India Postage Due Stamp, Numeral in Octagon

India · 1951 · 1a

This postage due stamp features the numeral '1' and the denomination 'ONE ANNA' centrally located within a decorative octagonal frame. The design is utilitarian, printed in a single color, and intended to indicate the amount of postage owed by the recipient of an underpaid letter.

Issued in 1951, this stamp is part of the first postage due series of the Republic of India, following its independence and the adoption of its constitution. The design replaced earlier British India issues.