Some provisions on the management of philatelic business

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen the management of philatelic business and promote the healthy development of philatelic business, these Provisions are formulated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Postal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and its Implementing Rules. Article 2 The term "stamp collecting" as mentioned in these Provisions refers to the cultural activities of the broad masses to collect, appreciate and study stamps and philatelic products.

The term "philatelic business" as mentioned in these Provisions refers to the business of processing and selling stamps and philatelic products by postal departments to meet the special needs of stamp collectors. Article 3 The principles and policies for philatelic business shall be formulated by the postal department; Philatelic business is managed by the General Post Office; China national philatelic corporation is responsible for the export business of China stamps and the production and distribution of national philatelic products. Chapter II Philatelic Business Operation Article 4 Philatelic business operation shall adhere to the principles of opening up markets, providing quality services, observing laws and regulations, improving efficiency and promoting the construction of socialist spiritual civilization. Article 5 The rules and regulations for the operation and management of philatelic business shall be formulated by the General Post Office. The post and telecommunications administrations of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government should do a good job in the organization and management of philatelic business, the implementation of sales rules and regulations, and the supervision and inspection. Article 6 After the issuance of postage certificates, postal institutions at all levels shall not reserve stocks in principle, and shall actively organize sales until they are sold out. Indeed, due to the need of philatelic business, the post and telecommunications administrations of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government (hereinafter referred to as the post and telecommunications administrations) should keep a small number of mobile tickets, and the number of mobile tickets should not exceed 65,438+00%. Article 7 Newly issued special stamps must be sold according to the stipulated date of issue, and no pre-sale is allowed; During the period of postal window sales, special stamps must be sold at face value or specified selling price, and shall not be sold at face value or selling price; It is not allowed to sell wrong tickets and change tickets. If they are found, they should be recovered and reported in time, and the person who intends to sell them should be held accountable. Article 8 The selling price of postage certificates and philatelic products outside the sales period of postal window shall be determined by china national philatelic corporation and independent accounting philatelic companies at all levels. Philatelic companies, philatelic outlets and philatelic windows without independent accounting have no pricing power. Chapter III Issuance of philatelic products Article 9 philatelic products refer to special commodities made of stamps and postmarks, including first day covers, souvenir covers, postal discounts, postcards, extreme postcards, cancelled tickets, postmark cards (including postal datestamps and scenic datestamps), etc. Article 10 In principle, the number of philatelic products shall be marked with the initial letter of classified Chinese Pinyin (if there is an international symbol, it can be extended), numbered in the order of issuance, and the issuing unit shall be indicated. Article 11 The distribution of philatelic products shall comply with the philatelic ethics of the member countries of the Universal Postal Union. The production of philatelic products should be perfect, and the paper quality, specifications and printing of philatelic products should comply with the relevant provisions of the state and shall not be shoddy. Article 12 The issuance of souvenir covers shall follow the principles of active prudence, overall consideration, scientific arrangement and strict control. Local post and telecommunications administrations should strictly control the varieties of philatelic products. Thirteenth souvenir cover theme selection should be based on the major or memorable events, festivals, meetings and activities in this province (including autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government, the same below) or the events, activities and meetings in this province (including international activities). The issue of souvenir covers should be strictly controlled, and it is not allowed to issue souvenir covers for contemporary living figures. Article 14 The production of souvenir covers shall be planned every year and submitted to the Post and Telecommunications Administration for examination and approval. Design drawings shall be approved before production and distribution. A draft with a political theme must solicit the opinions of the local party and government departments concerned. Article 15 The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issues postage certificates that are closely related to the localities. The localities concerned may design and produce philatelic products such as first day covers, authorized postcards, postal discounts and postal cards as appropriate, and self-made philatelic products shall be reported to the Posts and Telecommunications Administration for the record. Article 16 Post and Telecommunications Bureaus at all levels and their subordinate postal departments shall not issue envelopes and movie tickets with reduced or exempted capital, commemorative medals without face value, and additional stamps with postage certificates and sealed tickets with similar stamp patterns. Chapter iv engraving and use of postal datestamps, commemorative datestamps and commemorative stamps article 17 postal datestamps (including scenic datestamps) must be engraved in accordance with the specifications and standards stipulated by the Ministry of posts and telecommunications. Article 18 The postal datestamp can be used to handle postal communication business, and stamp collectors can handle it if they want to stamp it with the postal datestamp (envelopes and other philatelic products attached to letters from foreign countries and Hong Kong and Macao with China stamps will not be handled). The stamps that need to be cancelled are limited to those that are currently valid in China, and must be affixed to blank envelopes, postcards or blank paper, and can only be stamped with the postal datestamp used by the acceptance bureau on that day. Nineteenth landscape datestamp surface patterns with local landscape patterns and landscape names can only be engraved after examination and approval by the post and telecommunications administration. The datestamp of the scenic spot can be used in the postal window of the scenic spot for a long time, and can be used as a stamp to stamp philatelic products issued by the post and telecommunications departments and handle postal services. Twentieth in order to commemorate major events and activities of national and local significance, with the approval of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications or the post office, the commemorative postmark can be engraved and used. Twenty-first commemorative postmarks are divided into national commemorative postmarks, local commemorative postmarks and philatelic commemorative postmarks. The national commemorative postmark is designed by the General Post Office and engraved by the post and telecommunications administrations. The local commemorative postmark belongs to the whole province and is designed and engraved by the relevant post and telecommunications administrations; If it belongs to a specific city or county, the design style of the relevant county or city post office shall be reported to the administrative department of posts and telecommunications for approval and then engraved; On the first day of issuing new stamps and during the National Philatelic Exhibition (or World Philatelic Exhibition), china national philatelic corporation and the All-China Philatelic Federation are allowed to engrave and use special commemorative postmarks with reference to the Measures for Engraving and Using Commemorative Postmarks.