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As from tomorrow (Wednesday), the stamps will be on display for the advance information of the public at the General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Tsuen Wan Post Office and Sha Tin Central Post Office. Official first day covers will be put on sale at all post offices at $1 each as from the same day. Advance orders for serviced first day covers will be accepted at all post offices from tomorrow to November 13. The minimum number of covers per order is five.
A restriction of two sheets (20 pieces) of stamps of each denomination (that is 20 sets of stamps) per customer queuing will be imposed on the first day of issue.
A beautifully designed presentation pack containing the four stamps will be available for sale at $20 each at all post offices as from November 20.
Serviced first day covers affixed with the set of stamps and cancelled with the first day of issue postmark will be placed on sale on November 20 at the following 19 philatelic offices at $15.4 each:
Airport Post Office Aberdeen Post Office Cheung Chau Post Office Cheung Sha Wan Post Office General Post Office
Granville Road Post Office Harcourt Road Post Office Hennessy Road Post Office Kowloon Central Post Office Kowloon City Post Office
Mong Kok Post Office Peak Post Office
Sha Tin Central Post Office Shau Kei Wan Post Office Tai Po Post Office
Tuen Mun Central Post Office
Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office Tsuen Wan Post Office
Yuen Long Post Office
On the first day of issue, hand-back service will be provided at all post offices to official and privately-made covers bearing indication of the first day of issue on November 20.
As on previous occasions of first day issue of new stamps, the following 22 post offices will open at 8 am on November 20:-
Hong Kong
General Post Office, Aberdeen, Shau Kei Wan, Sai Ying Pun, Tsat Tse Mui, Wan Chai, Wah Fu
Outlying Islands
Cheung Chau
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