Hong Kong Currency
Mint Stamps
You may turn anything into your favourite collectible, from commodity
to item like rocks or even a piece of wedding cake! Stamps and currencies
are masterpieces of art, culture and history and their values go
beyond their monetary values, each of them tells a story. Now, Hongkong
Post brings these two things together by issuing the "Hong
Kong Currency" Special Stamps on 2 September 2004 (Thursday).
In the coming "Hong Kong Currency" Special Stamps Issue,
you can easily spot the unique characteristics of each selected
currency circulated in Hong Kong during the past 140 years. The
denominations are:
| Mint Stamps |
$1.40 |
the first Hong Kong coin (one mil, one thousandth of a dollar)
cast in bronze in 1863. |
| $2.40 |
the first coin (20 cents) cast in silver at the Hong Kong
Mint in 1866. |
| $3.00 |
the first note (one dollar) issued by the Hong Kong Government
in 1935. |
| $5.00 |
the gold coin issued to commemorate the establishment of the
HKSAR in 1997. |
| Souvenir Sheet |
$11.80 |
containing one set of four stamps. |
| Stamp Sheetlet |
$5.00 |
the stamp sheetlet embedded with another $5 stamp depicts
the seven coins in circulation since 1993 and 1994 (10 cents,
20 cents, 50 cents, one dollar, two dollars, five dollars and
ten dollars), all of which feature Hong Kong's emblem, the Bauhinia.
The coins are set against a spectacular backdrop of the Tsing
Ma Bridge, which is also featured on the reverse side of the
commemorative ten-dollar coin issued in 1997. |
This unique stamp issue will surely appeal to all philatelists,
collectors, and numismatists.
Stamp Printing Details
| Design |
Benny LAU |
| Printer |
Joh. Enschedé B.V., the Netherlands |
| Process |
Lithography |
| Stamp Size |
45mm x 28mm |
| Stamp Layout |
Pane of 25 stamps |
| Souvenir Sheet Size |
130mm x 80mm |
| Stamp Sheetlet Size |
130mm x 75mm |
| Perforation |
13.75 x 15 (one elliptical perforation on each vertical) |
| Paper |
Paper with security fibres |
| Date of Issue |
2 September 2004 |
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 12 August 2004. Official First Day Cover 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 12 to 18 August 2004.
Hand-back datestamping service will be provided at all post offices
on 2 September 2004 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 datestamping service
at 39 philatelic offices on that day.
In addition, the public hall of the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau
on 1/F., Trade Square, 681 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon, will also
open on 2 September 2004 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 special postmark
on that day.
Information about associated philatelic products of this issue
and the sales restriction per queuing customer starting from 2
September 2004 are as follows:
| Products |
Descriptions |
Selling Price (HKD) |
Sales Restriction |
| Mint stamps |
Available in 4 denominations of $1.40, $2.40, $3.00 and $5.00. |
$11.80 per set |
10 sheets of stamps of each denomination (each sheet contains
25 stamps) |
| Souvenir sheet |
Each containing a set of 4 stamps |
$11.80 per sheet |
20 sheets |
| Stamp sheetlet |
Each containing a new $5 stamp |
$5.00 per sheet |
20 sheets |
| Presentation pack |
Each containing a set of 4 stamps and a stamp sheetlet |
$25.00 per pack |
5 packs |
| Serviced first day cover affixed with a set of 4 stamps |
Affixed with a full set of stamps and cancelled by the special
postmark (available at 39 philatelic offices on 2 September
2004 only) |
$15.30 per cover |
5 covers |
| Serviced first day cover affixed with a souvenir sheet |
Affixed with a souvenir sheet and cancelled by the special
postmark (available at 39 philatelic offices on 2 September
2004 only) |
$15.30 per cover |
5 covers |
| Serviced first day cover affixed with a stamp sheetlet |
Affixed with a stamp sheetlet and cancelled by the special
postmark (available at 39 philatelic offices on 2 September
2004 only) |
$8.50 per cover |
5 covers |
Remarks:
- The above philatelic products have been included in the 2004
Local Standing Order Service.
- Please note that the issue date of the "Hong Kong Currency"
Stamps and Banknote Souvenir Pack is subject to the issue date
of the newly designed HK$20 banknote. For the 2004 Local Standing
Order Service customers who have successfully ordered the products,
they will be separately informed of the collection date by order
collection notice in due course.
Presentation Pack
Souvenir Sheetlet
Stamp Sheetlet
Special Postmark
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a set of 4 Stamps
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a Souvenir Sheet
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a Stamp Sheetlet
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