THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1986
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ELECTRONIC POSTAGE LABEL MACHINE ON TRIAL
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AN ELECTRONIC POSTAGE ISSUING MACHINE WILL BE INSTALLED ON A TRIAL BASIS AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE IN CENTRAL ON DECEMBER 30.
THE MACHINE, IN THE PUBLIC HALL ON THE GPO'S FIRST FLOOR, WILL ACCEPT HONG KONG COINS IN ALL DENOMINATIONS FROM 10 CENTS TO $5.
+ IT WILL ISSUE POSTAGE LABELS WITH FIXED VALUES OF 10 CENTS, 50 CENTS, $1.30 AND $1.70 ON PRESSING THE APPROPRIATE BUTTON.
+THESE LABELS ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR PRE-PAYMENT OF POSTAGE ON ALL MAIL ITEMS, + A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE LABEL IMPRESSION INCORPORATES A TRADITIONAL FISH MOTIF, THE CARP, PRINTED ON A GUMMED LABEL THAT HAS A BLUE WAVE PATTERN AS BACKGROUND.
FIRST DAY COVERS COSTING 50 CENTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT PHILATELIC OFFICES AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, PEAK, TSIM SHA TSUI, GRANVILLE ROAD AND AIRPORT POST OFFICES.
ADVANCE ORDERS FOR FIRST-DAY TREATMENT OF THE COVERS ARE BEING ACCEPTED UNTIL DECEMBER 22. THE MINIMUM QUANTITY ACCEPTABLE IS FIVE.
FOR CUSTOMER CONVENIENCE, PRE-PACKAGED SETS OF THE FOUR FIXED VALUES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT $3.60 PER SET FROM THE SIX PHILATELIC OFFICES ON DECEMBER 30.
BUT INDIVIDUAL LABEL DENOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE OTHER THAN THROUGH THE MACHINE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO OBTAIN THE PICTORIAL PHILATELIC BUREAU DATESTAMP IMPRESSION SHOULD POST THEIR FIRST DAY COVERS IN THE SPECIAL POSTING BOXES PROVIDED AT THE PHILATELIC OFFICES.
THE COVERS WILL BE IMPRESSED WITH THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE PICTORIAL DATESTAMP AND DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESSEE THROUGH THE POST.
IN ADDITION, SERVICED+ FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT $5.10 EACH AT THE SIX PHILATELIC OFFICES ON DECEMBER 30. THE COVERS WILL BE AFFIXED WITH A FULL SET OF THE LABELS AND CANCELLED WITH A PHILATELIC BUREAU DATE STAMP.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT MANY STAMP COLLECTORS WILL VISIT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.
+TO ALLOW MORE CUSTOMERS TO MAKE USE OF THE NEW MACHINE, EACH CUSTOMER WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED ONE TRANSACTION AT A TIME UP TO A VALUE OF $5 ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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