SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 1987
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NEW DEFINITIVE STAMPS TO BE ISSUED
THE POST OFFICE WILL ISSUE A NEW SET OF DEFINITIVE STAMPS ON JULY 13 (MONDAY) TO REPLACE THE CURRENT SERIES INTRODUCED FIVE EARS AGO.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID THE NEW STAMPS COMPRISE 15 DENOMINATIONS. THEY ARE 10 CENTS, 40 CENTS, 50 CENTS,60 CENTS, 70 CENTS, 80 CENTS, 90 CENTS, $1, $1.30, $1.70, $2, $5, $10, $20 AND $50.
THE STAMPS WERE DESIGNED BY A LOCAL ARTIST, MR ROBERT HOOKHAM AND PRINTED IN AUSTRALIA BY LEIGH MARDON PTY. LTD.
THE DESIGN FEATURES THE HEAD OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN TAKEN FROM A PHOTOGRAPH OF A BAS-RELIEF BY ARNOLD MACHIN ON A GRADATED COLOUR BACKGROUND, DEPICTED UNDERNEATH THE QUEEN'S PORTRAIT ARE FINE LINE DRAWINGS OF SELECTED HONG KONG SCENES.
A COMMON DRAWING SHOWING
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WATERFRONT VIEW OF THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT IS USED ON THE LOW VALUES (10 CENTS TO $2}
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ON THE HIGH VALUES ($5 TO $50), DIFFERENT DRAWINGS ARF USED COMPRISING A WATERFRONT VIEW OF TSIM SIA TSUI ($5), A VIEW OF VICTORIA HARBOUR LOOKING FROM HONG KONG ISLAND TOWARDS THE KWAI KHUNG CONTAINER TERMINAL ($10), THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BUILDING ($20) AND GOVERNMENT HOUSE ($50).
"IN ADDITION TO THE NEW DEFINITIVE RANGE. TWO FURTHER STAMPS OF A SMALLER SIZE AND DIFFERENT DESIGN IN 10 CENTS AND 50 CENTS DENOMINATIONS WILL BE ISSUED FOR PURCHASE FROM STAMP-VENDING MACHINES.
"THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT STAMPS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND ISSUED SPECIALLY FOR PURCHASE FROM STAMP-VENDING MACHINES, HE ADDED.
THE 10 CENTS STAMP SHOWS A HONG KONG FLAG ON A WHITE BACKGROUND AND THE 50 CENTS STAMP DEPICTS A STYLISED MAP OF HONG KONG.
THE REEL. STAMPS ARE ALSO DESIGNED BY MR ROBERT HOOKHAM AND WERE PRINTED IN THE NETHERLANDS BY JON, ENSCHEDE EN ZONEN.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID A SET OF 11 LOW VALUES (10 CENT'S TO PLUS THE TWO NEW REEL STAMPS WILL COST $10.60 WHILE THE COMPLETE OF 15 STAMPS PLUS THE TWO NEW REEL STAMPS WILL COST $95.60.
$2) SET
OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE PLACED ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES ON JUNE 29 AT $1 EACH. ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICING OF FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM JUNE 29 ΤΟ JULY 7 AT ALL POST OFFICES.
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