01/04/2013 | Press release

Celebrate the New Year with Snake Zodiac Stamp Issue

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For Immediate Release

Celebrate the New Year with Snake Zodiac Stamp Issue

- Snake Zodiac Stamp products on sale from 4 Jan
- Limited edition Zodiac Collector Sheet featuring the first six zodiacs available on 8 Feb
- SingPost offers festive postage rates from 20 Jan - 10 Feb

Snake Zodiac Stamp Issue Collector's Sheet featuring the special printing technique of offset printing with metallic ink and UV varnish (S$16.80)

Singapore, 4 January 2013 - SingPost salutes the New Year with the release of the Snake Zodiac stamp issue today. The Snake Zodiac stamp series is its sixth instalment of the second 12-year Lunar New Year series, which began with the Year of the Rat in 2008.

1. Snake Zodiac Stamp Issue

The Snake Zodiac stamp issue comes in three different designs of 1st local, S$0.65 and
S$1.10. The symbolism of the gold and the red evoked the feeling of wealth and happiness.
Another prized collectible is the limited-edition Collector's Sheet (S$16.80) that uses offset printing with metallic ink and the UV varnish. Through a special viewer attached, one can the hidden images i.e. the outgoing zodiac animal, Dragon and the next year's zodiac animal, Horse.

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Also available on sale are the Pre-cancelled First Day Cover affixed with the complete set of Snake stamps (S$2.75), the Presentation Pack (S$3.75) and the 1st Local self-adhesive sheetlet (S$2.55). All first day covers will be cancelled with a special Snake postmark.
The stamp products of this issue will be on sale from 4 January 2013 at all post offices and the Singapore Philatelic Museum. They can also be purchased via SingPost's online shopping portal vPOST, http://shop.vpost.com.sg.
Please refer to Annex 1 for details.

2. Limited edition Zodiac Collector Sheet featuring the first 6 zodiacs

Limited edition Zodiac Collector Sheet featuring the first 6 zodiacs (S$18.80)

To add to philatelic interest and collectability, SingPost will be releasing a limited-edition Zodiac Collector Sheet featuring the first 6 zodiacs - Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon and Snake - in conjunction with the River Hongbao 2013 on 8 February 2013. This Zodiac sheet will contain six stamps with a face value of S$1.10 each.
Priced at S$18.80, this limited edition Zodiac sheet will be housed in a specially designed hard cover folder, and will be available on sale at SingPost booth at the River Hongbao
2013 as well as all post offices, the Singapore Philatelic Museum and vPOST.

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3. Festive Postage Rates for Lunar New Year

For the 12th year, SingPost is offering special postage rates for greeting cards posted during 20 January to 10 February 2013 to help spread the festive joy for the Lunar New Year.

ƒ Local greeting cards

SingPost's festive rate for a greeting card of any size, shape or colour to a local address is S$0.26 (for weight up to 20 grams) and S$0.32 (for weight up to 40 grams) respectively, down from the usual postage rate of $0.50 for non-standard greeting cards.

ƒ Greeting cards for overseas

The festive rate for a greeting card of up to 40 grams posted to anywhere in the world (except Malaysia and Brunei) is S$0.55, a saving of S$0.60 to S$1.25 depending on the destination.
Customers sending greeting cards of up to 40 grams to countries in Zone 3 like Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Africa, America, Europe and the Middle East will get to enjoy the highest savings of 69%.
Postage rates for greeting cards posted to Malaysia and Brunei remain unchanged at S$0.45 (for weight of up to 20 grams) and S$0.55 (for weight of up to 50 grams). Please refer to Annex 2 for more information.
Customers can purchase stamps for their greeting cards at any post office, Self-service
Automated Machines (SAM), postal agents and stamp vendors located islandwide.
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About Singapore Post Limited

(Reg. No. 199201623M)

Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) is the national postal service provider in Singapore offering domestic and international postal services as well as end-to-end integrated mail solutions covering secure data printing, letter-shopping, delivery and mailroom management, among others. As the trusted communications service provider for more than 150 years, SingPost today goes beyond physical postal communications to offer secure digital communications solutions as part of integrated solutions to its customers.

With its competencies in mail, digital services, logistics, e-commerce and retail & financial services, SingPost is able to offer integrated solutions tailored to customers' needs. Having one of the largest multi-channel distribution networks in Singapore, regional operations in 12 countries and access to a global postal network of more than 220 countries/territories, SingPost is also well-positioned to provide end-to-end e-commerce logistics solutions such as warehousing, pick and pack, delivery and returns management for B2B, B2C and B2B4C customers in Singapore and the region.

SingPost recently gained international acclaim when it was bestowed the Service Provider of the Year

2012 award by Postal Technology International. SingPost remains as the only postal company in the world to have won the Express Mail Service (EMS) Cooperative Certification Gold Level Award by the Universal Postal Union for its Speedpost Worldwide Courier Service for 11 consecutive years since

2001.

SingPost was listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange in 2003. To learn more about

SingPost, please visit www.singpost.com.

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ANNEX 1

Items on Sale Price

First Day Cover (without stamps) S$0.25* Complete set of stamps S$2.01
Pre-cancelled First-Day Cover affixed with stamps S$2.75* Presentation Pack S$3.75* Collector's Sheet S$16.80*

Technical Details

Date of Issue : 4 January 2013
Denominations : 1st Local, S$0.65, S$1.10
Stamp Size : 40.80mm x 29.85mm (1st local & S$0.65)
35.40mm x 45.80mm (S$1.10) Collector's Sheet Size : 105mm x 65mm (S$5 & S$10) Perforation : 13
Paper : Unwatermarked
Printing Process : Offset Lithography (Stamps)
Offset printing with metallic ink and UV varnish as well as hidden images (Collector's Sheet)
Printer : Secura Singapore Pte Ltd (Stamps)
Cartor Security Printing (Collectors' Sheet) Sheet Content : 10 gummed-back stamps and self-adhesive sheet Designers : Leo Teck Chong
* Prices inclusive of prevailing GST for purchases within Singapore

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ANNEX 2

2013 Festive Promotional Rates for Greeting Cards*

LOCAL MAIL RATES
Weight	Normal Rate	Festive Rate
20g	st 1 Local (S$0.26) (Standard)	S$0.50 (Non-standard)	1st Local (S$0.26)
40g	2nd Local (S$0.32) (Standard)	S$0.50 (Non-standard)	2nd Local (S$0.32)

INTERNATIONAL MAIL RATES
Destination	Weight Step	Normal Rate	Festive Rate
Zone 1 Malaysia & Brunei	20g	S$0.45	S$0.45
Zone 1 Malaysia & Brunei	50g	S$0.55	S$0.55
Zone 2 Countries in Asia & the Pacific (except Australia, Japan & New Zealand)	1st 20g	S$0.65	S$0.55 Up to 40g
Zone 2 Countries in Asia & the Pacific (except Australia, Japan & New Zealand)	addl. 10g	S$0.25	S$0.55 Up to 40g
Zone 3 Countries in the rest of the world, including Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Africa, America, Europe & the Middle East.	1st 20g

* The above promotional rates are only applicable for stamped and franked mail during the festive period between 20 January and 10 February 2013.

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