Inverted Head 4 Annas

Inverted Head Four Annas
Country of productionIndia
Location of productionSurvey Office, Calcutta
Date of production1854
Nature of rarityInvert error
No. in existence28[1]
Face valueFour Annas

The Inverted Head Four Annas of India is a postage stamp prized by collectors. The 1854 first issues of India included a Four Annas value in red and blue. It was one of the world's first multicolored stamps; the Basel Dove preceded it by nine years.[2] However, an invert error occurred during production, showing the head "upside down."

  1. ^ D.N. Jatia, India's Bi-coloured Four-Annas 1854, Calcutta, Philatelic Congress of India [2000], pp. 62-63.
  2. ^ First Issues Collectors Club (Retrieved 25 September 2006)

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