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Special Stamp Issue - "Children Stamps - Bunny Fun and Games"

Mint Stamps
Mint Stamps

A set of six special stamps on "Children Stamps - Bunny Fun and Games" will be issued on 22 March 2007 (Thursday) and available in denominations of $1.4, $1.8, $2.4, $2.5, $3 and $5.

A fascinating combination of paper & pencil games and postage stamps, the Bunny Fun and Games issue is released to encourage children’s interest in philately. The set comes in delightful colours to accentuate the freshness of spring and capture the essence of Easter joy. The stamps are attractive to look at and offer a great opportunity for children to explore, to play and to savour. The power of play in connecting parents and children cannot be overstated – you will build a rewarding lifelong bond out of playing together

Ready for the games now? Get yourself a pencil and let's get started!

$1.40 - Are they identical twins? Can you find all five differences between the two Bunnies?
$1.80 - Abracadabra! See what you get after colouring in the dotted areas.
$2.40 - Can you help Bunny find the way through the maze to the eggs?
$2.50 - Go with Bunny on the egg hunt. Which one of the three ways should you go to avoid the lion and the bear?
$3.00 - Can you find ten Bunnies in the trees? Or, may be eleven?
$5.00 - Little hidden star, how I wonder where you are?

Official First Day Cover at HK$1.00 each will be put on sale at all post offices as from 2 March 2007. The stamps and associated philatelic products will be displayed at the General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Tsuen Wan Post Office and Sha Tin Central Post Office as from the same date. Advanced orders for servicing self-provided covers will be accepted at 39 philatelic offices from 2 to 8 March 2007.

Sales Arrangements

Information about the sales of philatelic products associated with this issue and sales restriction per queuing customer starting from 22 March 2007 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 and $5 $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
Picture Card A set of 6 airmail postage prepaid picture cards $30.00 per set 5 sets
Prestige Stamp Booklet Each containing 3 stamp sheetlets, each with $1.40/ $1.80 stamps, $2.40/$2.50 stamps and $3/$5 stamps respectively $36.00 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 22 March 2007 only)
$19.60 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 22 March 2007 only)
$19.60 per cover 5 covers
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with Stamp Sheetlet A set of three first day covers each affixed with a Stamp Sheetlet and datestamped with the special postmark
(available at 39 philatelic offices on 22 March 2007 only)
$26.60 per set 5 sets

Remarks: The above philatelic products have been included in the 2007 Local Standing Order Service.

Hand-back Datestamping Arrangements
Hand-back datestamping service will be provided on 22 March 2007 (Thursday) at all post offices, for official and privately-made covers, bearing the first day of issue indication and a local address. A special postmark will also be introduced. This special postmark together with 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 22 March 2007, the public hall of the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau located 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 : Michael FUNG
Stamp Sheetlet Size: 80mm x 80mm
Printer: Cartor Security Printing, France Perforation: 13.7 x 13.8 (one elliptical perforation on each vertical)
Process: Lithography Paper: Paper with Security Fibres
Stamp Size: 35mm x 35mm Date of Issue:

22 March 2007

Stamp Layout: Pane of 25 stamps
   
Souvenir Sheet Size: 140mm x 90mm    

 

Souvenir Sheet Presentation Pack Prestige Stamp Booklet	Special Postmark
Souvenir Sheet Presentation Pack Prestige Stamp Booklet
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with Stamps A set of 6 Picture Cards
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with Stamps
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with Souvenir Sheet
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with Souvenir Sheet A set of 6 Picture Cards
A set of 3 Serviced First Day Covers affixed with Stamp Sheetlets
A set of 3 Serviced First Day Covers affixed with Stamp Sheetlets
Special Postmark
Special Postmark

 

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