Hongkongers still unsure of stamps with 'no value'
Three months on, Hongkong Post's new postage stamps are still confusing users. The stamps, part of the post office's "Heartwarming" series, were introduced on October 1 last year and bear no denomination. Their usage is indicated simply by different coloured circles on their left-hand corners.
Three months on, Hongkong Post's new postage stamps are still confusing users.
The stamps, part of the post office's "Heartwarming" series, were introduced on October 1 last year and bear no denomination. Their usage is indicated simply by different coloured circles on their left-hand corners.
Stamps for standard local mail have a green circle and standard airmail a blue one.
Their release coincided with the adjustment of the postage rates, and they are intended to simplify the mailing process.
"To make it easier to prepare for posting, Hongkong Post decided to issue new stamps bearing the words 'Local Mail Postage' and 'Air Mail Postage'," a Hongkong Post spokeswoman said.
They are priced at HK$1.70 for local mail of up to 30 grams, and HK$3.70 for posting airmail of up to 20 grams.
"[Mail in these groups] accounts for a relatively large proportion of mail items posted. The stamps provide an additional option for customers who prefer [to use] one stamp, rather than a combination of stamps," the spokeswoman said.
