{"id":897,"date":"2022-09-29T01:51:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T15:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/?page_id=897"},"modified":"2025-11-19T07:29:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:59:06","slug":"bangladesh_stamp_1971","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/?page_id=897","title":{"rendered":"1971 (11 Issued and 13 Unissued)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"897\" class=\"elementor elementor-897\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca5cf8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ca5cf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7444ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7444ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1971 (11 Issued and 13 Unissued)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d23eb5e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d23eb5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1556048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1556048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two covers were returned due to the Bangladesh War of Independence. The top cover was sent from Switzerland to Rajshahi, and the second cover was sent from Karachi, Pakistan to Dacca (East Pakistan) on 16 December 1971.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f7d68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4f7d68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6185e1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6185e1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5bff58 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5bff58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Returned-1971-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-910\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Returned-1971-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Returned-1971-1-300x133.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88a5385 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88a5385\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae834f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aae834f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1971Rajshahi-1-300x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-909\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1971Rajshahi-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1971Rajshahi-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-291245f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"291245f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3983d98\" data-id=\"3983d98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0a20d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f0a20d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">29 July \u2013 First Stamps of Bangladesh<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac82f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ac82f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>The cover below has a Kasipur postmark, and the cover beneath it bears a Mujibnagar postmark. The Mujibnagar cover is known with cancellation strikes in both black and purple ink<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f7e40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7f7e40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDocumentsandSettingsOwnerDesktopBANGWORKINGKASIPUR.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-920\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDocumentsandSettingsOwnerDesktopBANGWORKINGKASIPUR.jpg 500w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDocumentsandSettingsOwnerDesktopBANGWORKINGKASIPUR-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d213a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2d213a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDocumentsandSettingsOwnerDesktopBANGWORKINGMUJIBNAGeR-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-921\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDocumentsandSettingsOwnerDesktopBANGWORKINGMUJIBNAGeR-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDocumentsandSettingsOwnerDesktopBANGWORKINGMUJIBNAGeR-2-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-358b60b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"358b60b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ea5823\" data-id=\"6ea5823\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08b6a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f08b6a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>71-1\u200310p\u2003Map<br data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"89\" \/>71-2\u200320p\u2003Massacre at Dacca University<br data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"129\" \/>71-3\u200350p\u2003Nation of 75 Million People<br data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"168\" \/>71-4\u2003R.1\u2003Flag with silhouette of Bangladesh in the centre<br data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"228\" \/>71-5\u2003Rs.2\u2003Ballot Box<br data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"251\" \/>71-6\u2003Rs.3\u2003Broken Chain \u2013 Proclamation of Independent Government<br data-start=\"314\" data-end=\"317\" \/>71-7\u2003Rs.5\u2003Sheikh Mujibur Rahman<br data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"351\" \/>71-8\u2003Rs.10\u2003Support Bangladesh<\/h6><p data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"586\"><strong data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"584\">Total Stamps:<\/strong> 8<\/p><p data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"755\"><strong data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"597\">CCMs:<\/strong> Yes<br data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"604\" \/><strong data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"622\">Plate Numbers:<\/strong><br data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"625\" \/>\u2022 <em data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"631\">1A<\/em> known on 10p, 20p, 50p, 1R, 3R, and 10R<br data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"674\" \/>\u2022 <em data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"680\">1B<\/em> known on 50p, 2R, 5R, and 10R<br data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"713\" \/>(See link to Additional Information below)<\/p><p data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"930\"><strong data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"773\">Perforation:<\/strong> 14\u00bd \u00d7 14\u00bd<br data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"786\" \/><strong data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"801\">Sheet Size:<\/strong> 50<br data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"807\" \/><strong data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"828\">Quantity Printed:<\/strong> Unknown<br data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"839\" \/><strong data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"852\">Designer:<\/strong> Biman Mallik<br data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"868\" \/><strong data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"880\">Printer:<\/strong> Format International Security Printers Ltd., UK<\/p><p data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"1108\"><strong data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"940\">FDC:<\/strong> Yes. Generic postmark reads <em data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1042\">FIRST POSTAGE STAMPS OF BANGLADESH \/ CENTRAL \/ POST OFFICE \/ 29 JULY 71<\/em> with <em data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1060\">Bangladesh<\/em> in Bangla.