<P> These stamps were issued following a Commission of Inquiry which had carefully studied the postal systems of Europe and America . In the opinion of Geoffrey Clarke , the reformed system was to be maintained `` for the benefit of the people of India and not for the purpose of swelling the revenue . '' The Commissioners voted to abolish the earlier practice of conveying official letters free of postage ( `` franking '' ) . The new system was recommended by the Governor - General , Lord Dalhousie , and adopted by the East India Company 's Court of Directors . It introduced `` low and uniform '' rates for sending mail efficiently throughout the country within the jurisdiction of the East India Company . The basic rate was 1 / 2 anna on letters not more than 1 / 4 tola in weight . The stamps were needed to show the postage was prepaid , a basic principle of the new system , like the fundamental changes of the British system advocated by Rowland Hill and the Scinde reforms of Bartle Frere . These reforms transformed mail services within India . </P>
<P> These stamps were issued following a Commission of Inquiry which had carefully studied the postal systems of Europe and America . In the opinion of Geoffrey Clarke , the reformed system was to be maintained `` for the benefit of the people of India and not for the purpose of swelling the revenue . '' The Commissioners voted to abolish the earlier practice of conveying official letters free of postage ( `` franking '' ) . The new system was recommended by the Governor - General , Lord Dalhousie , and adopted by the East India Company 's Court of Directors . It introduced `` low and uniform '' rates for sending mail efficiently throughout the country within the jurisdiction of the East India Company . The basic rate was 1 / 2 anna on letters not more than 1 / 4 tola in weight . The stamps were needed to show the postage was prepaid , a basic principle of the new system , like the fundamental changes of the British system advocated by Rowland Hill and the Scinde reforms of Bartle Frere . These reforms transformed mail services within India . </P>
british governor general who introduced first postal system in india was
british governor general who introduced first postal system in india was
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Dalhousie