SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1977
NEW STAMPS AND FIRST DAY COVERS FOR SALE SOON
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A SET OF NEW STAMPS WHICH WILL BE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO TOUR ISTS WILL BE PLACED ON SALE ON THE LAST DAY OF THIS MONTH (JUNE 30).
THE SET OF FOUR STAMPS, IN DENOMINATIONS OF 20 CENTS, 60 CENTS, $1.30 AND $2. EACH DEPICTS A PARTICULAR ASPECT OF THE HONG KONG SCENE A TRAMCAR, A FERRY, A PEAK TRAMCAR AND A JUNK UNDER SAIL RESPECTIVELY,
THE STAMPS WERE DESIGNED BY A LOCAL ARCHITECT, MR. TAC HC. THEY WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE FIRST FLOOR PUBLIC COUNTER OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE ON JUNE 23 FROM 9.30 A.P. TO 4.30 P.M.
A FURTHER SET OF SPECIAL STAMPS, DEPICTING HONG KONG ORCHIDS, WILL BE ISSUED THIS YEAR AT A LATER DATE.
FOR THE 'TOURISM STAMPS ISSUE, SPECIAL FIRST DAY COVERS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AND WILL BE OBTAINABLE FROM ALL POST OFFICES AT 20 CENTS EACH FROM WEDNESDAY (JUNE 15).
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO OBTAIN THEIR REQUIRE-
MENTS EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICING THE COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, THE KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE IN NATHAN ROAD, AND THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE IN SALISBURY ROAD.
ADDRESSED FIRST DAY COVERS MUST BE HANDED IN WITH AN ORDER FORM ALONG WITH A REMITTANCE OF $4.30 PER COVER. THIS CHARGE COMPRISES THE COST OF THE FOUR STAMPS AND A SERVICE FEE OF 20 CENTS.
EACH ORDER MUST BE FOR NOT LESS THAN TEN COVERS, WHICH MUST BE FULLY ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANT,
ORDER FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE THREE POST OFFICES ON THE SAME DAY (JUNE 15). THE DEADLINE FOR ACCEPTING ADVANCE ORDERS IS 5 P.M. ON JUNE 25 (SATURDAY).
SERVICED COVERS ADDRESSED TO A LOCAL DESTINATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION ON JULY 1 FROM THE OFFICE WHERE THE ORDER WAS PLACED. COVERS ADDRESSED OVERSEAS WILL BE SENT FORWARD BY ORDINARY POST, SURFACE MAIL, UNLESS THERE ARE SUFFICIENT STAMPS TO COVER OTHER CHARGES SUCH AS REGISTRATION.
ON THE DAY OF PUBLIC SALE OF THE NEW STAMPS, FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED OVER THE COUNTER, IMPRESSED WITH THE NORMAL POST OFFICE DATE STAMP AND HANDED BACK TO THE PERSON PRESENTING THEM.
THIS SERVICE WILL ONLY BE FOR UNREGISTERED ARTICLES MARKED 'FIRST DAY COVERS', ADDRESSED LCCALLY, AND NOT BEARING ANY OTHER CANCELLATION. NO TIME TYPE WILL APPEAR IN THE POSTMARK.
SPECIAL POSTING BOXES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE THAT DAY AT THE THREE POST OFFICES FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO HAVE THE IR ADDRESSED FIRST DAY COVERS CAREFULLY HAND-POSTMARKED BEFORE BEING DESPATCHED.
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