News
7 August 2006
Sale of Overseas Philatelic Products
The Postmaster General, Mr TAM Wing-pong, announced today that philatelic products issued by the postal administrations of Australia, Austria, Macao, Mainland China and Portugal will be put on sale at all philatelic offices starting from Thursday, 10 August 2006. Customers may also purchase these overseas philatelic products at Hongkong Post Internet shopping mall - "ShopThruPost" (http://www.shopthrupost.hk).
| Postal Administration | Issue Name | Product Unit | Price HK$ |
Sales Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Post | The Queen's 80th Birthday | Stamp Set of 2 (AU131) | 19.0 | 5 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 2 Stamps (AU132) | 21.0 | 3 covers | ||
| Lighthouses of the 20th Century | Stamp Set of 5 (AU133) | 16.0 | 5 sets | |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 5 Stamps (AU134) | 18.0 | 3 covers | ||
| Postie Kate | Stamp Set of 5 (AU135) | 16.0 | 5 sets | |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 5 Stamps (AU136) | 18.0 | 2 covers | ||
| Whales | Stamp Set of 4 (AU137) | 27.0 | 5 sets | |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Souvenir Sheet (AU138) | 28.0 | 3 covers | ||
| Cocos Keeling Islands Coral Reefs | Souvenir Sheet (AU139) | 35.0 | 5 pieces | |
| Austrian Post | Post from Another World | Stamp Sheetlet (AT5) | 41.0 | 5 sheetlets |
| China Post | Modern Lighthouses | Presentation Pack (CH85) | 18.0 | 5 packs |
| Macao Post | 2006 FIFA World Cup GermanyTM | Stamp Set of 4 (MA344) | 13.0 | 5 sets |
| Designs of Fans – Kam Hang | Stamp Set of 5 (MA345) | 13.0 | 5 sets | |
| Stamp Sheetlet (MA346) | 11.0 | 5 sheetlets | ||
| Portugal Post | Water | Stamp Set of 6 (PO5) | 30.0 | 3 sets |
| Mozart -250th Birthday Anniversary | Single Stamp (PO6) | 7.0 | 3 sets | |
| Stamp Sheetlet (PO7) | 30.0 | 3 sheetlets |
The enclosed photograph illustrates the overseas philatelic products to be put on sale as from 10 August 2006. It includes "Post from Another World" Stamp Sheetlet (picture 1) issued by Austrian Post, "Mozart - 250th Birthday Anniversary" Stamp Sheetlet (picture 2) issued by Portugal Post, "Postie Kate" Stamp Set of 5 (picture 3) and "Whales" Datestamped First Day Cover with Souvenir Sheet (picture 4) issued by Australia Post.