Pakistan - Bangladesh

     In 1947 India was divided into to self-governing dominions, Pakistan and India. Pakistan became a republic in 1956. Pakistan was made up of two largely Moslem areas in the northwest and northeast corners of pre-1947 India.
     In 1955 a set of three stamps was issued to mark the unification of West Pakistan. One stamp of the three is shown.

     In 1960 a set of four stamps showing both West and East Pakistan was issued to publicize the border dispute with India over Kashmir and Jammu in the north and Junagarh, and Manavadar on the southwest coast. Pakistan stopped short of claiming the Kashmir as Pakistani, being content with "Final Status Not Yet Determined." One stamp of the set is shown.