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Special Stamp Issue –“Hong Kong, China – Brazil Joint Issue on Football” on 5 November 2009

The set of four stamps is designed by Mr. WONG Chun-hong and printed in lithography by Joh. Enschede B.V. of the Netherlands.

Sales Arrangements

Information about the arrangements for sale of philatelic products associated with this set of stamps is as follows:

Product	Unit Selling Price	Restriction Per Queuing Customer
Mint Stamps (a set of four stamps)	$1.40 $2.40 $3 $5	10 sheets of each denomination (viz. 250 stamps of each denomination)
Souvenir Sheet (containing a set of four stamps)	$11.8	20 sheets
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a set of four stamps and date-stamped with the special postmark (only available at all philatelic offices on 5 November 2009)	$15.3	Five covers
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a Souvenir Sheet and date-stamped with the special postmark (only available at all philatelic offices on 5 November 2009)	$15.3	Five covers
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a set of four Hong Kong stamps (HK$11.80) together with a set of Brazil stamps (4 x R1,05) and date-stamped with the respective special postmarks of Hongkong Post and Brazil Post (only available at all philatelic offices on 5 November 2009)	$35	Five covers
Presentation Pack (containing a set of four stamps)	$20	Five packs
Souvenir Pack (containing one Souvenir Sheet issued by Hongkong Post and one set of four stamps issued by Brazil Post)	$42	Five packs
Prestige Gift Set featuring a 24K gold-plated football mounted on black wood base attached with stamps issued by Hongkong Post) (only available at General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Tsuen Wan Post Office and Sha Tin Central Post Office from 5 November 2009)	$838	Two packs

Date-stamping Arrangements

A hand-back date-stamping service by the office steel date-stamp and the special postmark will be provided on 5 November 2009 at all post offices for official/privately-made covers bearing the first day of issue indication and a local address, while the “Philatelic Bureau” pictorial postmark and philatelic office pictorial postmark for hand-back date-stamping service will be provided at all philatelic offices on that day. However, the GPO-1 date-stamp will only be available at the General Post Office.

Furthermore, public hall of the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau will open from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on 5 November 2009 to provide date-stamping for covers bearing the “Philatelic Bureau” pictorial postmark and the special postmark.

Information about this special stamp issue and associated philatelic products could be obtained from the website of Hongkong Post at www.hongkongpost.com, at any post offices or by calling the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau hotline on 2785 5711.