GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The First Postal Stamp of Pakistan was issued on 9th July, 1948, was designed by Abdul Rehman Cughtai and approved by Quaid-i-Azam on the occasion of the first Independence Day and was adjudged as one of the most beautiful stamps of the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first general issue postage stamps went on sale in New York City, July 1, 1847. One, priced at five cents, depicted Benjamin Franklin. The other, a ten-cent stamp, pictured George Washington. Clerks used scissors to cut the stamps from pregummed, nonperforated sheets.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Penny Black was the world’s first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was first issued in the United Kingdom (referred to in philatelic circles as Great Britain), on 1 May 1840, but was not valid for use until 6 May.

Detailed explanation-4: -Printing press Due to the lack of a local press, Pakistan’s initial stamps were printed by Thomas De La Rue in London. In 1949, the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation was set up in Malir Halt, Karachi. The first set printed entirely by this press was the 1954 Seventh Anniversary issue.