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**[http://worldpostmarks.net/HTML%20Countries/IndiaandStates.htm India and States] Pre-Independence India and Princely States. Sourced from ''English Names for Indian Places; a Coded Index of Indian Post Offices'' by Marcus F C Martin, published 1966. Available at the [[British Library]] | **[http://worldpostmarks.net/HTML%20Countries/IndiaandStates.htm India and States] Pre-Independence India and Princely States. Sourced from ''English Names for Indian Places; a Coded Index of Indian Post Offices'' by Marcus F C Martin, published 1966. Available at the [[British Library]] | ||
**[http://worldpostmarks.net/HTML%20Countries/pakistan.htm Pakistan], [http://worldpostmarks.net/HTML%20Countries/burma.htm Burma] | **[http://worldpostmarks.net/HTML%20Countries/pakistan.htm Pakistan], [http://worldpostmarks.net/HTML%20Countries/burma.htm Burma] | ||
*[http://www.egyptstudycircle.org.uk/Articles/p156QC241.pdf Sinai & Gaza - Part 3: World War I, British Empire and Allies] by Edmund Hall (ESC 239) ''QC (Quarterly Circular)'' September Quarter 2012, p156-165. This is a journal/publication of the Egyptian Study Circle, UK (Egyptian Philately) | |||
==Historical books online== | ==Historical books online== | ||
Revision as of 05:36, 26 July 2014
The British Postal Museum & Archive have produce this very informative information sheet on The Postal History of India
Related Articles
- India Postal Establishments 1868 - 1900 indicating where employee records might be found.
- Lists of Civil Engineers and European and East Indian Uncovenanted Servants employed in the Public Works, Military and Postal Departments 1884 -1900
- Post and Telegraphs Department
Gallery
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Post Office Tirimulgherry -
Post Office Simla -
General Post Office Calcutta -
The General Post Office Bombay -
Her Majesty's Mail Boat on the Magna
Military Campaigns histories
The following books are available at the British Library
- History of the Indian Army Postal Service by Edward B. Proud. Volume 1, 1854-1913. Volume 2, 1914-1931. Volume 3 1931-14 August 1947
- A description of Volume 1 states "exceptional compilation of places, postmarks and illustrations for this highly complicated subject"[1]
- Postal History of Indian Military Campaigns: Sikkim-Tibet, 1903-1908 by Gerald Sattin and D. S. Virk
- Postal History of Indian Military Campaigns: C.E.F. : the China Expeditionary Force, 1900-1923 by Gerald Sattin and D. S. Virk
- Indian Army Post Offices in the Second World War by D.S. Virk.
External links
- The British Postal Museum & Archive
- Postage stamps and postal history of India - Wikipedia
- The Postal History of India
- Stamps and postal history of India - NationMaster.com
- History of Postal Communications in India by Sangeeta Deogawanka
- Robert S. Cragg’s World Postmarks
- India and States Pre-Independence India and Princely States. Sourced from English Names for Indian Places; a Coded Index of Indian Post Offices by Marcus F C Martin, published 1966. Available at the British Library
- Pakistan, Burma
- Sinai & Gaza - Part 3: World War I, British Empire and Allies by Edmund Hall (ESC 239) QC (Quarterly Circular) September Quarter 2012, p156-165. This is a journal/publication of the Egyptian Study Circle, UK (Egyptian Philately)
Historical books online
- Stamps Of India: Digital Bookshelf. Indian Postal Guide 1869-1875, Indian Postal Manual 1855, 1859, 1873 and Indian Post Office Annual Report 1854-1856
- The Post Office of India in the Great War edited by H.A. Sams 1922 Archive.org Contents
References