Commemorative Stamps

About Commemorative Stamps:

• Commemorative stamps are issued commemorating important events, prominent personalities in various fields, aspects of nature, beautiful or rare flora and fauna, environmental issues, agricultural activities, national/international issues, games etc.
• These stamps are only available at Philatelic Bureaux and counters or under the Philatelic Deposit Account Scheme.
• They are printed in limited quantities.
• Some of the rules for issuing Commemorative Postage Stamps
  • Proposals for issue of Commemorative Postage Stamps may be sent by any citizen of India.
  • Stamps shall be issued only on the apex institution/organization, on its 100th /125th /150th anniversary and not on the branches of any institution or organization.
  • The institution/organization should have national or international stature with significant and well recognised contribution in their respective fields.
  • 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.
  • The occasion to be commemorated must be the birth centenary or 10th /25th /50th /100th death anniversary. Stamps can be issued no sooner than ten years after an individual’s death.
  • Exceptions 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. may be issued on its centenary/125th anniversary/150th anniversary etc. The building, to be so honoured must be a Heritage site of national/international importance or a site recognized by ASI of national/international importance.

These are released by the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications.

Q1: What is philately?

Philately is the study of postage stamps, stamped envelopes, postmarks, postcards, and other materials relating to postal delivery.

Source: Union Ministers Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia and Dr Mansukh Mandaviya to release set of commemorative postage stamps to celebrate Paris Olympics