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Sales of Overseas Philatelic Products on 13 August 2009

Philatelic products issued by the postal administrations of Australia, Canada, Macao, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, United Kingdom and United States will be put on sale at 37 philatelic offices and Hongkong Post Internet shopping mall - "ShopThruPost" starting from 13 August 2009 (Thursday). The selling prices of the products and sales quota for each customer are as follows:

Postal Administration and Issue Name	Product Code	Products and Pictures	Unit Price HK$	Sales Quota (for each queuing customer)
Australia Post
Australia's Favourite Stamps	2009 marks two hundred years of postal services in Australia. In this very special year, Australia Post recognises the significance of stamps to the Australian community. Australia's postage stamps have always celebrated their nation's greatest achievements, milestones and unique natural wonders. In total, over 2,500 different stamp designs have been issued since the first Australian stamp was released in 1850. The complete catalogue features a number of their most treasured national icons - from the kangaroo to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. As part of its bicentenary celebrations, Australia Post invited the public to vote for the favourite Australian stamps of all time from a shortlist of 150 stamps. The selection was made after consulting with a wide range of historians and designers. This ensured the shortlist represented the diversity of Australian culture and heritage, major events, significant achievements and historic milestones. The 150 stamps appeared in daily newspapers around the country and online, with the Australian public being asked to vote for their favourite. The results, in order of popularity, were: £2 Kangaroo and Map (1913-38), followed by the 5s Opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge (1932), the 2½d Peace and Victory (1946), the 8½d Gwoya Jungarai, "One Pound Jimmy" (1950), and the 6d Kookaburra (1914).
Australia's Favourite Stamps	AU201	Datestamped First Day Cover with Stamp Set	$21.00	2 covers
Australian Bush Babies	Marsupials are mammals that are distinguished by their particular reproductive cycle. Most female marsupials have pouches in which the young develops after spending only a short time in the mother's uterus. After birth the embryo-like offspring climbs into the mother's pouch using strong front limbs, where it remains, attached to a teat, until mature enough for independence. This stamp issue features four species of some of the most popular Australian marsupials and their young.
Australian Bush Babies	AU202	Stamp Set of 4	$72.00	2 sets
Australian Parks and Gardens	Public parks and gardens are for everybody. They engage and inspire people. With their trees and open spaces they are pleasant places where children play, dogs are walked, bicycles are ridden and runners jog. They are also places where people come to relax, providing people of all ages with the opportunity to enjoy nature. In modern Australia, parks are of inestimable value, providing economic, social and cultural benefits for the whole of society. The stamps feature five city parks: Melbourne's Fitzroy Gardens, Brisbane's Roma Street Parkland, Hobart's St David's Park, Canberra's Commonwealth Park and Sydney's Hyde Park. Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne Melbourne's Fitzroy Gardens was reserved in 1848, although it was not laid out until 1859. Today it ranks as one of the city's premier parks. Roma Street Parkland, Brisbane Brisbane's Roma Street Parkland is renowned for its subtropical plantings. This park was the result of a major redevelopment of former railway yards completed in 2000. St David's Park, Hobart St David's Park in Hobart was opened in 1926, its two hectares occupying the site of Hobart's first burial ground (1804-72).
Australian Parks and Gardens	AU203	Stamp Set of 5 (Remarks: Stamp Sheet printed in 4 sets)	$19.00	2 sets
Canada Post
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909	The events of Canadian history are staged against a backdrop of lakes, rivers and streams. Not only have they sustained Natives, settlers and wildlife, these waterways are the bloodlines that link them to their past. They had spiritual meaning to the Native people, guided the first explorers to the New World, and continue to vitalize Canada's cities and towns.
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909	CA146	Datestamped First Day Cover with Stamp	$12.00	2 covers
Macao Post
Seng Yu - Idioms III	The idioms and the histories that originated idioms are precious cultural heritages of China. For thousands of years, the people have always been taking delight in talking about such stories and idioms deriving from these stories make language performance more stylish as well as arouse more sagacious thoughts. Macao Post issued the first and second series of stamps and souvenir sheet of the issue "Seng yu - Idioms" on 1 February 2001 and 1 June 2007 respectively, which became cards spreading Chinese culture and were quite popular among the stamp collectors. Now, the third series was issued on 1 June 2009, which includes four stamps with the theme of "The Mantis Stalking the Cicada", "A Fond Dream of Nanke", "Songs of Chus on All Sides" and "Give the Last Measure of Devotion", and a souvenir sheet with the theme of "Marking the Boat to Find the Sword".
	MA408	Stamp Set of 4	$11.00	2 sets
