In this Decree, the following terms are construed as follows:

1. The minimum limit liability to pay compensation is the lowest level to pay compensation which organizations, individuals must pay compensation for organizations, individuals suffering damages caused in postal service supply and use

2. SDR means currency unit prescribed by International monetary fund (IMF).

3. Mail service means accepting, transporting and delivering information exchanged under form of manuscript or printout, with or without an addressee (except for periodicals, books, newspapers and magazines) from the place of the sender to the place of the recipient through the post network by various modes other than electronic ones. 

4. Supply of postal services in inter-provincial scope means supply of postal services at two central-affiliated cities or provinces or more than.

5. Supply of international postal services means acceptance of postal articles in Vietnam to transport and delivery at foreign or receive of postal articles from foreign to transport and delivery in Vietnam or both directions.

6. The postmark means the mark indicating information on location and day of marking.

7. The special mark means the mark designed to service for Vietnamese postage stamp set which is particularly organized to publish on important events. The special mark is used for purpose of collection and used as the postmark in the first publishing day.

8. The postage stamp with a cancellation mark means postage stamps with the postmark or other signs indicating cancellation of stamp.

9. Time limit of supply means duration in which the special postage stamps are sold on public postal network from the issuing day to the expiry day of issuance as prescribed by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

For further details, Please see a reference translation  at  http://hethongphapluatvietnam.com/decree-no-47-2011-nd-cp-of-june-17-2011-detailing-the-implementation-of-some-content-of-the-law-on-post.html