1949

PK44 to PK54

The 1949 issues reflect Pakistan’s continuing development of a distinct national postal identity. A revised definitive series introduced a redesigned crescent and star, generally known among collectors as the “New Moon” issue. Other denominations continued to feature important national locations and infrastructure, including Karachi Airport and the Karachi Port Trust Building. These designs were used extensively for ordinary correspondence and therefore offer collectors a rich field of postal cancellations, shades, printing varieties and commercial covers. The year’s major commemorative issue marked the first death anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on 11 September 1949. The three-stamp set honoured Pakistan’s founder and became one of the earliest memorial issues of the new country. Historically, 1949 also brought greater clarity to the observance of 14 August as Pakistan’s official Independence Day. Philatelic Hub lists the individual stamps of this year from PK44 to PK54, with separate complete-set products also available. The combination of practical definitive stamps and the first Jinnah memorial makes 1949 an especially significant year in early Pakistan philately and national history.

Catalogue range: Philatelic Hub PK44–PK54

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