News
23 November 2002
Issue of Souvenir Cover to Commemorate the 140th Anniversary of Hong Kong Stamps
The Acting Postmaster General, Mr Allan Chiang, announced today (November 23) that Hongkong Post will issue a souvenir cover to commemorate the 140th Anniversary of Hong Kong Stamps on December 6. This cover is available for sale at the 38 philatelic offices from now on to December 6 at a price of $2 each. The design of the cover features the postage stamps issued from December 8, 1862 in Hong Kong and shows a historic journey on their development in design.
A stamp exhibition organized by the Hong Kong Philatelic Society and the Hong Kong Study Circle U.K. with the support of Hongkong Post will be held at the City Hall from December 6 to 8, to celebrate this event.
A special postmark and a cachet will be introduced to commemorate the event on December 6. Arrangements for hand-back service and application of cachet are as follow:
| Item: | Date: | Venue: |
|---|---|---|
| Special Postmark | 6.12.2002 | 38 Philatelic Offices and Exhibition Venue |
| "GPO-1" Postmark, "Philatelic Bureau" and Philatelic | 6.12.2002 | 38 Philatelic Offices |
| Cachet | 6 - 7.12.2002 | 38 Philatelic Offices and Exhibition Venue |
| Cachet | 8.12.2002 | General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Airport Post Office and Exhibition Venue |
All philatelic offices will open as per normal working hours on December 6 to provide a full range of counter services. The public hall of Hongkong Post Stamps Philatelic Bureau will open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on December 6 for datestamping covers with the "Philatelic Bureau" and philatelic office pictorial postmarks, the GPO-1 postmark as well as the special postmark.
The enclosed photograph shows the souvenir cover to be sold from now on to 6 December 2002 to commemorate the 140th anniversary of Hong Kong stamps.
The enclosed photograph shows the specimen impression of the cachet (left) special postmark (right) and to be issued on 6 December 2002 to commemorate the 140th anniversary of Hong Kong stamps.