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MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1986
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SPECIAL STAMPS TO BE ISSUED TOMORROW
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THE LAST SET OF THIS YEAR'S SPECIAL STAMPS, FEATURING FOUR 19TH CENTURY HONG KONG PORTRAITS, WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW (DECEMBER 9).
ADDITIONAL SPECIAL COUNTERS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING
OFFICES:
POST OFFICES ON HONG KONG ISLAND:
GENERAL POST OFFICE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HENNESSY ROAD, MORRISON HILL, NORTH POINT, QUEEN'S ROAD AND SHEUNG WAN.
POST OFFICES IN KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES:
KOWLOON CENTRAL, CHEUNG SHA WAN, GILLIES AVENUE, KOWLOON TONG, MONG KOK, SHAM SHUI PO, TSIM SHA TSUI AND TSUEN WING STREET.
+EXTRA STAFF WILL BE ON DUTY AT MOST POST OFFICES TOMORROW, BUT QUEUES ARE EXPECTED TO FORM, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE URGED THE PUBLIC TO SHOW TOLERANCE AND IF POSSIBLE, TO TRANSACT THEIR NORMAL POSTAL BUSINESS ON THE PRECEDING DAY OR THE DAY FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THE SPECIAL STAMP ISSUE.
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF CUSTOMERS, FIRST DAY COVERS PRE-AFFIXED WITH A SET OF STAMPS AND CANCELLED WITH THE PHILATELIC BUREAU DATESTAMP WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT $10 EACH AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, QUEEN'S ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI AND KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICES ON THAT DAY,
SPECIAL STAMP PACK ON SALE WEDNESDAY
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AN ATTRACTIVE 1986 ANNUAL STAMP PACK FOR COLLECTORS WILL BE ISSUED ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 10), THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY).
THE STAMP PACK, PRICED AT $50, CONTAINS A SET OF ALL SPECIAL STAMPS ISSUED IN THE YEAR, INCLUDING HALLEY'S COMET, 60TH BIRTHDAY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 11, HONG KONG AT EXPO '86, FISHING VESSELS, AND 19TH CENTURY HONG KONG PORTRAITS.
THE COVER OF THE PACK FEATURES NUMEROUS TIGER SEALS TO COMMEMORATE THE YEAR OF THE TIGER.
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