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Special Stamp Issue – "Jellyfish" (12 June 2008)
FACT SHEET

This set of stamps is designed by Mr. LEUNG Kam-hung and printed in lithography plus glow-in-the-dark effect by Australia Post Sprintpak.

Sales Arrangements
Information about the sale of philatelic products associated with this set of stamps starting from 12 June 2008 is as follows:

Product	UnitSelling Price	Sales RestrictionPer Queuing Customer
Mint Stamps (a set of 6 stamps)	$1.40 $1.80 $2.40 $2.50 $3 $5	10 sheets of each denomination (viz. 250 stamps of each denomination)
Souvenir Sheet (containing a set of 6 stamps)	$16.1	20 sheets
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a set of 6 stamps and datestamped with the special postmark (only available at 37 philatelic offices on 12 June 2008)	$19.6	5 covers
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a Souvenir Sheet and datestamped with the special postmark (only available at 37 philatelic offices on 12 June2008)	$19.6	5 covers
A set of 3 Serviced First Day Cover affixed with Stamp Sheetlets and datestamped with the special postmark (only available at 37 philatelic offices on 12 June2008)	$26.6	5 sets
Presentation Pack (containing a set of 6 stamps)	$25	5 packs
Postage Prepaid Picture Cards (Air Mail) (a set of 6 cards)	$30	5 sets
Prestige Stamp Booklet (containing 3 stamp sheetlets, each with $1.40/ $1.80 stamps, $2.40/ $2.50 stamps and $3/ $5 stamps respectively)	$36	5 booklets

Hand-back Datestamping Arrangements

A hand-back datestamping service will be provided on 12 June 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 12 June 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.