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Special Stamp Issue - "Children Stamps - Paper Folding Fun" (22 May 2008)
FACT SHEET
This set of stamps is designed by winners of the"Children Stamps – Paper Folding Fun Design Competition”:
- $1.40 - CHUA Yu-tong
- $1.80 - YEUNG Shing-him, Bernard
- $2.40 - LAU Kwong-chung; HUI Yuk-fong
- $2.50 - CHAU Hiu-yu; WONG Hiu-ling
- $3 - LO Wing-tung; CHEUNG Ka-wing
- $5 - YEUNG Po-chu and Lesley CHU; LEE Hon-keung and LI Hin, Hazel
Ms Shirman LAI touched up the stamp designs and also designed the Souvenir Sheet. This issue is printed in lithography by Austrian State Printing House, Austria.
Sales Arrangements
Information about the sale of philatelic products associated with this set of stamps starting from 22 May 2008 is as follows:
| Product | Unit Selling Price | Sales Restriction Per Queuing Customer |
|---|---|---|
Mint Stamps (a set of 6 stamps) |
$1.40 |
10 sheets of each denomination
|
Souvenir Sheet |
$16.1 |
20 sheets |
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a set of 6 stamps and datestamped with the special postmark |
$19.6 |
5 covers |
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a Souvenir Sheet and datestamped with the special postmark |
$19.6 |
5 covers |
Presentation Pack |
$25 |
5 packs |
Hand-back Datestamping Arrangements
A hand-back datestamping service will be provided on 22 May 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 22 May 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.