Azad Hind Stamps

Here are seven stamps (imperf) of the Azad Hind [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azad_Hind] series from my collection. These were printed for the provisional government of Azad Hind (Free India) at Reichsdruckerei (Government Printing Plant), Berlin.

Map of the Indian sub-continent, breaking the shackles for freedom, amidst two ceremonial swords.

Wow how weird amitvy!!

I was just about to post some of these exact stamps to try to Identify. I figured they were from India somehow.

So would they go with my stamps From India or as a Country on their own?
Dianne

Dianne, I would love to see which ones you have! You will find more information on Azad Hind (and these stamps) at the link I posted. The stamps were designed by Werner and Maria von Axter-Heudtlass ("AXHEU" appears on each stamp stamp). These were never used postally, but on 23 Jan, 1964, these were used in Calcutta on First Day Covers of two commemorative isses on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (with a special postmark "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Netaji Bhavan, Calcutta. 23-1-64).

BTW, the CV of these is pretty high (INR 1000 for a set of 9---both perf and imperf varieties, according to my 2005 Phila India Catalogue). There are three varieties of the 1R+2R value (not shown here), for which the CVs are INR 6000, 8000, and 10000, respectively.

I'll Post them when I get home tonight.

I was quick to say they were the exact stamps. I just got a little exited when I saw yours cause I've been trying to find out about them for a week now.

Dianne

Great stamps that say lot--the ones with the broken chain are powerful.
Thanks for sharing!

Gussyboy11

Here are mine amitvy

Wow Dianne, very nice indeed

So Amitvy if I read correctly these are considered cinderellas

Dianne

You are right Dianne. BTW, I posted the link on Azad Hind, but not on the stamps. Here it is

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azad_Hind_stamps

Thread Bumped
Topic has been dormant for 14 years.

These stamps have no connection with the Azad Hind Printed in preceding posts here.

Proposed Occupation of India
Vignette : Red Fort at Delhi.
Arc at top reads "ARZI HUKUMATE" and "AZAD HIND"
below in straight line "Provisional Government of Free India"

Underneath "CHALO DELHI" exhorting the troops "On to Delhi!"

Extremely scarce 18mm x 23mm


Two original printing plates are in the possesion of a dealer in Calcutta whom has been producing coloured prints from them for his friends.

Colours of original stamps Unknown by author here.


Bib: Catalogue of Imperial Japanese Overprints and Issues
In Occupied British Territories
W.H Adgey-Edgar
Date of production Unknown

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Rod, what you have gotten is outright fake.

Fakes have the inscription GOVT. whereas the originals have GOVERNMENT but that too does not guarantee genuineness.

Adgey-Edgar reported that the two original dies of Chalo Dilli stamps were in the possession of a stamp dealer in Kolkata, who produced prints from the dies.

It is therefore a general rule with Chalo Dilli stamps that unless accompanied by certificates, these at first should be assumed as reprints.

Edit: Replaced the Angry emoji.

rod222



It was published in 1946.