C. 1886 Map of #Indochina,
from the Scottish Geographical Magazine.
Indochina name refers to the lands historically within the cultural influence of India & China, and physically bound by the Indian Subcontinent in the west and China in the north.
Tribute to the great visionary leader and the first President of India Dr. #RajendraPrasad Ji on his death anniversary.
A commemorative postage stamp was issued on Dr. Rajendra Prasad on 13-05-1962.
#IndianStamp
The #BrahmiScript is the earliest writing system developed in India after the #IndusScript. It is one of the most influential writing systems.
All modern #IndianScripts & most of the scripts found in Southeast Asia are derived from Brahmi.
Example of Brahmi written in #Prakrit.
#DidYouKnow?
The World's first Air Mail was started in India from Allahabad to Naini during the #MahaKumbh.
World's 1st official #Airmail flight service began in India on 18th Feb 1911.
C.1975s:: Stamps released on the occasion of World Hindi Convention & World Telugu Conference, Both these stamps depict the photograph of the12th century image of Goddess Saraswati.
#IndianStamps#GodOnStamp
Map of The #UnitedProvinces of Agra and Oudh under the #BritishRaj, which existed from 1902 to 1947.
It was also a province of independent India until 1950. It corresponded approximately to the present-day Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
#IndiaMaps