Special Stamp Issue - "Children Stamps
- Dress Bear Up"
Mint Stamps
With imagination and ingenuity, young artists made
use of a wide spectrum of materials when participating in the well-received
Children Stamps Design Competition - Dress Bear Up organised
by Hongkong Post in 2004. To stimulate children's interest
in stamp collection, a set of 6 stamps depicting the Grand Prize
winning designs of "Children Stamps Design Competition -
Dress Bear Up" held in 2004 will be issued on 30 March
2006 (Thursday).
The stamps, in denominations of $1.40, $1.80, $2.40,
$2.50, $3 and $5, present six cuddlesome bears dressed up for fun.
| $1.40 |
Mrs. Bear dresses in a dark-coloured Hakka costume matched
with a draped cloth hat. Fish prints on her garment and an oar
in her hand tell us she is going fishing. |
| $1.80 |
Miss Bear radiates happiness in her traditional Chinese wedding
gown and phoenix crown embellished with pearl bead strands.
The bridal procession is coming! |
| $2.40 |
With a bow upon her head, Sweetie Bear saunters merrily through
the meadow in a pleated sundress, savouring her lollipop. |
| $2.50 |
Cutie Bear puts on her embroidered apron, tiger-faced hood
and shoes, paired with a lovely handbag. Guess who she is going
to visit? |
| $3 |
Smartly dressed in grey and black, Mr. Bear wears a striped
sweater and a pair of long pants. His woollen hat surely keeps
him warm in winter. |
| $5 |
Donning a bold golden headpiece, Sweetheart Bear becomes a
tropical girl in her green and blue foliage full skirt. |
Information about philatelic products associated with this issue
and sales restriction per queuing customer starting from 30
March 2006 are as follows:
| Products |
Descriptions |
Selling Price (HKD) |
Sales Restriction per queuing customer
|
| Mint Stamps |
Available in 6 denominations of $1.4, $1.8, $2.4, $2.5, $3
& $5 stamps |
$16.10 per set |
10 sheets of each denomination (each sheet contains 25 stamps)
|
| Souvenir Sheet |
Each containing a set of 6 stamps |
$16.10 per sheet |
20 sheets |
| Presentation Pack |
Each containing a set of 6 stamps |
$25.00 per pack |
5 packs |
| Prestige Stamp Booklet |
Each containing 3 stamp sheetlets, each embedded with 2 stamps
of different denominations, and 4 sheets of stickers |
$30.00 per booklet |
5 booklets |
| Serviced First Day Cover affixed with Stamps |
Affixed with a set of 6 stamps and datestamped with the special
postmark (available at 39 philatelic offices on 30 March
2006 only) |
$20.60 per cover |
5 covers |
| Serviced First Day Cover affixed with Souvenir Sheet |
Affixed with a Souvenir Sheet and datestamped with the special
postmark (available at 39 philatelic offices on 30 March
2006 only) |
$20.60 per cover |
5 covers |
| Serviced First Day Cover affixed with Stamp Sheetlet |
A set of three first day covers affixed with Stamp Sheetlets
and datestamped with the special postmark (available
at 39 philatelic offices on 30 March 2006 only) |
$29.60 per set |
5 sets |
Remarks: The above philatelic products have been included in the 2006
Local Standing Order Service.
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 9 March 2006. Official First Day Covers
at HK$2 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 9 March 2006
to 15 March 2006.
Hand-back datestamping service will be provided at all post offices
on 30 March 2006 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 service at 39 philatelic offices on that day.
Also on 30 March 2006, 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: |
Grand Prizes of 'Children Stamps Design |
Printer: |
Cartor Security Printing, France |
| Competition - Dress Bear Up" |
Process: |
Lithography |
| $1.40 - LEE Yuen-ching |
Stamp Size: |
35 mm x 35 mm |
| $1.80 - LAM Sheung-nam, Sean |
Stamp Layout: |
Pane of 25 stamps |
| $2.40 - CHOW Chun-hin |
Souvenir Sheet Size: |
115 mm x 115 mm |
| $2.50 - LAU Hong-wan |
Stamp Sheetlet Size: |
80 mm x 80 mm |
| $3 - CHIU Man-lok |
Perforation: |
13.7 x 13.8 (one elliptical perforation on each vertical) |
| $5 - LAU Hiu-tung, Michelle |
Paper: |
Paper with security fibres |
| Design Touch-up: |
KAN Tai-keung |
Date of Issue: |
30 March 2006 |
Souvenir Sheet
Presentation Pack
Prestige Stamp Booklet (inside Stamp Sheetlets)
Prestige Stamp Booklet (inside Stickers)
Special Postmark
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with Stamps
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with Souvenir Sheet
A set of 3 Serviced First Day Covers affixed with Stamp Sheetlets
* Information provided in this link is subject to
change. |
