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MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1975
ROYAL VISIT COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS TO GO ON SALE ON WEDNESDAY
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THE TWO SPECIAL STAMPS TO MARK THE ROYAL VISIT WILL BE PLACED ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES ON WEDNESDAY (APRIL 30), THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY.
A SET OF THE NEW STAMPS, IN $1.30 AND $2 DENOMINATIONS, WILL BE PRESENTED TO SIR YUET-KEUNG KAN BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL AT 8 A.M. ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.
THE COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS, IN FIVE COLOURS, ARE SUITABLE FOR MINIMUM AIR-MAIL CHARGES TO MANY COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES.
THE MAIN FEATURE IS A JOINT PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, APPEARING ON THE LEFT OF THE DESIGN IS THE HONG KONG COAT OF ARMS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
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YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE PRESENTATION OF THE SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE. STAMPS TO SIR YUET-KEUNG KAN BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ON WEDNESDAY (APRIL 30) AT 8 A.M. AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.
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