Stamps are used all over the world to indicate a number of messages and seals of specific institutions and corporations. A stamp may be defined as a distinguishing mark or impression used by individuals or firms to represent certain memos. The first stamp was used in the army to indicate any changes made in the policies.

Stamps can be categorized into Postage stamps that are used for the delivery of postal mail, Revenue stamps that are often used on government documents. Rubber stamps are very widely used in companies, businesses and other offices as devices that are used to apply inked markings to objects. Date stamps are an extension of the rubber stamps, however, are meant solely for stamping the current date on a piece of document or object. Date stamps are very popular in order to have evidential marks of the date when the document of object was last handled. They are considered as a craft in which some ink is applied to a figure or pattern that has been carved or molded onto a sheet of rubber. Date stamps have a molded pattern of the current date that can be changed with the help of a rotating knob at the top of the stamp.

Many agencies have begun to sell date stamps. The variety available in date stamps is large and can be customized as per requirements. Alternatively, date stamps can be purchased from a local stationary store, however, in the case of a special font for the date an order must be placed in advance.

Made-to-order date stamps are charged higher than the regular readymade stamps. Ordering the company's logo to appear along with the dates or having the name of the authority imprinted can customize the date stamps. Details regarding the costs and various types of date stamps manufactured can be searched on numerous web portals. These sites provide different styles that can be incorporated for the rubber stamps, giving the customers an idea on what distinct patterns and designs can be blended together.