News
5 June 2006
Sale of Overseas Philatelic Products
The Acting Postmaster General, Mrs. Joanna CHOI, announced today that philatelic products issued by the postal administrations of Austria, Great Britain, Macao , Mainland China , New Zealand , Portugal 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, 8 June 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 | Austria's Presidency of the EU | Datestamped First Day Cover with a Stamp (AT3) | 14.0 | 5 covers |
| Muhammad Ali | Datestamped First Day Cover with a Stamp (AT4) | 19.0 | 5 covers | |
| China Post | Yungang Grottoes | Presentation Pack (CH84) | 27.0 | 5 packs |
| Macao Post | Museums and their Collections II - Communications Museum | Stamp Set of 8 (MA342) | 13.0 | 5 sets |
| Stamp Sheetlet (MA343) | 11.0 | 5 sheetlets | ||
| New Zealand Post | Tourism 2006 | Stamp Set of 6 (NZ112) | 50.0 | 3 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 6 Stamps (NZ113) | 52.0 | 3 covers | ||
| Portugal Post | Football World Championship | Stamp Set of 2 (PO2) | 16.0 | 3 sets |
| Stamp Sheetlet (PO3) | 27.0 | 3 sheetlets | ||
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 2 Stamps (PO4) | 22.0 | 2 covers | ||
| Royal Mail | Brunel | Stamp Set of 6 (BR170) | 46.0 | 5 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 6 Stamps (BR171) | 51.0 | 5 covers | ||
| Ice Age Animals | Stamp Set of 5 (BR172) | 48.0 | 5 sets | |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 5 Stamps | 53.0 | 5 covers | ||
| World Cup Winners | Stamp Set of 6 (BR174) | 49.0 | 2 sets | |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 6 Stamps (BR175) | 54.0 | 2 covers | ||
| USPS | Favorite Children's Book Animals | Souvenir Sheet of 2 Sets of 16 Self-adhesive Stamps (US102) | 54.0 | 5 sheets |
| Art of Disney: Romance | Souvenir Sheet of 5 Sets of 20 Self-adhesive Stamps (US103) | 67.0 | 5 sheets |
The enclosed photograph illustrates the overseas philatelic products to be put on sale as from 8 June 2006. It includes "World Cup Winners" Stamp Set of 6 (picture 1) issued by Royal Mail, "Football World Championship" Stamp Set of 2 (picture 2) issued by Portugal Post, "Muhammad Ali" Datestamped First Day Cover with a Stamp (picture 3) issued by Austrian Post, "Art of Disney: Romance" Souvenir Sheet of 5 Sets of 20 Self-adhesive Stamps (picture 4) issued by USPS.