STAMPS GALLERY

First ever postage stamp of Pakistan was issued on 9th July 1948 with the motif of the crescent and star with a leafy pattern. This special postage stamp was designed by the well known Pakistani artist A.R. Chaugtai & was approved by Quaid-i-Azam. This stamp is one of the four stamps that were issued to mark the first anniversary of independence.

Three of the designs were notable sights (The First Constituent Assembly building, Karachi Airport Entrance, & Lahore Fort Gateway).

All the stamps carried the slogan �Pakistan Zindabad� (long live Pakistan) � a form of prayer for the new born state.

The stamps were inscribed �15th August 1947� because of the prevailing confusion as to which date was Pakistan�s actual date of independence. It wasn't until early 1949, that this confusion was cleared by declaring 14 August as Independence Day.

This set was printed in London by Thomas De La Rue Company as the Pakistan did not have its own printing press.

Over Print Postage Stamps

Definitive Postage Stamps

Commemorative Postage Stamps

Themetic Postage Stamps

Souvenir\Miniature Sheets

Service Postage Stamps