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Monday, April 5, 1976

DIAMOND JUBILEE OF HK GIRL GUIDES

TWO COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS TO BE ISSUED

The Post Office is to issue two special stamps to commemorate the

Diamond Jubilee of Hong Kong Girl Guides.

Announcing this, a Post Office spokesman said that the two stamps in

the 20 cents and $1.30 denominations would be placed on sale at all post

offices on april 23.

Special First Day Covers have also been designed and will be placed

on sale at all post offices from April 9 at 20 cents each. The public are

asked to obtain their requirements early to avoid disappointment.

Advanced 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

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be $1.70 per cover which includes the cost of two stamps together with a

service fee of 20 cents. The covers must be fully addressed by the applicant,

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

will be available at the General Post Office, Kowloon Central Post Office and

Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office on April 9.

Any person ordering serviced covers addressed to a local destination

may collect them on April 24 from the office where the order was placed.

Covers addressed overseas will be sent forward by ordinary post,

surface mail, unless sufficient stamps are affixed to cover airmail and/or

registration charges.

The latest acceptance date for advance orders or serviced covers

will be 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 15.

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