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Hongkong Post announced today (September 14) that a stamp album jointly issued by Guangdong Post, Hongkong Post and Macao Post and other selected Mainland and overseas philatelic products will go on sale from September 16 (Thursday).
The stamp album "The World on Stamps" issued by the postal administration of China to commemorate Expo 2010 Shanghai China is a valuable collectible to commemorate this significant event, while "Essence of Calligraphy" jointly issued by Guangdong Post, Hongkong Post and Macao Post will be particularly appealing to calligraphy lovers and stamp collectors. The above products will be put on sale at the General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Shatin Central Post Office and Tsuen Wan Post Office from September 16.
Other selected philatelic products issued by the postal administrations of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and the United Kingdom will go on sale at all philatelic offices starting from the same day.
Customers can also purchase the stamp albums and the philatelic products of these postal administrations at Hongkong Post's Internet shopping mall – "ShopThruPost" ( www.shopthrupost.hk ).
Details of the philatelic products, the prices and sales quota for each customer are listed at Appendix. Photographs showing these philatelic products are attached.
Further information about these products can be obtained on Hongkong Post's stamps website at www.hongkongpoststamps.com , or by calling the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau hotline 2785 5711.
Ends/Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Issued at HKT 10:00
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