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INFORMATION OF POSTAL DEPARTMENT

INTERESTING PHILATELIC FACTS

First Postage Stamp of the World

-PENNY BLACK

The personality depicted on PENNY BLACK

        -QUEEN VICTORIA of ENGLAND

Date of Issue of First Stamp

        -01^st MAY 1840

First stamp available for sale to the public

        -06^th MAY 1840

First Country to issue the POST CARD

-        AUSTRIA On 1869

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The study of POST CARD is called as

        -DELTIOLOGY

World COSTLIEST STAMP

        -BRITISH GUINNA(1 CENT) 1856

The study of STAMPS COLLECTINTION is called

        -PHILATELY

Father of the PHILATELY

        -ROWLAND HILL

OLDEST POSTAL SERVICE in the world

        -CHINA (4000 B.C.)

The only COUNTRIES to grant their citizens FREE POSTAGE

        -ANDORRA & GREENLAND

First stamp of ASIAN

        -SCINDE DAWK OF INDIA

LARGEST NUMBER of POST-OFFICES in the country

        -INDIA(1,55,837.po)

INDIAN POST

First Stamp in INDIA

          -1852

The description on INDIAN STAMPS until 1882

          -EAST INDIA POSTAGE

First STAMP issued by INDIPENDENT INDIA on

          -21^st NOV 1947

First person depicted on free INDIA’s STAMP

          -MAHATMA GANDHI (1948)

Fist Women to appear on an INDIAN STAMP

          -MEERA BAI

SLAGON used for stamping the mail on the FIRST INDEPENDENCE DAY

          -JAI HIND

Beginning of (POSB) POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK In INDIA

          -1882

PIN CODE stands for

          -POSTAL INDEX NUMBER CODE

Introduction of PIN CODE in INDIA

          -15^TH AUG 1972

First INLAND LETTER CARD was introduced in the year

          -1950

First INTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC EXIHIBITION was held in

          -FRANKFURT, 1887.

The disciple of JESUS CHRIST in whom a commemorate stamp was issued

          -ST.THOMAS

Number of post offices in India

          -1,55,837

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