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Definitive stamps     These are stamps specifically issued for day to day postal needs and placed on sale for an unlimited period.                                                                     POSTALGUIDE100.BLOGSPOT.COM

Commemorative Stamps Stamps, covers or postal stationery issued to commemorate an event. an institution. a theme. flora or fauna and personages, are called commemorative stamps

Special Stamps these are thematic like flora' fauna, architecture, art, etc. which are issued without commemorating any specific  event

First Day Cover (FDC)  A cover with the stamp franked with special cancellation of the day of issue is brought out along with a commemorative special  postage stamp

Brochure : Whenever any commemorative,/special stamp is issued, a publicity brochure is also brought out. It contains a brief write-up on the subject. designs and 'also the technical data of the stamp. In addition, the names of the designers of the stamp. first day cover and cancellation are also indicated therein[1]

Cancellation Cachet It is a cancellation  device which is usually impressed with a hand stamp canceller on a cover to denote the date of the special event on which it was provided e.g. important occasions, personages. inaugural flights or expeditions etc

Mint Sheet                                                                                       It is a full sheel of unused stamps without any post mark.    POSTALGUIDE100.BLOGSPOT.COM

Miniature Sheet:  A Miniature Sheet is a sheetlet comprising of one or more postally valid stamps with which the issue concerns. lts size normally varies depending upon the subject illustration, size of the stamp and number of stamp

Souvenir Sheet  lt is also a sheet let like the miniature sheet with the exception that it is  issue itself . i.e. while a miniature sheet is issued on stamps and is separately produced and sold the Souvenir Sheet is the product itself and no separate stamp is sold

Stamp Sheetlet A sheetlet of stamps is a smaller version of a full issue sheet of stamps. It generally contains 16 to 20  stamps

Stamp Booklet  It is intended to be made of suitable size to facilitate a customer who needs to go to post offices of{ and on to purchase stamps for postage

Special Cover                                                                     An event which is not nationally important enough to be commemorated by issue of commemorative/special stamp or which a stamp cannot accommodated in the annual issue programme may be commemorated by the  Department by issue of Special Covers which can be cancelled with a special cancellation at the post office selected for the purpose.

First Flight Cover: The cover which is carried on the inaugural mail flight between two points by an airline and which bears the m.rrks of the two places is cerlled First Flight Cover

Pictorial cancellation: These are permanent, regular date cancellations provided at any post office located at a place of tourist attraction

Perforation: A series o{ holes are punched along their boundaries of the stamps in the sheet to facilitate separation of the stamps from each other.

Collector's Packs: Collector's packs contain a set of all the commemorative/special postage stamps issued by the Department during the year.

Thematic Packs:  The Department issues from time to time a set of two or more stamps on particular theme

Exhibits: It is an album sheet of standard size 23 x 29 cm in white or off-white colour without any margin.