	MA409	Souvenir Sheet	$11.00	2 sheets
New Zealand Post
2009 Scenic Definitives	For the first time since 2007, New Zealand Post has produced a selection of Scenic Definitive stamps, covering some of New Zealand's favourite scenic locations. Join us, and you'll catch a tantalising glimpse of their country's stunning natural environments and sophisticated urban landscapes - these stamps explain why New Zealand is a "must see" destination for almost 2.5 million visitors every year.
2009 Scenic Definitives	NZ154	Datestamped First Day Cover with Stamp Set	$92.00	2 covers
Portugal Post
50 Years of the Cristo Rei Sanctuary	With this philatelic issue the Portuguese Post Services, CTT, join the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the Cristo Rei (Christ the King) Sanctuary, thereby acknowledging its historic and religious value. The inspiration for its construction came from Brazil, in 1934, when Cardinal Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira visited Rio de Janeiro, where the image of Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redemptor) stands. Furthermore, the reasons inducing its construction were made quite clear in the Episcopate's Pastoral Letters of 1937, 1946 and 1959. The growing contempt for God, which had taken place in some countries of Christian tradition, led the bishops to commission the construction of the monument as a sign of the affirmation of the faith of the Portuguese.
	PO40	Souvenir Sheet	$30.00	2 sheets
	PO41	Datestamped First Day Cover with Stamp Set	$22.00	2 covers
Royal Mail
Plants (Action for Species)	Plants - Action for Species is a stunning set of Special Stamps featuring delicate, botanical paintings capturing the beauty of ten of the UK's most endangered plants. The Plants stamp issue celebrates the vital part flora plays in our planet's biodiversity and is the third in Royal Mail's Action for Species series, which looks at the UK's endangered flora and fauna. The first in the series, Birds, was issued in September 2007, the second, Insects, was issued in April 2008. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, a Miniature Sheet of four stamps is issued on the same date. Kew has a lead role in conserving biodiversity through its scientific and conservation work.
	BR219	Miniature Sheet	$37.00	2 sheets
	BR220	Datestamped First Day Cover with Stamp Set	$60.00	2 covers
Singapore Post
Launch of SMRT Circle Line	On 28 May 2009, the 33.3km Circle Line joins SMRT's rail network with the opening of its first five stations - Marymount, Bishan Interchange, Lorong Chuan, Serangoon Interchange and Bartley. A fully underground orbital network, the Circle Line with 29 stations links the existing radial Mass Rapid Transit lines running into the city, enhancing connectivity and convenience for the nation. This set of four commemorative circular stamps presents a miniature exhibition of the Circle Line system - the Circle Line system map against the Singapore map, a new Circle Line station in the underground system, the new three-car Circle Line train, and the new Circle Line Operation Control Centre situated in Kin Chuan Depot - the world's largest underground depot for trains. These stamps are must-have collectibles to mark this significant milestone in Singapore's rail transport development.
Launch of SMRT Circle Line	SG339	Stamp Set of 4	$25.00	2 sets
150 Years of Singapore Botanic Gardens	When Sir Stamford Raffles established the first Botanic Gardens in 1822, its main purpose was to evaluate for cultivation, crops that were of potential economic importance, including those yielding fruits, vegetables, spices and other raw materials. However, without a full-time salaried director and sufficient funding, the garden languished and was closed in 1829. It was not until 30 years later, in 1859, that present Singapore Botanical Gardens was founded by the Agri-Horticultural Society. Since then, the Gardens went through numerous changes with the opening of the National Orchid Garden, a major tourist attraction today, as well as recent added features like the Visitor Centre, Ginger Garden, Evolution Garden, Children's Garden and the Botany Centre. Today, the Gardens is geared towards entrenching itself as a tropical botanical institution of international renown, a key tourist destination and a flagship park. Significant new attractions are being planned in a continuing renewal programme.
	SG340	Stamp Set of 4 (Remarks: Stamp Sheet printed in 5 sets)	$17.00	2 sets
	SG341	Miniature Sheet	$12.00	2 sheets
USPS
Celebrate!	On 10 June 2009, in Washington, DC, the Postal Service™ will issue a 44 cent, "Celebrate!" special stamp, designed by Nicholas Wilton of San Geronimo, California. The stamp was previously issued as: - 42 cent in July 2008; - 41 cent in August 2007
Celebrate!	US119	Pane of 20 (Self-adhesive)	$76.00	2 panes

Remarks :

The above overseas philatelic products are available for sale of six-months while stock lasts. Sales quotas are still applicable during the six-month sales period.
Sales arrangements, selling price and sales quota set out in "Philatelic Link" are subject to change without prior notice.
The above pictures are for reference only.
The above overseas philatelic products will be put on sale at "ShopThruPost" starting from 8:00 a.m. on 13 August 2009 (Thursday). For the opening hours of respective philatelic offices, please visit www.hongkongpost.com/eng/locations/branch/index.htm or contact Hongkong Post General Enquiry Hotline at 2921 2222.