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This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (December 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The Scinde Dawk of 1852, the first postage stamp of India is a round red sealing wafer. India has a long and varied postal history and has produced a ...
India Art Architecture Design Biennale 2023 5.00 40 15 December 2023 Celebrating India and Oman's Friendship (set of 2 Stamps) 25.00 each 41 15 December 2023 Rani Abbakka Devi: 5.00 42 24 December 2023 Acharya Sushil Kumar 5.00 43 26 December 2023 Khartargachha Millennium 5.00 44 27 December 2023 125 Years of Ramakrishna Mission: 5.00 45
The Post Office Act XVII of 1837 provided that the Governor-General of India in Council had the exclusive right of conveying letters by post for hire within the territories of the East India Company. Section XX required all private vessels to carry letters at prescribed rates for postage. [8] A handstamp was applied to preadhesive ship letters. [9]
The Indian Post Office Act (1898) requires Parliament nod for modification of fees charged for all services provided by postal establishments. The Post Office Bill (2023) provides necessary flexibility to the postal department in determining the prices of its services within a highly competitive domestic courier industry and facilitates prompt responsiveness to dynamic market demands.
Since India became independent in 1947, the postal service continues to function on a nationwide basis, providing a variety of services. The structure of the organization has the directorate at its apex; below it are circle offices, regional offices, the superintendent's offices, head post offices, sub-post offices and branch offices.
A Belgian railway parcel stamp used in 1881 at Verviers. The international parcel service, which allowed the orderly shipment of mailed packages and parcels from one country to another according to predetermined rates, was established by the Universal Postal Union on 1 October 1881 (Great Britain, India, The Netherlands and Persia, 1 April 1882), following the agreement of 1880 in Paris during ...
The Chennai GPO is the primary post office of South India and has the Postal Index Number (PIN) 600 001. The GPO handles most of the city's inbound and outbound mail and parcels. Chennai GPO operates from 8:00 am to 8:30 pm from Monday to Saturday.
Opening of 1,00,000th Post Office at Brahmpur, Chaurasta, Bihar: 15 p 8 17 July 1968 Wheat Revolution 15 p 9 17 September 1968 30th Death Anniversary of Gaganendranath Tagore: 20 p 10 5 October 1968 Birth Centenary of Lakshminath Bezbaruah: 15 p * XIX Olympic Games, Mexico City. (Set of 2 Stamps) 11 12 October 1968 Athlete's legs and Olympic ...