Hongkong Post - Three New Denominations of the 2014 Hong Kong Definitive Stamps

Mint Stamps
Price:	HK$ 10.9
Sales Quota:	500 nos./each denomination
Descriptions:	Set of 3 new value stamps ($2.6, $3.4, $4.9)

Stamp Sheet
Price:	HK$ 1090
Sales Quota:	5 sets
Descriptions:	A set of 3 new value (each with 100 stamps)

Aerogramme
Price:	HK$ 3.4
Sales Quota:	5 pieces
Sales Period:	Available at all post offices from 1 January 2018.

Definitive Stamp Booklets
Price:	HK$ 20
Sales Quota:	5 books
Sales Period:	Available at convenience stores and other non-post office outlets from 1 January 2018, and additionally at all post offices except mobile post offices from 1 to 7 January 2018
Descriptions:	Containing 10 nos of $2 stamp.

Definitive Stamp Booklets
Price:	HK$ 26
Sales Quota:	5 books
Sales Period:	Available at convenience stores and other non-post office outlets from 1 January 2018, and additionally at all post offices except mobile post offices from 1 to 7 January 2018
Descriptions:	Containing 10 nos of $2.6 stamp.

Definitive Stamp Booklets
Price:	HK$ 37
Sales Quota:	5 books
Sales Period:	Available at convenience stores and other non-post office outlets from 1 January 2018, and additionally at all post offices except mobile post offices from 1 to 7 January 2018
Descriptions:	Containing 10 nos of $3.7 stamp.

Definitive Stamp Booklets
Price:	HK$ 49
Sales Quota:	5 books
Sales Period:	Available at convenience stores and other non-post office outlets from 1 January 2018, and additionally at all post offices except mobile post offices from 1 to 7 January 2018
Descriptions:	Containing 10 nos of $4.9 stamp

First Day Cover (large size, for a full set of 19 definitive stamps)

First Day Cover (large size, for a full set of 19 definitive stamps)
Price:	HK$ 2.3
Sales Period:	Available at all post offices from 14 December 2017 to 1 January 2018.

First Day Cover (small size, for the 3 new definitive stamps)

First Day Cover (small size, for the 3 new definitive stamps)
Price:	HK$ 1.3
Sales Period:	Available at all post offices from 14 December 2017 to 1 January 2018

Datestamped First Day Cover affixed with a set of 3 new value stamps (Philatelic Bureau Postmark)

Datestamped First Day Cover affixed with a set of 3 new value stamps (Philatelic Bureau Postmark)
Price:	HK$ 14.7
Sales Quota:	5 covers
Sales Period:	Available at the philatelic offices on 1 January 2018 only

Reel Stamps
Price:	HK$ 66
Sales Quota:	5 packages
Descriptions:	Pre-packaged set of five sets of 4 denominations viz. $2, $2.60, $3.70 and $4.90. Sales Period: available at the philatelic offices on 1 January 2018 only

Philatelic Bureau Postmark
Price:	HK$ 0

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.

Official First Day Covers at $1.30 for small-sized covers and $2.30 for large-sized covers will be on sale at all post offices from 14 December 2017. The stamps and the associated philatelic products will be displayed at the General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Tsuen Wan Post Office, Sha Tin Central Post Office and Tuen Mun Central Post Office from the same day. Advance orders for servicing self-provided covers will be accepted at all philatelic offices from 14 to 20 December 2017.
All post offices will be closed on 1 January 2018 except for the General Post Office, Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Tsuen Wan Post Office, Sha Tin Central Post Office, Tuen Mun Central Post Office and the Airport Post Office. The General Post Office will be opened from 9:00am to 5:00pm while the Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office, Tsuen Wan Post Office, Sha Tin Central Post Office and Tuen Mun Central Post Office will be opened from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Normal business hours from 8:00am to 5:00pm will be maintained by the Airport Post Office. General postal services will be provided.
All stamp products will be available at Hongkong Post Internet Shopping Mall – "ShopThruPost" (website: www.shopthrupost.hk) starting from 1 January 2018 at 8 a.m., while stock lasts.


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

Three New Denominations of the "2014 Hong Kong Definitive Stamps"

Three New Denominations of the "2014 Hong Kong Definitive Stamps"

Date of Issue: 2018/01/01

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