MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1985
THE STAMPS WERE DESIGNED BY LOCAL DESIGNER MEL HARRIS AND PRINTED BY WADDINGTONS SECURITY PRINT LTD ON +UNWATERMARKED+ PAPER WHICH WILL BE USED TO REPLACE THE WATERMARKED PAPER IN ALL FUTURE STAMP ISSUES.
A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HONG KONG, ARTWORKS OF THE STAMPS HAD BEEN REPRODUCED IN SETS ON HIGH QUALITY A4 SIZE PAPER WITH MATCHING STAMPS.
PRINT SETS ARE CONTAINED IN RED AND GOLD PRESENTATION FOLDERS AND WILL BE FOR SALE AT $50 PER SET AT THE PHILATELIC COUNTERS OF GENERAL POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI, GRANVILLE ROAD, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, PEAK AND AIRPORT POST OFFICES FROM MARCH 15.
THE STAMPS AND HIGH QUALITY PRINTS WILL BE ON DISPLAY ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE AND IN THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE, MIDDLE ROAD, DAILY FROM 9.30 AM TO 4.30 PM FROM MARCH 5 TO 13.
OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ON SALE ON MARCH 1, AT 50 CENTS EACH. INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPECIAL STAMPS WILL BE PRINTED ON THE BACK OF THE COVERS.
ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICING FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM MARCH 1 TO 9 AT ALL POST OFFICES.
THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO OBTAIN THE IR REQUIRED FIRST DAY COVERS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
HE ALSO SAID THAT STARTING FROM THIS SPECIAL ISSUE, POSTMARKED OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS WOULD NO LONGER BE SOLD AT PHILATELIC COUNTERS AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE. HOWEVER, SOUVENIR COVERS WOULD BE ON SALE AT PHILATELIC COUNTERS AND THESE WOULD BE POSTMARKED WITH THE DATE OF PURCHASE.
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