The India Modern Definitives make other very common definitives, with the notable exception of the U.S. first class rate definitives, seem rare by comparison. These stamps are VERY common. In excess of one billion people use them. Luckily for stamp collectors, postal meters are rarely used. Illustrated here are the most common stamps from the Wells Fargo correspondence.

Through an ebay seller, I was lucky to obtain the Wells Fargo correspondence (described in articles 4-introduction, 11-2 Rps value, and 26-including other material).

The cover illustrated below is from the Wells Fargo correspondence, which consists of 437 covers from various banks in India to the Wells Fargo Bank in New York mailed during 1981 and 1982. There are almost 100 distinct postal rates in this correspondence. The equivalent rate structure in the United States could not encompass more than a dozen rates.

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4: The India Wells Fargo correspondence This correspondence consists of 437 covers from various banks in India to the Wells Fargo Bank in New York mailed during 1981 and 1982. I focus on the definitives that are used most in this correspondence.

India Wells Fargo Bank Correspondence (main page added after article 4) quick links: Quick Links: Major Stamp Pages: 0.05Rp / 0.15Rp / 0.25Rp / 0.50Rp / 1.00Rp / 2.00Rp / 5.00Rp / 5Rp / 10.00Rp / Other Stamp Pages: Low Values / High Values / Commemoratives / The Rates / Markings: U.S. Receipt / India Circular Postmarks / India Square City Marks / High Value Canceller / Auxiliary Markings / Complete Cover Listings: 1 to 50 / 51 to 100 / 101 to 150

11: India 2 Rupees 1980s Textiles Definitive : In this article I review examples of the India 2 Rupees Textiles definitives from the Wells Fargo correspondence. Quick links: the article, the rates, usages with 1 or 2 stamps, 3 or 4 stamps, and 6 or 7 stamps.

26: Selected Modern India Definitives : This article is dedicated to the 0.5Rp Stork, the 1.00 Rp Sitar and the 2.00 Rps Himalayas definitives. Quick links to a page dedicated to the 0.5Rp, and a page combining images of the 1.0Rp and 2.0Rps values.

The India Modern Definitives make other very common definitives, with the notable exception of the U.S. first class rate definitives, seem rare by comparison.