Postage stamps and postal history of Pakistan

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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Pakistan.

Before Pakistan's creation in 1947, its postal service was part of that for British India; see postage stamps and postal history of India for details.

Initially Pakistan continued to use stamps of India. On 1 October 1947, Indian stamps overprinted "PAKISTAN" became available. In addition, postmasters were authorized to produce their own overprints by either handstamping or machine-printing the country's name on existing stocks of Indian stamps, resulting in a variety of colors and sizes of overprints.

Pakistan's first new designs were also its first commemorative stamps. The set of four were issued on 9 July 1948 to mark the first anniversary of independence. Three of the designs show notable sights (Constituent Assembly building, Karachi Airport, and Lahore Fort's gateway), while the fourth is an abstract design with a crescent and Urdu inscription.

The first definitive series began to appear on the actual anniversary of independence. The three lowest values showed the scales of justice, and the next three the crescent and star; higher values depicted various scenes. The initial issue showed the crescent open to the right, but in 1949 the stamps were redesigned to have the crescent open to the left.

The next major definitive series came out in 1961. The three designs - Khyber Pass, Shalimar Gardens, and Chota Sona Masjid gate - were each used for multiple values. The designs were altered in 1963, most notably to have a solid line connecting all of the Bengali characters in the upper left inscription, but with other subtle changes as well.

[edit]See also

• Designers of Pakistani stamps
• List of people on stamps of Pakistan
• List of postage stamps of Pakistan
• Pakistan Post

[edit]References

• Collect Pakistan Postage Stamps - Siddiqui Stamps Catalogue. 1947-2009. Editor: Akhtar Ul Islam Siddiqui.
• R. E. Ellison, "The Posage Stamps of Pakistan Used Abroad", Philatelist XVI p. 161.
• Stuart Rossiter & John Flower: The Stamp Atlas
• Stanley Gibbons catalogue

• List of postage stamps of Pakistan

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  Over its 60-year history, Pakistan has issued over 600 issues and 1,100 stamps and souvenir sheets.
  

  • 1947 to 1966
  • 1967 to 1976
  • 1977 to 1986
  • 1987 to 1996
  • 1997 to 2006

  
  

  Contents  [hide] 1 1947 2 1948 3 1949 4 1950 5 1951 6 1952 7 1953 8 1954 9 1955 10 1956 11 1957 12 1958 13 1959 14 1960 15 1961 16 1962 17 1963 18 1964 19 1965 20 1966 21 References

  [edit]1947

  • Indian Postage stamps overprinted “Pakistan” – 1 October 1947

  [edit]1948

  • Independence Commemorative – 9 July 1948
  • 1st Regular Series (Crescent and Star facing Northeast) – 14 August 1948

  [edit]1949

  • 1st Anniversary of the Death of Quaid-e-Azam – 11 September 1949

  • 1st Regular Series (Crescent and Star facing Northwest) – 1949

  [edit]1950

  No stamp issued
  

  [edit]1951

  • 4th Anniversary of Independence – 14 August 1951

  [edit]1952

  • Scinde Dawk Commemorative – 14 August 1952

  [edit]1953

  No stamp issued
  

  [edit]1954

  • 7th Anniversary of Independence – 14 August 1954

  • Conquest of K2 Commemorative – 25 December 1954

  [edit]1955

  • 8th Anniversary of Independence – 14 August 1955

  • 10th Anniversary of United Nations – 24 October 1955

  • Unification of West Pakistan – 7 December 1955

  [edit]1956

  • 1956 – 1 The Republic Day Commemorative – 23 March 1956

  • 1956 – 2 9th Anniversary of Independence – 14 August 1956

  • 1956 – 3 1st Session of National Assembly of Pakistan at Dacca – 1956

  [edit]1957

  • 1957 – 1 1st Anniversary of Republic Day – 23 March 1957

  • 1957 – 2 Centenary of Struggle for Independence – 10 May 1957

  • 1957 – 3 10th Anniversary of Independence – 14 August 1957

  [edit]1958

  • 2nd Anniversary of Republic Day – 23 March 1958

  • 20th Death Anniversary of Allama Iqbal – 21 April 1958

  • 10th Anniversary of Human Rights – 10 December 1958

  • 2nd National Jamboree of Pakistan Boy Scouts – 28 December 1958

  [edit]1959

  • 1959 – 1 Revolution Day – 27 October 1959

  • 1959 – 2 Red Cross Centenary – 19 November 1959

  [edit]1960

  • 1960 – 1 Armed Forces Day – 10 January 1960

  • 1960 – 2 Definitive Issue – 23 March 1960

  • 1960 – 3 World Refugee Year – 7 April 1960

  • 1960 – 4 Golden Jubilee of Punjab Agricultural College, Lyallpur(now Faisalabad) – 10 October 1960

