The Commemorative Postage Stamps or Special Stamps, as the name implies, are issued to commemorate a special occasion or an event anniversary etc. The stamps reflect the many images of the country. Sculpture and handicrafts are part of this cultural wealth. The flora and fauna are not left out. It is therefore easy to know the cultural, economic and political systems of a country by assembling the Commemorative Stamps of that country.
Philatelists collect stamps as a form of investment.
Commemorative Stamps normally fetch a lot of money at stamp auctions. There are philatelic counters at the General Post Offices in Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, Airport and the Cantonment Post Offices. For example passport application and allied forms are sold at the counter on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a commission. A money order is sold at the variouscounters all over the country. If this order is sent by mail, the payee shall receive cash at a post office in exchange for the money order certificate.