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SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 1983

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STAMP ISSUE ON PERFORMING ARTS

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A SPECIAL ISSUE OF THREE STAMPS COMMEMORATING THE PERFORMING ARTS WILL BE ON SALE ON JANUARY 26.

THE STAMP DESIGNS FEATURE THE CHINESE CHARACTERS FOR +DANCE+ (30 CENTS), +DRAMA+ ($1.30) AND +MUSIC+ ($5) AS THE BASIC DESIGN MOTIF, WHILE THE BACKGROUND OF EACH STAMP SHOWS FIGURATIVE DRAWINGS IN A LIGHTER COLOUR EXPRESSING THE PARTICULAR ART IN BOTH ASIAN AND WESTERN TRADITIONS, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY.

THE NEW STAMPS WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE PUBLIC COUNTER ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE ON JANUARY 24 FROM 9.30 AM TO 4.30 PM.

OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS AT 50 CENTS EACH WILL BE ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES ON JANUARY 12. EACH COVER WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN INSERT CARD CONTAINING INFORMATION ON THE PERFORMING ARTS AND BRIEF PHILATELIC INFORMATION.

SUFFICIENT FIRST DAY COVERS HAVE BEEN PRINTED TO MEET ANTICIPATED PUBLIC DEMAND AND THERE WILL BE NO RESTRICTION ON THE NUMBER SOLD TO EACH PERSON.

ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICING OF FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED UP TO 5 PM ON JANUARY 20 AT ALL POST OFFICES. 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 $7.60 PER COVER, WHICH INCLUDES THE COST OF THE STAMPS ($6.60) TOGETHER WITH A SERVICE FEE OF $1.

THE COVERS MUST BE FULLY ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANTS, AND NO LESS THAN 10 COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITH EACH ORDER.

THE ORDER FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ALL POST OFFICES ON JANUARY 12. ANY PERSON ORDERING SERVICED COVERS ADDRESSED TO A LOCAL DESTINATION MAY COLLECT THEM ON JANUARY 27 FROM THE POST OFFICE WHERE THE ORDER WAS PLACED. COVERS ADDRESSED OVERSEAS WILL BE FORWARDED AS ADDRESSED.

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