TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1982
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NEW STAMP ISSUE DUE ON AUGUST 30
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A NEW SET OF 16 DEFINITIVE STAMPS WILL BE ISSUED ON AUGUST 30 (MONDAY) TO REPLACE THE PRESENT SERIES INTRODUCED IN JUNE, 1973, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY.
DESIGNED BY MR ARTHUR HACKER, WHO HEADS THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES' CREATIVE SUB-DIVISION, THE NEW SET OF STAMPS FEATURES THE HEAD OF THE QUEEN TAKEN FROM A PHOTOGRAPH OF A BAS-RELIEF BY ARNOLD MACHIN WITH AN ARTISTIC REPRESENTATION OF THE ROYAL LION AND A CHINESE DRAGON RAMPANT AS SUPPORTERS ON EITHER SIDE, SYMBOLISING THE BRITISH AND CHINESE ASPECTS OF HONG KONG.
THE QUEEN'S HEAD HAS BEEN EMBOSSED ON THE HIGH DENOMINATIONS OF $5, $10, $20 AND $50.
THE OTHER 12 STAMPS ARE OF LOWER VALUE, RANGING FROM TEN CENTS TO $2 AND WILL COST A TOTAL OF $8.80. A COMPLETE SET OF 16 STAMPS WILL COST $93.80.
+AN ATTRACTIVE OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER WILL BE AVAILABLE AND A GREAT DEAL OF INTEREST IS EXPECTED IN THE ISSUE, BEAR ING IN MIND THE CONSIDERABLE APPRECIATION IN VALUE OF EARLIER DEFINITIVE ISSUES, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL SAID.
THE EXISTING DEFINITIVE STAMP ISSUE WILL BE TAKEN OFF SALE ON AUGUST 28 (SATURDAY).
AS MANY COLLECTORS ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE USE OF THEIR LAST CHANCE TO BUY THE CURRENT DEFINITIVE SERIES, SPECIAL POSTING BOXES WILL BE PROVIDED AT CERTAIN POST OFFICES ON AUGUST 28 FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO OBTAIN A +LAST DAY+ CANCELLATION MARK.
THESE ITEMS WILL BE HELD OVER UNTIL THE NEXT DAY AND GIVEN THE DATE-STAMP OF AUGUST 29, THE LAST DAY OF THE CURRENT DEFINITIVE ISSUE.
HOWEVER, IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT ALTHOUGH A NEW DEFINITIVE STAMP WILL BE INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 30, THE OLD SERIES WILL REMAIN VALID FOR POSTAGE PURPOSES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
A FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE AS TO THE DATE ON WHICH
THE FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE PLACED ON SALE.
TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE NEW STAMPS ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
DATE OF ISSUE
STAMP DENOMINATION
DESIGNER
PRINTER
I AUGUST 30, 1982
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100, 200, 300, 400, 50C, 60C, 70C, 80C, 900, $1, $1.30, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50
ARTHUR HACKER
HARRISON AND SONS (HIGH WYCOMBE)
LTD.
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