Stamps were required for the prepayment of postage, a basic feature of the new system.
These stamps, first issued on July 1, 1852, bore the Merchants' Mark of the British East India Company in a design embossed on wafers of red sealing wax impressed on paper.
Because they cracked and disintegrated, they were soon replaced by a colourless design embossed on white paper which was hard to see in a dim light.
The last stamps were a blue embossing on white paper.
All of these had a value of only one-half anna each, but today they rank among the rare classics of philately.
Stamps were required for the prepayment of postage, a basic feature of the new system. These stamps, first issued on July 1, 1852, bore the Merchants' Mark of the British East India Company in a design embossed on wafers of red sealing wax impressed on paper. Because they cracked and disintegrated, they were soon replaced by a colourless design embossed on white paper which was hard to see in a dim light. The last stamps were a blue embossing on white paper. All of these had a value of only one-half anna each, but today they rank among the rare classics of philately.
Scinde Dawk