- A definitive stamp is issued in large indefinite quantity and for an indefinite period, usually several years or more. Definitive stamp designs usually do not honor a specific time-dated event.
TYPES OF STAMPS
BUY A STAMP
Weight of item | Stamp price |
---|---|
Up to 20g | 35.00 |
Over 20g to 100g | 50.00 |
Over 100g to 250g | 70.00 |
Over 250g to 500g | 85.00 |
Over 500g to 1kg | 135.00 |
Over 1kg to 2kg | 260.00 |
Over 2kg | 500.00 |
Weight | Africa | Europe | Rest of the world |
---|---|---|---|
Up to 10g | 63.00 | 75.00 | 85.00 |
Over 10g to 20g | 85.00 | 102.00 | 127.00 |
Over 20g to 50g | 102.00 | 127.00 | 162.00 |
Over 50g to 100g | 210.00 | 250.00 | 322.00 |
Over 100g to 250g | 285.00 | 400.00 | 500.00 |
Over 250g to 500g | 667.00 | 834.00 | 1000.00 |
Over 500g to 1kg | 1000.00 | 1340.00 | 1670.00 |
Over 1kg to 2kg | 1700.00 | 2500.00 | 3333.00 |
PERSONALIZED STAMPS
A personalised stamp is a customized stamp on which you can put a picture of choice on it.
PHILATELY
Philately refers to the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
There are three types of collectors namely:
The customer is given specific and uniform sets of stamps from issues produced by the philatelic bureau.
The customer gives an order as and when required.
The customer walks in and makes purchases over the counter.
It shows the total value of stamps on a sheet of that denomination and the serial number of the sheet.
It shows the number and the types of colours used in producing the stamp.
It shows the company and the country that has produced the stamp.
This consist of the value, cylinder and imprint blocks (all three in one)
It is a special envelope affixed with a complete set of the stamps issued at the particular time.
It is a sheet of stamps composed of all denominations of stamps in that particular stamp issue.
There are two well-known associations that Zimpost works with and these are:
STAMP PROGRAM
No. | Theme | No. of Stamps | Issue Date |
1 | Recreational Fishing | 4 with minisheet | 31 Jan |
2 | World Health Day | Commmemorative Cover | 07 Apr |
3 | Education in Zimbabwe | 6 with Minisheet | 25 Apr |
4 | Commemoration of the Lives of 4 National Heroes | 4 | 18 July |
5 | Exotic Dairy Cows | 4 with minisheet | 22 Aug |
6 | National Symbols of Zimbabwe | 4 | 09 Oct |
7 | Ladybirds of Zimbabwe | 4 | 05 Dec |