NEW DELHI (TIP): You can now have your picture printed on a postal stamp. Be it a picture of a bride and groom or an infant on his first birthday or those of close buddies during a college reunion, the Indian postal department is ready to give a special touch to your cherished moments – a special stamp customised just for you.

And don’t worry about the cost -it is as low as Rs 300 for a pack of 12 stamps.

“Philately is one of the core focus areas for the postal department and we have been looking at initiatives that take the postal department closer to the masses,” postal secretary SK Sinha said.

In fact, the initiative has been in the offing for some time, but the postal department has now decided to give it a fillip.