Kottayam  :

Serving as a good gifting option for many, the ‘My Stamp’ facility of the Department of Posts (DoP) is now available in the district. Those who wish to personalise the postal stamp by adding their photograph, can avail of this facility now.

M Venkiteswaralu, postmaster general, Kochi Central Region, inaugurated the facility at a function held at the Head Post Office here on Friday. Assistant collector Divya Iyer was the chief guest.

According to postal authorities, My Stamp is the brand name for personalised sheets of Commemorative postage stamps of India Post. The personalisation can be achieved by printing a thumbnail photograph of the customer’s image, logos of institutions, images of art work, heritage buildings, famous tourist places, historical cities and wildlife.

A customer can get his image personalised through ‘My Stamp,’ for which an application indicating the choice of stamps should be submitted at the post office. The filled out order form along with the soft or hard copy of the photograph or selected image and ID proof will be accepted at the counter.

The cost is ` 300 for a sheet of 12 stamps. Applications from corporate customers will also be considered.

The facility is available at head post offices in Changanassery, Kanjirappally, Palai and other sub-offices in the district.

Customers can collect their sheetlets from the post office, where the order was placed. For those who desire delivery by post, the same will be dispatched by Speed Post at their own cost.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Kerala / by Express News Service / September 05th, 2015