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Fact Sheet No. 3 – Hand-back datestamping services at HONG KONG 2009

Hand-back datestamping services will be provided at the Temporary Post Office at the Exhibition venue. Apart from the special postmarks introduced for the Special Stamp Issue – “HONG KONG 2009 – 23rd Asian International Stamp Exhibition” and the Special Stamp Issue – “Hong Kong Museums Collection” on 14 and 16 May 2009 respectively for hand-back datestamping service, there will also be the special postmarks introduced for the daily themes for hand-back service at the Exhibition venue only during the Exhibition period.

In addition, the Temporary Post Office datestamp will be used to provide hand-back datestamping service to official and privately made covers bearing the first day of issue indication with a local address on 14 and 16 May 2009.

Moreover, the cachet for “HONG KONG 2009” and the cachet for the 10th Inter-school stamp exhibits competition will be available at the venue throughout the Exhibition period from 14 to 17 May 2009. Detailed hand-back datestamping arrangements at the Temporary Post Office at the Exhibition venue during the Exhibition period are as follows:

Date	Postmark
14 May 2009 (Thu)	“Youth Day” daily theme postmark “HONG KONG 2009” stamp sheetlet special postmark Temporary Post Office datestamp
15 May 2009 (Fri)	“Friendship Day” daily theme postmark
16 May 2009 (Sat)	“Collector Day” daily theme postmark “Hong Kong Museums Collection” special postmark Temporary Post Office datestamp
17 May 2009 (Sun)	“Family Day” daily theme postmark
Date	Cachet
14 May 2009 (Thu) to 17 May 2009 (Sun)	Cachet for “HONG KONG 2009” Cachet for 10th Inter-school stamp exhibits competition

Images of the special postmarks and the cachets are shown on Annex.