Pakistan 1948 King George VI Overprinted "PAKISTAN"
Pakistan · 1948 · 1 Rupee
This definitive stamp features a portrait of King George VI, originally issued for British India. It has been overprinted with the word "PAKISTAN" in black ink to validate it for postal use in the newly independent nation. The design is a classic three-quarters profile of the monarch.
Issued shortly after the Partition of India in 1947, these overprinted stamps were a provisional measure to meet the immediate postal needs of the new Dominion of Pakistan before its own unique stamps could be designed and printed.
Printing Method
Photogravure
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