Sher Shah Suri was one of the few
great and benevolent rulers India has seen. During his reign he gave a new vigour and trend to
the early Indian postal system. So in 1970 India released a special postage stamp
honouring the memory of this great and popular ruler and one of the early pioneers of a
nation-wide postal service. He was born about the year 1472. He was an outstanding
administrator. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin "Rupiya" based on a ratio
of 40 copper-coin pieces (paisa) per rupee. On his earliest Bengal coins, he inscribed his
name as "Sri Ser Sahi" in both Devnagari and Persian scripts.
Sher Shah was also a great road-builder. The longest road built on his
orders known as the Grand Trunk Road (Shahrah-i-Azim) - now known as National Highway-2.
It was during the reign of Sher Shah Suri that the foundation of a well-organised
nationwide postal system was laid. The design of the stamp is vertical and depicts a
portrait of Sher Shah Suri.
and trend to
the early Indian postal system. So in 1970 India released a special postage stamp
honouring the memory of this great and popular ruler and one of the early pioneers of a
nation-wide postal service. He was born about the year 1472. He was an outstanding
administrator. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin "Rupiya" based on a ratio
of 40 copper-coin pieces (paisa) per rupee. On his earliest Bengal coins, he inscribed his
name as "Sri Ser Sahi" in both Devnagari and Persian scripts.
Sher Shah was also a great road-builder. The longest road built on his
orders known as the Grand Trunk Road (Shahrah-i-Azim) - now known as National Highway-2.
It was during the reign of Sher Shah Suri that the foundation of a well-organised
nationwide postal system was laid. The design of the stamp is vertical and depicts a
portrait of Sher Shah Suri.