News
4 November 2003
Issue of Official Souvenir Cover to "Commemorate Hongkong Post's Participation in the China 2003 - 16th Asian International Stamp Exhibition, Mianyang, Sichuan"
The Postmaster General, Mr. Allan CHIANG, announced today (4 November 2003) that Hongkong Post will participate in the international stamp exhibition "CHINA 2003 - 16th Asian International Stamp Exhibition" to be held in Mianyang City, Sichuan province, China, from 20 to 24 November 2003. The exhibition is jointly organised by the State Post Bureau of China and the All China Philatelic Federation with the support from the People's Government of Mianyang, Sichuan to commemorate 125th Anniversary of the first China stamp. It is also under the patronage of the Federation of Inter-Asian Philately.
A souvenir cover will be issued to commemorate Hongkong Post's participation in the exhibition. The selling price is $2 each. The cover will be available at 39 philatelic offices from 6 to 20 November 2003 and at the exhibition venue from 20 to 24 November 2003.
A special postmark and cachet will be introduced to commemorate the event. Hand-back service for the special postmark will be provided to official and privately-made covers bearing an indication of the event and a local address at 39 philatelic offices and at the exhibition venue on 20 November 2003, the opening day of the exhibition. The "GPO-1" postmark, "Philatelic Bureau" pictorial postmark and the philatelic office pictorial postmarks will also be available for providing hand-back service at all philatelic offices on the same day. A special cachet will also be available for application on covers at the exhibition venue and all philatelic offices during normal office hours throughout the period of the exhibition.
The public hall of Philatelic Bureau will open from 9:00 a.m. a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 20 November 2003 for datestamping covers with the "Philatelic Bureau" pictorial postmark, the "GPO-1" postmark as well as the special postmark.
The enclosed photograph shows the specimen impression of the special postmark to be issued on 20 November 2003 on the theme "Commemorate Hongkong Post's Participation in the China 2003 - 16th Asian International Stamp Exhibition, Mianyang, Sichuan".
The enclosed photograph shows the specimen impression of the cachet to be issued on 20 November 2003 on the theme "Commemorate Hongkong Post's Participation in the China 2003 - 16th Asian International Stamp Exhibition, Mianyang, Sichuan".