FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1988
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SPECIAL STAMP ISSUE TO COMMEMORATE PEAK TRAMWAY CENTENARY
THE
A.
CENTENARY OF THE POST OFFICE
A SET OF FOUR SPECIAL STAMPS TO COMMEMORATE THE PEAK TRAMWAY WILL BE ISSUED ON AUGUST ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
ALSO
$1.70 AND BE ISSUED
THE STAMPS ARE IN DENOMINATIONS OF 50 CENTS, $1.30, $5. A SOUVENIR SHEET CONTAINING THE FOUR STAMPS WILL AT $8.50.
IN ADDITION, PRESTIGE STAMP BOOKLETS CONTAINING THREE SOUVENIR SHEETS WILL BE PUT ON SALE ON AUGUST 25. THESE BOOKLETS WILL BE PRIZED AT $26 EACH.
THE STAMPS WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN PLAZA JULY 23 AND 24, AT THE PEAK TOWER FROM JULY 23 TO AUGUST 13 AND THE CITYPLAZA IN TAIKOO SHING ON JULY 31.
ON
AT
CENTRE ON
THE STAMPS WILL ALSO BE DISPLAYED AT THE PHILATELIC THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE AND AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE FROM JULY 23.
OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS AT 50 CENTS EACH WILL BE PUT ON SALE ON JULY 21.
ADVANCE ORDERS FOR FIRST-DAY TREATMENT OF FIRST DAY COVERS AFFIXED WITH EITHER A SET OF THE STAMPS OR A SOUVENIR SHEET WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM JULY 21 TO 28 AT ALL POST OFFICES. THE MINIMUM PER ORDER IS FIVE.
CUSTOMERS WISHING TO AVOID CONGESTION ON THE FIRST ISSUE ARE ADVISED TO MAKE USE OF THIS ADVANCE ORDER SERVICE.
QUANTITY
DAY
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COVERS SPECIAL
COUNTERS
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FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF CUSTOMERS, FIRST DAY PRE-AFFIXED WITH A SET OF THE STAMPS AND CANCELLED WITH THE DATESTAMP WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT DESIGNATED THE FOLLOWING OFFICES ON AUGUST 4:-
HONG KONG ISLAND
BEACONSFIELD HOUSE POST OFFICE CAUSEWAY BAY POST OFFICE
GENERAL POST OFFICE
KING'S ROAD POST OFFICE
PEAK POST OFFICE
SAI YING PUN POST OFFICE TSAT TSZ MUI POST OFFICE
KOWLOON