Special Stamp Issue – “Heartwarming”

Mint Stamps

A set of special stamps on the theme of “Heartwarming”, with associated philatelic products, will be released for sale on 11 June 2019 (Tuesday).

Sending wishes and blessings to family and friends with Heartwarming stamps has long been popular with the general public. This year, Hongkong Post issues a new set of Heartwarming stamps featuring six stamp designs, four for “Local Mail Postage” and two for “Air Mail Postage”, which are filled with charm and vibrant colours. This makes them an ideal choice for joyous occasions of all kinds. To dovetail with the glittering theme, the “Air Mail Postage” stamps are printed with a hot foil stamping effect, rendering the stamps exceptionally sparkling.

The six stamp designs are:

Lucky Star (Local Mail Postage) – Cute little origami lucky stars in a glass bottle signify your warmest wishes.

Firework (Local Mail Postage) – Magnificent fireworks call to mind the joy of festive times.

Love (Local Mail Postage) – A rose in a heart shape conveys your heartfelt love and care for your loved ones.

Blessing (Local Mail Postage) – A letter filled with affection brings blessings in abundance.

Diamond (Air Mail Postage) – Signifying eternity, diamonds denote your everlasting appreciation.

Party (Air Mail Postage) – Dazzling mirror balls reflect the festive atmosphere of an enjoyable party.

The denomination of a Heartwarming stamp is represented by the insignia “Local Mail Postage” or “Air Mail Postage”: the “Local Mail Postage” stamps are valid for local small letters weighing 30 grams or less while the “Air Mail Postage” stamps can be used to send small letters by air mail weighing 20 grams or less to any place around the world. To create your own unique stamps, you may use our Heartwarming Stamps Customised Service which allows you to tag your personalised photos or images to the Heartwarming Stamps mini-panes.

Sales Arrangements

Official First Day Covers at $1.30 each will be put on sale at all post offices from 24 May 2019. The special stamps and the associated philatelic products will be displayed at the General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Tsuen Wan Post Office, Sha Tin Central Post Office and Tuen Mun Central Post Office from the same day. Advance orders for servicing self-provided covers will be accepted at all philatelic offices from 24 to 30 May 2019.

Information about the sales arrangements is set out below:

Unit Selling Maximum Purchase Quantity Products Price Sales Period Per Queuing Customer on the (HKD) First Two Days of Issue (A) Products Available at all Post Offices First Day Cover $1.3 24 May 2019 No restriction to 10 September 2019 Mint Stamps $18 5 sheets of each denomination (a set of 6 designs of stamps) (viz. 125 stamps of each denomination) Mini-pane $36 5 panes (containing 2 set of stamps, 11 June 2019 with special design on stamp to tabs) 10 September 2019

Presentation Pack $35 5 packs (containing a set of 6 stamps)

(B) Product Available at 38 Philatelic Offices only Serviced First Day Cover $21.8 5 covers 11 June 2019 affixed with a set of 6 stamps to and date-stamped with 10 September 2019 associated special postmark

Remarks: (1) The above philatelic products are included in the “2019 Local Standing Order Service” and “2019 Overseas and Mainland Mail Order Service”. Ordered philatelic products will be available for collection by the customers of “2019 Local Standing Order Service” during business hours of the post offices. (2) For Overseas and Mainland customers, please ensure there is sufficient balance in your account to pay your advance order. Otherwise, your order will be processed only when the stock is still available after all orders have been fulfilled. (3) The supply of the above philatelic products are limited and available for sale for three months while stock lasts. (4) Stamp products should be kept in cool and dry places and avoid placing them under direct sunlight or in hot environment. (5) The above philatelic products will be put on sale at "ShopThruPost" (Shopthrupost.hongkongpost.hk) starting from 8:00 a.m. on 11 June 2019 (Tuesday). Visitors are required to register and login as member before making a purchase.

Hand-back Date-stamping Arrangements

A hand-back date-stamping service using the office steel date-stamp and the special postmark will be provided on 11 June 2019 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 using the “Philatelic Bureau” pictorial postmark and the philatelic office pictorial postmark concurrently. The GPO-1 date-stamp will only be available at the General Post Office.

Stamp Printing Details

Design: TSOI Ka-ching Printer: Joh. Enschedé Stamps B.V., the Netherlands Process: Local Mail Postage Stamps : Lithography Air Mail Postage Stamps : Lithography plus hot foil stamping Stamp Size: 20 mm x 30 mm Stamp Layout: Pane of 25 stamps Stamp Tab Size: 40 mm x 30 mm Mini-pane Size: 210 mm x 200 mm Perforation: 12 x 11.75 (one elliptical perforation on each vertical) Paper: Paper with security fibres Date of Issue: 11 June 2019

Mini-pane Serviced First Day Cover affixed with a set of 6 Special Postmark stamps and date-stamped with a special postmark

Presentation Pack (Cover) Presentation Pack (Inside)