FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1994
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AUSTRALIA POST ISSUES LUNAR NEW YEAR STAMPS
THE YEAR OF THE DOG MINIATURE SHEET AND FIRST DAY COVER TO BE BY AUSTRALIA POST FOR CHRISTMAS ISLAND TO CELEBRATE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR WILL BE PLACED ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING POST OFFICES NEXT FRIDAY (JANUARY 28):
GENERAL POST OFFICE
TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE
BEACONSFIELD HOUSE POST OFFICE
GRANVILLE ROAD POST OFFICE
SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE
PEAK POST OFFICE
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR MIKE PAGLIARI, SAID THE MINIATURE SHEET FEATURED A COLOUR ILLUSTRATION OF A TRADITIONAL LION DANCE AND CONTAINED TWO STAMPS SHOWING DIFFERENT DOGS.
THE FIRST DAY COVER SERVICED WITH A MINIATURE SHEET WILL CARRY AN AUSTRALIAN POSTMARK OF JANUARY 20, 1994, BEING THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE OF THE STAMPS,
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"AUSTRALIA POST HAS STATED ITS INTENTION TO ISSUE A FULL CYCLE LUNAR NEW YEAR STAMPS COMMENCING WITH THE YEAR OF THE DOG," HE
SAID.
CHRISTMAS ISLAND IS LOCATED IN THE INDIAN OCEAN. ABOUT HALF OF ITS POPULATION IS OF CHINESE DESCENT AND THE LUNAR NEW YEAR IS A MAJOR CELEBRATION ON THE ISLAND.
"JTS ISSUE OF LUNAR NEW YEAR STAMPS NOT ONLY COMPLEMENTS THE POPULAR CHINESE FESTIVAL BUT ALSO ENRICHES THE THEMATIC COLLECTION OF LUNAR NEW YEAR STAMPS, MR PAGLIARI SAID.
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THE MINIATURE SHEET AND SERVICED COVER ARE AVAILABLE AT $5 AND $6 RESPECTIVELY.
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