Royal Navy’s HMS Shannon. He was awarded the honour in 1859.

The 57-cent stamp bears a portrait of the white-bearded Hall taken in 1900 wearing a blue blazer displaying three bravery medals, including the Victoria Cross. In the background, there’s an image of the ocean and a navy ship. 

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Coronation of Reza Shah Pehalvi – 1967

It seems history now – but this stamp of Paisa 50 denomination was issued by Pakistan Post on 26^th October 1967 on the coronation of the (then) Shah of Iran, Reza Shah Pehalvi, and his wife, princess Farah Deeba.

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Three Portraits – Three Countries (RCD Anniversary 1976)

Like all previous years, the commemorative stamps issued by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey (the member countries of the RCD) issued stamps to mark the anniversary of the RCD (Regional Cooperation for Development). However, since the year coincided with the birth centenary celebrations of Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, the theme for the common stamps of the three countries was the portrait of founders of their respective countries / dynasties.

The above stamps were issued by Iran. Besides Jinnah (top centre), the stamps also bore the portrait of Reza Shah Kabir (top left), the founder of Pehalvi kingdom of Iran (the kingdom finally came to an end in 1979) and Mustafa Kemal Pasha, commonly known as Ata Turk, the founder of modern Turkey.

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The National Symbols of Pakistan

On 23^rd March 2009, the Pakistan Post issued a set of four stamps on the eve of the Republic Day of Pakistan and celebrating the National Year of Environment to protect the environment and natural trove of Pakistan. 

Priced Rs. 5 each, the stamp show (from top left to down and then top left to down) the national tree (Himalayan Cedar or Deodar as it is called locally), national flower (Chanbeli or Jasmine), the national bird (Partridge or Chakor as called locally) and national animal (Capra Falconeri Falconeri or Markhor in local language).  

All four stamps are triangular in shape with maximum width of  52.5 mm and height   28 mm.

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