"A Journey through Hong Kong's Postal History - A Glimpse of Hong Kong's Postal History through the Old GPO Building (1911 - 1976)"
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“A Journey through Hong Kong's Postal History - A Glimpse of Hong Kong's Postal History through the Old General Post Office Building (1911 - 1976)” Roving exhibition was successfully held during September 2014 to late 2015 in locations across the territory. The exhibition currently continues at the Postal Gallery of the General Post Office Once standing at the heart of the Central District, the old General Post Office (GPO) building housed the main operations of the Post Office, including counter services and back-end mail processing functions, for over 60 years from 1911. The exhibition chronicles the history of the local postal service and highlights the architectural features of this magnificent historic building. Hongkong Post has once issued a prestige stamp booklet specially for the exhibition. The booklet contains a wealth of information and photos concerning the old General Post Office building. |
Prestige Stamp Booklet
Product Details
| Design | Arde LAM |
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| Printer | Cartor Security Printing, France |
| Process | Lithography plus hot foil stamping |
| Stamp Sheetlet Size | 200 mm × 120 mm |
| Stamp Size | Height: 55 mm Vertical straight sides: 35 mm Base: 40 mm |
| Perforation | Curve and sides: 13.75 (one elliptical perforation on each vertical) Base: 14 |
| Paper | Paper with security fibres |
| Date of Issue | 29 April 2014 |
"A Journey through
Hong Kong's Postal History" Prestige Stamp Booklet
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Containing a $20
stamp sheetlet