BIG CHANGES
NOVEMBER 1968
NO.
STAMP DESIGN COMPETITION Nation-wide interest has been shown in the New Zealand Post Office competition to select artists and designers for the 1970 definitive issue. Chief Postmasters all over New Zealand have re¡ parted a good demand for the information booklet and entry form. If the response so far is repeated in actual entries the judges should have ample material from which to select and recommend designers for the final set of stamps. The Post Office oopes that this competition will bring to light many talented designers whose potential has been previously untapped in the stamp field in New Zealand. The judging panel comprises members of the special stamp advisory committee that has been set up for this issue. Members of the committee are seen below with the DIrector-General of the Post Office Mr Searle. Photographed from left are: Professor H. J. Simpson; Faculty of Fine Arts, Canterbury University; Mr E. W. de Lisle, Assistant Director-General of the :Post Office (Chairman); Mr Searle; Mr A. W. Griffiths, Principal, Postal Division; Sir John Meech, formerly Secretary of Department of Internal Affairs; Mr C. W. Watts, representing Federation of New Zealand Philatelic Societies; and Mr G. D. Docking, Director of the Auckland City Art Gallery. The committee also includes Mr L. T. Heath, Director of Postal Services and Mr D. Hatcher, a representative of the New Zealand Society of Industrial Designers.
Two significant changes have been made in the philatelic news services provided by the New Zealand Post Office. These changes were made following a recent review by the Post Office of the present methods of circulating news of philatelic interest. Firstly, a pamphlet with order form attached is to be circulated to all clients prior to each new stamp issue. This will contain all relevant data regarding the new issue and will be circulated in ample time to enable customers to forward orders for first day covers. Secondly, a Philatelic Bulletin, along the lines of this edition, win be produced and circulated approximately twice a year. Another important innovation is the introduction of a deposit account system at the Philatelic Bureau. This means that collectors will be able to place a deposi,t with the Bureau against which future orders may be charged.
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT Arran$ements are now comle,ted tor the introduction of the {JepoStt Account Service. Enclosed with this issue of the 'Bulletin is the application form. By completing the appropriate ections the farm and forwarding It to the Philatelic Bureau. topether with a remittance (mmimum deposit $5), clients will be able to open a deposit account. Accounts may be operated by forwarding orders for stamps at any' time-in which case Sections "A' and "B" of the application form should be completed-or -standing orders for all new issues will be accepted by completin Sections "A" and "C" of th application form .. Whichever system of orderin is preferred, the Bureau will keep clients informed of account credits so that additional funds can be remitted when necessary to ensure continuity of service. Standing orders do not pre clude clients from placing additional orders. On the contrary, clients may place as many order as they wish. Standing orders may be adjusted or discontinue{Jj at any time. This service is designed to simplifY ordering of stamps and . com..Pletel:t .tree of charge.
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REPRINTS Reprints of the $8 and $10 fiscal stamps with comb perforations were issued on 20 June, 1968, and of the $4 and $6 fiscal stamps on 17 September, 1968. A reprint of the 7tc "Brown Trout" definitive stamp has been received and is now on sale. The reprint is a noticeably darker green and the perforation hole which was omitted from the top right hand corner of the original print has now been i.ncluded. The plate numbers remain the same, but the watermark is changed from sideways to upright. Slacks of the old print of 10c "Timber" and 15c "Tiki" definitive stamps are now exhausted.
ISSUES AVAILABLE For the information of new customers and clients generally, stamp issues currently available are listed below. D.finitive Set (,et $5.24te): tc; Ic; 2c; 3c; 40; Se: 6c; 7c; 7tc; 8c; 10c; 15c; 20c: 25c; 2Bc; 30c: 50c; $1: $2. Commemoratives
Centenary of the Issue of the Maori Bible: 3c Iwill be with· drawn 31 December 1968). Armed Service' I,et 42c): 4c; 10c; 28c Iwill be withdrawn 31 January, 19691. 75th
Anniversary
of
Universal
Suffrage in New Zealand: 3c (will be withdrawn 30 June, 1969). 20th Anniversary of the Adoption
by United Nations of the Uni· versal
DeciMation
of
Human
Rights: 10c (will be withdrawn 30 June, 1969). Health Stamps: 3tc; ~'c (will be
NEW IMPRESSIONS First day cancellers will in future include in the impression the name of the issue being released. This will enable requests to be met for "First Day of Issue" cancellations on covers bearing previously issued stamps as well as new
,tamp', provided that at lea,t one of the stamps is from the new issue de· scribed in the postmark.
