(Andaman-Nicobar & Lakshdweep Islands are not shown in the design)
1. This Series was introduced to meet the requirement that arose from introduction of new decimal  currency system i.e. 100 naye paise=1 rupee w.e.f. 01 April 1957 
2. In stamps of 8np (Issue date 7/05/1958), 15np & 90np (Issue Date 16/01/1958), currency was written as ‘nP’,   in other values as ‘N.P.’
Stamps: 1-4-57 - (1) 1 N.P. (2) 2 N.P. (3)3 N.P. (4) 5 N.P. (5) 6 N.P. (6) 8nP (7) 10 N.P. (8) 13 N.P.  (9) 15nP (10) 20 N.P.  (11) 25 N.P.(12) 50 N.P.(13) 75 N.P.(14) 90 nP (11 Stamps) 16-1-58 - (1) 2 N.P. (2) 10 N.P. (2 Stamps) 7-5-58 - (1) 8nP (1 Stamp)