Hongkong Post issues stamps for Sun Yat-sen's 160th birthday
Hongkong Post will issue a set of four stamps and a miniature sheet on 12 November 2026 to mark the 160th anniversary of the birth of Dr Sun Yat-sen. The designs focus on his links with Hong Kong. Stamps and first-day covers go on sale from 5 November.
Hongkong Post will issue a set of four commemorative stamps and a miniature sheet on 12 November 2026 to mark the 160th anniversary of the birth of Dr Sun Yat-sen, described by the government as a great national hero and patriot. The stamps, titled “In Commemoration of the 160th Anniversary of the Birth of Dr Sun Yat-sen”, highlight the revolutionary leader’s ties with Hong Kong, including his studies, revolutionary activities and public speeches in the city.
The stamps and related philatelic items will be available from 12 November at all post offices and through Hongkong Post’s online shopping platform “ShopThruPost” (shopthrupost.hongkongpost.hk). Official first-day covers will go on sale from 5 November at all post offices and online.
Post offices will provide manual hand-stamping services on 12 November for all official first-day covers, commemorative covers and self-made covers bearing a first-day notation and a local address. The stamped first-day covers with commemorative stamps will only be sold at philatelic counters.
Details of the stamp set and related products are available on the website of Hongkong Post’s Stamp Planning and Development Section (stamps.hongkongpost.hk).
