Heartwarming Special Stamps
| Care and Love |
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| Local Mail Postage |
Air Mail Postage |
| Celebrations |
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| Local Mail Postage |
Air Mail Postage |
Following the successful launch in 2001 of the Personal Greetings special stamps
which allowed customers to add their photos onto the tabs of the stamps, a set
of Heartwarming Special Stamps with similar feature will be issued on 10
September 2003 (Wednesday).
Stamp Design
This set of Heartwarming Special Stamps comes in two distinctive designs that
colourfully reflect the caring and thoughtful nature of its title. The designs
of the two stamps - "Care and Love" and "Celebrations" -
portray a happy congratulatory message, making them suitable for special moments
and commemorative celebrations.
This is the first set of Hong Kong stamps without a value indicator. Each stamp
comes with "Local Mail Postage" indication with the value equivalent
to current postage of HK$1.40, or "Air Mail Postage" indication equivalent
to the airmail postage of HK$3.00. Irrespective of future postage revision,
"Local Mail Postage" may be used for mailing a first class local letter
of the minimum weight step (30g) and "Air Mail Postage" for payment
of postage of the minimum weight step (20g) for a Zone 2 airmail letter.
The unit selling price of each stamp is as follows:
- Care and Love (Local Mail Postage) - $1.40
- Care and Love (Air Mail Postage) - $3.00
- Celebrations (Local Mail Postage) - $1.40
- Celebrations (Air Mail Postage) - $3.00
Stamp Printing Details
| Stamp Design |
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Mr. Arde LAM |
Mini-pane Size |
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297 mm x 210 mm |
| Printer |
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Joh. Enschedé Stamps Security Printers B.V., The Netherlands |
Perforation |
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13.75
(one elliptical perforation on each vertical) |
| Process |
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Stochastic Lithography |
Paper |
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Paper with security fibres |
| Stamp Size |
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35 mm x 35 mm |
Date of Issue |
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10 September 2003 |
| Stamp Layout |
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Pane of 25 stamps |
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The stamps will be displayed at the General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui Post
Office, Tsuen Wan Post Office and Sha Tin Central Post Office from 20 August
2003. Official first day covers at HK$1 each will be put on sale at all
post offices on the same day. Advance orders for servicing self-provided souvenir
covers will be accepted at all post offices from 20 to 26 August 2003.
Associated philatelic products
Information about associated philatelic products released with this issue and
the sales restriction per queuing customer on the first day of issue on 10 September
2003 is as follows:
| Products |
Descriptions |
Unit Selling Price (HKD) |
Sales Restriction |
| Mint stamps |
A set of four stamps:
Local Mail Postage - 2 designs @$1.40
Air Mail Postage - 2 designs @$3.00
Each sheet contains 25 stamps. |
$8.80 |
10 sheets of stamps of each design(viz. 250 sets of stamps) |
| Mini-pane |
Each containing 4 sets of stamps and preprinted designed tabs |
$35.20 |
5 panes |
| Presentation pack |
Each containing a full set of four stamps |
$18.00 |
5 packs |
| Serviced first day cover with a full set of four stamps |
Affixed with a full set of four stamps cancelled by the special postmark
(available at all
philatelic offices on 10 September 2003 only) |
$12.30 |
5 covers |
Remarks: The above philatelic products have not yet been included in the Application
form of 2003 Local Standing Order Service (LSOS). The order forms for this additional
issue were mailed to 2003 LSOS customers in early July 2003.
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| Presentation pack |
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| Mini-pane |
Serviced first day cover with stamps |
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| Special postmark |
Date-stamping arrangement and office opening hours
All post offices will open on 10 September 2003 as per normal opening hours
to provide a full range of counter services. Hand-back service will be provided
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 and available for hand-back service at all post offices.
The "GPO-1" postmark, "Philatelic Bureau" pictorial postmark
and the philatelic office pictorial postmarks will also be available for hand-back
service at all philatelic offices. The public hall of the Hongkong Post Philatelic
Bureau on 1/F., Trade Square, 681 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon, will also open
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for datestamping covers with the "Philatelic
Bureau" pictorial postmark, the "GPO-1" postmark as well as the
special postmark.
Launch of "Heartwarming Stamps Customised Service"
"Heartwarming Stamps Customised Service" will be launched on the
same date with this special stamp issue. This customised service allows customers
to add their photo or other kinds of unique identity on the photo tabs next
to the 16 stamps and on the banner position in the middle of the stamp pane.
The service will be available until further notice.
Stamp Design
- Five stamp panes designs A-E (as stated in the table below) are available
for ordering by the customers.
- Each stamp pane contains 16 no-value-indicator stamps shown with "Local
Mail Postage" or "Air Mail Postage" indication.
Image Capturing
- Photo, image, message or company logo can be printed on the tab next to
each of the stamp and on the banner position in the middle of the stamp pane.
- A maximum of 17 different images can be printed on each stamp pane of the
same design per order.
- The image tab alone cannot be used as postage.
Minimum Order Quantity
- 50 panes for each pane design, the positions of the images per pane must
be the same.
Pricing
- The prices indicated below include face value of all stamps per pane, production
cost and delivery charge.
Detailed information on this customised service is as below:
| Product |
| 1. |
Design A
Stamp pane with 16 stamps of Care and Love, Local Mail Postage
(face value of $1.40 x 16 = $22.40 / pane)
$50.00 per pane |
| 2. |
Design B
Stamp pane with 16 stamps of Celebrations, Local Mail Postage
(face value of $1.40 x 16 = $22.40 / pane)
$50.00 per pane |
| 3. |
Design C
Stamp pane with 16 stamps of Care and Love, Air Mail Postage
(face value of $3.00 x 16 = $48.00 / pane)
$90.00 per pane |
| 4. |
Design D
Stamp pane with 16 stamps of Celebrations, Air Mail Postage
(face value of $3.00 x 16 = $48.00 / pane)
$90.00 per pane |
| 5. |
Design E
Stamp pane with 8 stamps of each of Care and Love and Celebrations, Local
Mail Postage
(face value of $1.40 x 16 = $22.40 / pane)
$50.00 per pane |
Order form of this service will be available at all post
offices from 10 September 2003. For enquires, please call Hongkong Post
Philatelic Bureau hotline at 2785-5711.
Heartwarming Stamp Customised Service - Design E |
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