MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1978
THE NEW STAMPS WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE PUBLIC COUNTER ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF NEW GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE BETWEEN 9.30 A.M. AND 4.30 P.M. ON JANUARY 19.
SPECIAL FIRST DAY COVERS FOR THE NEW STAMPS WILL BE PLACED ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES AT 20 CENTS EACH FROM THURSDAY (JANUARY 12).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE TODAY URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO OBTAIN THEIR REQUIREMENTS EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
HE SAID 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 WHERE THE ORDER FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THURSDAY.
FOR THIS SERVICE, ADDRESSED FIRST DAY COVERS MUST BE HANDED IN WITH AN ORDER FORM TOGETHER WITH A REMITTANCE TO COVER THE COST.
THE CHARGE WILL BE $1.70 PER COVER INCLUDING THE COST OF THE TWO STAMPS TOGETHER WITH A SERVICE FEE OF 20 CENTS.
THE COVERS MUST BE FULLY ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANT, AND NO LESS THAN 10 COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITH EACH ORDER.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID ANY PERSON ORDERING SERVICED COVERS ADDRESSED TO A LOCAL DESTINATION MAY COLLECT THEM ON JANUARY 27 FROM THE OFFICE WHERE THE ORDER WAS PLACED. HE POINTED OUT THAT COVERS ADDRESSED OVERSEAS WILL BE SENT BY SURFACE MAIL, UNLESS SUFFICIENT STAMPS ARE AFFIXED TO COVER AIRMAIL OR REGISTRATION CHARGES.
THE LATEST ACCEPTANCE DATE FOR ADVANCE ORDERS OF SERVICED COVERS WILL BE 5 P.M. ON JANUARY 23.
IN ADDITION, A SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED ON JANUARY 26 AT ALL POST OFFICES WHEREBY FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED OVER THE COUNTER, IMPRESSED WITH NORMAL POST OFFICE DATE STAMP AND HANDED BACK TO THE PERSON PRESENTING THEM.
NO TIME TYPE WILL APPEAR IN THE POSTMARK.
THIS SERVICE IS ONLY FOR UNREGISTERED ARTICLES WITH A LOCAL ADDRESS, MARKED +FIRST DAY COVER AND NOT BEARING ANY CANCELLATION.
SPECIAL POSTING BOXES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE ON JANUARY 26 FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO HAVE FIRST DAY COVERS CAREFULLY HAND-POSTMARKED BEFORE DESPATCH TO THE ADDRESS ON THE COVERS.
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