Interesting Philatelic Facts

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The first postage stamp of the world
Penny Black

Date if issue of the stamp
May 1, 1840

The first stamp was available for sale to the public on
May 6, 1840

The first stamp of India
Scinde Dawk

The year India’s firs t stamp appeared
1852

The year of issue of the first postcard
1869

The first country to issue the postcard
Austria

The date of issue of the first stamp of Travancore
October 16, 1888

The date issue of the first stamp of Cochin
April 1, 1892

The man who was responsible for the first stamp of the world
Sir. Rowland Hill

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The personality depicted on Penny Black
Queen Victoria of England

What is the study of post cards called?
Deltiology

The date of issue of independent India’s first stamps
November 21, 1947

The price of the first stamp of India with the state emblem, the Ashokan capital
1.5 annas

Whose birth centenary had a commemorative stamp on July 23, 1956?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak

The first person depicted on free India’s stamp
Mahatama Gandhi (1948)

The first woman to appear on an Indian stamp
Meera Bai

The world’s costliest stamp
British Guiana, 1cent, 1856

The disciple of Jesus Christ on whom a commemorative stamp was issued
St.Thomas

The inscription on Indian stamps until 1882
East India postage

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The country with the largest number of post offices
India

The slogan used of stamping the mail on the first independence day
Jai Hind

The oldest postal services in the world
In China, 4000 B.C

The oldest state post of modern times permitting the circulation of private correspondence
France, 1464

The only countries to grant their citizens free postage
Andorra and Green Land

The first stamp issued outside the UK
New York City, Feb.1, 1842

The first stamp in Asia
Scinde Dawk of India

The first African stamp
Cape of Good Hope triangular, Sept.1, 1853

The first government issue of stamps outside the U.K
Zurich, Switzerland (March 1, 1843)

The introduction of postal index number (PIN) in India
August 15, 1972

The year India achieved the world record of one lakh post offices
1968.

The year Inland letter card was introduced
1950

The first international philatelic exhibition was held in
Frankfurt (1887)

[orenbarca]

WOW! very cool!