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The Philatelist

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Stamps of India: every stamp has a story, and so does every collector

Maybe yours began with a childhood album, or a stamp saved from a letter. Here is every stamp India has issued since 1947 with the story behind it, the posts of the days before Independence, and collectors across the country who share your love for them. Tick off the stamps you own, build your albums and find your people.

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Nov 15

Today in philatelic history

On 15 November, India issued 19 stamps across different years, from Refugee Relief postal tax overprints in 1971 to commemoratives for Sickle Cell Eradication – 2047 and Birsa Munda’s 150th birth anniversary in 2024.

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The latest issues from India Post, added as they come out.

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Commemorative Stamp 3,405 Miniature Sheets 286 Definitive Stamp 215 Sheetlet 82 Se-Tenant 56 Postal Tax Stamp 6

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Famous people 1,337 Anniversaries and Jubilees 1,218 Men 1,124 Commemoration 434 Animals (Fauna) 388 Buildings 334 All themes →

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Collectors from across India, beginners and old hands alike. See who collects near you, what they collect and who is happy to help. Locations on the map are approximate.

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Calendars, mugs and postcards made from Indian stamp designs. Posted across India.

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2027 spiral desk calendar cover featuring two stamps from India’s princely states Pre-order 2027 Desk Calendar – Stamps of India’s Princely States ₹285.00 Vande Mataram Decorative Mug – 1976 Indian Postage Stamp Design 13% off Vande Mataram Decorative Mug – 1976 Indian Postage Stamp Design Original price was: ₹399.00.Current price is: ₹349.00. Big Cats of the World Postcards collection 10% off Big Cats of the World (Set of 6 Illustrated Postcards) Original price was: ₹120.00.Current price is: ₹108.00. Colorful Birds Postcards collection 10% off India's Most Colorful Birds (Set of 4 Illustrated Postcards) Original price was: ₹80.00.Current price is: ₹72.00.

Learn about stamps

Short lessons for beginners, guides and the stories behind the stamps.

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Start here · 8 lessons Stamp collecting for beginners What to collect first, handling and storage, reading a catalogue entry, judging condition and where to buy safely. Start lesson 1 → Guide Exhibit design, part 2: showing your collection online An online exhibition reaches people who will never visit a stamp show. How to photograph, present and share one, with lessons from artists who… Read the guide → Guide Exhibit design, part 1: planning pages, captions and display What museums know about planning a display, writing captions people read, and keeping paper safe — applied to stamp exhibit pages. Read the guide →

New to a word? 301 philatelic terms explained in the Glossary →

India before 1947

Postal history

The stamps, letters and postal systems of British India, the Indian States and the European settlements, from the 1852 Scinde Dawk to Independence. 389 researched articles.

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British India From the 1852 Scinde Dawk to the transport designs of George VI: the stamps and postal machinery that… Indian States The stamps and posts of the Indian States: state posts, convention states and the later postal unions. Portuguese India From Goa’s 1871 numerals to royal portraits, republican overprints, Ceres, the decimal reform and the transition to Indian… French India From pre-stamp Pondicherry to Free French overprints and the separate transfers to India: the stamps, offices and journeys… Danish India Tranquebar and Serampore connected the Indian coast, Bengal and Copenhagen through company correspondence, private shipping and the British… Dutch India Cochin, the Coromandel factories, Bengal and Surat survive in correspondence that records ships, copies, arrivals and official decisions.
french india stamp selection French India FRANCE TOUJOURS, 1943: an Authorised Overprint Read the article → soruth gap 254025 Soruth Soruth’s Nasik Pictorials and the Postal Tariff of 1 October 1929 Read the article →
Jaspreet Kaur, founder of The Philatelist

“Every stamp has a story: a forgotten chapter of history, a remarkable person, a glimpse of our heritage. I made The Philatelist to give back to a hobby that has given me so much joy, a place where collectors, new and old, can discover those stories together.”

Jaspreet Kaur · Founder, The Philatelist

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