<br data-start=\"1071\" data-end=\"1074\" \/>Two different cachets are known:<\/p><ol data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1373\"><li data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1218\"><p data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1218\">Green cachet with all inscriptions in green and the country name written as <strong data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1204\">\u201cBangladesh\u201d<\/strong> in English.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1373\"><p data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1373\">Red and yellowish-brown cachet with the country name written as <strong data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1302\">\u201cBanglaDesh\u201d<\/strong> in English and with larger English lettering than on the green cachet.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><p data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1466\"><strong data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1389\">Postmarks:<\/strong> Kasipur (purple), Mujibnagar, Philatelic Bureau \u2013 Dacca<br data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1448\" \/><strong data-start=\"1448\" data-end=\"1459\">Insert:<\/strong> None<\/p><hr data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1471\" \/><h6><strong data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1497\">Additional Notes<\/strong><\/h6><p data-start=\"1498\" data-end=\"1815\">It was once reported that imperforate stamps existed from the archives of Format International Security Printers Ltd., allegedly sold when the press closed. However, no confirmed examples have been recorded. The imperforate variety has therefore been removed from this catalogue until their existence can be verified.<\/p><p data-start=\"1817\" data-end=\"1966\">Further assistance is needed to accurately record all plate numbers for this issue. Only those personally seen by the author are listed at this time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-899cc76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"899cc76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d3f7e0\" data-id=\"0d3f7e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7e4ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d7e4ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PLATE NUMBERS AND CCMS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a913b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a913b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-367f78e\" data-id=\"367f78e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07856b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07856b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"615\">The problem is complicated by the placement of the vertical text printed along either the left or right margin of the sheets. This text consists of three continuous lines reading \u201cFormat International Security Printers, Ltd.\u201d and appears down most of the left or right margin. In some cases it appears on the same side as the plate numbers; in others it appears on the side with the CCMs. It may also appear closer to the top or closer to the bottom of the sheet.<\/p><p data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"1009\">One possible explanation is that larger master sheets were printed containing four complete panes of the stamps, which were then cut into individual sheets. If so, the three lines of marginal text may originally have been near the centre of the master sheet, and once cut, would appear either at the top or bottom of the individual panes. These four positions are known for all denominations.<\/p><p data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1271\">It seems logical that all stamps were printed initially with plate number <strong data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1091\">1A<\/strong>, followed by a subsequent printing with plate <strong data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1144\">1B<\/strong>. See the entry for <strong data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1179\">20 December<\/strong> for a discussion of the First Day Covers for this issue and the <strong data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1270\">20 December overprints<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c24313c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c24313c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sheet50pFirstIssueB.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-943\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sheet50pFirstIssueB.jpg 600w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sheet50pFirstIssueB-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-217b545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"217b545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>On this sheet, the three lines of text are on the right side and extend to the bottom of the sheet<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a31d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85a31d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sheet10pLines.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-941\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sheet10pLines.jpg 600w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sheet10pLines-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2e469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e2e469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Note that the three lines of text are on the right side of the sheet near the CCMs, but positioned at the top.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e072731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e072731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sheet5RwithLines.