India Stamps

This is the website for anyone interested in Indian stamps, postal stationery, Indian States stamps, revenue stamps and all areas of Indian philately. Membership of The India Study Circle is a great way to learn more about all aspects of Indian philately. It is also an excellent way to buy stamps, covers and all sorts of Philatelic material from other members, and to sell your own surplus material.

The Hub Site for Philately and Postal History of India.

Scanned album pages from the worldwide stamp collection of Antonius Ra.

Wikipedia page providing a useful overview of Indian stamps and postal history.

Wikipedia listing of people depicted on the stamps of India, with links to biographical data.

Azad Hind stamps were produced by Germany in 1943 for Subhas Chandra Bose under his direction and with the approval of the German Government.

Scans of classic stamps of India in the Sandafayre Rare Stamp Gallery.

The Indian Postal Administration in the 19th. and 20th. centuries (up to India's attainment of Independence in 1947) extended far beyond the geographical limits of the subcontinent itself and included such distant points as East Africa and the Straits Settlements of Malaya. Here you can find a detailed introduction to the stamps of India used abroad.

Stamps of India - from Delcampe

Stamps of India and States - from Stanley Gibbons Marketplace (UK)

India covers - from Jim Forte Postal History (USA)