News
16 November 2005
Sale of Overseas Philatelic Products
The Postmaster General, Mr. Allan CHIANG, announced today that philatelic products issued by the postal administrations of Australia, Mainland China, New Zealand, Great Britain, Singapore, the United States and United Nations will be put on sale at all philatelic offices (except the Peak Post Office during its reprovisioning period) starting from Thursday, 17 November 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, the selling prices and sales quota for each customer are listed below:
| Postal Administration | Issue Name | Products | Unit Price HK$ | Sales Quota | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Post | Australian Native Trees | Stamp Set of 5 | (AU117) | $17 | 5 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 5 Stamps | (AU118) | $19 | 2 covers | ||
| Australian Wine | Stamp Set of 5 | (AU119) | $30 | 3 sets | |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 5 Stamps | (AU120) | $32 | 2 covers | ||
| China Post | The 60th Anniversary of Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression | Presentation Pack | (CH77) | $25 | 2 packs |
| "Be Proud of Our Motherland" - China's Shenzhou VI Space Mission | Presentation Pack | (CH78) | $49 | 2 packs | |
| New Zealand Post | World Wide Fund for Nature - the Kakapo | Stamp Set of 4 | (NZ96) | $11 | 2 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 4 Stamps | (NZ97) | $14 | 2 covers | ||
| Royal Mail | Classic ITV | Stamp Set of 6 | (BR157) | $41 | 6 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 6 Stamps (London Postmark) | (BR158) | $46 | 3 covers | ||
| Presentation Pack | (BR159) | $49 | 3 packs | ||
| Singapore Post | TreeTop Walk | Se-tenant Stamp Set of 4 | (SG309) | $15 | 5 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 4 Se-tenant Stamps | (SG310) | $17 | 2 covers | ||
| United Nations | World Heritage - Egypt | Stamp Set of 6 | (UN49) | $40 | 5 sets |
| Datestamped First Day Cover with a Set of 6 Stamps | (UN50) | $49 | 3 cover | ||
| USPS | Lets' Dance-Bailemos | Minipane (5 Sets of 20 Self-adhesive Stamps) | (US98) | $64 | 5 sets |
The enclosed photograph illustrates the overseas philatelic products to be put on sale as from 17 November 2005. It includes "'Be Proud of Our Motherland' -China's Shenzhou VI Space Mission" Presentation Pack (picture 1) issued by China Post, "Australian Native Trees" Stamp Set of 5 (picture 2) issued by Australia Post , "Let's Dance-Bailemos" Minipane (5 Sets of 20 self-adhesive Stamps) (picture 3) issued by USPS, "Classic ITV" Stamp Set of 6 (picture 4) issued by Royal Mail Photograph provided by Hongkong Post.