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Prestige annual stamp album will be on sale
The Postmaster General, Mr Robert Footman, today (Thursday) announced that the 1995 Prestige Annual Stamp Album will be on sale on September 19 at the following eight philatelic offices:
General Post Office
Harcourt Road Post Office
Peak Post Office
Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office Granville Road Post Office Sha Tin Central Post Office Tsuen Wan Post Office Airport Post Office
The Album, at $220, is a prestige philatelic product for collectors. It is a complete collection of all the special stamps and definitive stamp sheetlets issued last
year.
Another special feature of the Album is that it contains descriptions and over 20 attractive colour photographs and illustrations on the theme of each special stamp issue.
The Album consists of a book and a separate package of one set each of the following special stamps and stamp sheetlets issued in 1995 to be inserted into the relevant pages in the book by the collector:
Year of the Pig
Hong Kong International Sporting Events
Hong Kong Rural Heritage
The Royal Hong Kong Regiment
Hong Kong Movie Stars)
Definitive Stamp Sheetlets No 10 (Singapore World Stamp Exhibition) Hong Kong Classics Series No 6 (End of Second World War)
"The Album is ideal both as a gift and for personal collection," said Mr
Footman.
A beautifully designed compliment card is enclosed to enable the Album to be used as a gift item.
A restriction of not more than two albums per customer will be imposed on September 19. No advance order service or hand-back-service will be provided.
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