Children Stamps - Andersen's Fairy Tales
Mint Stamps
Reading of fairy tales forms an important part of a child's development.
Those well-known fairy tales characters can also be heroes on stamps
other than storybooks.
A set of four units of Children Stamps on Andersen's Fairy Tales
will be issued on 22 March 2005 (Tuesday). This year marks
the 200th anniversary of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen and,
as a tribute to his contribution to children's literature, Hongkong
Post is releasing a set of Children Stamps entitled "Andersen's
Fairy Tales", featuring four popular stories from the Andersen's
collection. It will be Hongkong Post's third set of Children Stamps.
The popular Andersen's fairy tales are taking a new form to appear
on stamps. An east meets west approach -- presenting the western
stories with the Chinese paper-cutting technique, takes you to the
wonderful world of Andersen's Fairy Tales! The titles of the four
stories and the stamp denominations are: The Ugly Duckling ($1.40),
The Little Mermaid ($2.40), The Little Match Girl ($3) and The Emperor's
New Clothes ($5).
The "Story Packs Collection", enclosing a set of four
stamp sheetlets, each depicting one story, is also a perfect collection
and gift for the Children's Day.
The stamps are designed by Mr. Michael FUNG and printed in lithography
by Joh. Enschedé B.V., the Netherlands. The stamp design
blends a Western theme together with Chinese traditional paper-cutting
created by Ms. LU Xue, president of the Chinese Arts Papercutting
Association, in a unique reflection of Hong Kong's rich multicultural
mosaic. Ms. LU is world renowned for her work, and her 'Jiulongbi'
masterpiece has been collected by the Chinese government and displayed
in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Her Hans Christian Andersen
Series consists of 112 images and has been collected by the Hans
Christian Andersen Museum in Denmark.
Information about philatelic products associated with this issue
and the sales restriction per queuing customer starting from 22
March 2005 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) |
| Presentation Pack |
Each containing a set of 4 stamps |
$20.00 per pack |
5 packs |
| Story Pack * |
The Ugly Duckling
(Each containing a stamp sheetlet embedded with a block of 4
stamps at $1.40 each.) |
$15.00 per pack |
5 packs |
The Little Mermaid
(Each containing a stamp sheetlet embedded with a block of 4
stamps at $2.40 each.) |
$18.00 per pack |
5 packs |
The Little Match Girl
(Each containing a stamp sheetlet embedded with a block of 4
stamps at $3.00 each.) |
$20.00 per pack |
5 packs |
The Emperor's New Clothes
(Each containing a stamp sheetlet embedded with a block of 4
stamps at $5.00 each.) |
$28.00 per pack |
5 packs |
| (available at 39 philatelic offices on 22 March
2005 only for 6 months or while stock lasts) |
| Story Packs Collection * |
Each containing a complete set of the 4 Story Packs. |
$68.00 per pack |
5 packs |
| Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a set of 4 stamps |
Affixed with a full set of 4 stamps and datestamped with the
special postmark (available at 39 philatelic offices on 22
March 2005 only) |
$15.30 per cover |
5 covers |
| Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a Stamp Sheetlet |
A set of 4 covers affixed with a Stamp Sheetlet and datestamped
with the special postmark. The Stamp Sheetlet is embedded with
a block of 4 stamps in the same denomination. (available
at 39 philatelic offices on 22 March 2005 only) |
$61.20 per set |
5 sets |
Remarks:
* The stamp sheetlet(s) is / are not available for sale individually.
The above philatelic products have been included in the 2005 Local
Standing Order Service.
Stamp Printing Details
| Design |
Mr. Michael FUNG |
| Paper-cutting |
Ms. LU Xue |
| Printer |
Joh. Enschedé B.V., the Netherlands |
| Process |
Lithography |
| Stamp Size |
38 mm x 38 mm |
| Stamp Layout |
Pane of 25 stamps |
| Stamp Sheetlet Size |
135 mm x 85 mm |
| Perforation |
14.25 (one elliptical perforation on each vertical) |
| Paper |
Paper with security fibres |
| Date of Issue |
22 March 2005 |
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 1 March 2005 . 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 39 philatelic offices from 1 to 7 March 2005.
Hand-back datestamping service will be provided at all post offices
on 22 March 2005 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. In addition, the "GPO-1" postmark,
the "Philatelic Bureau" pictorial postmark and the philatelic
office pictorial postmarks will be available for hand-back datestamping
service at 39 philatelic offices on that day.
The public hall of the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau on 1/F.,
Trade Square, 681 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon, will be open on
22 March 2005 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.
Presentation Pack
Story Pack *
Special Postmark
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a set of 4 stamps
A set of 4 Serviced First Day Covers affixed with Stamp Sheetlets
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