Monday, January 5, 1976
LUNAR NEW YEAR STAMPS ON SALE IN TWO WEEKS
Two special stamps to commemorate the Year of the Dragon will
be put on sale at all post offices on January 21 (Wednesday).
The stamps, in denominations of 20 cents and $1.30, are the
tenth in the series of Lunar New Year stamps.
They will be on display on the first floor lift lobby of the
General Post Office in Pedder Street on January 13 and 14 from 9.30 a.m.
to 4.30 p.m.
Special first day covers have been designed and will be placed
on sale at 20 cents each at all post offices from Wednesday, January 7.
Members of the public are advised to get them early to avoid disappointment.
Advance orders for the servicing of these first day covers will
be accepted at the General Post Office in Pedder Street, the Kowloon
Central Post Office in Nathan Road and the Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office in
Salisbury Road.
The addressed first day covers must be handed in with an order
form together with a remittance to cover the cost. The charge will be $1.70
$1.50 for the stamps and 20 cents service fee.
per cover
The covers must be fully addressed and no fewer than ten will
be accepted with each order.
Order forms will be available at the same three post offices at
the same time as the first day covers. The latest acceptance date for
advance orders of serviced covers is 5 p.m. on Friday, January 16.
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