Special Stamp Issue - "Heartwarming II" and Launch of "Heartwarming Stamps Customised Service II"

Care and Love		Celebrations
(Local Mail Postage)	(Air Mail Postage)	(Local Mail Postage)	(Air Mail Postage)

A set of special stamps on "Heartwarming II" will be issued on 28 November 2006 (Tuesday). The Heartwarming Stamps Customised Service II will also be available from 28 November 2006.

Heartwarming II

This set of Heartwarming special stamps is a direct sequel to the first set issued in 2003, which enjoyed resounding success with customers. Stamps are an effective medium for conveying messages of "Love & Care" and "Celebrations". For this series, graphics on the stamps are rendered without frills so that the image or text on the tab alongside stands out more prominently. The "Love & Care" stamps are decorated with heart and floral motifs in vibrant colours to symbolise blissful moments and are ideal for births, weddings or anniversaries. The linear arrays of glasses and bottles on the two "Celebrations" stamps commemorate red-letter days on which we raise a glass to bring tidings of joy for festivities, new ventures or achievements.

Once again the Heartwarming Stamps Customised Service is available to add your special touch to the stamps. Photographs, messages of excitement, affection and happiness or news to share can be tagged to these stamps, making them thoughtful and memorable keepsakes.

These special stamps have no value indicators. One of the motifs on each stamp is varnished to enhance the "Local Mail Postage" or "Air Mail Postage" markings. These stamps are valid on either local mail items weighing not more than 30 grams (valued at $1.4) or airmail items weighing 20 grams or less (valued at $3).

Sales Arrangements:

Information about associated philatelic products of this issue and sales restriction per queuing customer starting from 28 November 2006 are as follows:

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 7 November 2006. The Official First Day Cover will be put on sale at HK$1 each at all post offices on the same day. Advance orders for servicing self-provided souvenir covers will be accepted at 39 philatelic offices from 7 to 13 November 2006.

Hand-back Datestamping Arrangements

Hand-back datestamping service will be provided at all post offices on 28 November 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.

On 28 November 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

Mini-pane

Presentation Pack

Serviced First Day Cover affixed with Stamps

Special Postmark

* Information provided in this link is subject to change.