News
19 December 2005
Sale of Overseas Philatelic Products
The Postmaster General, Mr. Allan CHIANG, announced today that philatelic products issued by the postal administrations of Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Mainland China, New Zealand and the United States will be put on sale at all philatelic offices (except the Peak Post Office during its reprovisioning period) starting from Tuesday, 20 December 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 | Christmas Island Christmas | Stamp Set of 2 | (AU121) | $9 | 5 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 2 Stamps | (AU122) | $11 | 3 covers | ||
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Souvenir Sheet (with Set of 10 Stamps) | (AU123) | $102 | 2 sheets | |
| Canada Post | Christmas Snowman | Stamp Booklet (with 12Self-adhesive Stamps) | (CA98) | $44 | 5 booklets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Stamp | (CA99) | $11 | 5 covers | ||
| China Post | The 10th National Games of the People's Republic of China | Presentation Pack | (CH79) | $15 | 5 packs |
| New Zealand Post | 2005 Christmas | Se-tenant Stamp Set of 5 | (NZ98) | $37 | 5 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 6 Stamps | (NZ99) | $43 | 5 covers | ||
| King Kong | Stamp Set of 5 | (NZ100) | $37 | 5 sets | |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 5 Stamps | (NZ101) | $40 | 5 covers | ||
| Presentation Pack (with a Stamp Set, Souvenir Sheet, Datestamped First Day Cover with Stamps and Datestamped First Day Cover with Souvenir Sheet) | (NZ102) | $179 | 3 packs | ||
| Ross Dependency - Through The Lens | Stamp Set of 5 | (NZ103) | $37 | 5 sets | |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 5 Stamps | (NZ104) | $40 | 3 covers | ||
| Royal Mail | 2005Christmas 2005 | Self-adhesive Stamp Set of 6 | (BR160) | $50 | 5 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 6 Stamps | (BR161) | $54 | 5 covers | ||
| USPS | Holiday Cookies | Self-adhesive Stamp (Set of 4 ) | (US99) | $13 | 5 sets |
| Jim Henson - the man behind the Muppets | Souvenir Sheet of 11 Self-adhesive Stamps | (US100) | $35 | 5 sheets | |
The enclosed photograph illustrates the overseas philatelic products to be put on sale as from 20 December 2005. It includes "King Kong" Presentation Pack with Sound Effect (with a Stamp Set, Souvenir Sheet, Datestamped First Day Cover with Stamps and Datestamped First Day Cover with Souvenir Sheet) (picture 1) issued by New Zealand Post. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" Souvenir Sheet (with Set of 10 Stamps) (picture 2) issued by Australia Post, "Christmas Snowman" Stamp Booklet (with 12 Self-adhesive Stamps) (picture 3) issued by Canada Post, "Holiday Cookies" Self-adhesive Stamp (Set of 4) (picture 4) issued by USPS.
Photograph provided by Hongkong Post.