SALE OF STAMPS
Stamps are issued for use with mail – whether parcels or letters. To qualify for a letters rate, the document must not exceed 2 kilogrammes.
Stamps used for postage usually form either definitive or commemorative sets. There are eighteen stamp denominations ranging in value from Five cents (5¢) to Ten Dollars ($10.00).
Definitive postage stamps depict some aspect of national life and remain in circulation for about five years. Commemorative stamps depict special events (e.g. the 150th Anniversary Issue) with approximately five or six denominations. These stamps are in circulation for a specific period.
REVENUE STAMPS
These stamps range in value from Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) to One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00) and are used for a wide range of personal and business purposes.
Revenue stamps are affixed to documents ranging from marriage licenses to conveyances and such stamps form part of the legal requirement of documents.
REPLY COUPONS
This is an international postal facility that guarantees return mailing postage. The Postal Administration in the country of destination is bound by international postal conventions to convert the reply coupon for the equivalent value of postage to effect first class onward transmission.
REGISTRATION SERVICE
This service adds more security and reliability for mail and allows for verification of receipt of mail. The advice of delivery service (A. R. Card) provides customera with the signature of the person receiving the mail.
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