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India, East India Company · 1854 First Issue

Queen Victoria ½a blue die I

Queen Victoria ½a blue die I — Front

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US$21***ⓘ

From India, East India Company's very first stamp issue, 26 July 1854.

ConditionUsed, imperforate, heavy cancel, four margins
CatalogueSG 2 (£60)
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Issue background

In 1854, India made postal history with the first adhesive postage stamps issued in Asia. Produced under East India Company administration, they were lithographed locally in Calcutta at the Surveyor-General's Office rather than printed in London, a remarkable achievement for the time. The first design…

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