Definitive Stamp Series From My Country

Here I post images of all the definitive series stamps issued from my country, Republic of India. I wish other scf members could post images of definitive stamp series from their own land. So that every one could know how to collect definitives which are the real postally used stamps.

Commemorative stamps are most probably used postally now, as they are kept as mint sheets.

Any how, I have tried to post some thing from my Land, I wish other collectors could help. I am trying to make such full sets of definitive stamps from India and offer it as giveaway, one definitive series set one month to atleast 10 scf members.


first series



second series



third series



fourth series



Fifth series



sixth series



seventh series



eigth series



ninth series



tenth series

Hi palaniappan,

I'm collecting definitive series worldwide issued in 1959. The second series you show was issued in 1955, and four stamps of that series (1R, 2R, 5R, 10R) were re-issued in 1959 with a different watermark and slightly different perforation. I still need those so if you happen to have them in one of your give-aways I'm definitely interested.

Klaus

The Third Series was Issued on April 1, 1957
with Denomination from 1np to 90np and water mark multistars.

same issue with denomination from 1np to 90np and added
12,2r,5r and 10r. in 1958 But with Ashoken watermark.

tikithindi

KlausR,i will surely look for the stamps you need, the first and second series are little bit difficult to locate in 2014, but I will do my best.

Thanks for the reply

warm wishes.

Palaniappan---Thanks for showing your stamps ,enjoyed seeing the ones missing in my collection . To help many interested viewers from around the world and help those in the future ,can you please watch how you title the pages instead of saying "definitive stamp series from my country" try getting more viewers by this title "India definitive series" ,more people who search the web will be able to find your collection .

yes floortrader, I appreciate your valuable suggestion. What I intended to do initially was that every other scf member would post their own country definitive sets on this topic, so that it could grow a little bit bigger. In this way, we make our own online reference for country specific definitive sets.

I can provide you any definitive stamp missing in your collectin, except the first and second series for now. I have a few stamps except the high value in the first and second series.

I am going to give definitive sets from my country to 10 scf members (only on first come first serve model) in the next month giveaway.

Just wait for the giveaway, I have acquired a lot of kiloware on paper, off paper, bundles, which has to reach some other collector.

warm wishes.

PALANIAPPAN-----Thank you for your kind offer and thanks for your willingness to share your stamps with others here and I am sure a few will take your nice offer . I will be passing the offer due to my huge backlog of material I recently purchased which also includes India .I need the time to work thru .

ok thanks floortrader, I am in the process of making 100 different definitives from India for the giveaway next month most probably 1st week.

warm wishes.

Floortrader did you buy indian kiloware or asian kiloware, online or offline from a local dealer. just want to get british india stamps on paper. give me some directions to buy online.

No ,I have not purchased any kiloware in 35 years . Most purchases are specialized material at major stamp auctions,but I also purchase a dealer lot or worldwide lot to sort thru . My recent purchase was 5 auction lots of research books and literature which cost me about $1200.00.I don't purchase any stamps online .

i do occasionally buy some kiloware locally on ebay.in, when it is affordable. I am only 33 years old, I started collecting stamps at the age 12. My father purchased some USA kiloware and gave it to me and my younger brother. I did all the soaking and drying and storing them in albums. I stopped collecting stamps during my college, later no time during my teaching jobs, but for the past three years, I have been collecting and improving my collection continously.
The stamp community forum has taught me lot of important things about philately. I am still a beginner, there are lot of key concepts to be learnt in this forum.

warm wishes.

Interesting topic.
I am a collector of definitive stamps and I was wrong with this issue of 1949.

I have 19 stamps and I see that they are 20.
Can you tell me anything face 10 stamps?.

yes my friend there are 20 stamps. According to stamp catalogs in India (Phila India 2011-12) the 10 rupees stamp depicting Qutub Minar has two colour variations
a)purple brown & deep blue
b)purple brown & blue

even in scott catalog the # 221, two colours are mentioned but not sub type number is mentioned.

But two colours exist.

warm wishes.

Thank you my friend.
I go to remake of the album page.

Hi dvaldemoro,

Qutub Minar 10Rs. Stamps has color variation. one is Dark Blue and other is sky Blue. And also one watermark variety. SG321
you can see Both mint Images in Definitives from around the world.
thread No 24 Page.

tikithindi.