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Postal stationery category: postal stationery classification dependent the kind of shipment and / or sender

Definitive postal stationery: postal stationery category for franking of all kinds of shipments by every sender

Public postal stationery: postal stationery category for public use without limitation

Long term postal stationery: postal stationery category issued for a long time without special occasion

Commemorative postal stationery: postal stationery category issued for a special occasion

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

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

Local postal stationery: postal stationery category for franking of local postal ship-ments

Inland postal stationery: postal stationery category for franking of inland postal ship-ments

Foreign postal stationery: postal stat-ionery category for franking of postal ship-ments in cross-border traffic

Basic postal stationery: postal stationery category for franking of basic postal shipments by every sender

Printed matter postal stationery: fee reduced basic postal stationery category whose content was only produced by mech-anical or photomechanical reproduction (e.g. printing)

Nonprofit organisation postal statio-nery: fee reduced basic postal stationery category for franking of postal shipments from nonprofit organisations

Bulk rate printed matter postal stat-ionery: fee reduced basic postal stationery category for sending printed matter in larger quantities

Money order postal stationery: money transfer postal stationery category with cash payment to the recipient by the deliverer

Postal stationery postcard: open basic postal stationery category for sending short messages

Postal stationery postcard with answer: connected double card consisting of a question and an answer part for sending short messages

Postal stationery telegram: postal stationery category for sending telegrams

Additional services postal stationery: collective term for postal stationery with postal services that can (usually) be demanded from a sender for an additional fee to the basic shipment

Express delivery postal stationery: postal stationery category in which a postal shipment is transported to the destination post office as quickly as possible and immed-iately delivered to the recipient by a special courier

Registeration postal stationery: postal stationery category in which the sender´s delivery is certified and the recipient must confirm receipt of the postal shipment in writing

Air mail postal stationery: postal statio-nery category for franking of postal ship-ments with airmail

Pneumatic mail postal stationery: postal stationery category in which the transport takes place in a can through pipelines using compressed or suction air

Registeration and express delivery postal stationery: postal stationery category for franking of postal shipments with registeration and special delivery

Special services postal stationery: collective term for postal stationery
with postal services that can be charged to a sender for a fixed fee

Aerogramme postal stationery: postal stationery category for a foreign letter with airmail consisting of an envelope or folded letter made of thin paper that weighs no more than 5 grams

Consumer group postal stationery: postal stationery that may only be sent by a specific group of senders

Office duty postal stationery: postal stationery category not for sale to the public. They should be used only by postal clerks

Field post postal stationery: mostly free of charge postal stationery category bet-ween a soldier and his relatives or two military units

Official postal stationery: mostly free of charge postal stationery category between two authorities or an authority and a customer

Official postal stationery for state authority: postal stationery category for franking of postal shipments from state authorities

Official postal stationery for communal authority: postal stationery category for franking of postal shipments from communal authorities

Official postal stationery for the UN: postal stationery category for franking of postal shipments from the United Nations