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Express Parcel: Express Parcel is a premium parcel service available for retail as well as bulk customers. Minimum chargeable weight of Express Parcel is 0.5 kg, whereas maximum chargeable weight for retail customers is 20 kg and for contractual customers it is 35 kg.
Business Parcel: Business parcel aims to provide an economical distribution solution to corporate customers by providing surface transmission of the parcels. Minimum chargeable weight of parcels in this category is 2 kg and maximum weight is 35 kg. Service is available for all locations in the country.
Flat Rate Parcel: Flat Rate Parcel service was introduced in 2011. Flat Rate Parcel is an air expresses parcel service which provides an added convenience to the customers by offering them pre-paid Flat Rate Parcel boxes. These boxes are available in three weight slabs viz. 1 kg, 2.5 kg and 5 kg. Flat Rate Parcel boxes are sold at Head Post Offices and other identified computerized post offices in the country. They are delivered across India including rural areas. These services are available for international parcels as well.
Cash on Delivery: Department of Posts has introduced Cash on Delivery facility as value addition to the parcel services from 2013. This service is available to the contractual customers of express parcel, business parcel and speed post.
World Net Express: World Net Express is an international express service jointly offered by Department of Posts and Deutsche Post DHL connecting major cities of India to more than 220 countries and territories globally.
Philately: Philately is the hobby of collecting stamps as well as the study of postal history and other related items. There are two categories of stamps viz. Definitive and Commemorative Postage Stamps.
The definitive stamps are meant for day-to-day use as a token of payment of postage on mail articles. These incorporate less complicated design inputs, entailing minimum expenditure in their manufacture, and are in large quantities, over longer periods.
The commemorative postage stamps, on the other hand, are designed and printed with greater aesthetic inputs. They are manufactured in limited quantities and generate great interest among philatelists and collectors.
During the year 2013-14, a total of 45 issues comprising 113 commemorative/special postage stamps were released commemorating various events/ occasions/personalities. Some of the significant commemorations were 100 Years of Cinema (set of 50 stamps), Wild Ass of Kutchh and Ladakh (Set of 2 Stamps), Wild Flowers (Set of 12 Stamps), Sachin Tendulkar: 200th Test Match (Set of 2 Stamps).
