TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1992
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1992 OLYMPIC GAMES SPECIAL STAMPS TO GO ON SALE
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THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR DOMINIC S.W. WONG, ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT A SET OF SPECIAL STAMPS, "1992 OLYMPIC GAMES", WILL BE ISSUED ON APRIL 2.
THERE WILL BE FOUR DENOMINATIONS 80 CENTS, $1.8, $2.3 AND $5. A SOUVENIR SHEET INCORPORATING THE FOUR STAMPS WILL ALSO BE ISSUED.
THE STAMPS SHOWN IN THE SOUVENIR SHEET WILL BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE FOUR STAMPS SOLD INDIVIDUALLY.
THE STAMPS WERE DESIGNED BY MR KEN LI AND PRINTED LEIGH-MARDON PTY. LTD. OF AUSTRALIA.
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THE STAMPS WILL BE DISPLAYED FOR ADVANCE INFORMATION OF THE PUBLIC AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AND SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE FROM MARCH 20.
OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES FROM MARCH 20 AT $1 EACH. ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICED FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM MARCH 20 TO 26. THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF COVERS PER ORDER IS FIVE.
A SET OF FIVE POSTCARDS ISSUED BY THE AMATEUR SPORTS FEDERATION AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG WILL ALSO BE ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES AT $15 PER SET FROM MARCH 20.
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF CUSTOMERS, FIRST DAY COVERS PRE-AFFIXED WITH A SET OF STAMPS AND CANCELLED WITH THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE SPECIAL DATESTAMP WILL BE SOLD AT $12.9 EACH AT THE FOLLOWING 29 POST OFFICES ON APRIL 2:
HONG KONG ISLAND
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BEACONSFIELD HOUSE POST OFFICE
CAUSEWAY BAY POST OFFICE
GENERAL POST OFFICE
HENNESSY ROAD POST OFFICE
KING'S ROAD POST OFFICE
POST
PEAK POST OFFICE
QUEEN'S ROAD POST OFFICE
SAI YING PUN POST OFFICE
TSAT TSZ MUI POST OFFICE
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