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Hongkong Post today (December 18) announced that the 2006 Prestige Annual Stamp Album and 2006 Annual Stamp Pack will be available for sale at Hongkong Post's 39 philatelic offices, in the PostShop at the General Post Office and via the Hongkong Post Internet Shopping Mall, "ShopThruPost" (www.shopthrupost.hk) starting from Sunday, December 31.
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The album is available in two versions. The Ordinary Version of the album sells for $460 and the Deluxe Version sells for $490. Both versions come with a compliments card addressed to the recipient. The 2006 Annual Stamp Pack contains a full set of all special and commemorative stamps issued in 2006 and sells for $138.
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On December 31, the 39 philatelic offices will open from 9am to 1pm. Among the philatelic offices, the General Post Office and Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office will maintain their normal Sunday operating hours from 9am to 2pm.
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Further information about these products can be obtained from the Hongkong Post Internet shopping mall "ShopThruPost" at www.shopthrupost.hk, at any post office, or by calling the Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau hotline 2785 5711.
Ends/Monday, December 18, 2006
Issued at HKT 10:00
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