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-940\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sheet5RwithLines.jpg 600w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sheet5RwithLines-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc4093c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc4093c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>On this sheet, the lines of text are on the left side near the plate number and positioned at the bottom<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a27d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a27d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sheet20pLinesonLeft.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-942\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sheet20pLinesonLeft.jpg 600w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sheet20pLinesonLeft-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e91432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e91432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>In this instance, the lines of text are on the left side at the top of the sheet<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a13d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60a13d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FirstCCMs.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-960\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FirstCCMs.jpg 589w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FirstCCMs-300x143.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea1b7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ea1b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first issue included plate numbers and CCMs (Color Control Marks). However, there has been no consistency in the use of plate numbers and CCMs in the following years. Some issues have neither a plate number nor a CCM. Over time, plate numbers were dropped altogether, and only the CCMs appear on the individual sheets of stamps<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66bb2f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66bb2f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3First.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-959\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3First.jpg 600w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3First-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd1c635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd1c635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"621\">Note that the 20p value has the blue \u2018Format International Security Printers, Ltd.\u2019 text in small blue lettering running down the left margin of the block. In this instance, it does not extend to the bottom of the sheet. In some of the later \u2018Bangladesh Liberated\u2019 overprinted values, it does. The text apparently never runs continuously from the top to the bottom of the sheet but is instead shifted either toward the top or the bottom. It is also found on either the side with the plate numbers or the side with the CCMs.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"861\">It seems logical that all values would have been printed initially with Plate 1A, with subsequent printings using Plate 2A. Since Plate 1A exists on the 20 December overprinted stamps, it must also have existed in the first printing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e8289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07e8289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CWINDOWSDesktopGenuineFDC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-967\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CWINDOWSDesktopGenuineFDC.jpg 500w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CWINDOWSDesktopGenuineFDC-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b743583 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b743583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Genuine FDC of the first definitive issue, which was also the first stamps of the country. The stamps were officially placed on sale at the Dacca (later Dhaka) G.P.O. on 20 December 1971. Earlier FDCs had been produced and sold in London and India, dated 29 July 1971. On all genuine covers, the \u2018E\u2019 of \u2018DEC\u2019 is broken and appears like an \u2018F\u2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aafbbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6aafbbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Totally-fake-cover-BM-768x339.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-979\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Totally-fake-cover-BM-768x339.jpg 768w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Totally-fake-cover-BM-600x265.jpg 600w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Totally-fake-cover-BM-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Totally-fake-cover-BM.jpg 807w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e94d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8e94d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"416\">This image was sent to me by Michael Gallery, who met Mr. Biman Malik, the designer of the first set of Bangladesh stamps, in London in the spring of 2016. Mr. Malik later informed me during a telephone conversation that the cover is entirely fake, including the signature in the upper left corner, which was forged.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"921\">The information provided with this image states:<br data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"469\" \/>&#8216;This FDC is an example of blatant plagiarism. The offence was committed by a high-ranking official of the Government of Bangladesh, who was also a barrister and therefore aware that plagiarism is a punishable crime. Under his instructions, through a respectable philatelist, this FDC was printed in Calcutta and sold to unsuspecting philatelists worldwide. Most likely, the respectable philatelist was unaware that he was handling stolen property.&#8217;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f6964 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47f6964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EarlyCoverAddress.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-986\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EarlyCoverAddress.jpg 500w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EarlyCoverAddress-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36803af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36803af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EarlycoverStamps.