Pakistan 1947 First Definitive Issue
Pakistan · 1947 · 3½a
This stamp is part of the first definitive series issued by Pakistan following its independence. The design features the scales of justice, symbolizing the new nation's commitment to law and order, overprinted on a British India King George VI stamp. The overprint reads 'PAKISTAN' in English.
Issued on August 15, 1947, this series marks the birth of Pakistan as an independent dominion. Due to the urgency, existing British India stamps were overprinted as a provisional measure until new designs could be prepared.
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Photogravure
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