Dear Comrades,
“My Stamp”, an innovation of India Post, gives
individuals the opportunity to get a postage stamp with their photos on
it, said A.K.Feroze Mohideen, Senior Superintendent of Post Offices,
Thanjavur Division, here on Monday.
Speaking to
customers as part of National Postal Week Celebrations at the Head Post
Office here, Mr.Feroze Mohideen said that everyone will be happy to have
his or her photo on postal stamps. “My Stamp” is the brand name for
personalised sheets of commemorative postage stamps of India Post.
The
personal touch is achieved by printing a thumbnail photograph of the
customer, logos of institutions, or images of art work, heritage
buildings, tourist places, historical cities, wildlife, other animals
and birds, alongside the selected commemorative postage stamps.
To
get personalised “My Stamp”, the customers will have to fill in the
form indicating choice of stamps from available stamp sheets and deposit
Rs.300 along with his or her colour photo (with white background) or
provide the same in soft copy.
A sheet of “My Stamp” contains 12 postage stamps. Six stamps will be issued for individuals.
R.Baskaran, Senior Post Master, Thanjavur Head Post Office, said that “My Stamp” has issued stamps to three persons so far.
The
head post office has achieved 100 per cent delivery. “The office
receives 4,000 letters per day apart from money orders and speed posts,
Mr.Baskaran said.
R.Vidhya, Marketing Executive,
Thanjavur Division, said that instant money orders have also become
popular. Instant money orders help people to get money quickly. Under
instant money orders, once the money gets deposited it reaches the
receiver in the next minute. The receiver has to go to the nearest post
office to receive the money.
Other products of India
Post include direct post through which pamphlets or advertisement
materials are delivered directly to people by postmen, express parcel
post, logistics post, media post, e-post, speed post, and international
speed post.
As part of the national postal week,
world postal day was celebrated on October 9, savings day on October 10,
postal day on October 11, philately day on October 12, and business
extension day on October 14. Postal insurance day will be held on
October 15.
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