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Official first day covers at $2 each will be placed on sale at all post offices as from Friday. Advance orders for serviced first day covers will be available from Friday to January 16. The minimum number of covers per order is five.
A special postmark will be introduced on January 26. A hand-back service will be provided on the same day to all official and privately made covers bearing the first day indication.
Two presentation packs containing the definitive stamps will also be put on sale as from January 26. The one containing a full set of 16 denominations will be sold at $135 and the one containing 13 low value denominations from 10 cents to $5 will be sold at $40. New reel stamps of the same design with the new definitive stamps will be available through the stamp vending machines as from January 26.
Three stamp booklets each containing 10 pieces of $1.3, $2.5 or $3.1 definitive stamps will be available at all the 7-Eleven stores as from January 26. The booklets are printed by Ashton Potter of Canada.
To mark the withdrawal of the current definitive stamps, "Last Day" covers will be put on sale at all post offices as from Friday at $2 each. Advance orders for serviced last day covers will be available from Friday to January 16. The minimum number of cover per order is five. A hand-back service will be given on January 25 at all post offices to official and privately made covers bearing the "Last Day" indication.
The withdrawn definitive stamps will continue to be put on sale at the philatelic counters as stock lasts.
Mr Footman added that for the convenience of customers, the opening hours of all post offices on January 25 and 26 January will be the same as on normal weekdays. A full range of counter service will be provided.
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