There are different opinions about when the Postal Stamp was introduced in India. But the most dependable information seems to be that it was introduced on 1st October 1854.If that is true, then India Postage Stamp has completed a long period of 159 years. It is recorded that the first Postage Stamp issued by the British in India was with the picture of Queen Victoria as a young maiden.
The Postal System in India developed to be one of the biggest and the best in the world. It was credited with punctuality, efficiency and reliability. It was considered the most efficient service.
But after the neo-liberalisation policy adopted by the Central Government, everything changed. The government is trying to destabilise its own department to benefit the private couriers etc. But still, the India Posts is the best postage system for the common people in India.