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STAMPS FEATURE CORALS

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1994

A SET OF SPECIAL STAMPS ON HONG KONG CORALS WILL BE ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 17, THE ACTING POSTMASTER-GENERAL, MISS NANCY LAW, ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY).

THERE WILL BE FOUR DENOMINATIONS OF $1, $1.90, $2.40 AND $5. A SOUVENIR SHEET INCORPORATING THE FOUR STAMPS WILL ALSO BE ISSUED.

THE STAMPS ARE DESIGNED BY BRUSHSTROKE DESIGN AND PRINTED BY THE HOUSE OF QUESTA OF ENGLAND.

THEY FEATURE FOUR KINDS OF CORALS FOUND IN HONG KONG WATERS: ALCYONIUM ($1), ZOANTHUS ($1.90), TUBASTREA ($2.40). AND PLATYGYRA ($5).

THE STAMPS WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE AND SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE FROM NOVEMBER 3.

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

ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICED FIRST DAY COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM NOVEMBER 3 TO 10. THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF COVERS PER ORDER IS FIVE.

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EACH CUSTOMER CAN BUY NOT MORE THAN 10 SOUVENIR SHEETS AND TWO SHEETS (100 PIECES) OF EACH DENOMINATION ON THE FIRST DAY OF

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LAW SAID A BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED PRESENTATION PACK CONTAINING THE FOUR STAMPS WOULD ALSO BE PUT ON SALE AT $18 EACH AT ALL POST OFFICES, EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE, FROM NOVEMBER 17.

SERVICED FIRST DAY COVERS AFFIXED WITH THE SET OF STAMPS AND CANCELLED WITH THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE POSTMARK, AT $13.8 EACH, WILL BE ON SALE ON NOVEMBER 17 AT THE FOLLOWING SIX PHILATELIC OFFICES:

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BEACONSFIELD HOUSE POST OFFICE

GENERAL POST OFFICE

GRANVILLE ROAD POST OFFICE

PEAK POST OFFICE

SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE

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TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE

ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE, HAND-BACK SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED ALL POST OFFICES, EXCEPT THE AIRPORT POST OFFICE, TO OFFICIAL PRIVATELY MADE COVERS BEARING THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE INDICATION.

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