​Hongkong Post announced today (September 10) that a special stamp issue and associated philatelic products on the theme of "Children Stamps – Chinese Idioms and Their Stories III" will be released for sale on September 26 (Thursday).
Chinese idioms are set phrases which have evolved over thousands of years of use. They are succinct and expressive, vivid and figurative. Often originating from history and life, their stories are full of cultural connotations and profound philosophies of life, which are of great significance to language learning and cultural inheritance.
Following the "Chinese Idioms and Their Stories" stamps issued in 2006 and 2011, Hongkong Post will issue a set of six stamps and associated philatelic products under the theme of "Children Stamps – Chinese Idioms and Their Stories III" to enhance children's knowledge of and interest in Chinese idioms and their stories through lively paintings, inspiring their positive thinking.
Official first day covers for "Children Stamps – Chinese Idioms and Their Stories III" will be on sale at all post offices and on Hongkong Post's online shopping mall ShopThruPost (shopthrupost.hongkongpost.hk) from September 11 (Wednesday). This set of special stamps and associated philatelic products will be on sale at all post offices and on ShopThruPost from September 26, while serviced first day covers affixed with the special stamps will be available at philatelic offices only.
A hand-back date-stamping service will be provided on September 26 at all post offices for official first day covers/souvenir covers/privately made covers bearing the first day of issue indication and a local address.
Information about this set of special stamps and associated philatelic products is available on the Hongkong Post Stamps website (stamps.hongkongpost.hk).
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