INDIA'S PERMANENT PICTORIAL CANCELLATION FINDER

Find Permanent Pictorial
Cancellations Near You.

Find permanent pictorial cancellations (PPCs) at Indian post offices near you. Explore the directory, check distances and get directions before your visit.

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A COLLECTOR'S NOTE

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A living postal heritage.

Permanent Pictorial Cancellations (PPCs) are special postal cancellations used at designated post offices. Their designs depict monuments, heritage sites, wildlife, cultural traditions and other subjects of local significance.

PPC Compass helps collectors find post offices associated with permanent pictorial cancellations across India, calculate nearby distances and get directions.

A recorded introduction date does not guarantee that the cancellation device is currently available at the counter.

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Find Permanent Pictorial Cancellations Near You.

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Find Permanent Pictorial
Cancellations Near You.