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-987\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EarlycoverStamps.jpg 500w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EarlycoverStamps-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ce24e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2ce24e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An early cover bearing three stamps from the first set, without the overprint. The cover was cancelled at Phultala on 25 April 1972 and arrived at Uttarpara on 28 April 1972.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff93b23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff93b23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9723b44\" data-id=\"9723b44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5036176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5036176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">20 Dec. \u2013 \u2018Bangladesh Liberated\u2019 overprint on #1, #7 &amp; #10, measuring 12\u202fmm horizontally<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2108af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2108af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"229\"><strong data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"151\">71-9\u200310p\u2003Map<\/strong><br data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"154\" \/><strong data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"190\">71-10\u2003Rs.5\u2003Sheikh Mujibur Rahman<\/strong><br data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"193\" \/><strong data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"227\">71-11\u2003Rs.10\u2003Support BanglaDesh<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"252\"><strong data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"248\">Total Stamps:<\/strong> 3<\/p><p data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"290\"><strong data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"263\">CCMs:<\/strong> Yes<br data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"270\" \/><strong data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"288\">Plate Numbers:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"375\"><li data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"339\"><p data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"339\"><em data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"297\">1A<\/em> known for 10p, 20p, 1R, 3R, 5R, and 10R<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"375\"><p data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"375\"><em data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"346\">1B<\/em> known for 50p, 5R, and 10R<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"625\"><strong data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"393\">Perforation:<\/strong> 14\u00bd \u00d7 14\u00bd<br data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"406\" \/><strong data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"421\">Sheet Size:<\/strong> 50<br data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"427\" \/><strong data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"440\">Designer:<\/strong> Biman Mallik<br data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"456\" \/><strong data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"481\">Quantity Overprinted:<\/strong> Unknown<br data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"492\" \/><strong data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"518\">Designer of Overprint:<\/strong> Format staff<br data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"534\" \/><strong data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"546\">Printer:<\/strong> International Security Printers Ltd., UK<br data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"590\" \/><strong data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"615\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Printer of Overprint:<\/strong> Unknown<\/p><p data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"683\"><strong data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"635\">FDC:<\/strong> Yes. Two different FDCs exist for this issue:<\/p><ol data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"1191\"><li data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"732\"><p data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"732\">The genuine cover with a postmark reading ?<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"733\" data-end=\"1191\"><p data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"1191\">A second cover created months after 20 December 1971. In most, if not all, cases, all three stamps are on the same envelope. These were produced with the assistance of postal employees. They are collectible, difficult to locate, and expensive. They are easily identified as being on plain envelopes with the postmark reading \u201c\u2605 PHILATELIC BUREAU \u2605 DACCA G.P.O. \/ 20 DEC 71\u201d. On these covers, the \u201cE\u201d of \u201cDEC\u201d is not broken, unlike on the genuine covers.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><p data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1246\"><strong data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1207\">Postmarks:<\/strong> Philatelic Bureau<br data-start=\"1225\" data-end=\"1228\" \/><strong data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1239\">Insert:<\/strong> None<\/p><p data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1380\"><strong data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1269\">Additional Notes:<\/strong> See the <em data-start=\"1278\" data-end=\"1307\">Fake and Questionable Items<\/em> page in the Table of Contents for more information on fake overprints.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd7aa99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd7aa99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/RahmanOvptPlts.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/RahmanOvptPlts.jpg 400w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/RahmanOvptPlts-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeaca35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eeaca35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plate blocks of the 5R overprinted stamp. Note that there are two different plate numbers, 1A and 1B. It is believed that only a single plate was used for some values. Also, observe the positions of the three lines of small text in the margins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea2f1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fea2f1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"203\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDocumentsandSettingsOwnerDesktopBANGWORKINGRedPostalRunner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1018\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c89e917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c89e917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"382\">This logo was designed by Mr. M.A. Salam, to whom this catalog is dedicated. It was accepted by the Post Office and has been used on the majority of FDCs and Special Covers. The logo is a rubber-stamped image. Most later Postal Department\u2013printed envelopes also include this logo.