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Special Stamp Issue ¡ª "Stamp Sheetlet to Commemorate Hongkong Post¡¯s Participation in World Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2008"
12 September 2008
FACT SHEET
This stamp sheetlet is designed by Mr. Ken WONG and printed in lithography by Joh. Enschede B. V., the Netherlands.
Sales Arrangements
Information about the sale of philatelic products associated with this stamp sheetlet starting from 12 September 2008 is as follows:
| Product | Unit Selling Price | Sales Restriction Per Queuing Customer |
|---|---|---|
| Stamp Sheetlet (with a $10 stamp) | $10 | 20 sheetlets |
| Presentation Pack (containing one stamp sheetlet) | $18 | 5 packs |
| Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a stamp sheetlet and datestamped with the special postmark (only available at 37 philatelic offices on 12 September 2008) |
$13.50 | 5 covers |
Hand-back Datestamping Arrangements
A hand-back datestamping service will be provided on 12 September 2008 at all post offices, for official and privately-made covers, bearing the first day of issue indication and a local address. A special postmark will also be introduced. This will be available, together with the GPO-1 postmark, the ¡°Philatelic Bureau¡± pictorial postmark and the philatelic office pictorial postmark, for hand-back datestamping service at all philatelic offices on that day. A cachet will also be available for application on covers at the exhibition venue and all philatelic offices during normal office hours throughout the exhibition period.
Also on 12 September 2008, the public hall of the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau will open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for datestamping covers with the ¡°Philatelic Bureau¡± pictorial postmark, the GPO-1 postmark, the special postmark and the cachet.
Further information about this issue and the sale of associated philatelic products can be obtained from Hongkong Post¡¯s website www.hongkongpost.com, at any post office, or by calling the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau hotline 2785 5711.