On 1st November 1858, the administration of the territories in India held in trust by the Honorable East India Company passed to the Crown, with Lord Canning as the first of a long line of Viceroys. Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India on 1st/2nd January 1877, but the effect of this was not apparent on postal issues until later.
QV Postal Stationery was issued in different colour-represented formats, including Letter Envelopes, Envelopes, Newspaper wrappers, Official Mail, Registered Letters, Soldier’s and Sailor’s Letter, etc. Denzil Fernandes’ presentation discusses the use of these issues in British India.