IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR PA/SA EXAM . ** Postmaster General Office started in India - 1774 ** Postmaster’s appointed in the presidency Towns in India - 1837 ** The Postage Stamp system started in India - 1852 ** The Service stamp released - 1867 ** Parcel System started in the Indian Postal Service - 1871 ** VPP service started in the Indian Postal Department - 1870 ** The Insured parcel system started in the Indian Postal Department - 1878 ** The first post card issued in India - 1879 ** The money order system is under control of Postal Department - 1880 ** Postal Life Insurance scheme implemented - 1883 ** Reply post card introduced - 1884 ** The post office savings bank introduced - 1885 ** Postal Order system introduced - 1894 ** Railway mail System introduced - 1907 ** Air mail service started - 1911 ** Post office savings Certificate system introduced - 1917 ** Official language of the UPU (Universal Postal Union) - French. ** Post codes (Pin Numbers) were first introduced in - Urkaine ** First Postal stamp in the World - Penny Black ** Picture was depicted in First world stamp - Head of Queen Victoria. ** The first stamp honouring Indian Woman was - Mirabhai ** The first stamp honouring Indian national leader was - Mahatma Gandhi. ** Postal Department celebrated its 150th anniversary in - 2005 ** There are 8 Pincode areas in India ** World Postal Day - 9 october ** National Postal Day - 10 october
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