Issued on Independence Day, a
postage stamp was put on sale to be used as definitive value. The stamp in
scarlet colour depicts large size Crescent and Star. The simplified design has
a flower in upper right corner and denomination 2 anna, for the first time
expressed in Bengali along its Urdu version. "PAKISTAN POSTAGE" is
the only inscription at the base of the stamp.
To commemorate the inauguration
of Republic Day of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a postage stamp was released
on March 23,1956. This is in bottle green colour and illustrates, at center,
the Constituent Assembly Building, Karachi. On side panels Jute plant appears
at right and Wheat at left. The caption and date is printed at top and bold
'REPUBLIC DAY' below the building. Denomination 2-anna is shown on sides in
English at left and in Urdu at right.
The stamps were withdrawn from sale w.e.f. 22-2-1957.
One important political change
was made in the West Pakistan managerial structure. The status of' four
provinces; NWFP, Punjab, Sind and Balochistan, was abolished and merged into
one unit of West Pakistan. The area of West Pakistan was divided into 11
Divisions.
This historical change was marked by a set of three stamps on December 7, 1955. Large size vertical stamps in single colour illustrated the map of West Pakistan with new layout. Top two corners were decorated with flag of Pakistan, denomination in Urdu and English were engraved at bottom corners, "Pakistan Postage" in English at the base and in Urdu above the map. Quaid's maxims are placed under the map and date "14th OCTOBER 1955", above the map.
United Nations tenth anniversary
was celebrated by Pakistan Post Office with the issuance of two commemorative
stamps on October 24, 1955.
Because of late decision to bring
out stamp on this day, the printer had no time to design a new stamp, therefore
two previously issued values were overprinted \"TENTH ANNIVERSARY/UNITED
NATIONS/24.10.55\".
The overprint was in blue colour
19.5mmx18.5mm on 1 1/2a anna (Tomb of Jahangir) and 19.5mmx14.5mm on 12 anna
(Sui Gas Plant). The overprinting was applied by letter press by PSPC.
These commemoratives were sold over the counters till November 7,1955 (14 days only) but remained valid for postage for another six months. The quantity produced was 110,000 copies of each value. Forgeries of the set are also known, but differ in font shape and size.
The subject of the new postage
stamps issued on 8th anniversary of Independence was 'Industry', known to
collectors as the INDUSTRIAL SET. Four values depicted as many industrial units
of the country; 2-anna, Karnaphuly Paper Mill, 6-anna Textile Mill, 8-anna Jute
Mill and 12-anna Sui Gas Plant, in deep red, bright blue, violet and carmine
and orange colours respectively.
The stamps have identical frames
and style of inscriptions, "PAKISTAN POSTAGE" in English is at the
base and in Urdu, above the views. Denominations are printed at bottom sides on
2 1/2a and 8a values while on 6a it is at bottom left in English and in Urdu.
It is diagonally opposite, on 12a.
The 2½ anna value had a design error as the denominator '2' was engraved to the right of its fraction. This mistake was later corrected.