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Special Stamp Issue – “Stamp Sheetlet to Commemorate Hongkong Post’s Participation in CHINA 2009 World Stamp Exhibition” (7 April 2009)
This stamp sheetlet is designed by Mr. Michael FUNG and printed in lithography by Cartor Security Printing, France.
Sales Arrangements
Information about the sale of philatelic products associated with this stamp sheetlet starting from 7 April 2009 is as follows:
| Product | Unit Selling Price | Sales Restriction Per Queuing Customer |
|---|---|---|
| Stamp Sheetlet (with a $5 stamp) | $5 | 20 sheetlets |
| Presentation Pack (containing one stamp sheetlet) | $13 | 5 packs |
| Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a stamp sheetlet and datestamped with the special postmark (only available at the philatelic offices on 7 April 2009) |
$8.50 | 5 covers |
Hand-back Datestamping Arrangements
A hand-back datestamping service by the office steel datestamp will be provided on 7 April 2009 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 “Philatelic Bureau” pictorial postmark and the philatelic office pictorial postmark, for hand-back datestamping service at all philatelic offices on that day. The GPO-1 datestamp will be available at General Post Office only. A cachet will also be available from 7 to 16 April 2009 at all philatelic offices for application on covers, and throughout the exhibition period from 10 to 16 April 2009 at the exhibition venue in Luoyang, China with the following details:
| Date | Cachet available for application at |
|---|---|
| 7 – 9.4.2009 (Tue – Thur) | All philatelic offices |
| 10.4.2009 (Fri/ PH) | General Post Office, Airport Post Office and the exhibition venue (All other post offices are closed on public holidays) |
| 11.4.2009 (Sat/PH) | General Post Office, Airport Post Office and the exhibition venue (All other post offices are closed on public holidays) |
| 12.4.2009 (Sun) | General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui and Airport Post Office, and the exhibition venue (All other post offices are closed on Sundays) |
| 13.4.2009 (Mon/PH) | General Post Office, Airport Post Office and the exhibition venue (All other post offices are closed on public holidays) |
| 14 – 16.4.2009 (Tue – Thur) | All philatelic offices and the exhibition venue (Normal business day) |
Also on 7 April 2009, 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 special postmark and the cachet.
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.