Stamp · India · 1947
Jai Hind — First Indian Stamp
1½ Annas, 21 November 1947
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Date
- 1947
- Era
- 1945–1970
- Condition
- Mint NH
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Denomination
- 1½ Annas
- Stanley Gibbons no.
- SG 301
- Scott no.
- Scott 203
- Gum / usage
- Mint NH
About this object
India's very first postage stamp, issued exactly three months after Independence on 15 August 1947. Three denominations were released simultaneously — 1½ annas (surface mail), 3½ annas (airmail), and 12 annas. The design features the Indian national flag; the saffron, white, and green tricolour against a blue sky.
Printed by India Security Press, Nasik. A first-day cover from 21 November 1947 bearing all three values is among the most revered items in Indian philately.