PHILATELIC SOCIETIES for collector of India Stamps

India Post

The Director,
Philatelic Bureau,
General Post Office,
Mumbai,
400001 
India

THE POSTAL HISTORY OF INDIA - INDIAN STAMPS USED ABROAD
by Robert J. B. Wilson

ILLUSTRATIONS of the CANCELLATIONS on Stamps of INDIA used in ADEN 1855-1937
Robert J B Wilson

THE TRIANGULAR STAMPS of INDIA-BHOPAL
by René Gerritsen

Modern Indian Postal History 1947-1997
by  Kumar Bayanwala

Express Delivery Covers and Stationery
by R. Howard Courtney

Refugee Relief Stamps and Covers
by R. Howard Courtney

INDIAN POSTAL STATIONERY ERRORS
by R. Howard Courtney

Postal History of India
by Dakshina Kannada Philatelic Association 

Encyclopedia: Stamps and postal history of India

philatelic societies in India

Princely States Report
Princely States Report premiered in 2000 with a focus on philately of the princely states of India, known by stamp collectors as the "convention" and "feudatory" states of India. Some useful information on the site, but does not appear to have been updated since the end of 2001.

Stamps on India
This site displays foreign stamps, postal stationery, postal markings, and other philatelic items on Indian subjects.

History of Postal Communications in India
by Sangeeta Deogawanka

Fiscals of Rajpipla State
by Prashant Pandya
Rajpipla (Rajpeepla). Formerly Rewa Kantha Agency; merged in Saurashtra; now in Gujarat State

Scinde District Dawks - The Premier Stamps of Asia
In 1852, India became the 10th country in the world and the first country in Asia to issue postage stamps. One would have expected the stamps to have been issued from Calcutta (the then capital of India), however the stamps happened to see the light of day in a remote province called 'Scinde'.

Indian Cinderellas - Azad Hind Issues
by Andrew Freeston
Azad Hind stamps were produced by Germany in 1943 for Subhas Chandra Bose under his direction and with the approval of the German Government.

1901 British Railway Administration (Indian China Expeditionary Force)

Postal History - Subhas Chandra Bose
India's Fight for Independence during WWII. The controversial leader Subhas Chandra Bose sought help in Japan for Indian Independence.

Modern Indian States postage stamp forgeries: an illustrated checklist
by David Heppell

India One-half Anna Envelopes of 1902-1907
by Steven Zwillinger
An exhibit of Edwardian Half-Anna envlopes: their production; overprint for use by China Expeditionary Forces; usage in Nepal, Tibet and the Persian Gulf.

India One-quarter Anna Postcard of 1902
by Steven Zwillinger
An exhibit of the Edwardian Quarter-Anna postcards of 1902: selected usage; and the issue for the Indian Chinese Expeditionary Forces. One-quarter was the domestic postcard rate, both a single and a reply version were issued.