News
27 September 2005
Sale of Overseas Philatelic Products
The Postmaster General, Mr. Allan CHIANG, announced today that philatelic products issued by the postal administrations of Australia, Austria, New Zealand, Macao, 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, 29 September 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, the selling prices and sales quota for each customer are listed below:
| Postal Administration | Issue Name | Products | Unit Price HK$ | Sales Quota | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Post | Donald Duck 70 Fantastic Years | Presentation Pack | (AU112) | $65.0 | 5 packs |
| Australian Wildflowers | Stamp Set of 4 | (AU113) | $14.0 | 5 sets | |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 4 Stamps | (AU114) | $16.0 | 2 covers | ||
| Bush Wildlife | Stamp Set of 4 | (AU115) | $34.0 | 5 sets | |
| Stamp Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 4 Stamps | (AU116) | $36.0 | 2 covers | ||
| Austria Post | Embroidery Stamp - Edelweiss | Single Stamp | (AT1) | $40.0 | 2 pieces |
| Madagascar | Single Stamp | (AT2) | $6.0 | 2 pieces | |
| Macao Post | The Romance of the Western Chambe | Stamp Set of 6 | (MA326) | $13.0 | 5 sets |
| Stamp Sheetlet | (MA327) | $9.0 | 5 sheets | ||
| New Zealand Post | Children's Health - Children and Pets | Souvenir Sheet | (NZ93) | $12.0 | 5 sheets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 3 Stamps | (NZ94) | $15.0 | 5 covers | ||
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Souvenir Sheet | (NZ95) | $15.0 | 5 sheets | ||
| Singapore Post | Shophouses : Singapore - Belgium Joint Issue | Stamp Set of 4 | (SG307) | $20.0 | 5 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 4 Stamps | (SG308) | $23.0 | 2 covers | ||
| USPS | American Advances in Aviation | Minipane (2 Sets of 20 Self-adhesive Stamps) | (US95) | $64.0 | 5 sets |
| The Art of Disney: Celebration | Minipane (5 Sets of 20 self-adhesive Stamps | (US96) | $64.0 | 5 sets | |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 4 Stamps | (US97) | $26.0 | 5 cover | ||
The enclosed photograph illustrates the overseas philatelic products to be put on sale as from 29 September 2005. It includes "The Art of Disney: Celebration" Minipane (5 Sets of 20 self-adhesive Stamps) (picture 1) issued by USPS. "Donald Duck 70 Fantastic Years" Presentation Pack (picture 2) issued by Australia Post, "Embroidery Stamp - Edelweiss" Single Stamp (picture 3) issued by Austria Post. "Children's Health - Children and Pets" Souvenir Sheet (picture 4) issued by New Zealand Post.