Issuing authority
British India
Territories under direct British Crown administration after 1858.
- Kind
- colonial-administration
- Region
- South Asia, Asia
- Recorded period
- 1858 – 1947
Succeeded by the Republic of India and Pakistan in 1947.
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
4
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
4 with a credited real-object photo
Dated span
1835 – 1937
4 entries with their own date
Verified or well documented
0
Highest two confidence levels
Catalogue entries (4)
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Петров Эдуард
modern coins
British India rupee
19th to 20th century
The British India rupee was the principal silver denomination issued for uniform circulation across India under British rule. Prior to unification, European powers minted regional coinages under Mughal patronage, with the British gaining permission in 1717 to strike Mughal-style money at Bombay. Independent, widespr…
Partial type record
Post of India, via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
Queen Victoria, 1819-1901 issue, British India, 1866
1866
The Queen Victoria, 1819-1901 issue comprises 2 postage stamps released by British India on 1 August 1866. The StampWorld catalogue lists 2 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 27, 28), printed in 2 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 4A bluish green; 6´8A´P bluish grey. Sheet size: 320. P…
Partial type record
Post of India, via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
King Edward VII, 1841-1910 - Inscription "INDIA POSTAGE & REVENUE" issue, British India, 1906
1906
The King Edward VII, 1841-1910 - Inscription "INDIA POSTAGE & REVENUE" issue comprises 2 postage stamps released by British India in 1906. The StampWorld catalogue lists 2 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 73, 74), printed in 2 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: ½A light green; 1A carmin…
Partial type record
Post of India, via Wikimedia Commons
stamps
King George VI, 1895-1952 issue, British India, 1937
1937
The King George VI, 1895-1952 issue comprises 4 postage stamps released by British India on 23 August 1937. The StampWorld catalogue lists 4 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 149, 150, 151, 152), printed in 4 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 3P blackish grey; ½A reddish brown; 9P dark…
Partial type record
Entries by catalogue category
- Postage Stamps3
- Modern World Coins1
Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.
Dated entries by century
- 19th century2
- 20th century2
Only the 4 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.
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