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List of postage stamps of Pakistan from 1947 to 1966

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This is a list of postage stamps and souvenir sheets issued by Pakistan Post from 1947 to 1966.

1947

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  • Indian postage stamps overprinted "Pakistan" – 1 October 1947
    • 19 stamps overprinted with "PAKISTAN" were issued.
    • Values: 3P, 1/2 a, 9P, 1a, 1½ a, 2a.3a, 3½ a, 4a, 6a, 8a, 12a, 14a, Rs.1, Rs.2, Rs.5.

Rs.10, Rs.15, Rs.25

1948

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  • Independence commemorative – 9 July 1948
    • Four stamps were issued
    • Values: 1½ a, 2½a. 3a, Rs.1,

These stamps were designed by Abdul Rehman Chughtai

  • First regular series (Crescent and Star facing Northeast) – 14 August 1948
    • 20 definitive stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 3P, 6P, 9P, 1a, 1½a, 2a, 2½a, 3a, 3½a, 4a, 6a, 8a, 10a, 12a,

Rs.1, Rs.2, Rs.5, Rs.10, Rs.15, R50

1949

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  • 1st Anniversary of the Death of Quaid-e-Azam – 11 September 1949
    • Three stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 1½a, 3a, 10a.
  • 1st Regular Series (Crescent and Star facing Northwest) – February 1949
    • Eight stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 1a, 1½a, 2a, 3a, 6a, 8a, 10a, 12a,

1950

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No stamps were issued

1951

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  • Fourth Anniversary of Independence – 14 August 1951
    • Nine stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 2½a, 3a, 3½a,(Die I) 3½a,(Die II), 4a, 6a, 8a. 10a, 12a,

1952

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  • Scinde Dawk Commemorative – 14 August 1952
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 3a, 12a.

1953

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No stamps were issued

1954

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  • Seventh Anniversary of Independence – 14 August 1954
    • Seven stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 6p, 9p, 1a, 1½a, 14a, Rs.1, Rs.2
  • Conquest of K2 Commemorative – 25 December 1954
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 2a

1955

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  • Eighth Anniversary of Independence – 14 August 1955
    • Five stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 2½a (Die I ), 2½a (Die II), 6a, 8a, 12a
  • 10th Anniversary of United Nations – 24 October 1955
    • Two Stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 1½a, 12a
  • Unification of West Pakistan – 7 December 1955
    • Three stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 1½a, 2a, 12a,

1956

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  • The Republic Day Commemorative – 23 March 1956
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 2a
  • Ninth Anniversary of Independence – 14 August 1956
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 2a

1957

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  • First Anniversary of Republic Day – 23 March 1957
    • Three stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 2½a, 3½a, Rs.10
  • Centenary of Struggle for Independence – 10 May 1957
    • Two Stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Value: 2a
  • 10th Anniversary of Independence – 14 August 1957
    • Three stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 1½a, 4a, 12a

1958

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  • Second anniversary of Republic Day – 23 March 1958
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: Rs.15
  • 20th Anniversary of the Death of Muhammad Iqbal – 21 April 1958
    • Three stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 1½a, 2a, 14a
  • 10th Anniversary of Human Rights – 10 December 1958
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 1½a, 14a
  • Second National Jamboree of Pakistan Boy Scouts – 28 December 1958
    • Two stamps were overprinted on this occasion
    • Value: 6p, 8a

1959

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  • Revolution Day – 27 October 1959
    • One stamp was overprinted on this occasion
    • Value: 6a
  • Red Cross Centenary – 19 November 1959
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 2a, 10a

1960

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  • Armed Forces Day – 10 January 1960
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 2a, 14a
  • 1960 – Jammu & Kashmir Definitives Issue – 23 March 1960
    • Four stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 6p, 2a, 8a, Rs.1
  • World Refugee Year – 7 April 1960
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 2a, 10a,
  • Golden Jubilee of Punjab Agricultural College, Lyallpur (now Faisalabad) – 10 October 1960
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 2a, 8a,
  • Revolution Day Commemoration – 27 October 1960
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 2a, 14a,
  • International Chamber of Commerce, CAFEA Meeting – 5 December 1960
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 14a
  • Third Pakistan Boy Scouts National Jamboree, Lahore – 24 December 1960
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 2a

