SECTION VI PHILATELY
1. Philately is the hobby of collection of stamps and study of postage stamps
2. In the year 1840 the first postage stamp was issued in England.
5. Which of the following is not related on the day of the Stamp Release?
(a) Stamps (b) First Day Cover (c)
Special Cover (d) Information Sheet
Answer: (c) Special Cover
6. What is the minimum deposit to open a Domestic Philatelic Deposit Account?
Answer: Rs. 200/-
7. The amount to open a Domestic Philatelic Deposit Account may be paid by a
customer by:
Answer: Cash or Money Order or cheque /Bank Draft encashable in India
8. If a philatelic deposit account holder wishes to obtain the philatelic
material by insured post :
Answer: Insurance fee will be charged
[Clause 257 (iii) of PO Guide Part I] (LGO 2016)
9. How stamps are dispatched in the Domestic Philatelic Deposit Account ?
Answer: (a) Stamps are dispatched by Postal Service by registered post. If
desired, they will be sent by insured post. Insured fee will be debited in the
Deposit Account. [Clause 257 (iii) of PO Guide Part I]
10. What is the handling charges for dispatch of philatelic items in each
occasion?
Answer: (d) No charge (LGO 2014)
12. What is the minimum deposit to open a Philatelic Deposit Account service for
foreign collectors? Answer: (b) Rs. 1,000/- (Indiapost Website)
13. Where is the facility of foreign Philatelic Deposit Account service is available?
Overseas orders of philatelic stamps are fulfilled through which office?
Answer: Mumbai GPO [Clause 259 (i) of POG Part I] (IP 2011 & IP 2013)
14. The amount to open a Philatelic Deposit Account by a foreign collector may
be paid by:
Answer: (b) Cheque or bank draft encashable in India
[Clause 259 (iii) of PO Guide Part I] (LGO 2012)
[Link] stamps are dispatched in the Foreign Philatelic Deposit Account?
Answer: Stamps are dispatched by registered post unless the customer
specially desires otherwise. The actual postage prepaid will be debited against
the Deposit Account. A handling charge at the rate of 2% of the order with
minimum of Rs.5/- on each occasion will be levied.
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16. What is the minimum amount of the order for supply of the Philately items on
each occasion, that can be indicated by a foreign collector along with the
remittance to open a Philatelic Deposit Account? Answer: Rs.50.00
17. How much amount pertaining to the postage prepaid for dispatching the
philatelic items to a foreign Philatelic Deposit Account holder is debited against
his/ her deposit account?
Answer: (a) Equal to the actual postage prepaid
18. What is the normal mode of dispatch of Philatelic items to a foreign Philatelic
Deposit Account holder (unless he/she specifically desires otherwise)?
Answer: (c) Registered post [Clause 259 (v) of PO Guide Part I] (LGO 2011)
19. The present definitive series of postage stamps depicts:
Answer: (c) Makers of India (Indiapost Website) (GR B 2016)
20. Customers all over the world can place orders on Indian stamps and
philately material using;
(a) the link ‘Buy Stamps’ in India Post website
(b) ‘ePost office’ Website
21. Stamps specifically issued for day to day Postal needs and placed on sale
for an unlimited period are known as;
Answer: Definitive stamps )
22. Philately notes:
1. World’s first stamp Penny Black was issued in 1840 in England. It
portraits the Queen Victoria. It is in oval shape. Its value is one Pence. It
was designed by Sir. Roland Hill.
2. India’s first stamp Scinde Dawk was issued in 1852.
3. Definite Stamps: They are used for day-to-day postal mailing purposes
and they are printed again and again. It is cheaper to print these stamps.
4. Commemorative stamps: They are issued, as the name suggests,
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 issued only once. They will not be re-printed again.
5. Mint stamps: Mint stamps are unused stamps.
6. Indian Postage Stamps are printed at Indian Security Press, Nasik.
7. M. George Herpin coined the word ‘Philately’ which is literally means
“a lover of taxation’.
8. Sir. Rowland Hill is the Father of postage stamps.
9. Philately is rightly called the king of hobbies and the hobbies of king.
23. My stamp:
1. ‘My stamp’ is the brand name for personalized sheets of Postage Stamps of
India Post. The personalization is achieved by printing a thumb nail photograph
of the customer images and logos of institutions or images fo artwork, heritage
buildings, famous tourist places, historical cities, wildlife, other animals and birds
etc., alongwith the selected Commemorative Postage Stamps.
2. ‘My Stamp’ was first introduced in India during the World Philatelic Exhibition,
‘INDIPEX-2011’.
3. The customer should present ID proof, photograph and Rs. 300/-
4. The Department will supply one sheet containing 12 five rupees stamps.
24. Sale of commemorative stamps:- The commemorative stamps remaining
unpaid after six months may be released for sale along with definitive stamps. At
the end of six months stamps on personalities, events and institutions should be
transferred to the Philatelic Bureau of GPO at the Circle HQ of the Circle to which
the stamp relates.
