Current Offerings for India Used Abroad

In the 19th & early 20th centuries, the Indian Postal Administration extended far beyond the geographical limits of the sub-continent and included such distant points as East Africa and the Straits Settlements of Malaya.

In a number of British-controlled areas Indian stamps were used to prepay postage until the establishment of local postal systems. In the Persian Gulf area the I.P.A operated a number of Agencies to serve the British and Indian trading houses that controlled all of the Gulf trade at that time.

"India Used Abroad" can be collected as part of an India collection; as forerunners to specific countries or can make a challenging and rewarding area to collect on its own.