TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1979
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NEW STAMPS AND FIRST DAY COVERS TO GO ON SALE
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A SPECIAL ISSUE OF POSTAGE STAMPS FEATURING HONG KONG'S BUTTERFLIES WILL BE ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES FROM JUNE 20.
THE STAMPS, VALUED AT 20 CENTS, $1, $1.30 AND $2, WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE PUBLIC COUNTER ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, BETWEEN 9.20 A.M. AND 4.30 P.M. ON JUNE 13.
SPECIAL FIRST DAY COVERS FOR THE NEW STAMPS WILL BE PUT ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES AT 20 CENTS EACH FROM JUNE 12. EACH COVER WILL CONTAIN AN INSERT CARD WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE BUTTERFLIES SHOWN ON THE STAMPS AND BRIEF PHILATELIC INFORMATION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE TODAY (TUESDAY) 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, PEKING ROAD WHERE ORDER FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON JUNE 12.
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 $4.80 PER COVER THE COST OF THE FOUR STAMPS AND A SERVICE FEE OF 30 CENTS.
THE COVERS MUST BE FULLY ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANT, AND NOT 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 JUNE 21 FROM THE OFFICE WHERE THE ORDER WAS PLACED.
COVERS ADDRESSED OVERSEAS WILL BE FORWARDED BY ORDINARY POST, 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 JUNE 16.
IN ADDITION, A SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED ON JUNE 20 AT ALL POST OFFICES WHERE 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 JÚNE 20 FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO HAVE FIRST DAY COVERS CAREFULLY HAND-POSTMARKED BEFORE DESPATCH TO THE ADDRESS ON THE COVERS.
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