JAPANESE FIRST FOR NEW ZEALAND The two commemorative stamps issued on 19 September were the first stamps to be printed in Japan for the New Zealand Post Office. They were printed by the pbotogravure process by tbe Japanese Government Printing Bureau, Tokyo. The 3c stamp commemorates the 75th Anniversary of Universal Suffrage in New Zealand and the 10c stamp commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the Adoption by United Nations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
withdrawn
30
November,
1968). 1968 Chri,tma, Stamp: 2tc I will be withdrawn 30 June, 1969). N.Z. Fiscals Overprinted TokeIou (,et 35cl: 3c: 5c: 7c; 20c. Niue Pic~oriol (set 82c): tc; Ic; 2e; 2tc; 3c; 5c; 8c: 10c: 20c; 30c. N.Z. Fiscals Overprinted Niue (set $3.75): 25c; 50c; $1; $2. N.Z. Government Life Overprint (,et 23tc): le: 2c; 2tc; 3c; 5c; 10c. Ross Dependency (,.t 27c): 2c; 3c; 7c; 15c.
QUANTITIES The number of stamps sold of 1967 special issues is listed below. Health Stamps-Large sheets: 3k-2,257,429 s t a m ps; 4c1,907,269 stamps. M i n i a t u r e sheets: 3tc-l05,199 stamps; 4c -151,580 stamps. Christmas Stamp: 24,531,864 stamps. Royal Society Issue: 4c1,211,628 stamps; 8c-l,060,138 stamps.
PHILATELI£ S'E£TIONS Two new Philatelic Sales Sections were opened recently, one at Auckland on 24 June and the other at Christchurch on 1 July. Open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 8 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. on Fridays, they will provide simi.lar facilities to the Wellington Philatelic Bureau, except tbat tbe latter will continue to handle all mail orders. New Zealand cl ients and overseas visitors can buy current issues of New Zealand, Niue, Tokelau Islands, Ross Dependency and Western Samoa stamps at the Sales Sections and there is also a special area where tbey can examine stamps and browse througb a range of New Zealand and overseas philatelic publications. The advantage of the Sales Sections is that issues can be bought tbere ahout six months after tbey have been withdrawn from sale at post offices. • Pictured below is the new Sales Section in the Auckland Chief Post Office.
PLATE NUMBERS
Mr L. T. Heath (left), Director of Postal Services, New Zealand Post Office, exchanges stamp albums with the United States Deputy Postmaster-General, Mr Frederick C. Belem, in Washington D.C. during Mr Heath's recent visit to the United States. Mr Heath represented New Zealand at the May 1968 meeting of the Executive Council of the Universal Postal Union at Berne, Switzerland, and while overseas visited a number of countries to see what facilities other Postal Administrations are providing to meet the increasing demand for philatelic services.
GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE STAMPS Some inquiries have been received regarding the vari¡ ations of paper and watermark of the Government Life Insurance stamps. Listed below is current information about these variations. Value Paper Watermark Availability le original sideways available le cream chalk upright not available le white chalk upright not available 2c original sideways available 2!c original upright available 2-!c cream chalk sideways available 3c original sideways available Se original upright available Se cream chalk upright not available Se white chalk upright not available lOc original upright not available lOc cream chalk sideways available lOc white chalk sideways not available Visually the two papers are practically identical, but the following test is suggested by a keen philatelist as a means of determining which paper has been used: The cream chalk paper will mark with a piece of silver but will not react under ultra violet light, while the white chalk paper will react under ultra violet light but will not mark with a piece of silver.
For the benefit of philatelists, listed below are the plate numbers for the most recent stamp issues. 3e Denomination-75th Anniversary of Universal Suffrage in New Zealand: the plate number of this issue is T201, and is placed vertically alongside row 5, stamp I. The printer's imprint appears under row 5, stamps 2, 3 and 4. To obtain the plate number and printer's imprint a minimum of 10 stamps must be purchased. IOe Denomination-20th Anniversary of the Adoption by United Nations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: the plate number of ,this issue is T202, and is placed vertically alongside row 5, stamp I. The printer's imprint appears under row 5, stamps 2. 3 -and 4. To obtain the plate number and printer's imprint a minimum of ID stamps must be purchased. Health Stamps: the following plate numbers of the 1968 Health Stamps are now advised:3k-lA lA lA lA lA ~-IA lA lA lA lA To obtain the plate number and printer's imprint a minimum of 10 stamps must be purchased. Maori Bible Stamps: in addition to the two plates already advertised, a third plate was used in the prin ling of this issue. The new plate number is2A 2A 2A 2A 2A. The other plate numbers arelA lA lA lA lA lB lB lB lB lB. To obtain the plate number and printer's imprint a minimum of 10 stamps must be purchased. ~
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Gift
Folders Special sets of current definitive stamps suitable as gifts are available in two types of attractive plastic folders with a Maori motif on the front. A blue folder containing 12 stamps (1c-lOc) is sold at 8Sc and a black folder containing 18 stamps (1c-SOc) ) sells at $2.53.
