Scinde Dawk
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Scinde Dawk (Sindhi: سندي ڊاڪ) was a postal system of runners that served the Indus Valley of Sindh, an area of present-day Pakistan. The term also refers to the first adhesive postage stamps in Asia,[1] the forerunners of the adhesive stamps used throughout India, Burma, the Straits Settlements and other areas controlled by the British East India Company.[2] The name derives from the words "Scinde", the British spelling of the name of the province of Sindh, and "Dawk", the anglicised spelling of the Hindustani word "Dak" or Post.
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Scinde Dawk | |
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1852 red sealing wafer Scinde Dawk stamp | |
Country of production | Sindh |
Location of production | Die produced by De La Rue, London |
Date of production | 1852 (1852) |
Nature of rarity | Very rare |
No. in existence | Less than 100 |
Face value | one-half anna |
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