SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1980
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION STAMP ISSUE
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THE 80TH BIRTHDAY OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER ON AUGUST 4 WILL BE MARKED BY THE ISSUE OF A SPECIAL POSTAGE STAMP IN HONG KONG.
THE DESIGN OF THIS $1.30 STAMP WILL FEATURE A PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN MOTHER.
THE STAMP WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE FIRST FLOOR PUBLIC COUNTER OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE ON JULY 28 (MONDAY) FROM 9.30 AM TO 4.30 PM.
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE TO OPEN ALL POST OFFICES ON AUGUST 4, A PUBLIC HOLIDAY, FOR SERVICING SPECIAL FIRST DAY COVERS.
THE GPO, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AND KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE WILL OPEN FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM. ALL OTHER POST OFFICES WILL CONDUCT BUSINESS FROM 9 AM TO 12 NOON,
OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES NEXT WEDNESDAY (JULY 23). THEIR PRICE HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM 20 CENTS TO 50 CENTS EACH DUE TO HIGHER COSTS.
EACH COVER WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN INSERT CARD CONTAINING INFORMATION ON THE STAMP ISSUE'S HISTORICAL INTEREST AND BRIEF PHILATELIC NOTES.
MORE COVERS HAVE BEEN PRINTED TO MEET EXPECTED DEMAND. FURTHERMORE, TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS A FAIR CHANCE, NOT MORE THAN 10 COVERS MAY BE BOUGHT AT ONE TIME.
ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICING THESE COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE GPO AND AT THE KOWLOON CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICES.
FULLY ADDRESSED FIRST DAY COVERS MUST BE HANDED IN WITH AN ORDER FORM TOGETHER WITH $1.60 FOR EACH COVER - $1.30 FOR THE STAMP AND 30 CENTS SERVICE FEE. NOT LESS THAN 10 COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITH EACH ORDER.
ORDER FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE THREE POST OFFICES ON WEDNESDAY (JULY 23) AND THE DEADLINE FOR ACCEPTING ADVANCE ORDERS IS 5 PM ON JULY 30.
SERVICED COVERS ADDRESSED TO LOCAL DESTINATIONS MAY BE COLLECTED ON AUGUST 5 FROM THE OFFICE WHERE THE ORDER WAS PLACED.
COVERS ADDRESSED OVERSEAS WILL BE FORWARDED BY ORDINARY SURFACE MAIL UNLESS THERE ARE ENOUGH STAMPS TO COVER CHARGES FOR AIRMAIL OR OTHER SERVICES.
/IN ADDITICI.