<Ul> <Li> Definitive stamps--stamps for everyday postage and are usually produced to meet current postal rates . They often have less appealing designs than commemoratives, though there are notable exceptions . The same design may be used for many years . The use of the same design over an extended period may lead to unintended color varieties . This may make them just as interesting to philatelists as are commemoratives . A good example would be the US 1903 regular issues, their designs being very picturesque and ornamental . Definitive stamps are often issued in a series of stamps with different denominations . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Definitive stamps--stamps for everyday postage and are usually produced to meet current postal rates . They often have less appealing designs than commemoratives, though there are notable exceptions . The same design may be used for many years . The use of the same design over an extended period may lead to unintended color varieties . This may make them just as interesting to philatelists as are commemoratives . A good example would be the US 1903 regular issues, their designs being very picturesque and ornamental . Definitive stamps are often issued in a series of stamps with different denominations . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Express mail stamp / special delivery stamp . </Li> <Li> Late fee stamp--issued to show payment of a fee to allow inclusion of a letter or package in the outgoing dispatch although it has been turned in after the cut - off time . </Li> <Li> Local post stamps--used on mail in a local post; a postal service that operates only within a limited geographical area, typically a city or a single transportation route . Some local posts have been operated by governments, while others, known as private local posts, have been operated by for - profit companies . </Li> <Li> Make up stamp - a stamp with a very small value, used to make up the difference when postage rates are increased . </Li> <Li> Military stamp--stamp for a country's armed forces, usually using a special postal system . </Li> <Li> Minisheet--a commemorative issue smaller than a regular full sheet of stamps, but with more than one stamp . Minisheets often contain a number of different stamps, and often having a decorative border . See also souvenir sheets . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Express mail stamp / special delivery stamp . </Li>

Name three ways in which postage stamps can be obtained