News
23 May 2005
Sale of Overseas Philatelic Products
The Postmaster General, Mr. Allan CHIANG, announced today (23 May 2005) that philatelic products issued by the postal administrations of Australia, Mainland China, Macao, New Zealand, Great Britain, Singapore and the United States will be put on sale at all philatelic offices (except the Peak Post Office during its reprovisioning period) starting from Thursday, 26 May 2005. Customers may also purchase these overseas philatelic products at Hongkong Post internet shopping mall - "ShopThruPost" (http://www.shopthrupost.hk).
Details of the philatelic products, their selling prices and sales quota for each customer are listed below:
| Postal Administration | Issue Name | Products | Unit Price | Sales Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Post | Queen's Birthday | Single Stamp (AU106) | $4.00 | 5 pieces |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with Single Stamp (AU107) | $6.00 | 5 covers | ||
| China Post | Yangjiabu Woodprint New Year Pictures | Presentation Pack (CH75) | $20.00 | 5 packs |
| Macao Post | Scenes of Daily Life in the Past II | Stamp Set of 8 (MA319) | $13.00 | 5 sets |
| Stamp Sheetlet (MA320) | $9.00 | 5 sheets | ||
| Love and Blessing | Stamp Set of 4 (MA321) | $9.00 | 5 sets | |
| New Zealand Post | 2005 Commemoratives | Miniature Sheet (NZ89) | $37.00 | 5 sheets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Miniature Sheet (NZ90) | $40.00 | 5 covers | ||
| Royal Mail | Magic | Stamp Set of 5 (BR142) | $49.00 | 5 sets |
| Presentation Pack (BR143) | $57.00 | 5 packs | ||
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 5 Stamps (London Postmark) (BR144) | $54.00 | 5 covers | ||
| Royal Wedding | Miniature Sheet (BR145) | $33.00 | 5 sheets | |
| Presentation Pack (BR146) | $42.00 | 5 packs | ||
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Miniature Sheet (Tallents House Postmark) (BR147) |
$38.00 | 5 covers | ||
| Singapore Post | 200th Anniversary Celebrations of Hans Christian Andersen | Stamp Set of 4 (SG303) | $21.00 | 5 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Miniature Sheet (SG304) | $23.00 | 5 covers | ||
| USPS | Ronald Reagan | Block of 4 Self-adhesive Stamps (US92) | $13.00 | 5 sets |
The enclosed photograph illustrates the overseas philatelic products to be put on sale as from 26 May 2005. It includes "Queen's Birthday" Single Stamp (picture 1) issued by Australia Post , "200th Anniversary Celebrations of Hans Christian Andersen"Stamp Set of 4 ( picture 2) issued by Singapore Post , "Royal Wedding" Miniature Sheet (picture 3) issued by Royal Mail and "Ronald Reagan" Block of 4 Self-adhesive Stamps issued by USPS.