The Sindh Province of what was then British (East India Company) India has the distinction of having
The Sindh Province of what was then British (East India Company) India has the distinction of having produced the first pre-paid postage stamps in the Indian Subcontinent - in this case, embossed paper or wax paper marked with the words “Scinde District Dawk,” “Scinde” being the early British spelling for Sindh, “Dawk” being the Hindi word for postage. I WANT ONE.Stamp details:Issued on: July 1, 1952From: Sindh, British RajMC #N/ARecognized as sovereign states by the UN: NoClaimed by: Islamic Republic of PakistanMember of the Universal Postal Union: No -- source link
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