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Special Stamp Issue - "Biodiversity" (15 July 2010)

The special stamps on the theme of "Biodiversity" are designed by Mr. LEUNG Kam-hung and printed in lithography by Joh. Enschede B. V. of the Netherlands.

Sales Arrangements
Information about the sales arrangements of philatelic products associated with this special stamp issue is as follows:

Products available from June 30	Unit Selling Price	Restriction Per Queuing Customer
First Day Cover (only available until 15 July 2010)	$1	No restriction
Postcard (a set of four cards) (only available at all philatelic offices)	$8	Five sets

Products available from July 15	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)	$11.80	20 sheets
Presentation Pack (containing a set of four stamps)	$20	Five packs
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 15 July 2010)	$15.30	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 15 July 2010)	$15.30	Five covers
Serviced Maximum Card Set affixed with a set of 4 stamps and date-stamped with the special postmark (only available at all philatelic offices on 15 July 2010)	$29.80 / set	Five sets

Date-stamping Arrangements

A hand-back date-stamping service by the office steel date-stamp and the special postmark will be provided on 15 July 2010 at all post offices for official/privately-made covers bearing the first day of issue indication and a local address. All philatelic offices will provide hand-back date-stamping service by the “Philatelic Bureau” pictorial postmark and the philatelic office pictorial postmark concurrently, but the GPO-1 date-stamp will only be available at the General Post Office.

Public hall of the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau will open from 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on 15 July 2010 to provide date-stamping service by the “Philatelic Bureau” pictorial postmark and the special postmark.

Information about this special stamp issue and philatelic products may 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.