Issue of Souvenir Cover to Commemorate Hongkong Post's Participation in the Hong Kong Stampex 2007 Stamp Exhibition

A souvenir cover will be issued on 23 February 2007 (Friday) to commemorate Hongkong Post's participation in the Hong Kong Stampex 2007 stamp exhibition. The exhibition, organized by the Hong Kong Philatelic Society, will be held from 23 to 25 February 2007 at the Exhibition Gallery, 7/F, High Block, Hong Kong City Hall, Central.

The objective of the exhibition is to qualify first-time exhibits for future international philatelic competitions and promote stamp-collecting in the community. The opening hours of the exhibition are from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on 23 and 24 February 2007 and from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 25 February 2007. Admission is free and all are welcome. There will be no Hongkong Post sales booth at the exhibition venue.

A hand-back datestamping service will be provided at all philatelic offices on 23 February 2007 for official souvenir cover and privately-made covers bearing an indication of the event and a local address. A special postmark will also be introduced. The GPO-1 postmark, the "Philatelic Bureau" pictorial postmark and the philatelic office pictorial postmark will also be available for hand-back datestamping service at all philatelic offices during normal business hours on that day.

Also on 23 February 2007, 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.

Members of the public interested in obtaining further details about the exhibition may visit the website http://www.hkpsoc.com/articles/HKstampex2007.html on Hong Kong Stampex 2007 or contact the Hong Kong Philatelic Society via hkpsociety@yahoo.com.

Remark: For 2007 Local Standing Order Service customers who have successfully ordered the "Datestamped Special Souvenir Cover - Stamp Exhibitions", please note that the souvenir cover of "Commemorate Hongkong Post's Participation in the Hong Kong Stampex 2007 Stamp Exhibition" will be collected together with the “2007 Centenary of World Scouting” stamp products.

Souvenir cover

Special Postmark

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