Indian Postal Service
India holds the distinction of having the largest postal networks in the world. Even the remote villages in India have a post office, which is active as well. Post offices in India also act as a bank and many people have their accounts in the post offices. India post may not be as fast as other countries postal services, but it surely is reliable. Now, with the use of Google Map services, India post has become better and more efficient.
What is offered by India postal services?
Indian postal services, being one of the largest public sectors in the country, giving a significant amount of revenue to the country. Indian postal services have collaborated with global companies such as Google Map and WorldNet Express to give the most phenomenal services to the people of India. The speed of delivering the commodities has increased and the reliability factor has too seen a growth.
History of Indian Postal Stamps
The date goes back to 1852 because this was the year when the first stamp was issued by Sir Bartie Frere in the British India. In 1854, stamps with a picture of Queen Victoria came out and used for several years. The first pictorial stamp in India was issued in 1931 in New Delhi. The stamp was created with ink and paper. On 21st Nov, 1947, India issued its first Free India stamp, which has the Indian Flag in it. In the next year, stamps of Mahatma Gandhi were issued. Since then, there have been many postal stamps that were issued by the Government of India.