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Post by salentin on Jun 5, 2022 8:49:11 GMT
Bangladesh has about the size of Georgia,with about half as many people as the complete US. Independence was achieved from Pakistan in an atrocious struggle in 1971. Although plagued by political turmoil and corruption,the country recently developed from the group of the poor countries to the low middle income nations.
During the war of independence stamps of Pakistan were overprinted locally,mostly handstamped. Several thousands different of that kind exist. The first regular series of the independent Bangladesh was issued on July 29th,1971.
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Post by salentin on Jun 6, 2022 8:24:32 GMT
 The previous series was overprinted after the capitulation of the Pakistan Army on Dec.16th1971, what ended the war of independence. However only three values were issued on Dec.20th,1971.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was released from prison in West-Pakistan and returned to Bangladesh on Jan 10th,1972. He took over the government and later the presidency. Corruption,lawlessness,a great famine were problems he had to face,but he was more a reason for the problems, than part of a solution.His rule became more and more authoritarian,till he and most of his family were killed in a coup attempt in 1975.
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Post by salentin on Jun 7, 2022 8:03:01 GMT
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Post by salentin on Jun 8, 2022 5:41:04 GMT
On Feb.1st,1972 the above series was put on sale by a british agency. However it was not accepted,but declared invalid by the postal administration of Bangladesh and was not on sale in Bangladesh.
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Post by salentin on Jun 13, 2022 5:37:50 GMT
Martyr´s Day,issued Feb.21st,1972. Nobody knows how many people were killed in the war for independence. Estimates range from 300.000 to 3 millions.
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Post by salentin on Jun 14, 2022 6:59:07 GMT
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Post by salentin on Jun 15, 2022 7:52:59 GMT
In March 1972 began the inroduction of new currency notes,replacing the Pakistan Rupee/Taka notes. The new currency was called just Taka. Here a one-Taka note of 1979.
Victory Day,issued Dec.16th,1972.
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Post by salentin on Jun 21, 2022 6:22:50 GMT
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Post by salentin on Jun 22, 2022 6:34:59 GMT
Definitives,issued April 30th,1973
(part I of 3)
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Post by salentin on Jun 23, 2022 5:19:27 GMT
(part II of 3)
Several of the early Bangladesh stamps exist imperforated. Most likely they were never issued as such.
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Post by salentin on Jun 24, 2022 5:42:32 GMT
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Post by salentin on Jun 25, 2022 9:05:07 GMT
In 1974/75 the Taka-values were re-issued with a new currency-sign.
left old,right new;
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Post by salentin on Jun 27, 2022 5:30:51 GMT
Service stamps (definitives overprinted) were issued concurrently on April 30th,1973.
The 1 Taka with the altered Taka-symbol (Type II) was issued in 1974,the 5 Taka in 1975.
3 P.,25 P. and 2 Taka were issued in 1974. The 2 Taka exists in Type II only.
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Post by salentin on Jul 4, 2022 5:13:59 GMT
25th anniversary of the declaration of universal human rights.
Issued Dec.10th,1973.
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Post by salentin on Jul 5, 2022 13:08:31 GMT
First national census,issued Feb.10th,1974.
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Post by dgdecker on Jul 5, 2022 17:20:16 GMT
Somehow I missed your original post. Great to see the changes in issues over the years.
keep posting .
David
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Post by salentin on Jul 6, 2022 5:42:52 GMT
Thank you David,for your encouraging words ! I have a "soft spot" for the country and the stamps.
500th birth anniversary of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 - 1543). Issued July 22nd,1974.
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Post by salentin on Jul 7, 2022 5:34:56 GMT
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Post by salentin on Jul 11, 2022 6:59:59 GMT
UPU-centennary,issued Oct.9th,1974.
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Post by salentin on Jul 12, 2022 6:42:54 GMT
The s.s. was issued on Dec.31st,1974. It must have been a restricted sale,as it is disproportionate more expensive,than the stamp series.
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Post by salentin on Jul 16, 2022 5:23:46 GMT
Bangldesh is famous for it´s tigers,especially in the Sundabans. Issued Nov.4th,1974.
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Post by salentin on Jul 17, 2022 9:30:11 GMT
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Post by salentin on Jul 18, 2022 6:51:27 GMT
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Post by salentin on Jul 19, 2022 8:19:15 GMT
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Post by salentin on Jul 24, 2022 11:31:11 GMT
From January 1976 till February 1977 the previous definitive stamps were re-issued, now in a smaller size. (part I of 2)
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Post by salentin on Jul 25, 2022 12:52:10 GMT
(part II of 2) The 10 Taka stamp was the last one to be issued (Feb.25th,1977)
Large size from 1973 compared to small size from the 1976/78 series.
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Post by salentin on Jul 26, 2022 6:25:38 GMT
10 values were overprinted as service stamps. They were issued on the same dates as the definitives between January and November 1976.
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Post by salentin on Jul 31, 2022 11:41:29 GMT
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Post by salentin on Aug 1, 2022 7:35:27 GMT
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