News
18 August 2003
Sale of Overseas Philatelic Products
The Postmaster General, Mr. Allan CHIANG, announced today (18 August 2003) that philatelic products issued by the postal administrations of Macau, Great Britain, United Nations and the United States of America will be put on sale at our 39 philatelic offices starting from Thursday, 21 August 2003.
Details of the philatelic products, their selling prices and sales quota for each queuing customer are listed below:
| Postal Administration | Issue Name | Products | Price HK$ | Sales Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau Post | Traditional Chinese Medicine | Stamp Set of 4 (M283) | $11.0 | 5 sets |
| Souvenir Sheet (M284) | $9.0 | 5 sheets | ||
| Classified Cultural Buildings - Taipa and Coloane Islands | Stamp Set of 4 (M285) | $9.0 | 5 sets | |
| Souvenir Sheet (M286) | $10.0 | 5 sheets | ||
| Royal Mail | The Wilding Definitives Collection II | Miniature Sheet (BR89) | $35.0 | 5 sheets |
| The 50th Anniversary of the Coronation | Stamp Set of 10 (BR90) | $39.0 | 5 sets | |
| Presentation Pack (BR91) | $41.0 | 5 packs | ||
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of Stamps (London SW1 Postmark) (BR92) | $51.0 | 5 covers | ||
| His Royal Highness Prince William | Stamp Set of 4 (BR93) | $25.0 | 5 sets | |
| Presentation Pack (BR94) | $31.0 | 5 packs | ||
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of Stamps (Caerdydd Postmark) (BR95) | $35.0 | 5 covers | ||
| UNPA | International Year of Fresh Water | Stamp Set of 6 (UN33) | $32.00 | 5 sets |
| USPS | Audrey Hepburn | Self-adhesive Stamps (Block of 10) (US80) | $32.0 | 5 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Self-adhesive Stamp (US81) | $7.0 | 5 covers |
The enclosed photograph shows the overseas philatelic products to be sold on 21 August 2003. It includes "The 50th Anniversary of the Coronation" Stamp Set of 10 and "His Royal Highness Prince William" Stamp Set of 4 issued by Royal Mail (top), the "Audrey Hepburn" Self-adhesive Stamps (Block of 10) issued by United States Postal Service (middle left) and the "Classified Cultural Buildings - Taipa and Coloane Islands" Souvenir Sheet (middle right) and Stamp Set of 4 (bottom) issued by Macau Post.