Pakistan 1947 Overprint on British India King George VI

Pakistan · 1947 · 3½a

This stamp is a British India definitive featuring King George VI, overprinted with the word 'PAKISTAN' in black ink. The overprint was applied to existing stocks of British Indian stamps to create the first postage stamps for the newly independent nation. The original stamp is violet and depicts a right-facing portrait of the monarch.

Issued on August 15, 1947, this overprinted stamp marks the creation of Pakistan as an independent dominion following the partition of British India. It was a provisional issue used until Pakistan could design and print its own stamps.