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Thursday, December 20, 1973

STAMPS FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR

To Mark Year Of The Tiger

Two special stamps to mark the Lunar New Year 1974 will be

placed on sale at all post offices on January 8, 1974.

The denominations will be 10 cents and $1.30, and are the eighth

in the series of Lunar New Year stamps.

The stamps, which commemorate the "Year of the Tiger", were designed

in London.

Special First Day Covers will be on sale at all post offices from

Friday, December 28 at 20 cents each, and the public are asked to obtain

their requirements early to avoid disappointment.

Advance orders for servicing of First Day Covers will be accepted

at the General Post Office, Pedder Street; Kowloon Central Post Office,

Nathan Road and Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Salisbury Road.

For this service, addressed First Day Covers must be handed-in

with an order form together with a remittance to cover the cost. The

charge will be $1.50 per cover which includes the cost of two stamps together

with a service fee of 10 cents. The covers must be fully addressed by the

applicant and not less than 10 covers will be accepted with each order.

Order forms will be available at the General Post Office, Kowloon

Central Post Office and Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office on Friday, December 28.

Any person ordering serviced covers addressed to a local destination

may collect them on January 9, 1974 from the office where the order was

placed.

/Covers