Special Stamp Issue - "Four Great Inventions of Ancient
China"
Mint Stamps
A set of "Four Great Inventions of Ancient China" Special
Stamps will be issued on 18 August 2005 (Thursday). The set
comprises four stamps and showcases four revolutionary Chinese inventions
- compass ($1.40), printing ($2.40), gunpowder ($3) and papermaking
($5).
Information about philatelic products associated with this issue
and the sales restriction per queuing customer starting from 18
August 2005 are as follows:
| Products |
Descriptions |
Selling Price (HKD) |
Sales Restriction per queuing customer |
| Mint stamps |
Available in 4 denominations of $1.4, $2.4, $3 and $5 |
$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 |
| Mini-pane |
Each containing 4 sets of 4 stamps each |
$47.20 per pane |
5 panes |
| 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 18
August 2005 only) |
$15.30 per cover |
5 covers |
Remarks: The above philatelic products have been included in the
2005 Local Standing Order Service.
A hand-back datestamping service will be provided at all post offices
on 18 August 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 postmark will be available for hand-back
datestamping service at 39 philatelic offices on that day.
Also on 18 August 2005, the public hall of the Hongkong
Post Philatelic Bureau on 1/F., Trade Square, 681 Cheung Sha Wan
Road, Kowloon, will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for
datestamping covers with the "Philatelic Bureau" pictorial
postmark, the "GPO-1" postmark and the special postmark.
Stamp Printing Details
| Design : |
Stamps - Mr. WANG Huming
Mini-pane - Mr. Henry CHOW |
| Printer : |
Joh. Enschedé B.V., the Netherlands |
| Process : |
Lithography |
| Stamp Size : |
45 mm x 28 mm |
| Stamp Layout : |
Pane of 25 stamps |
| Mini-pane Size : |
230 mm x 162 mm |
| Perforation : |
13.25 x 14.25 (one elliptical perforation on each vertical) |
| Paper : |
Paper with security fibres |
| Date of Issue : |
18 August 2005 |
Presentation Pack
Mini-pane
Special Postmark
Serviced First Day Cover with Stamps
* Information provided in this link is subject to
change.
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