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Press Release issued on 21 September 2009
Sale of overseas philatelic products (with photo)
Hongkong Post announced today (September 21) that selected philatelic products issued by the postal administrations of Australia, Canada, Finland, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore and the United Kingdom would be put on sale at all philatelic offices and the Hongkong Post Internet shopping mall "ShopThruPost" (www.shopthrupost.hk) from Thursday (September 24).
Further information about these products can be obtained on Hongkong Post Stamps website at (www.hongkongpoststamps.com), or by calling the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau hotline 2785 5711.
Details of the philatelic products, the selling prices and sales quota for each customer are listed at Appendix. Photographs showing these philatelic products are attached.
The photograph shows the overseas philatelic products to be put on sale from September 24. They include: "Species at Risk - Joint Territories Issue" stamp set of five (picture 1) issued by Australia Post; "Roadside Attractions" booklet of eight stamps (self-adhesive) (picture 2) issued by Canada Post; "Post Boxes" miniature sheet (picture 3) issued by the Royal Mail, and "A Tiki Tour of New Zealand" full sheet of 24 stamps (picture 4) issued by New Zealand Post.