Knowledge / Stamps / Postage Stamps / Categories

Postage stamp category: postage stamp classification dependent the kind of shipment and / or sender

Definitive postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of all kinds of shipments by every sender

Public postage stamp: postage stamp category for public use without limitation

Long term postage stamp: postage stamp category issued for a long time without special occasion

Commemorative postage stamp: post-age stamp category issued for a special occasion

Commemorative semi-postal postage stamp: postage stamp category sold for a higher price (face value + surtaxe)

Commemorative semi-postal postage stamp overprinted with another surtaxe

Dispenser postage stamp: postage stamp category which is taken from the value token by a counter employee and stuck directly onto the delivered postal shipment

Supplementary postage stamp: postage stamp category with a printed small denomi-nation or with a handwritten face value

Donation postage stamp with franking value: private stamp-like printing with included postage

Destination postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments depending on the destination

Local postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of local postal shipments

Inland postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of inland postal shipments

Inland express delivery postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of inland postal shipments with special delivery

Foreign postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments in cross-border traffic

Foreign newspaper postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of newspapers in cross-border traffic

Basic postal shipment postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of basic postal shipments by every sender

Postage stamp for pre-sorted covers: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments from large consignors pre-sorted according to postal codes

Postage stamp for pre-sorted bulk rate shipments: postage stamp category for franking of bulk rate shipments from large consignors pre-sorted according to postal codes

Nonprofit organisation postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments from nonprofit organi-sations

Bulk rate postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of bulk printed matters

Business printed matter postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of commercial printed matters

Newspaper postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of newspapers

Parcel postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of parcels

Parcel postage stamp for self-service post office: postage stamp category for franking of parcels in post offices with self-service

Railway parcel postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of parcels transported with a train

Post bus parcel postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of parcels transported with a post bus

Newspaper parcel postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of newspaper parcels

Postal ferry postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments transported with a postal ferry

Additional service postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of basic postal shipments with additional service by every sender

Personal delivery postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments with registeration and personal delivery

Express delivery postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments with special delivery

Printed matter express delivery postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of printed matters with special delivery

Parcel express delivery postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of parcels with special delivery

Registeration postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments with registeration

Registeration postage stamp for self-service post office: postage stamp cate-gory for franking of postal shipments with registeration in post offices with self-service

Air post postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments with airmail

Air post semi-postal postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal ship-ments with airmail sold for a higher price (face value + surtaxe)

Special flight postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments transported with a airmail flight

Air post postage stamp: private or semi-official postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments transported with a airmail flight

Carrier pigeon air post postage stamp: private postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments transported with a carrier pigeon

Rocket air post postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal ship-ments transported with a rocket

Experimental flight postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments transported with an experimental flight

Zeppelin air post postage stamp: post-age stamp category for franking of postal shipments transported with a zeppelin

Cash on delivery postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments with cash on delivery

Premium postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments which is given priority throughout the entire transport

Pneumatic mail postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal ship-ments with pneumatic mail

Advice of delivery postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments with advice of delivery

Late fee postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments which are delivered outside of counter hours

Value postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments with value declared

Delivery postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of the delivery fee in rural areas

Delivery postage stamp for local post companies: official delivery stamp for local private post companies

Newspaper delivery postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of the newspaper delivery fee in rural areas

Air post express delivery postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments with airmail and special delivery

Consumer group postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments only from specified senders

Office duty postage stamp: postage stamp category that may not be given to postal customers unused

Office duty parcel postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of parcels that may not be given to postal customers unused

Major customer postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal ship-ments from large consignors (pre-cancel-lation)

Field post postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments from soldiers

Field post newspaper postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of news-papers from soldiers

Official postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments from authorities

Counting official postage stamp: postage stamp category which were used by authorities for a limited time to check the actual postage requirements for franking their postal shipments and then determine the flat rate for the following years

Air post official postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of airmail postal shipments from authorities

Official parcel postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of parcels from authorities

Confidential official postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of confidental postal shipments from authorities

Affidavit of service official postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments with affidavit of service from authorities

Railway official postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal ship-ments from railway authorities

Communal authority official postage stamp: postage stamp category for frank-ing of postal shipments from communal authorities

Department of interior official postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments from the department of interior

War ministry official postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments from the war authorities

Life insurance official postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments from the state life insurance company

Party official postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal ship-ments from a party administration

Post office official postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments from the post office

State authority official postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments from state authorities

UN official postage stamp: postage stamp category for franking of postal shipments from the United Nations