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FRANCHISE FOR WOMEN-75th ANNIVERSARY Such an important date for women as the 75th Anniversary of their right to vote has been officially recognised by the New Zealand Post Office with the issue of a three cent postage stamp on 19 September. New Zealand was the first country in the British Empire and second in the world to give women the vote. Surely this is a remarkable achievement for a country whose population at that time was less than 750,000. Perhaps the struggles of the early settlers accelerated the trend towards female independence at the outset by forcing women to be adaptable, courageous and ingenious.
Nor was the struggle of New Zealand women marked by the violent incidents that brought fame to the great British protagonists for the franchise like Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia, A nnie and lessie Kenney, and Mrs Sharloue Despard. The main vehicle for women's rights in New Zealand was the Worn en's Christian Temperance Union. Although originally a temperance society, because it was the first national body to be organised exclusively for and by women, it interested itself immediately in all aspects of women's status, above all, political. Its leading figures were the energetic and able Kate Shepherd of Christchurch who became national
franchise superintendent in 1887, and two local secretaries, Helen Nicol of Dunedin and Amey Daldy of Auckland. By the early 1890's the movement had become a most efficient political pressure group which bombarded politicians with questions, letters, telegrams and deputations, culminating in the monster petition of 1893 signed by 30,000 women over the age of 21. Even before organised suffrage agitation had begun, women's suffrage had the support of some influential personalities in both the Liberal and the Conservative camps, such as Sir John Hall, Sir Julius Vogel, Sir Robert Stout and John Ballance. It was on 19 September, 1893, that the Governor of that day, the Earl of Glasgow, gave the Royal Assent to the measure that was hailed as a great social reform-women were given the right for the first time to vote for the House of Representatives. In the election of November 1893, the women of New Zealand, enrolling and voting in numbers that astonished the country, first exercised their right to use the balIot box in a State or National election.
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the $2 stamp is beioI pro:Yil;ted at the ~ .Post Oftlce which serves the . . whero the Pohutu Geyser is located. PartiC\llaIS of the two stamp!! and an order form are enclosed With this Bulletin. Oients who have already ordered covers and specimens of these stamps will have them posted on 10 December.
I.L.O. 50th ANNIVERSARY STAMP
JAMBOREE POST OFFICE A temporary post office will be provided at Ihe Nalional Seoul Jamboree being held next year at Kaiapoi near Ch r i siC h u re h from 4-11 January. People who wish 10 have covers cancelled at the Jamboree Posl Office should forward their stamped addressed envelopes under cover to the Chief Postmaster, Christchurch, with a request that the envelopes be cancelled "5th National S c 0 u t Jamboree, Kaiapoi.". Covers should reach the Chief Postmaster, Christchurch, by 9 January, 1969. A special pictorial date stamp is to be used on the first day of issue, 4 January.
A special New Zealand stamp will be issued in February 1969 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the International Labour Organisaion, which is a specialised agency of United Nations. The stamp will have a postage value of 7c-the overseas surface letter rate-and will feature a basic design suggested by the International Labour Organisation. Full particulars and the date of issue of this stamp will be released later.
POST OrrICE DETAILS The following post offices have opened, closed or changed their name since 31 May of this year. OPENED Dist rict
Name
Wanganui Palmerston North Auckland Hamilton
Springvale Awapuni Leabank Oruaiwi
CLOSED Westport Greymouth Nelson
Inangahua Camp Kahikatea Rockville
NAMES CHANGED
From Canterbury University Whitiora
To
University of Canterbury Hamilton North
Date
1.8.68 2.9.68 19.8.68 14.6.68 31.5.68 7.8.68 31.7.68
District
Date
Christchurch
12.8.68
Hamilton
22.7.68