香港过去发行邮票只有邮商才可以预订,一般集邮者只能在邮票发行当天到邮局排队购买。到邮局排队也很方便,一般来说只要等候三十几分钟,有时只要十多分钟就可以了。但在1996、1997年邮市炒风炽热时,等候两个小时以上是等闲事。不少人本来不集邮,只因转手出售有利可图,于是全家 Hong Kong used to issue stamps only to be booked by postal merchants. In general, stamp collectors only queue up for postal purchases on the stamp issue day. Queuing to the post office is also very convenient, in general, as long as thirty minutes waiting, sometimes as long as more than ten minutes on it. However, when the postal market was hot in 1996 and 1997, waiting for more than two hours was a slapstick. Many people do not collect stamps, because the sale is profitable, so the whole family