
More than 37,000 people flocked to the iphilately website, and everything was sold out before noon.
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Chunghwa Post Corporation will issue the "Pokémon Stamp Souvenir Sheet" and limited edition philatelic products on the 20th of this month. They will be sold through separate channels. 60% will be available for online pre-order on the "i Philately" website, and the remaining 40% will be reserved for on-site sales at physical post offices and the "Taipei 2026 World Stamp Exhibition".
Chunghwa Post Company has launched a variety of Pokémon peripheral products. (Provided by Chunghwa Post Corporation)
Chunghwa Post Company announced yesterday (3rd) that Pokémon peripheral products will be available for pre-order starting this morning. Pre-orders opened at 8:30 this morning. There was a traffic jam on the Chunghwa Post "i Philately" website. According to statistics, more than 37,000 people rushed to buy. The longest waiting time was more than one hour, and the products were sold out before noon.
Chunghwa Post Corporation will issue the "Pokémon Stamp Souvenir Sheet" and limited edition philatelic products on the 20th of this month. Chunghwa Post Corporation stated that the Pokémon philatelic products opened for pre-order at 8:30 this morning. The response from the public was enthusiastic. A large number of people flocked to the "i Philately" website in a short period of time, with the highest number of online users being about 37,000.
Chunghwa Post Corporation stated that it has activated the queuing space on the website to divert the huge instant demand and maintain the operation of the website. It will continue to monitor the sales situation and system operation. Chunghwa Post stated that Pokémon philatelic products will be sold through separate channels. 60% of the sales quantity of each item is planned to be available for online pre-order on the "i Philately" website, and the remaining 40% will be reserved for on-site sales at physical post offices and the "Taipei 2026 World Stamp Exhibition" to take into account the needs of the public through different purchasing channels.
According to statistics from the Chunghwa Post Company, the best-selling products are, in order, 3,200 large sets, date stamps, money boxes, and Pokémon stamp collection sets. As of 10:15 this morning, all the Pokémon philatelic products pre-ordered by i Philately have been sold out.
Chunghwa Post Corporation stated that it can be purchased on-site at designated post offices and on-site at the "Taipei 2026 World Stamp Exhibition" on the release date of November 20. The public is advised to pay attention to announcements on the Chunghwa Post Corporation Global Information Network and the "i Philately" website.
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During the on-site sales at physical post offices and the Taipei 2026 World Stamp Exhibition on November 20, people will flock to buy, and there may be queues or panic buying.
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