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Monday, September 26, 1977
SALE OF SPECIAL STAMPS AND FIRST DAY COVERS
The Post Office arnounced today that three special stamps featuring
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Hong Kong orchids will be issued next month.
The three stamps in 20 cents, $1.30 and $2 denominations will be
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placed on sale at all post offices on October 12.
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The series of new stamps shows three species of orchids
Buttercup,
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Lady's Slipper and Susan
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which can be found growing in Hong Kong.
cover!
Special first day covers at 20 cents each will be placed on sale
at all post offices from tomorrow (Tuesday), and the public should obtain their
requirements early to avoid disappointment.
Advance orders for servicing of first day covers will be accepted
at the General Post Office, Connaught Place; Kowloon Central Post Office,
Nathan Road; and Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Salisbury Road.
For this service, addressed first day covers must be handed in with
an order form and a remittance to cover the cost,
The charge will be $3.70 por cover which includes the cost of three
stamps together with a service fee of 20 cents. The covers must be fully
addressed by the applicant, and not less than 10 covers in each order will
be accepted.
The order forms will be available at the General Post Office,
Kowloon Central Post Office and Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office tomorrow.
Covers addressed to a local destination may be collected on
October 13 from the post office where the crder was placed. Covers
addressed overseas will be aunt as ordinary surface mail, unless sufficient
stamps are affixed to cover airmail and/or registration charges. The
Latest acceptance date for advance orders of serviced covers will be
5 p.m. on October 8.
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