  • 1960 – 5 Revolution Day Commemoration – 27 October 1960

  • 1960 – 6 Centenary of King Edward Medical College, Lahore – 16 November 1960

  • 1960 – 7 International Chamber of Commerce, CAFEA Meeting – 5 December 1960

  • 1960 – 8 Third Pakistan Boy Scouts National Jamboree, Lahore – 24 December 1960

  [edit]1961

  • 1961 – 1 Currency Changed 100 Paisa = Rs 100 New Currency Overprint – 10 January 1961

  • 1961–63 – 2 “SHAKISTAN” instead of “PAKISTAN” printed.

  • 1961–63 – 3 Definitives

  • 1961 – 4 Lahore Stamp Exhibition – 12 February 1961

  • 1961 – 5 Completion of Warsak Hydroelectric Project – 1 July 1961

  • 1961 – 6 Child Welfare Week – 2 October 1961

  • 1961 – 7 Co-operative Day – 4 November 1961

  • 1961 – 8 Police Centenary – 30 November 1961

  • 1961 – 9 Railway Centenary – 31 December 1961

  [edit]1962

  • 1962 – 1 1st Karachi – Dacca Jet Flight – 6 February 1962

  • 1962 – 2 Malaria Eradication – 7 April 1962

  • 1962 – 3 New Constitution – 8 June 1962

  • 1962 – 4 Sports – 14 August 1962

  • 1962 – 5 Small Industries – 10 November 1962

  • 1962 – 6 16th Anniversary of UNICEF – 11 December 1962

  • 1962–70 – 7 Redrawn Bengali inscription at top right

  [edit]1963

  • 1963 – 1 U.N. Force in West Irian – 15 February 1963
  • 1963 – 2 National Horse and Cattle Show – 13 March 1963
  • 1963 – 3 Freedom from Hunger – 21 March 1963
  • 1963 – 4 Second International Dacca Stamp Exhibition – 23 March 1963
  • 1963 – 5 Centenary of Red Cross – 25 June 1963
  • 1963 – 6 Archaeological Series – 16 September 1963
  • 1963 – 7 Centenary of Public Works Department – 7 October 1963
  • 1963 – 8 25th Death Anniversary of Kamal Ataturk – 10 November 1963
  • 1963 – 9 15th Anniversary of Declaration of Human Rights – 10 December 1963
  • 1963 – 10 Completion of Multan Thermal Power Station – 25 December 1963
  • 1963–68 – 11 Water mark

  [edit]1964

  • 1964 – 1 Nubian Monuments Preservation – 30 March 1964
  • 1964 – 2 New York World Fair – 22 April 1964
  • 1964 – 3 Bicentenary of Death of Shah Abdul Latif of Bhit – 25 June 1964
  • 1964 – 4 16th Anniversary of Death of Quaid-e-Azam – 11 September 1964
  • 1964 – 5 Universal Children’s Day – 5 October 1964
  • 1964 – 6 West Pakistan University of Engineering & Technology 1st Convocation – 21 December 1964

  [edit]1965

  • 1965 – 1 Blind Welfare – 28 February 1965
  • 1965 – 2 International Co-operation year – 26 June 1965
  • 1965 – 3 1st Anniversary of RCD – 21 July 1965
  • 1965 – 4 Pakistan Armed Forces – 25 December 1965

  [edit]1966

  • 1966 – 1 Armed Forces Day – 13 February 1966
  • 1966 – 2 Inauguration of 1st Atomic Reactor of Pakistan, Islamabad – 30 April 1966
  • 1966 – 3 Silver Jubilee of Habib Bank – 25 August 1966
  • 1966 – 4 Universal Children’s Day – 3 October 1966
  • 1966 – 5 20th Anniversary of UNESCO – 24 November 1966
  • 1966 – 6 Islamabad, New Capital – 29 November 1966
  • 1966 – 7 Foundation of Health and TIBI Research Institute – 3 December 1966
  • 1966 – 8 90th Birth Anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam – 25 December 1966