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The 3rd ATM design, dedicated to the protection of the environment, was issued on June 5th 2002. It includes the text 'Poupança de energía' (Energy saving) in both Portuguese and Chinese.
This issue (upper image) could be obtained from the Klüssendorf automatic vending machines whilst the lower ATM design came from the Nagler distributor. Notice the difference between the two in the printing styles of the face value.
Like other similar issues every 5th ATM has a control number, on the back, indicating the amount of labels remaining in the machine. |
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The designer is by Ng Wai Kin and the rolls of labels were manufactured in Holland by Joh. Enschedé Security Imp. In the lower right corner one can be read the reference and printing numbers: S032 (1/1) JES Imp. 2002. |
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An Official first day cover franked with a set of ATMs with the basic franking rates: 1.0, 1.5, 3.5 and 4.5 Patacas, and commemorative postmark.
Text: PROTECÇAO DO AMBIENTE. Poupança de energia. 1º Día de Circulaçao.
Size: 160 x 113 mm. |
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Postal tariffs changed on January 1st 2006, and there were not enough 0.50 avos 'traditional' stamps available to meet the needs for ‘make-up’ values. So on January 2nd, Correios de Macau started to issue Klüssendorf ATMs with this face value.
Rolls of the Ponte 'Flor de Lotus' (‘Lotus Flower’ bridge) and the 'Poupança de energia' (Energy saving) designs were used, and the difference that can been seen is the 3 asterisks before the decimal point, rather than the usual 2 asterisks and a zero before the decimal point, as found in the ATMs issued by the vending machines. |
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A reprinting of this design was made in 2006, again by Joh. Enschedé Security Imp, which was available from December 1st 2006. The new paper contains colour fibres and the text S032 (1/1) JES REIMP 2006 appears in the bottom right hand corner. |
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This new ATM issue uses the World Heritage in Macau as a subject, and shows a section of the Old City Walls, from a watercolour by the local artist Lai Ieng.
On the first day of issue, July 31st 2008, it could only be obtained from the Nagler vending machines. |
The rolls of labels were manufactured by the Dutch company Joh. Enschedé Security Print on gummed paper with coloured fibres. As with the previous issues, every 5th label has a 4-digits number printed on the back to indicate the number of labels remaining on the roll. |
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Micro printed at the bottom of the labels is; at left side - the author of the design (LAI IENG des.). At the right - the reference number of the issue and the stamp (S100 1/1 - usual information printed on the stamp issues of this country), and finally the manufacturer and year (JES Imp. 2008).
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The issue shows the unique surviving section of the old walls of defence of the historical city, built by the Portuguese from 1569. The preserved section is 18.5 metres long and 5.6 metres high, and includes an archway. The small Na Tcha Temple was built in 1888 next to it, and it is another of the monuments included in the World Heritage List. |
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Currently there are 35 ATM vending machines in service in Macau, Taipa and Coloane - 15 Klüssendorf 631 and 20 Nagler (N714 - as used by the Philatelic Service, and N104 - right picture, by T. von Loeper). These ATM vending machines are installed in post offices, postal kiosks and various public locations around the city. In the Macau GPO there are 2 Nagler machines and 1 Klüssendorf.
On the date of issue, the new ATM could be only obtained from 15 Nagler distributors, although one can be expect that eventually these ATMs will also be obtainable from the Klüssendorf machines, as they use up rolls of the previous design and are replenished by the new design. The 9 values programmed in the Nagler distributors are: 0.50-1.00-1.50-2.00-3.00-3.50-4.50-8.00-12.00 (machines N104) and 1.0-1.5-2.0-3.0-3.5-4.5-5.0-8.0-12.0 (machines N714).
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This issue follows the set of 8 definitive stamps (S099), designed by the same artist and issued on the same date. They depict 8 monuments making up the Historic Centre of Macau, inscribed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List of July 15th 2005.
| Lai Ieng is also the author of the pretty watercolours with the archway next to the Na Tcha Temple, reproduced on the official first day covers and a maximum cards. |
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The first day cancellation, also used for the set of definitive stamps, depicts a detail of the bell tower of St. Anthony’s Church, another of the buildings reproduced in the stamp set. |
As with ATM designs issued in 1999 and 2002, a reprinting of the rolls of labels was made of the design issued in 2008 - World Heritage in Macau. Both editions have been manufactured by the Dutch company Joh. Enschedé Security Print on gummed paper with coloured fibres, and can be recognized easily by the micro text printed at the bottom right corner of the labels: JES Imp. 2008 in the first edition (left picture, below) and JES REIMP 2009 in the second one (right picture).
The new imprint was available from February 22nd 2010, and only in 8 Klüssendorf 631 distributors around the city.
The 15 values programmed in the Klüssendorf distributors in the date of issue were: 0.5-1.0-1.5-2.0-3.0-3.5-4.0-4.5-5.0-5.5-8.0-10.0-12.0-30.0-50.0 patacas (MOP). |
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From June 17th 2011 the new JES REIMP 2009 imprint could also be obtained from the 10 Nagler N104 and N714 distributors located around the city. |
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| On the date of issue, the 9 values programmed into the Nagler N104 distributors were: 0.50-1.00-1.50-2.00-3.00-3.50-4.50-8.00-12.00. The Nagler N714 distributors (right images below) were programmed with the 9 values: 1.0-1.5-2.0-3.0-3.5-4.5-5.0-8.0-12.0. |
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Left. Button options in the Nagler N104 distributor |
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| Right. Distributor Nagler N714 |
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This page was created in August 2006 and last updated:
27.08.11
. English edition last rewritten by S. Goodman (27.08.2011)
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