Appendix
Special stamp issue - "Hong Kong, China - France Joint Issue on Art" on May 3, 2012
This set of 4 stamps and the souvenir sheet are designed by Ms. Aurélie BARAS and Mr. Jason CHUM respectively. The stamps are printed in lithography by Joh. Enschede B.V. of the Netherlands.
Sales Arrangements Information about the sales arrangement is set out below: Products Available From Unit Selling Restriction Per 19 April 2012 Price Queuing Customer First Day Cover $1 No restriction (available only until 3 May 2012)
Products Available From Unit Selling Restriction Per 3 May 2012 Price Queuing Customer on the First Day of Issue Mint Stamps $11.8 5 sheets of each design (a set of 4 stamp designs) (viz. 125 stamps of each design) Souvenir Sheet $11.8 10 sheets (containing a set of 4 stamps)
Presentation Pack $22 Five packs (containing a set of 4 stamps)
Souvenir Pack $68 Five packs (containing two sets of stamps, one each from Hongkong Post and La Poste)
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a set $15.3 Five covers of 4 stamps and date-stamped with the special postmark (available at all philatelic offices only on 3 May 2012)
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a $15.3 Five covers souvenir sheet and date-stamped with the special postmark (available at all philatelic offices only on 3 May 2012)
Serviced First Day Cover affixed with two $50 Five covers sets of stamps, one each from Hongkong Post and La Poste, and date-stamped with the special postmark (available at all philatelic offices only on 3 May 2012)
Date-stamping Arrangements
A hand-back date-stamping service by the office steel date-stamp and the special postmark will be provided on 3 May 2012 at all post offices for official/privately-made covers bearing the first day of issue indication and a local address. All philatelic offices will also provide hand-back date-stamping service by the “Philatelic Bureau” pictorial postmark and the philatelic office pictorial postmark concurrently, but the GPO-1 date-stamp will only be available at the General Post Office.
The public hall of the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau will open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 3 May 2012 to provide date-stamping service by the “Philatelic Bureau” pictorial postmark and the special postmark.
Information about this stamp issue and associated philatelic products may be obtained from the website of Hongkong Post at www.hongkongpost.com , at any post offices or by calling the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau hotline on 2785 5711.