Bangladesh 1971 First Definitive Issue

Bangladesh · 1971 · Various (10p to 10R)

This set of eight stamps represents the first definitive issue of the newly independent nation of Bangladesh. The designs include a map of the country, the national flag, a university building, a broken chain symbolizing freedom, and a portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. These stamps were a powerful assertion of national sovereignty and identity following the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Issued shortly after the declaration of independence on December 16, 1971, these stamps replaced Pakistani postage and marked Bangladesh's entry into the global postal community as a sovereign state.