Postage stamps and postal history of Bahawalpur
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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Bahawalpur.
First stamps
Bahawalpur used the postage stamps of
British India until 1945. On 1 January 1945, it issued its own stamps, for official use
only, a set of pictorials inscribed entirely in Arabic.
Commemorative stamps
On 1 December 1947 the state issued its first regular stamp, a
Nawabs and buildings. A handful of additional commemoratives ended with an October 1949 issue commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union. After this the state adopted Pakistani stamps for external mail. Bahawalpur stamps continued to be valid for internal mail until 1953.[1]
See also
References
- ISBN 0852596839
Further reading
- Dr. Captain U.A.G.Isani & Syed Abid Hussain The Amirate of Bhawalpur: Postal History and Stamps (1932–1949).
External links
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