SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1975
STAMPS FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR
TO MARK +YEAR OF THE RABBIT+
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TWO SPECIAL STAMPS TO MARK THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT WILL BE PLACED ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES ON FEBRUARY 5, 1975.
THE TWO STAMP'S, OF 10 CENTS AND $1.30 DENOMINATIONS, WILL BE THE NINTH IN THE SERIES OF LUNAR NEW YEAR STAMPS.
THE 10-CENT STAMP DEPICTS A RABBIT IN SILVER AGAINST A RED BACKGROUND AND THE $1.30-STAMP DEPICTS TWO GOLDEN RABBITS AGAINST A GREEN BACKGROUND. BOTH STAMPS ARE IN HORIZONTAL FORMAT.
TO COMMEMORATE THE OCCASION, SPECIAL FIRST DAY COVERS AT 20 CENTS EACH WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES FROM JANUARY 22.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO OBTAIN THEIR FIRST DAY COVERS EARLY IN ORDER TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICING OF THE COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, PEDDER STREET- KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE, NATHAN ROAD AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE, SALISBURY ROAD.
THE COVERS MUST BE FULLY ADDRESSED AND HANDED IN WITH AN ORDER FORM TOGETHER WITH A REMITTANCE TO COVER THE COST. THE CHARGE FOR EACH WILL BE $1.50 WHICH INCLUDES THE COST OF THE TWO STAMPS AND A 10 CENTS SERVICE FEE. NOT LESS THAN TEN COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITH EACH ORDER.
ORDER FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE ABOVE THREE POST OFFICES ON JANUARY 22. ADVANCE ORDERS OF SERVICED COVERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER 12 NOON ON FEBRUARY 3.
THOSE ORDERING SERVICED COVERS ADDRESSED TO A LOCAL DESTINATION WILL BE ABLE TO COLLECT THEM ON FEBRUARY 5 FROM THE OFFICE WHERE THE ORDER WAS PLACED.
COVERS ADDRESSED OVERSEAS WILL BE SENT FORWARD BY ORDINARY POST, SURFACE MAIL, UNLESS SUFFICIENT STAMPS ARE AFFIXED TO COVER AIRMAIL OR REGISTRATION CHARGES.
A SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED ON FEBRUARY 5 AT ALL POST OFFICES WHEREBY FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED OVER THE COUNTER IMPRESSED WITH THE NORMAL POST OFFICE DATE STAMP, WITHOUT THE TIME TYPE, AND HANDED BACK TO THE PERSON PRESENTING THEM.
/FOR THIS SERVICE
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