SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1978
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 $3.70 PER COVER WHICH INCLUDES THE COST
OF THE THREE STAMPS AND A SERVICE FEE OF 20 CENTS.
THE COVERS MUST BE FULLY ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANT, AND NOT LESS THAN 10 COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITH EACH ORDER.
THE ORDER FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE ON DECEMBER 27.
COVERS ADDRESSED TO A LOCAL DESTINATION MAY BE COLLECTED ON JANUARY 10, 1979 FROM THE OFFICE WHERE THE ORDER WAS PLACED.
COVERS ADDRESSED OVERSEAS WILL BE SENT FORWARD BY 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 SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1979.
A SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1979 AT ALL POST OFFICES WHEREBY 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. NO TIME TYPE WILL APPEAR IN THE POSTMARK.
THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR THIS SERVICE ARE:-
* ONLY ARTICLES BEARING AN INDICATION THAT THEY ARE +FIRST
DAY COVERS WILL BE SO TREATED-
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THE ARTICLES MUST BE ADDRESSED TO A LOCAL ADDRESS-
* THE ARTICLES MUST NOT BEAR ANY OTHER CANCELLATION-
* NO REGISTERED ITEMS WILL BE PROCESSED BY THIS METHOD.
SPECIAL POSTING BOXES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE ON JANUARY 9. 1979 FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO HAVE FIRST DAY COVERS CAREFULLY HAND-POSTMARKED BEFORE DESPATCH TO THE ADDRESS ON THE COVERS.
THE NEW STAMPS WILL BE ON DISPLAY ON THE FIRST FLOOR PUBLIC COUNTER OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, ON JANUARY 3, FROM 9.20 A.M. TO 4.30 P.M.
THERE WILL BE TWO MORE COMMEMORATIVE STAMP ISSUES IN 1979, ONE HONG KONG BUTTERFLIES AND THE OTHER ON MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY.
THE HONG KONG BUTTERFLIES ISSUE WILL COMPRISE FOUR STAMPS OF VALUES AT 20 CENTS, $1, $1.30 AND $2 AND THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY ISSUE WILL HAVE THREE STAMPS AT 20 CENTS, $1.30 AND $2.
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