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SPECIAL STAMPS ON GOLDFISH

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1993

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THE POSTMASTER GENERAL MR M PAGLIARI ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT A SET OF SPECIAL STAMPS WOULD BE ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 17 ON THE THEME OF "HONG KONG GOLDFISH".

ISSUED.

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THERE WILL BE FOUR DENOMINATIONS: $1, $1.90, $2.40 AND $5.

A SOUVENIR SHEET INCORPORATING THE FOUR STAMPS WILL ALSO BE

THE STAMPS ARE DESIGNED BY MR NELPHEN YUNG AND PRINTED BY LEIGH-MARDON PTY LTD OF AUSTRALIA.

THE STAMPS FEATURE FOUR VARIETIES OF GOLDFISH COMMONLY FOUND IN HONG KONG: RED CALICO EGG-FISH ($1), RED CAP ORANDA ($1.90), RED AND WHITE FRINGETAIL ($2.40) AND BLACK AND GOLD DRAGON-EYE ($5)

FOR ADVANCE INFORMATION OF THE PUBLIC, THE STAMPS WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AND SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE AS FROM NOVEMBER 3.

OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE PLACED ON SALE AT ALL POST OFFICES, EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE, AS FROM NOVEMBER 3 AT $1 EACH.

ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICED COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM NOVEMBER 3 TO 9.

THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF COVERS PER ORDER IS FIVE.

A RESTRICTION OF TWO SHEETS OF STAMPS OF EACH DENOMINATION (100 SETS) AND 10 SOUVENIR SHEETS PER CUSTOMER QUEUEING WILL BE IMPOSED ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE

FIRST DAY COVERS AFFIXED WITH A SET OF THE HONG KONG GOLDFISH STAMPS AND CANCELLED WITH THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE POSTMARK WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING SIX PHILATELIC OFFICES AT $13.30 EACH:

BEACONSFIELD HOUSE POST OFFICE

GENERAL POST OFFICE

GRANVILLE ROAD POST OFFICE

PEAK POST OFFICE

SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE

TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE

HAND-BACK SERVICE WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL OFFICIAL AND PRIVATELY MADE COVERS BEARING "FIRST DAY" INDICATION ON NOVEMBER 17, 1993 AT ALL POST OFFICES EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE.

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