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Special Stamp Issue –"Heartwarming"(28 December 2007) Fact Sheet

This set of special stamps is designed by Mr. Jason CHUM, and are printed in lithography by Cartor Security Printing, France.

Sales Arrangements
IInformation about the sale of philatelic products associated with this set of special stamps starting from 28 December 2007 is as follows:

Products	Unit Selling Price	Sales Restriction Per Queuing Customer
Mint Stamps (a set of 4 stamps)	Local Mail Postage (2 designs @ $1.40) Air Mail Postage (2 designs @ $3)	10 sheets of each stamps of each design (viz. 250 sets of stamps)
Mini-pane (with 5 sets of stamps and specially designed icons)	$44	5 panes
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a set of 4 stamps and datestamped with the special postmark (only available at 37 philatelic offices on 28 December 2007)	$12.30	5 covers
Presentation Pack (containing a set of 4 stamps)	$18	5 packs

Hand-back Datestamping Arrangements

A hand-back datestamping service will be provided on 28 December 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 28 December 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.