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PHILATELY
In the post-Independence period the most sought-after stamp is the 10 Rupee Gandhi. It was printed in Switzerland on silk paper. The 10 Rupee Gandhi over- printed "service", is the most valuable post-Independence stamp for any collector. A genuine certified copy is hard to come by. In the recent past, philately in India has progressed very much and the credit for that goes to the Philately Club of India which has affiliates at state level. The Postal Department has always played a very active role in promoting phi- lately and exhibitions are held in India at state level, National level and International level. ( S . B )
The most sought-after stamp of this period by collectors is the four anna with the Queen's head inverted. It is called the in- verted head. The Queen Victoria stamps continued in various values, designs and sizes till the turn of the century. From 1856 to 1926, Indian stamps were printed by Thomas dela Rue & Co. of Lon- don, with the heads of Queen Victoria, Edward VII, George V and George VI in succession. In 1926, the India Security Press came up at Nasik and the responsi- bility of printing stamps was assigned to it. The most-sought after stamp of the Edward period is the 25 Rupee King Ed- ward. The postal-used copy is hard to get though telegraphic-used and parcel-used copies are much easier to get.
stamps came first, but they had a very short life as they were embossed on brittle paper. White stamps followed but embossing was unclear. So stamps were finally embossed in blue on white paper. The first private design offered was the 'Lion and the Palm Tree' by Colonel Forbes of the Calcutta Mint. But he could not prom- ise an adequate supply. Then, Capt. Thuil- lier, Deputy Surveyor-General, took up pro- duction of stamps by lithography. He suc- ceeded in bringing out the first all-India stamp in October 1854. The stamps were of 1/2 anna value, blue in colour and had Queen Victoria's head on them. Later others of one anna, two anna, and four anna value were printed.
Current market value Indicators in Ruoees
EAST INDIA COMPANY, VICTORIA AND LATER ISSUES
Y ear
Serial
Denomination
Colour
unused
used
-
1852
S3
1/2 a
Scarlet Shellac Wafer
2,50,000.00
1852
S2
1/2 a
Blue on White Paper
80,000.00
-
1854
21c
4 as
Bright Blue & Bright
40,000.00
1866
18
8 as
Purple (g)
60,000.00
30,000.00
-
1854
21a
4 as
Bright Blue &Bright Red
25,000.00
-
1854
21 b
4 as
Bright Blue &Bright Red
25,000.00
-
1852
Sla
1/2 a
White on Greyish Paper
20 , 000.00 15,000.00
-
1852
1/2 a
White &White Paper
SI
21
-
1854
4 as
Bright Blue & Bright Blue
15,000.00
1866
17
4 as
Purple (g)
30,000.00
12,500.00
-
1854
17
4 as
Indigo & Red
7,500.00
-
1854
18
4 as
Blue & Pale Red
7,500.00
-
1854
25
4 as
Blue & Rose Red
6 , 000.00 , 000.00 6 , 000.00 6 , 000.00 5,000.00 6
-
1854
26
4 as
Deep Blue & Red
1866
16
2 as
Purple (g)
12,500.00
1901-09
147
25 Rs
Brownish Orange & Blue
12,500.00
-
1854
19
4 as
Blue & Red
-
1854
4 as
Indigo & Deep Red
5,000.00
20
-
1854
4 as
Deep Blue & Red
5,000.00
22
-
1854
23
4 as
Blue & Red
5,000.00
-
1854
24
4 as
Pale Blue & Pale Red
5,000.00
1866
15
2 as
Purple (postage 3-1/2 mm. high)
3,500.00
6 , 000.00 10 , 000.00 12,500,00
1866-77
14 68
4 as
Green
3,000.00
1858
6 as
Purple
2 , 000.00
1858
6 as
Purple
7,500.00
1,750.00
66
1858
65
8 as
Carmine
1,500.00
12 , 000.00 6 , 000.00 15,000.00 6 , 000.00 15,000.00 10 , 000.00 10 , 000.00 6 , 000.00 6 , 000.00 20 , 000.00 18,000.00
1874-82
37
1 as
Brown
1,500.00
1854
15
4 as
Dull Red
1,500.00
1866
19
1/2 mauve
Lilac (g)
1,250.00
1854
15
4 as
Red
1,250.00
8
1854
4 as
Pale Blue
400.00
1854
8a
4 as
Blue
400.00
200.00
1855
35
4 as
Imperf
200.00
1855
36a
8 as
Imperf
-
1600
1 a
1/2 a
Vermilion
-
1855
45 b
4 as
Imperf
-
1
1600
1/2 a
Vermilion
15,000.00
-
-
1855
41 a
Imperf
15,000.00
-
1855
44 a
2 as
Imperf
12,500.00
-
-
1855
50 a
Imperf
12,500.00
-
1855
50
2 as
Yellow Green
8 , 000.00 8 , 000.00 6 , 000.00
-
1855
39 a
1 a
Imperf
1858
52 a .
8 pies
Imperf
-
1855
72 a
Imperf
5,000.00
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