<\/p><p data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"789\">The large red rubber-stamped image of a postal runner is the official logo of the Post Office and is printed on the back of all later First Day Covers and Special Covers. Since there was no time to produce official covers for the first stamps and the overprinted stamps, many privately produced covers were stamped with this logo on the back. These rubber-stamp logos are very scarce and not often seen.<\/p><p data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"1211\">The logo is generally printed in red, but it is also found in several other colors on covers produced later by the Post Office. Due to the high value of the one-rupee stamp, and the fact that the population had been at war for some time, dealers and collectors either could not afford or chose not to produce many covers using this value. As a result, many covers exist with only the two lower-value stamps on them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8e738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d8e738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDocumentsandSettingsOwnerDesktopBANGWORKINGBANGLAlib2CVRS.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1017\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDocumentsandSettingsOwnerDesktopBANGWORKINGBANGLAlib2CVRS.jpg 700w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDocumentsandSettingsOwnerDesktopBANGWORKINGBANGLAlib2CVRS-600x225.jpg 600w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDocumentsandSettingsOwnerDesktopBANGWORKINGBANGLAlib2CVRS-300x113.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77497fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77497fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"333\">A genuine First Day Cover of the 10p stamp with the \u2018BANGLADESH\/LIBERATED\u2019 overprint in English and Bangla. Note that the date, 20 December 1971, is the same as for the first cover illustrated above. These stamps were all put on sale simultaneously at the Dacca G.P.O.<\/p><p data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"613\"><strong data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"345\">Right:<\/strong> A genuine First Day Cover of the 5R and 10R stamps with the \u2018BANGLADESH\/LIBERATED\u2019 overprint. Although the complete set of stamps was overprinted, the government officially accepted only these three values. The other five values were never issued by the government.<\/p><p data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"841\">The overprint exists in two different sizes: the genuine overprint measures 12\u202fmm horizontally, while the other measures 13\u202fmm. None of the 13\u202fmm overprinted stamps are considered genuine and were never officially issued<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d33e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60d33e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDocumentsandSettingsOwnerDesktopLiberated.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1019\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDocumentsandSettingsOwnerDesktopLiberated.jpg 400w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CDocumentsandSettingsOwnerDesktopLiberated-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daabe09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daabe09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This cover from the Jessore Post Office bears the three overprinted stamps with the correct date. However, it is an \u2018after-the-fact\u2019 cover, created sometime after the date on the envelope. It is considered a scarce cover.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f94bd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f94bd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e982d4\" data-id=\"0e982d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f6c9b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f6c9b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"334\">The following stamps of the first set were overprinted with the same overprint as <strong data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"252\">71-9, 71-10, and 71-11<\/strong>, but were <strong data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"298\">not accepted by the Post Office<\/strong> and were never officially issued:<\/p><ul data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"631\"><li data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"383\"><p data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"383\"><strong data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"381\">71-1un\u200320p\u2003Massacre at Dacca University<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"430\"><p data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"430\"><strong data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"428\">71-2un\u200350p\u2003Nation of 75 Million People<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"498\"><p data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"498\"><strong data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"496\">71-3un\u2003R.1\u2003Flag with silhouette of BanglaDesh in the centre<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"529\"><p data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"529\"><strong data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"527\">71-4un\u2003Rs.2\u2003Ballot Box<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"631\"><p data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"603\"><strong data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"601\">71-5un\u2003Rs.3\u2003Broken Chain \u2013 Proclamation of Independent Government<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"631\"><li data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"631\"><p data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"631\">a. inverted overprint<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"654\"><strong data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"650\">Total Stamps:<\/strong> 5<\/p><p data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"930\"><strong data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"665\">CCMs:<\/strong> Yes<br data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"672\" \/><strong data-start=\"672\" data-end=\"684\">Plate #:<\/strong> 1A<br data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"690\" \/><strong data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"706\">Perforation:<\/strong> 14\u00bd \u00d7 14\u00bd<br data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"719\" \/><strong data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"734\">Sheet Size:<\/strong> 50<br data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"740\" \/><strong data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"753\">Designer:<\/strong> Biman Mallik<br data-start=\"766\" data-end=\"769\" \/><strong data-start=\"769\" data-end=\"794\">Quantity Overprinted:<\/strong> Unknown<br data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"805\" \/><strong data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"831\">Designer of Overprint:<\/strong> Format staff<br data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"847\" \/><strong data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"872\">Printer of Overprint:<\/strong> Most likely Format International Security Printers Ltd.<\/p><p data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"1158\"><strong data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"940\">FDC:<\/strong> Yes. Similar design to the 29 July 1971 envelope, but \u201cBangladesh\u201d in Bengali on the left is red rather than green. The postmark is smaller and reads:<br data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1094\" \/><em data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1156\">FIRST DAY \/ 20 DEC 1971 \/ DACCA \/ G.P.O. \/ PHILATELIC BUREAU<\/em><\/p><p data-start=\"1160\" data-end=\"1201\"><strong data-start=\"1160\" data-end=\"1174\">Postmarks:<\/strong> Dacca<br data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1183\" \/><strong data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1194\">Insert:<\/strong> None<\/p><hr data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1206\" \/><h6><strong data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1238\">Additional Information<\/strong><\/h6><ul data-start=\"1240\" data-end=\"1742\"><li data-start=\"1240\" data-end=\"1389\"><p data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1389\">The overprint exists on all eight values of the first set, but only the three values mentioned above were officially accepted by the Post Office.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1619\"><p data-start=\"1392\" data-end=\"1619\">At the time of their issuance in Dacca, only ten sheets of each accepted value were available, flown in by helicopter the previous day. Several years later, additional quantities of the stamps were discovered in the treasury.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1742\"><p data-start=\"1622\" data-end=\"1742\">The inverted overprint is believed to exist on all stamps of the set, but only the two mentioned have been documented.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1805\"><strong data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1803\">Printer\u2019s (Format Security Press) Drawings and Mockups:<\/strong><\/p><ol data-start=\"1806\" data-end=\"2236\"><li data-start=\"1806\" data-end=\"1943\"><p data-start=\"1809\" data-end=\"1943\">One sheet with black-and-white drawings of all eight stamps and the overprint, indicating which parts are to be black and which red.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"2036\"><p data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"2036\">Rough \u201cBangladesh Liberated\u201d in English and Bengali, showing the layout of the wording.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2037\" data-end=\"2126\"><p data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2126\">Refined printing in Bengali with \u201cTOP\u201d marking the correct position for the writing.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2127\" data-end=\"2236\"><p data-start=\"2130\" data-end=\"2236\">Cards with enlarged printing of \u201cBANGLADESH LIBERATED\u201d in English only, with long lines above and below.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><ul data-start=\"2238\" data-end=\"2453\"><li data-start=\"2238\" data-end=\"2453\"><p data-start=\"2240\" data-end=\"2453\">Covers were later made with all eight overprinted values and cancelled on 30 December 1974 at Chittagong. These appear to have been created for philatelic purposes, as the entire set is on unaddressed envelopes.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9034323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9034323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CWINDOWSDesktop3701-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1046\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CWINDOWSDesktop3701-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CWINDOWSDesktop3701-1-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15158fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15158fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unofficial First Day Cover of the 12\u202fmm overprint. This cover was issued by representatives of the Bangladesh government in England but was not officially sanctioned. It includes all values of the set, whereas the government officially accepted only three overprinted values: 10p, 5R, and 10R. Another overprint measuring 13\u202fmm was also created, but it was not accepted by the government.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23875d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23875d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f67979\" data-id=\"3f67979\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af8c1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3af8c1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"228\"><strong data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"226\">1971 \u2013 Unissued \u2013 \u201cBangladesh Liberated\u201d Overprint (13\u202fmm horizontally; found on all values of the first set, #1\u20138)<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"942\"><li data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"252\"><p data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"252\"><strong data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"250\">71-6un\u200310p\u2003Map<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"300\"><p data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"300\"><strong data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"298\">71-7un\u200320p\u2003Massacre at Dacca University<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"347\"><p data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"347\"><strong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"345\">71-8un\u200350p\u2003Nation