Souvenir pack for new stamps
The acting Postmaster General, Miss Nancy Law, announced today (Sunday) that on May 26, a Hong Kong Rural Heritage souvenir pack will be put on sale at $170 each at the following seven philatelic offices:
Beaconsfield House Post Office
General Post Office
Granville Road Post Office
Peak Post Office
Sha Tin Central Post Office Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office Tsuen Wan Post Office
A restriction of two packs per customer queuing will be imposed on May 26.
This souvenir pack contains one mini-sheet (10 stamps) of each denomination of the Hong Kong Rural Heritage special stamps, all bearing the same serial number. In addition, there is a booklet showing photographs and location plans of the old buildings featured on the special stamps.
The Hong Kong Rural Heritage special stamps feature four of the old traditional buildings in the New Territories: Tsui Shing Lau ($1 stamp); Sam Tung Uk ($1.90 stamp); Lo Wai ($2.40 stamp) and Man Shek Tong ($5 stamp).
This set of special stamps has two main features. Firstly, for the first time, Hong Kong postage stamps are printed by both Lithography and Intaglio. Secondly, the stamps are printed in mini-sheets of ten instead of the conventional sheet size of 50 stamps.
The stamps and the souvenir pack are now on display at the General Post Office. The Hong Kong Rural Heritage special stamps will be released on May 24 at all post offices and first day covers are now available at $1 each at all post offices. The souvenir packs will be put on sale at the seven philatelic offices on May 26.
End/Sunday, May 21, 1995
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