Olympic edition: Hongkong Post will issue a special stamp set and two limited-edition products featuring the Olympic Equestrian Events on August 9.

Hongkong Post will issue a special stamp set and two limited-edition products featuring the Olympic Equestrian Events on August 9.

Official First Day Covers at $1 each will be sold at all post offices from July 26. The stamps and the associated philatelic products will be displayed at the General, Tsim Sha Tsui, Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin Central Post Offices from the same day. Advance orders for servicing self-provided covers will be accepted at all philatelic offices from July 26 to August 1.

The Prestige Crystal Blocks Gift Set contains a souvenir sheet and four Austrian crystal blocks. The Limited Edition Prestige Stamp Album is a collection of Hong Kong philatelic items for the 2008 Olympic Games. Six-thousand copies will be issued with a certificate.

The stamps and the associated products are Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Licensed Products with the imprint of the Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad emblem.