Philatelic Bureaux function in 68 Head Post Offices at Circle Head Offices or in major district towns. There are 68 Philatelic Bureaux and 1111 Philatelic Counters, which includes all the Head Post Offices or Mukhya Dak Ghars of the country. Philately is gaining ground as a hobby among all age groups.
-They carry out sale of philatelic items to individuals, dependent counters and authorized Post offices.
-Philatelic Deposit Accounts can be opened at these Bureaus.
Philatelic counters supply all philatelic items but are not authorized to issue the Special Cancellation that accompanies each commemorative stamp.
-They provide a standard "First Day of Issue" cancellation on first day cover.
Authorized offices sell only the Commemorative / Special Stamps, Blank First Day Covers and Brochures.
What is the Philatelic material available at Philatelic Bureaux ?
Philatelic material includes -
- Mint stamps (unused stamps)
- Commemorative Stamps
- First Day Covers (FDCs, which are issued with every commemorative stamp )
- Brochure (Information sheet accompanying each commemorative stamp )
- Collectors' Packs (Year-wise)
- Miniature/Souvenir sheets which are sometimes issued
Contacting Philatelists
Many queries are received from beginners particularly, seeking guidance for starting a collection of postage stamps. You may wish to obtain information or consult the Philatelic Congress of India at sahadevas@yahoo.com. The Department of Posts is not, however, responsible for the information etc. supplied by the Philatelic Congress of India as the Department does not handle the secondary market in Philately.
Publications
From time to time, publications of interest to Philatelists are brought out and made available for sale through the Philatelic Bureaux.
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