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In July 1879, the Post Office of India introduced a 1 / 4 anna postcard which provided postage from one place to another within British India.

This was the cheapest form of post provided to the Indian people to date and proved a huge success.

The establishment of a large postal system spanning India resulted in unprecedented postal access where a message on a postcard could be sent from one part of the country to another part ( often to a physical address without a nearby post office ) without additional postage affixed.

This was followed in April 1880 by postcards meant specifically for government use and by reply post cards in 1890.

The postcard facility continues to this date in independent India.