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Hong Kong Post Office was established on 25 August 1841. The first post office was built in the same year to provide postal services and it has been over 180 years since then.  The Hongkong Post Headquarters has undergone relocations for four times and it begins to move into the Hongkong Post Building (the Building) in Kowloon Bay in 2023.  To commemorate the completion and opening of the Building, Hongkong Post issues a set of four stamps, a stamp sheetlet and associated philatelic products on the theme of “Hong Kong Past and Present Series: Hongkong Post Headquarters”, revealing the appearances and development of the Hongkong Post Headquarters at different times.

Since the opening of Hong Kong’s first urban railway line running between Kwun Tong and Shek Kip Mei on 1 October 1979, the local railway network has been expanding continuously. In recent years, besides the construction of new railway lines, there have also been extensions of and connections to existing lines of Hong Kong railway services. This has made the railway network more comprehensive and fostered community development. At present, the city’s 271- kilometre railway network, consisting of 10 railway lines, Light Rail and the High Speed Rail (Hong Kong Section), serves all 18 districts across the territory and connects to a number of control points. Hongkong Post issues a set of special stamps on the theme of “Development of Railway Services in Hong Kong” featuring the characteristics of different railway lines and train types. It demonstrates that the railway services in Hong Kong have strengthened the connections among the local communities as well as between Hong Kong and the Mainland.

Get a preview of upcoming stamp products and a host of fabulous rewards Hongkong Post is set to offer from January to June 2024. Attractive gifts and bonus points will be offered to AOS members who place their orders by 8 November 2023. Make sure you order early!

Selected philatelic products issued by China Post, the Macao Post and Telecommunications and the overseas postal administrations of Australia, Isle of Man, Japan, Liechtenstein, New Zealand and the United Kingdom are put on sale on the Hongkong Post online shopping mall “ShopThruPost” (shopthrupost.hongkongpost.hk) starting from 8 a.m. of 12 October 2023. These products will also be available at the General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office and Sha Tin Central Post Office on the same day.

Hong Kong is a small city with a variety of great scenic beauty, and is home to towering and steep mountains. Mountains come in all shapes and sizes with unique features. Some are overlapping ranges of mountains while others are isolated peaks. Hongkong Post issues a set of six stamps, two stamp sheetlets and associated philatelic products on “Hong Kong Landscape – Mountains” to showcase the spectacular landscape of mountains in Hong Kong. The stamp design is based on the city’s picturesque mountain landscapes captured through the lens of Kelvin YUEN, a famous young photographer in Hong Kong.

There are a great variety of vegetables which provide vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, etc. Sufficient consumption of various kinds of vegetables every day can strengthen our immune system and protect us from chronic diseases. Dietary fibre found in vegetables can help improve intestinal function and promote gastrointestinal health. Many of the common vegetables are grown locally. Hongkong Post issues a set of six stamps, a stamp sheetlet and associated philatelic products on the theme of “Hong Kong Vegetables”. The selected locally-grown fresh vegetables, in different containers, are vividly featured through impressively colourful illustrations.

Selected philatelic products issued by China Post, the Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau and the overseas postal administrations of Australia, Canada, Isle of Man, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United Nations are put on sale on the Hongkong Post online shopping mall “ShopThruPost” (shopthrupost.hongkongpost.hk) and at General Post Office (GPO) starting from 8 am of 29 June 2023. These products will also be put on sale at Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office and Sha Tin Central Post Office from 9am on the same day.

Get a preview of upcoming stamp products and a host of fabulous rewards Hongkong Post is set to offer from July to December 2023. Attractive gifts and bonus points will be offered to AOS members who place their orders by 7 June 2023. Make sure you order early!

The 2022 Prestige Annual Stamp Album, contains a collection of the special/commemorative stamps, souvenir sheets and stamp sheetlets issued by Hongkong Post in 2022, together with detailed narratives and a compliment card. The deluxe version also comes with a certificate signed by the Postmaster General and carries a unique number. the 2022 Prestige Annual Stamp Album (Ordinary Version), priced at $798, the 2022 Prestige Annual Stamp Album (Deluxe Version), priced at $898. The 2022 Annual Stamp Pack, priced at $288, contains all special stamps (except stamp sheetlets and souvenir sheets) issued by Hongkong Post during the year. The album and stamp pack allow stamp enthusiasts to recall prominent topics and major events in the past year, which are eye-pleasing items for true philatelists at leisure.

In 2023, we bid adieu to the Year of the Tiger and ring in the Year of the Rabbit. Being clever and adorable, Rabbit is an emblem of harmony that brings everyone peace and prosperity in the year ahead.

This stamp album offers a collection of stamps on the theme of the Year of the Rabbit issued by Hongkong Post, China Post, Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau, Australia Post, Isle of Man Post Office, Japan Post, La Poste, Liechtensteinische Post AG and New Zealand Post. It also comes with a “Year of the Rabbit” 24K Gold Plated Card. 

2023 “Year of the Rabbit” Goes Global Prestige Stamp Album is issued in a limited edition of 688 sets.

Selected philatelic products issued by China Post, the Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau, Australia Post, Isle of Man Post Office, Liechtensteinische Post AG, New Zealand Post, Royal Mail and United Nations Postal Administration are put on sale on the Hongkong Post Online Shopping Mall – “ShopThruPost” (shopthrupost.hongkongpost.hk) starting from 8 am of 30 March 2023.

A newly designed “2023 Souvenir Cover” will be put on sale at all philatelic offices, as well as Hongkong Post’s Online Shopping Mall “ShopThruPost” from 20 December 2022 to 31 December 2023.

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