MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1990
IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL DATESTAMPS, MR WONG SAID SPECIAL DATESTAMP WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED FOR THE HAND-BACK SERVICE ON NOVEMBER 8.
THE POST OFFICE ORGANISED AN OPEN STAMP DESIGN COMPETITION FOR THE 1990 CHRISTMAS STAMP AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.
OVER 8,500 ENTRIES WERE RECEIVED.
THE FINAL STAMP DESIGNS WERE BASED ON THE CONCEPTS OF THE WINNING ENTRIES AND WERE REDRAWN BY A PROFESSIONAL DESIGNER, MR IAN LEUNG, TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENCY IN STYLE AND FORMAT.
THE STAMPS ARE PRINTED BY LEIGN-MARDON PTY LTD. OF AUSTRALIA.
A SET OF FOUR POSTCARDS WITH DESIGNS DIFFERENT FROM THE STAMPS WILL ALSO BE ISSUED. THESE POSTCARDS ARE PRINTED BY SMITH AND WATTS LTD. OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS AT 70 CENTS BACH WILL BE ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES FROM TODAY (MONDAY). POSTCARDS AT $1 EACH WILL BR AVAILABLE FROM NOVEMBER 1.
THE STAMPS, POSTCARDS AND FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSVI POST OFFICE AND SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE AS FROM WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 24) FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE PUBLIC.
ADVANCE ORDERS FOR FIRST DAY TREATMENT OF FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT ALL POST OFFICES FROM TODAY (MONDAY)
TO
NOVEMBER 2. THE MINIMUM QUANTITY PER ORDER IS FIVE COVERS.
CUSTOMERS WISHING TO AVOID
CONGESTION ON THE FIRST DAY OF
ISSUE ARE ADVISED TO MAKE USE OF THIS SERVICE.
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF CUSTOMERS, FIRST DAY COVERS PRE-AFFIXED WITH A SET OF STAMPS AND CANCELLED WITH THE SPECIAL DATESTAMP WILL BE AVAILABLE AT $13.5 EACH AT THE DESIGNATED COUNTERS OF 21 POST OFFICES ON NOVEMBER 8. THEY ARE:
HONG KONG ISLAND
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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
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