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  2. List of people on the postage stamps of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Nawab Salimullah 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1990) Nawab Sadeq Mohammad Khan V, ruler of Bahawalpur State (2004) Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk (1841-1917) 'Pioneers of Freedom' stamp series (1994) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948–97), Qawwal, Music Maestro, commemorative postage stamp issued in 1999.

  3. Lists of countries with people on postage stamps - Wikipedia

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    A Penny Black British postage stamp. Since 1840, when the Penny Black featured a profile of Queen Victoria, [1] it has been a tradition worldwide for nations to honor individuals on their postage stamps. [2] Typical choices include monarchs, important figures of history, politicians, cultural leaders, and (more recently) celebrities.

  4. Postage stamps and postal history of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Besides postage stamps and souvenir sheets, the post office also sells first day covers, leaflets with and without stamps on it and postal stationery. Earlier, the post office did not use any specific numbering system but this changed when they started using a rather simple system on their leaflets: xxxx – y where xxxx is the year and y is ...

  5. Postage stamps and postal history of Yemen - Wikipedia

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    First stamps. Yemen issued its first stamps in 1926. [ 2] International mail required additional stamps to be added from a country that was a member of the Universal Postal Union as Yemen did not join the UPU until 1 January 1930. International mail was often routed via Aden on the Yemeni coast which was under British control at the time.

  6. Postage stamps and postal history of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Smith, Peter A S, Egypt: Stamps and Postal History - A Philatelic Treatise, J Bendon, 1999, 922pp, ISBN 9963-579-81-7 Chalhoub, J.H. and Hass, C., The Nile Post: Handbook and Catalogue of Egyptian Stamps, Including Listings of the Egyptian Issues for Palestine and Sudan, as Well as Those of the French Consular Post Offices in Alexandria and ...

  7. Postage stamps and postal history of Iraq - Wikipedia

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    The postal service of Iraq proper began with the British mandate granted by the League of Nations in 1920. The first stamps of Iraq were a definitive series that appeared in 1923; the set of 12 included eight different designs depicting scenes and images from ancient history and the present day. They were denominated in annas and rupees ...

  8. List of postage stamps of Pakistan from 1947 to 1966

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    Siddiqui Stamps Catalogue - Collect Pakistan Postage Stamps 2011 Edition available at www.pakistanphilately.com Editor: Akhtar ul Islam Siddiqui; Ron Doubleday and Usman Ali Isani, Pakistan Overprints on Indian Stamps and Postal Stationery 1947–1949, Karachi (1993).

  9. Postage stamps and postal history of Turkey - Wikipedia

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    Tughra issue (1863) with red control band. On January 1, 1863, the Ottoman Empire issued its first adhesive postage stamps.It was the second independent country in Asia to issue adhesive stamps, preceded only by Russia in 1858, and two British colonies, Scinde District of India in 1852, India itself in 1854 and Ceylon in 1857.