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Postal history

The stamps, letters and postal systems of British India, the Indian States and the European settlements, researched and explained for collectors.

274 articles Indian States The stamps and posts of the Indian States: state posts, convention states and the later postal unions. Explore → 61 articles British India From the 1852 Scinde Dawk to the transport designs of George VI: the stamps and postal machinery that linked the Indian subcontinent. Explore → 17 articles French India From pre-stamp Pondicherry to Free French overprints and the separate transfers to India: the stamps, offices and journeys of the French establishments. Explore → 19 articles Portuguese India From Goa's 1871 numerals to royal portraits, republican overprints, Ceres, the decimal reform and the transition to Indian administration. Explore → 9 articles Danish India Tranquebar and Serampore connected the Indian coast, Bengal and Copenhagen through company correspondence, private shipping and the British Indian post. Explore → 9 articles Dutch India Cochin, the Coromandel factories, Bengal and Surat survive in correspondence that records ships, copies, arrivals and official decisions. Explore →
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