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Special Stamp Issue – "Hong Kong, China – Finland Joint Issue on Fine Woodwork"
(2 November 2007)
FACT SHEET
The Hong Kong and Finland stamps are designed by Mr. Ken LI and Mr. Markku KOSONEN respectively, and are printed in lithography by Joh. Enschede B. V., the Netherlands.
Sales Arrangements
Information about the sale of philatelic products associated with this set of special stamps starting from 2 November 2007 is as follows:
| Product | Unit Selling Price Sales | Sales Restriction Per Queuing Customer |
|---|---|---|
Mint Stamps |
$5 x 2 | 10 sheets of each denomination (viz. 250 stamps of each denomination) |
Souvenir Sheet |
$10 | 20 sheets |
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a set of 2 stamps and datestamped with the special postmark |
$13.5 | 5 covers |
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a Souvenir Sheet and datestamped with the special postmark |
$13.5 | 5 covers |
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a set of Hong Kong Stamps (2 x HK$5) and a set of Finland Stamps (2 x EUR 0.7) and datestamped with the respective special postmarks of Hongkong Post and Finland Post respectively |
$30 | 5 covers |
Presentation Pack |
$18 | 5 packs |
Souvenir Pack |
$40 | 5 packs |
Hand-back Datestamping Arrangements
A hand-back datestamping service will be provided on 2 November 2007 at all post offices, for official and privately-made covers, bearing the first day of issue indication and a local address. A special postmark will also be introduced. This will be available, together with the GPO-1 postmark, the "Philatelic Bureau" pictorial postmark and the philatelic office pictorial postmark, for hand-back datestamping service at all philatelic offices on that day.
Also on 2 November 2007, the public hall of the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau will open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for datestamping covers with the "Philatelic Bureau" pictorial postmark, the GPO-1 postmark and the special postmark.
Further information about this stamp issue and the sale of associated philatelic products can be obtained from the Hongkong Post website www.hongkongpost.com, at any post office, or by calling the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau hotline 2785 5711.