Palace Museum gets stamps of approval

Stamp collectors with an interest in museums and Chinese culture can now enrich their collections as the Hongkong Post will roll out a set of special stamps and associated philatelic products on the theme of Hong Kong Palace Museum II.

The products, including a set of six stamps, two stamp sheetlets and items will go on sale on December 17.

They will feature the arts and cultural collections from the Palace Museum, including cloisonne enamel elephant with vase, cloisonne enamel hotpot with flowers, gold stupa with inlays, painted enamel ewer with flowers and figures in cartouches, gold double-gourd-shaped hanging with auspicious characters, jade incense burner in the form of luduan, clock with gilding and painted enamels and Gold Son of Heaven seal with double-headed dragon.

Official first-day covers will be available today at all post offices and ShopThruPost, while prepaid photo cards, collector packs, and serviced covers will be sold only at philatelic offices.