"2014 Hong Kong Definitive Stamps"

Date of Issue: 2014/07/24

Stamps
Introduction
Sales Arrangement
Stamp Printing Details

StampsExpand/Collapse

  • Mint Stamps
    Mint Stamps
    Price: HK$ 120.2
    Sales Quota:

    Product: Set of 12 Low value stamps (10¢、20¢、50¢、$1、$1.7、$2、$2.2、$2.3、$2.9、$3.1、$3.7、$5)
    Price: HK$24.7
    Sales Quota: 500 nos./each denomination

    Product: Set of 4 High value stamps ($10、$15.5、$20、$50)
    Price: HK$95.5
    Sales Quota: 250 nos./each denomination
    Descriptions:

    Full set of 16 stamps
  • Stamp Sheet
    Stamp Sheet
    Price: HK$ 7245
    Sales Quota:

    Product: Low value (12 denominations, each with 100 stamps)
    Price: HK$2470.0
    Sales Quota: 5 sets

    Product: High value (4 denominations, each with 50 stamps)
    Price: HK$4775.0
    Sales Quota: 5 sets


    Product: Complete Set (16 denominations)
    Price: HK$7245.0
    Sales Quota: 5 sets
  • Souvenir Sheet
    Souvenir Sheet
    Price: HK$ 24.7
    Sales Quota:

    10 sheets
    Descriptions:

    Containing a set of 12 Low value stamps.
  • Souvenir Sheet
    Souvenir Sheet
    Price: HK$ 95.5
    Sales Quota:

    10 sheets
    Descriptions:

    Containing a set of 4 High value stamps.
  • Presentation Pack
    Presentation Pack
    Price: HK$ 43
    Sales Quota:

    5 packs
    Descriptions:

    Containing a set of 12 Low value stamps.
  • Presentation Pack
    Presentation Pack
    Price: HK$ 156
    Sales Quota:

    5 packs
    Descriptions:

    Containing a Full set of 16 stamps
  • Definitive Stamp Booklets
    Definitive Stamp Booklets
    Price: HK$ 22
    Sales Quota:

    5 books
    Descriptions:

    Containing 10 nos of $2.2 stamp.
  • Postcards (A set of 4 cards)
    Postcards (A set of 4 cards)
    Price: HK$ 8
    Sales Quota:

    5 sets (available at the philatelic offices only from 24 July 2014)
  • Aerogramme
    Aerogramme
    Price: HK$ 3.7
    Sales Quota:

    5 pcs (Available at all post offices from 24 July 2014)
  • First Day Cover (for a set of 12 Low value stamps or a Full set of 16 stamps)
    First Day Cover (for a set of 12 Low value stamps or a Full set of 16 stamps)
    Price: HK$ 2.2
    Sales Period:
    Available at all post offices from 10 to 24 July 2014.
  • First Day Cover (for a set of 4 High value stamps)
    First Day Cover (for a set of 4 High value stamps)
    Price: HK$ 1.2
    Sales Period:
    Available at all post offices from 10 to 24 July 2014.
  • Datestamped First Day Cover affixed with a set of 12 Low value stamps
    Datestamped First Day Cover affixed with a set of 12 Low value stamps
    Price: HK$ 29.4
    Sales Quota:

    5 covers (available at the philatelic offices on 24 July 2014)
  • Datestamped First Day Cover affixed with a set of 4 High value stamps
    Datestamped First Day Cover affixed with a set of 4 High value stamps
    Price: HK$ 99.2
    Sales Quota:

    5 covers (available at the philatelic offices on 24 July 2014)
  • Datestamped First Day Cover affixed with a Full set of 16 stamps
    Datestamped First Day Cover affixed with a Full set of 16 stamps
    Price: HK$ 124.9
    Sales Quota:

    5 covers (available at the philatelic offices on 24 July 2014)
  • Datestamped First Day Cover affixed with a Low value Souvenir Sheet
    Datestamped First Day Cover affixed with a Low value Souvenir Sheet
    Price: HK$ 29.4
    Sales Quota:

