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¡@¡@¡@Hongkong Post today (August 27) announced the production of a limited edition prestige stamp album in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR and the reunification of Hong Kong with China.
The album contains two stamp panes with the commemorative stamps issued on July 1 this year. One pane includes a hologram stamp sheetlet and a serviced First Day Cover affixed with a set of six stamps of "The 10th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region". The other includes a mini-pane and a serviced First Day Cover affixed with a HK$1.40 stamp and a RMB1.20 stamp of "The 10th Anniversary of the Reunification of Hong Kong with China". The stamp panes are hand-made and printed with a unique serial number, and will be packed in a prestigious wooden box.
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¡@¡@¡@A limited edition of 2,000 sets is produced and each set is selling for $3,888. Customers may make a subscription from tomorrow (August 28) to September 18, either through completing the subscription forms available at all post offices (except mobile post offices) or online subscription at Hongkong Post website www.hongkongpost.com. Each order is limited to one prestige stamp album. In case of over-subscription, allocation will be determined by computer balloting.
¡@¡@¡@To make the products even more meaningful, Hongkong Post will set aside a portion of the proceeds from the sales as a charitable donation.
¡@¡@¡@Further information about the album can be obtained from the Hongkong Post website www.hongkongpost.com, at any post office, or by calling the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau hotline 2785 5711.
Ends/Monday, August 27, 2007
Issued at HKT 10:00
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