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SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1982
ANY PERSON ORDERING SERVICED COVERS ADDRESSED TO A LOCAL DESTINATION MAY COLLECT THEM ON SEPTEMBER 3, FROM THE POST OFFICE WHERE THE ORDER WAS PLACED.
COVERS ADDRESSED OVERSEAS WILL BE SENT FORWARD BY ORDINARY
AIR MAIL UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED,
THE LATEST ACCEPTANCE DATE FOR ADVANCE ORDERS OF SERVICED COVERS WILL BE 5 PM ON AUGUST 24.
A SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED ON AUGUST 30 AT ALL POST OFFICES WHEREBY FIRSY 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 THE SERVICE ARE 1-
(A)
ONLY ARTICLES BEARING AN INDICATION THAT THEY ARE 'FIRST DAY COVERS' WILL BE SO TREATED;
(B) THE ARTICLES MUST BE ADDRESSED TO A LOCAL ADDRESS;
(C) 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, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE, PEAK POST OFFICE AND THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE ON AUGUST 30 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, CONNAUGHT PLACE, ON AUGUST 24 FROM 9.30 AM TO 4.30 PM.
FOR COLLECTORS WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE USE OF THE CHANCE TO BUY THE CURRENT DÉFINITIVE STAMPS AND OBTAIN A LAST DAY POSTMARK, SPECIAL POSTING BOXES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AUGUST 28 AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE, PEAK POST OFFICE AND AIRPORT POST OFFICE.
MAIL POSTED IN THESE SPECIAL BOXES WILL BE HELD OVER UNTIL THE NEXT DAY AND GIVEN THE POSTMARK OF AUGUST 29, THE LAST DAY OF THE CURRENT DEFINITIVE ISSUE.
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