First Indigenous Stamp of Pakistan

After the partition of united India into two sovereign states of India and Pakistan in August 1947, the first indigenous Pakistani stamp was issued almost a year later in July 1948, printed for Pakistan.  Prior to this, the British Indian stamps with the overprint “Pakistan” in English had been in use.  The 1 Re stamp was engraved with Urdu inscription reading “Long Live Pakistan.” The stamp was designed by famous water colour maestro Abdul Rehman Chughtai.

Being a stamp collector myself, I am lucky to have this stamp in my album.

Relevant Website: Stamps of Pakistan

My Photography (Taken from Flickr: Jalalspages )