Post-Independence Covers » Philatelist's Delight

Post-Independence Covers

After Independence, barring a few cases, India Post and some private philatelists have issued some covers which are First Day cancelled or commercially used. Such covers are rare and are delight for the collectors who have them. Here some of them are presented.

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India-89 - International Stamp Exhibition, New Delhi : Delhi Landmarks

17 October 1987

60, 150, 500, 650

MS 87_FDC (2nd Issue)_ 5

India-89 - International Stamp Exhibition, New Delhi

15 June 1987

50, 500

MS 87_FDC (1st Issue)_4

UNSC - Indo-China - Laos-Vientiane

01 April 1957

2np, 6np, 13np, 50np & 75np

Private Covers with Indian Army Postal Service Cancellations

UNSC - Indo-China - Cambodia-Phnom Penh

01 April 1957

2np, 6np, 13np, 50np & 75np

Private Covers with Indian Army Postal Service Cancellations

UNSC - Indo-China - Vietnam-Hanoi

01 April 1957

2np, 6np, 13np, 50np & 75np

Private Covers with Indian Army Postal Service Cancellations

UNSC - Indo-China - Vietnam-Saigon

01 April 1957

2np, 6np, 13np, 50np & 75np

Private Covers with Indian Army Postal Service Cancellations

Birth Centenary of Lokmanya Tilak

23 July 1956

Big Private Cover having Tilak picture with long legend - Father of Indian Revolution

17-10-1953 - Cover with Korea overprinted Archeological Definitive Stamps of 1949

17 October 1953

3p to 1r

17-10-1953 - Cover with Korea overprinted Archeological Definitive Stamps of 1949. Rare this issue date cancellation of 17/10/1953. “Bharatiya Sangraksha Katak Korea” overprinted in Devanagari.