INDIA POST July 01, 1852:   First half-Anna adhesive stamp released in Karachi, undivided India, under Scinde Dawk system, which refers to a very old postal system of runners that served the Indus Valley of Sindh, in pre-partition India. The term also refers to the first postage stamps in Asia. Stamps were required for the prepayment of postage, a basic feature of the new system. July 01, 1879:   First postcard launched  - This day signifies the introduction of the first inland postcard priced at 1 Paisa in British India. July 01, 1898:   The Indian Post Office Act 1898 became effective on this day regulating postal service.