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SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1988

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ISSUE OF NEW DEFINITIVE STAMPS ON SEPTEMBER 1

NEW DEFINITIVE STAMPS AND OTHER STAMP PRODUCTS WILL RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 1 TO COINCIDE WITH THE GENERAL INCREASE POSTAGE RATES, THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY).

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"THE INCREASE IN RATES WILL INVOLVE CHANGES TO THE BASIC RATES FOR SOME MAJOR SERVICES IN THE LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAIL, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.

$1.80

TWO NEW DEFINITIVE STAMPS IN DENOMINATIONS OF $1.40 AND WILL BE ISSUED FOR POSTING AIRMAIL LETTERS WEIGHING NOT OVER 10 GRAMS TO ZONE 1 AND ZONE 2 RESPECTIVELY.

IN ADDITION, TWO NEW AEROGRAMMES IN DENOMINATION OF $1.40 WILL BE ISSUED. ONE IS A PICTORIAL AEROGRAMME BEARING A VIEW OF VICTORIA HARBOUR ON THE FRONT AND A SAMPAN ON THE REAR FOLD. THE OTHER 13 A PLAIN AEROGRAMME IN WHITE.

CENTS (FOR WILL ALSO

FRAMA LABELS BEARING NEW DENOMINATED VALUES OF 60 LOCAL LETTERS WEIGHING "NOT OVER 30 GRAMS), $1.40 AND $1.80 BE ISSUED TO REPLACE THE PREVIOUS DENOMINATED VALUES OF 50 CENTS, $1.30 AND $1.70 RESPECTIVELY.

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CENTS) GENERAL

FOR COLLECTORS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED, REPRINTS OF THE DEFINITIVE STAMPS EXCEPT THE TWO REEL STAMPS (10 CENTS AND 50 WILL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR SALE ON SEPTEMBER 1, AT THE POST OFFICE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE POST OFFICE, PEAK POST OFFICE, AIRPORT POST OFFICE, GRANVILLE POST OFFICE AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE.

OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS WILL NOT BE ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 1 BUT A HAND-BACK SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED AT ALL POST OFFICES ΤΟ PRIVATELY MADE OR PRINTED COVERS AND PROPERLY SEALED UP AEROGRAMMES BEARING A "FIRST DAY" INDICATION.

SPECIAL POSTING BOXES WILL BE PROVIDED ON THAT DAY AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AND KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE FOR COLLECTORS WHO WISH TO HAVE THEIR OVERSEAS-ADDRESSED ITEMS CAREFULLY HAND-STAMPED WITH THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE DATE-STAMP.

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