News
14 June 2005
Sale of Overseas Philatelic Products
The Postmaster General, Mr. Allan CHIANG, announced today (13 June 2005) that philatelic products issued by the postal administrations of Australia, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand, United Nations and the United States will be put on sale at all philatelic offices (except the Peak Post Office during its reprovisioning period) starting from Thursday, 16 June 2005. Customers may also purchase these overseas philatelic products at Hongkong Post internet shopping mall - "ShopThruPost" (http://www.shopthrupost.hk).
Details of the philatelic products, their selling prices and sales quota for each customer are listed below:
| Postal Administration | Issue Name | Products | Item Code | Unit Price | Sales Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Post | World Heritage (Australia-UK Joint Issue) | Stamp Set of 8 | AU108 | $50.0 | 5 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with Stamp Set of 8 | AU109 | $52.0 | 5 sets | ||
| Canada Post | Daffodils | Souvenir Sheet | CA94 | $7.0 | 5 sheets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with Stamp Set of 2 | CA95 | $14.0 | 5 sets | ||
| John James Audubon's Birds | Block-of-4 Stamps | CA96 | $14.0 | 5 sets | |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with Block-of-4 Stamps | CA97 | $21.0 | 5 sets | ||
| New Zealand Post | Caf |
Set of 5 Self-adhesive Stamps | NZ91 | $39.0 | 5 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with Stamp Set of 5 | NZ92 | $42.0 | 5 sets | ||
| Royal Mail | South West England (A British Journey) |
Stamp Set of 6 | BR148 | $41.0 | 5 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with Stamp Set of 6 (The Lizard Postmark) | BR149 | $46.0 | 5 sets | ||
| Presentation Pack | BR150 | $49.0 | 5 packs | ||
| United Nations | The 2005 Endangered Species | Block-of-4 Stamps (US$0.37 x 4) | UN45 | $13.0 | 5 sets |
| Block-of-4 Stamps (F.s.1,00 x 4) | UN46 | $31.0 | 5 sets | ||
| Block-of-4 Stamps (€0,55 x 4) | UN47 | $26.0 | 5 sets | ||
| Nature's Wisdom | Stamp Set of 6 | UN48 | $43.0 | 5 sets | |
| USPS | Northeast Deciduous Forest | Souvenir Sheet with a Set of 10 Self-adhesive Stamps | US93 | $32.0 | 5 sheets |
The enclosed photographs illustrate the overseas philatelic products to be put on sale as from 16 June 2005. They includes "Daffodils" Souvenir Sheet (picture 1) issued by Canada Post, "World Heritage (Australia-UK Joint Issue)" Stamp Set of 8 (picture 2) issued by Australia Post , "Cafe Culture" Set of 5 Self-adhesive Stamps (picture 3) issued by New Zealand Post.