    5 covers (available at the philatelic offices on 24 July 2014)
  • Datestamped First Day Cover affixed with a High value Souvenir Sheet
    Datestamped First Day Cover affixed with a High value Souvenir Sheet
    Price: HK$ 99.2
    Sales Quota:

    5 covers (available at the philatelic offices on 24 July 2014)
  • Maximum Cards
    Maximum Cards
    Price: HK$ 31.3
    Sales Quota:

    5 sets (available at the philatelic offices on 24 July 2014)
    Descriptions:

    A set of 4 postcards each affixed with a stamp ($1.70, $2.90, $3.70 and $5) and datestamped with the special postmark.
  • Reel Stamps
    Reel Stamps
    Price: HK$ 52.5
    Sales Quota:

    5 packages (available at the philatelic offices on 24 July 2014)
    Descriptions:

    Pre-packaged set of five sets of four denominations viz. $1.70, $2.20, $2.90 and $3.70
  • Special Postmark
    Special Postmark
    Price: HK$ 0

IntroductionExpand/Collapse

Hongkong Post is issuing three new definitive stamps in denominations of $2.60, $3.40 and $4.90 on 1 January 2018. The designs of the new stamps are identical to those of the definitive stamps issued in 2014, based on the distinctive landforms and landscapes of the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark.

The Hong Kong Geopark was officially designated a National Geopark of China in 2009, and became a member of the Global Geoparks Network in 2011. With the formalisation of the new label "UNESCO Global Geopark", Hong Kong Global Geopark of China was renamed Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark in November 2015. Located in the eastern part of Hong Kong and extending from the Northeast New Territories to the Sai Kung area, the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark is a single entity that comprises two regions, namely, Northeast New Territories Sedimentary Rock Region and Sai Kung Volcanic Rock Region, each with its unique geological features.

$2.60 - Ma Shi Chau

Ma Shi Chau sits in the Northeast New Territories Sedimentary Rock Region. In view of its geological and ecological features which are of substantial conservation and educational value, Ma Shi Chau, together with its neighbours, namely, Centre Island, Yeung Chau and an unnamed islet, was declared "Ma Shi Chau Special Area" in April 1999. The ancient sedimentary rocks on Ma Shi Chau, formed between 290 million and 250 million years ago, comprise the second oldest rock formation in Hong Kong. The colourful rocks and the rich variety of geological compositions on Ma Shi Chau make it a famous site for geological study in the territory.

$3.40 - Yan Chau

Located in Double Haven (Yan Chau Tong) in the Northeast New Territories Sedimentary Rock Region, Yan Chau is one of the renowned "six treasures of Double Haven"—six natural landforms with metaphorical names. The island is shaped like a Chinese imperial jade seal, coming complete with rocks above sea level resembling decorative carvings and a natural platform close to the sea resembling the base of a seal. What Yan Chau shows us is actually a landform termed a "supratidal platform", a coastal erosion landscape rarely found in Hong Kong.

$4.90 - Fa Shan

Situated to the east of High Island in the Sai Kung Volcanic Rock Region, the coast of Fa Shan is the core area of hexagonal rock columns. Prolonged erosion of the long coastline by sea waves has led to the formation of upright sea cliffs, exposing densely packed, sky‑high rock columns which can reach as much as 100 metres in height. Apart from spectacular clusters of rock columns, there is also a diverse range of coastal erosion landforms such as sea caves. All these contribute to one of the most iconic landscapes in the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark.

Acknowledgement: Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department

Stamp products include mint stamps, stamp sheets, definitive stamp booklets, reel stamps, aerogramme and serviced first day covers is also available at open philatelic offices on the issue day only.

Sales ArrangementExpand/Collapse

Stamp Printing DetailsExpand/Collapse

Design： Shirman LAI
Printer： Joh. Enschedé B.V., the Netherlands
Process： Lithography
Stamp Size： 25 mm x 29 mm
Stamp Layout： Pane of 100 stamps
Perforation： 13 x 13.75 (one elliptical perforation on each vertical)
Paper： Paper with security fibres
Date of Issue： 1 January 2018
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