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The first postage stamp was issued in...

The first postage stamp was issued in

A

Varanasi

B

Karachi

C

Allahabad

D

Mumbai

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B

The first postage stamp in India was released on July 1, 1852, by Sir Bartle Frere, the governor of Sind. These stamps are known as .Scinde Dawks of 1/2 Anna Denomination.. These stamps were issued the help of the Postmaster of Karachi and were used in the province of the Sind and for the Bombay-Karachi route only.
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