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Special Stamp Issue – “60th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China” (1 October 2009)

The set of 6 stamps is touch-up by Mr. Carl CHENG based on the winning entry of Miss TSOI Ka-ching in the Stamp Design Competition for the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China jointly organised by the Home Affairs Bureau, Radio Television Hong Kong, the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education and the Commission on Youth. The stamps are printed in lithography by Joh. Enschede B. V., the Netherlands. The stamp sheetlet with two $5 stamps is designed by Mr. Carl CHENG and printed in photogravure by Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House, the People’s Republic of China.

Sales Arrangements

Information about the sale of philatelic products associated with this set of special stamps starting from 1 October 2009 is as follows:

Product	Unit Selling Price	Sales Restriction Per 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
Stamp Sheetlet(containing two $5 stamps)	$10	20 sheets
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a set of 6 stamps and datestamped with the special postmark (only available at all philatelic offices on 1 October 2009)	$19.60	5 covers
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a souvenir sheet and datestamped with the special postmark (only available at all philatelic offices on 1 October 2009)	$19.60	5 covers
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a stamp sheetlet and datestamped with the special postmark (only available at all philatelic offices on 1 October 2009)	$13.50	5 covers
Presentation Pack (containing a set of 6 stamps)	$25	5 packs
Souvenir Pack (containing a souvenir sheet and a stamp sheetlet)	$50	5 packs
Joint Souvenir Pack (with 3 stamp sheetlets each issued by China Post, Hongkong Post and Macao Post, presented in se-tenant style)	$35	5 packs

Hand-back Datestamping Arrangements

A hand-back datestamping service by the office steel datestamp, the special postmark together with the “Philatelic Bureau” pictorial postmark and the philatelic office pictorial postmark will be provided on 1 October 2009 at all philatelic offices, for official and privately-made covers, bearing the first day of issue indication and a local address. The GPO-1 datestamp will be available at General Post Office only.

Also on 1 October 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 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.