News
8 May 2006
Sale of Overseas Philatelic Products
The Postmaster General announced today that philatelic products issued by the postal administrations of Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Mainland China, Macao and Portugal will be put on sale at all philatelic offices (except the Peak Post Office during its reprovisioning period) starting from Thursday, 11 May 2006. Customers may also purchase these overseas philatelic products at Hongkong Post Internet shopping mall - "ShopThruPost" (http://www.shopthrupost.hk).
| Postal Administration | Issue Name | Products | Unit Price HK$ | Sales Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian Post | Definitive Range - Australian Native Wildlife | Stamp Set of 6 (AU129) | 62.0 | 5 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 6 Stamps (AU130) | 64.0 | 5 covers | ||
| Canada Post | Queen Elizabeth: Happy Birthday! | Booklet of 10 Self-adhesive Stamps (CA104) | 39.0 | 5 booklets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Self-adhesive Stamp (CA105) | 12.0 | 2 covers | ||
| Gardens | Booklet of 8 Self-adhesive Stamps (CA106) | 31.0 | 5 booklets | |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 4 Self-adhesive Stamps (CA107) | 23.0 | 2 covers | ||
| China Post | Wuqiang Woodcut New Year's Pictures | Presentation Pack (CH82) | 22.0 | 5 packs |
| Dog | Presentation Pack (CH83) | 17.0 | 5 packs | |
| Portugal Post | Portuguese Masks | Stamp Set of 5 (PO1) | 23.0 | 2 sets |
| Macao Post | Charming Chinese Lanterns | Stamp Set of 4 (MA338) | 6.0 | 5 sets |
| Stamp Sheetlet (MA339) | 9.0 | 5 sheetlets | ||
| Scenes of Daily Life in the Past III | Stamp Set of 8 (MA340) | 13.0 | 5 sets | |
| Stamp Sheetlet (MA341) | 9.0 | 5 sheetlets | ||
| Royal Mail | Her Majesty the Queen's 80th Birthday | Stamp Set of 8 (BR166) | 53.0 | 5 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 8 Stamps (BR167) | 57.0 | 5 covers | ||
| A British Journey - England | Stamp Set of 10 (BR168) | 46.0 | 5 sets | |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 10 Stamps (BR169) | 51.0 | 5 covers |
The enclosed photograph illustrates the overseas philatelic products to be put on sale as from 11 May 2006. It includes "Definitive Range - Australian Native Wildlife" Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 6 Stamps (picture 1) issued by Australia Post. "Gardens" Booklet of 8 Self-adhesive Stamps (picture 2) issued by Canada Post, "Portuguese Masks" Stamp Set of 5 (picture 3) issued by Portugal Post, "Her Majesty the Queen's 80th Birthday" Stamp Set of 8 (picture 4) issued by Royal Mail.