Date of Issue: August 14, 1954
Size of stamps: 28.65 x 34.00 mm, 34.00 x 27.50 mm, 40.67 x 24.00 mm
Size of print: 26.00 x 31.00 mm, 31.00 x 26.00 mm, 38.00 x 21.00 mm
Perforations: 14 x 13 C, 13C & 13.5 x 14 C
Sheet Contents: 80 stamps
Engraved: Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd., London
Printer: Pakistan Security Printing Corporation, Karachi
Design and colour schemes were selected by the Post and Telegraphs Department.
6 Pai – a view of Kaghan Valley
9 Pai – a view of Gilgit Mountain
1 anna – Badshahi Mosque, Lahore
1½ anna – Emperor Jehangir’s Mausoleum, Lahore
14 anna – Tea Garden in East Pakistan
Re.1 – Cotton Field in West Pakistan
Rs.2 – Jute Field in East Pakistan
Note: This was the first set of Pakistan Postage Stamps printed by a Pakistan Press.
Note: This was the first set of Pakistan Postage Stamps printed by a Pakistan Press.
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