Definition: Pace at which only stamps can be bought

Category: Postal statistics

In postal statistics, a place at which only stamps can be bought can, depending on local practice, include: 

- automatic vending machines at shopping centres or attached to letter boxes; 
- supermarkets, newsagents, tobacconists and other retail outlet where stamps and/or stamps stationary are sold on commission or any other contractual basis on behalf of the postal operator. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Glossary:Place_at_which_only_stamps_can_be_bought Statistics Explained, a distinct section of the official Eurostat website presenting all statistical topics in an easily understandable way, Postal statistics