1961

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  • 1961 – (Currency Changed 100 Paisa = Re. 1 New Currency Overprint) – 10 January 1961
    • Six stamps were overprinted with new currency on this occasion
    • Values: 1p, 2p, 3p, 7p, 13p, 13p
  • 1961–63 5th Definitive Series, "SHAKISTAN" instead of “PAKISTAN” printed in Bangali
    • Three stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 1p, 2p, 5p
  • 1961–63 5th Definitives Series
    • 16 stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 1p, 2p, 3p, 5p, 7p, 10p, 13p, 25p, 40p, 50p,75p, 90p, Re.1, Rs.1.25, Rs.2, Rs.5
  • Lahore Stamp Exhibition – 12 February 1961
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 8a
  • Child Welfare Week – 2 October 1961

Two stamps were issued on this occasion Values: 13p, 90p

  • Co-operative Day – 4 November 1961
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 13p, 90p
  • Police Centenary – 30 November 1961
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 13p, 90p
  • Railway Centenary – 31 December 1961
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 13p, 50p

1962

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  • 1st Karachi – Dacca Jet Flight – 6 February 1962
    • One stamp was overprinted on this occasion
    • Value: 13p,
  • Malaria Eradication – 7 April 1962
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 10p, 13p
  • Sports – 14 August 1962
    • Four stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 7p, 13p, 25p, 40p
  • Small Industries – 10 November 1962
    • Five stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 7p, 13p, 25p, 40p, 50p
  • 16th Anniversary of UNICEF – 11 December 1962
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 13p, 40p
  • 1962–70 – 5th Definitive Series Redrawn Bengali inscription - Die II
    • 14 stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 1p, 2p, 3p, 5p, 7p, 10p, 13p, 15p, 20p, 25p, 40p, 50p, 75p, 90p

1963

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  • U.N. Force in West Irian – 15 February 1963
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 13p
  • National Horse and Cattle Show – 13 March 1963
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 13p
  • Freedom from Hunger – 21 March 1963
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 13p, 50p
  • Second International Dacca Stamp Exhibition – 23 March 1963
    • One stamp was overprinted on this occasion
    • Value: 13p
  • Centenary of the Red Cross – 25 June 1963
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 40p
  • Archaeological Series – 16 September 1963
    • Four stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 7p, 13p, 40p, 50p
  • Centenary of Public Works Department – 7 October 1963
    • One stamp was overprinted on this occasion
    • Value: 13p
  • 25th Death Anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk – 10 November 1963
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 50p
  • Completion of Multan Thermal Power Station – 25 December 1963
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 13p
  • 1963–1968 Eleven stamps already issued now printed on watermarked paper
    • Seven stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: Rs.1, Rs.1.25, Rs.2, Rs.5, Rs.10, Rs.15, Rs.25

1964

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  • Nubian Monuments Preservation – 30 March 1964
    • Two Stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 13p, 50p
  • 16th Anniversary of Death of Quaid-e-Azam – 11 September 1964
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 15p, 50p
  • Universal Children’s Day – 5 October 1964
    • One Stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 15p

1965

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  • Blind Welfare – 28 February 1965
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 15p
  • International Co-operation Year – 26 June 1965
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 15p, 50p
  • First Anniversary of RCD – 21 July 1965
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 15p, 50p
  • Pakistan Armed Forces – 25 December 1965
    • Three stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 7p, 15p, 50p

1966

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  • Armed Forces Day – 13 February 1966
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 15p
  • Inauguration of 1st Atomic Reactor of Pakistan, Islamabad – 30 April 1966
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 15p
  • Silver Jubilee of Habib Bank – 25 August 1966
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 15p
  • 20th Anniversary of UNESCO – 24 November 1966
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 15p
  • Islamabad, New Capital – 29 November 1966
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 15p, 50p
  • Foundation of Health and TIBI Research Institute – 3 December 1966
    • One stamp was issued on this occasion
    • Value: 15p
  • 90th Birth Anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam – 25 December 1966
    • Two stamps were issued on this occasion
    • Values: 15p, 50p

References

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  • Siddiqui Stamps Catalogue - Collect Pakistan Postage Stamps 2011 Edition available at www.pakistanphilately.com Editor: Akhtar ul Islam Siddiqui
  • Ron Doubleday and Usman Ali Isani, Pakistan Overprints on Indian Stamps and Postal Stationery 1947–1949, Karachi (1993).
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