Who issues stamps in india

Not more than 50 issues maximum stamps of Commemorative Postage Stamps per annum shall be issued. The annual stamp issue programme will be announced in the last week of the December preceding the Calendar year of issue.

The Annual Issue Programme shall reflect regional, cultural, ethnic and gender balance. The date of issue shall be fixed by the Philately Division keeping in view the significant dates relating to the subject and the availability of slots in the printing schedule. Dates of issue once fixed shall not be changed. Proponents may hold a presentation function on any day on or after the date of issue.

The denominations of postage stamps shall be in consonance with domestic and International postal tariffs. Stamps on a particular subject shall issue only once, except thematic subjects such as wildlife, environment, transport, flora fauna etc. No stamp will be issued on a living personality. The personalities on whom commemorative postage stamp may be issued should be of national or international importance. Exception in this regard will however be considered to be made for personality from the field of Art, Culture and Music.

A stamp on the building, monument etc. Building of regional importance may be commemorated with issue of special cover with special cancellation. Buy Stamp. Sales Counter. Commemorative Postage Stamps. My Stamps. About Postage Stamp Historically, a Postage stamp began as a piece of paper, a receipt denoting a specific value, which was a token of prepayment for postal service equivalent to its face value.