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Special Stamp Issue – "Mainland Scenery Series No 7 : Huanglong" (28 February 2008) FACT SHEET

This stamp sheetlet is designed by Mr. Arde LAM and printed in lithography by Australia Post Spintpak.

Sales Arrangements

Information about the sale of philatelic products associated with this stamp sheetlet starting from 28 February 2008 is as follows:

Product	Unit Selling Price	Sales Restriction Per Queuing Customer
Stamp Sheetlet (with a $10 stamp)	$10	20 sheetlets
Presentation Pack (containing 1 stamp sheetlet)	$18	5 packs
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a stamp sheetlet and datestamped with the special postmark (only available at 37 philatelic offices on 28 February 2008)	$13.50	5 covers

Hand-back Datestamping Arrangements

A hand-back datestamping service will be provided on 28 February 2008 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 February 2008, 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 issue and the sale of associated philatelic products can be obtained from Hongkong Post’s website at www.hongkongpost.com, at any post office, or by calling the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau hotline 2785 5711.