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Post Office datestamps will be bilingual
The Acting Postmaster General, Mr P C Luk, announced today (Tuesday) that the existing datestamps of the Post Office will be replaced by datestamps with bilingual indications.
The franker dies of all franking machines of the Post Office will also be replaced by bilingual dies.
The change in design of postmarks and franking impressions is expected to be of interest to philatelists.
To make it convenient for those who are interested in obtaining the last day impressions of the existing datestamps and the first day impressions of the new datestamps, the changeover has been arranged in 9 phases from March to May 1997.
Once the new datestamps are put into use, the existing datestamps of the offices concerned will be withdrawn and will become obsolete.
Hand back service will be provided at the offices concerned to privately made covers bearing indication of 'Last Day Cover' on the day preceding the changeover and 'First Day Cover' on the day the new datestamps come into use.
The existing franking impressions of the Post Office franking machines will also be changed into the new design as from the same dates as for the changeover of the handstamps.
As franking impressions will only be applied on parcels and Speedpost items posted over the counter, no hand back service will be provided.
Enquiries about the change may be directed to the Telephone Enquiry Bureau of the Post Office at 2921 2222.
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