First in Postal History

1	First Indian Post Office in Antartica – Maitri (Dakshin Gangothri) (under Goa Postal Division)
2	First PIN Number - PIN 110001 (Parliament Street HO)
3	First Nehru Stamp issued in the year– 1964
4	First Communication Minister of Independent India- Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
5	First matrimony website in India, have a tie up with Indiapost – Bharath Matrimony.com
6	First diamond shaped stamp issued by – Nova Scotia in 1851
7	First triangular shaped stamp issued by - Cape Good Hope in 1853
8	First polygonal shaped stamp issued by – Britain in 1847
9	First Oval shaped stamp issued by – Bhor (an Indian state in 1879)

Postal History

World Postal History
1840	May 06: First Postage Stamp in the world Penny Black issued
1874	October 09: GPU (General Postal Union, the association before introduction of UPU) was established in Berne
1994	e-mail was introduced
Indian Postal History
16th Cen	Mughal Emperor Akbar (Regime 1556-1605 AD) is credited with  organising an efficient system of despach using horses and camels
1672	South Indian Ruler Raja Chikkadeva of Mysore organised a regular postal service throughout his dominion.