of 75 Million People<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"411\"><p data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"411\"><strong data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"409\">71-9un\u2003R.1\u2003Flag with silhouette of BanglaDesh in centre<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"443\"><p data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"443\"><strong data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"441\">71-10un\u2003Rs.2\u2003Ballot Box<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"858\"><p data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"518\"><strong data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"516\">71-11un\u2003Rs.3\u2003Broken Chain \u2013 Proclamation of Independent Government<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"858\"><li data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"858\"><p data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"858\">a. Unissued \u2013 four horizontal black bars across the face of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This stamp has only been found on a few covers to date, cancelled at Chittagong on 5 September 1975. The leader was killed on 15 August 1975. It is believed that the overprint and covers were prepared by an Indian dealer. The envelope is unaddressed.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"901\"><p data-start=\"861\" data-end=\"901\"><strong data-start=\"861\" data-end=\"899\">71-12un\u2003Rs.5\u2003Sheikh Mujibur Rahman<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"942\"><p data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"942\"><strong data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"940\">71-13un\u2003Rs.10\u2003Support BanglaDesh<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"965\"><strong data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"961\">Total Stamps:<\/strong> 8<\/p><p data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1370\"><strong data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"976\">CCMs:<\/strong> Yes<br data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"983\" \/><strong data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"1001\">Plate Numbers:<\/strong> 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D<br data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1019\" \/><strong data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1035\">Perforation:<\/strong> [Not specified]<br data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1054\" \/><strong data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1069\">Sheet Size:<\/strong> 50<br data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1075\" data-is-only-node=\"\" \/><strong data-start=\"1075\" data-end=\"1088\">Designer:<\/strong> Biman Mallik<br data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1104\" \/><strong data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1130\">Designer of Overprint:<\/strong> Format staff<br data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1146\" \/><strong data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1171\">Quantity Overprinted:<\/strong> Unknown<br data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1182\" \/><strong data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1194\">Printer:<\/strong> Format International Security Printers Ltd., UK<br data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1245\" \/><strong data-start=\"1245\" data-end=\"1270\">Printer of Overprint:<\/strong> Most likely Format<br data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1292\" \/><strong data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1300\">FDC:<\/strong> [Not specified]<br data-start=\"1316\" data-end=\"1319\" \/><strong data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1333\">Postmarks:<\/strong> [Not specified]<br data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"1352\" \/><strong data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1363\">Insert:<\/strong> None<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4160cd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4160cd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a701a6a\" data-id=\"a701a6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1cbd41 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e1cbd41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/?page_id=1065\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">1972<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bce014\" data-id=\"2bce014\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2308ab2 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2308ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/?page_id=262\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-table\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 32H48C21.49 32 0 53.49 0 80v352c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V80c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48zM224 416H64v-96h160v96zm0-160H64v-96h160v96zm224 160H288v-96h160v96zm0-160H288v-96h160v96z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Table of Contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9de919\" data-id=\"d9de919\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f2222 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"59f2222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-home\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M280.37 148.26L96 300.11V464a16 16 0 0 0 16 16l112.06-.29a16 16 0 0 0 15.92-16V368a16 16 0 0 1 16-16h64a16 16 0 0 1 16 16v95.64a16 16 0 0 0 16 16.05L464 480a16 16 0 0 0 16-16V300L295.67 148.26a12.19 12.19 0 0 0-15.3 0zM571.6 251.47L488 182.56V44.05a12 12 0 0 0-12-12h-56a12 12 0 0 0-12 12v72.61L318.47 43a48 48 0 0 0-61 0L4.34 251.47a12 12 0 0 0-1.6 16.9l25.5 31A12 12 0 0 0 45.15 301l235.22-193.74a12.19 12.19 0 0 1 15.3 0L530.9 301a12 12 0 0 0 16.9-1.6l25.5-31a12 12 0 0 0-1.7-16.93z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">home page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1971 (11 Issued and 13 Unissued) Two covers were returned due to the Bangladesh War of Independence. The top cover was sent from Switzerland to Rajshahi, and the second cover was sent from Karachi, Pakistan to Dacca (East Pakistan) on 16 December 1971. 29 July \u2013 First Stamps of Bangladesh The cover below has a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-897","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=897"}],"version-history":[{"count":260,"href":"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23641,"href":"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/897\/revisions\/23641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}