Series 4 new zealand philatelic bulletin no 32 1984 october

October 1984 Issue 32.

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1985 Stamp Programme

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Commemorative issue (three stamps): Centenary of SI. John Ambulance

6 March

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Special topic issue (six stamps): Vintage Transport (Trams/Cable Cars)

24 April

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Replacement of high value $1 and $2 definitive stamps (two stamps): Native Birds

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Scenic issue (four stamps): Bridges

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Health issue (three stamps and miniature sheet): Royal Family

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31 July

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Christmas issue (three stamps):

Special topic issue (four stamps and miniature sheet): New Zealand Military History (Royal New Zealand Navy)

The New Zealand Post Office reserves the nght to vary the stamp programme outlined above.

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The "lemon-squeezer" hat with an Expeditionary Force badge from the First World War features on the cover of a special presentation pack containing the four New Zealand Military History stamps.

Other relics of the period, a Lee Enfield rifle and an infantry pattern officer's sword, are also illustrated on the pack. Inside, a historically significant medal, the New Zealand Cross, is pictured and the New Zealand Army Crest is depicted on the reverse.

The Military History Presentation Pack will be issued on 12 December, 1984. The price will be $2.80.

Special Topic Stamp Issue New Zealand Military History is the subject of a new special topic stamp issue to be released on November 7.

Four stamps will depict the New Zealand Army's involvement in South Africa, 1902 (24c); France, 1917 (40c); North Africa, 1942 (58c); and South-East Asia, 1950-72 (70c). A special miniature sheet containing the four stamps shows a scene from the New Zealand Wars of 1860-72.

All designs are by Maurice Conly of Waikanae, and the stamps have been printed by Harrison and Sons Ltd, England.

The Army has played a significant part in the history and development of New Zealand since the nineteenth century. A walk round the Queen Elizabeth 11 Army Memorial Museum at Waiouru provides a fascinating insight into this aspect of New Zealand's heritage.

Among the earliest items on display are uniforms and weapons used during the New Zealand Wars of the 1860's. For most of this period British and colonial troops (including friendly Maoris) served side by side, and the last British regiment only left New Zealand in 1870.

The European-led "Arawa" Maori column is depicted on the new miniature sheet. Sometimes referred to as "shawl parties" these columns wore a distinctive clothing consisting of a bush jacket and a tartan shawl worn as a kilt.

The first involvement of New Zealand troops in an overseas theatre of war came in 1899 when a volunteer contingent of Mounted Rifles left for South Africa. A mounted rifleman with full equipment is pictured in the foreground of the 24c stamp while in the background a platoon is pictured against a typical Transvaal landscape.

It was World War I, however, that stamped the most indelible mark on the New Zealand national consciousness. Between 1914 and 1918 more than 100,000 men and women left these shores to play their part in a conflict on the other side of the world. The 40c stamp shows an officer of the New Zealand Engineers, with, behind him, a truck

serving overseas in the Army between 1939-1945. The North African campaign of 1942, which included the decisive battle of El Alamein, is recalled on the 58c stamp with the 2nd New Zealand Divisional Cavalry seen advancing across the desert in their 'Honey' tanks. A tank commander in the foreground wears the distinctive black beret with its 'Onward' badge.

Between 1950 and 1972 New Zealand troops served in four theatres of war in the South-East Asian region; Korea, 1950-54; Malaya, 1955-60; Malaysia and Borneo 1964-66; and South Vietnam, 1964-72. The 70c stamp features a montage from this era including a 25 pounder gun of the Royal New Zealand Artillery in Korea and an infantryman on palrol in jungle swamps.

The four new stamps will cost $1.92 as will the miniature sheet and will be on sale at Post Offices until January 15, 1985, and from Philatelic Sales Centres and the Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag, Wanganui (mail orders) until April 30, 1986, unless stocks are exhausted earlier. Plate/imprint positional or value blocks may be obtained by purchasing at least six stamps of the required denomination.

Two unaddressed First Day Covers, one with a single set of stamps and the other with a miniature sheet, will be available, each costing $2.00.

Orders may be made on a special form available at Post Offices from September 27 until November 7.

The special First Day Cover bearing the miniature sheet will not be supplied on standing order.

Customers should advise the Philatelic Bureau of their requirements for this separately.

The cover will, however, be included in the 1984 First Day Covers Pack.

Covers may be purchased over the counter at chief Post Offices and selected Post Offices from November 7 to November 16 inclusive. Mail orders for the covers close at the Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag, Wanganui on November 7.

Stamp Pack .II!!.Q~' The 1984 New Zealand Stamp Pack,

which contains every special and commemorative stamp issued during the past year, was released on September 26.

A reproduction of the one shilling stamp from the 1909 stamp issue depicting a portrait of King Edward VII features on the cover design.

Included in the pack are New Zealand Involvement in Antarctica: This stamp issue depicts areas in which some important scientific studies are currently being carried out. The set of four stamps was issued on February 1, 1984.

New Zealand Vintage Transport: This set of stamps shows two ferries which served gold mining settlements and two commuter ferries which operated on city harbours. The set was issued on April 4, 1984.

Scenic: Four of New Zealand's skifields - Mount Hutt, Coronet Peak, . Turoa and Whakapapa - feature as the subject of the 1984 scenic stamp issue. The set of four stamps was issued on June 6, 1984.

Endangered Animal Wildlife: This stamp issue features several of New Zealand's reptiles and a native amphibian. These five stamps were issued on July 11, 1984.

Health: Continuing the domestic animals theme introduced in 1982, three popular breeds of horse Clydesdale, Shetland and Thoroughbred - featured in this issue and each denomination carried the customary 2 cents Health Camp surcharge. These stamps were issued on August 1, 1984.

Christmas: This issue features a detail of the Old Master painting "Adoration of the Shepherds" by ~ Lorenzo Di Credi, Wellington's Old ~~ St. Paul's Church, and a symbolic ,,~~~!l':~~ ~ 2....~ ,~ scene, "The joy of Christmas". These _~ ~ :i"~~..".~ ,G three stamps were issued on ~~:~~ ._.~~~~ ... ~,~~ ~ The September 26,1984.

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Philatelic Sales Centre or by mail order from the Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag, Wanganui. Leaflets containing special order forms have been included with the Christmas stamp issue leaflets.

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Tokelau For the people of Tokelau, ocean and lagoon fish are available in quantity and form a staple part of their diet.

Species of fish common to the territory are depicted in an issue of ten Tokelauan definitive stamps to be released on December 5, 1984.

The one sene stamp shows a convict tang (manini); the 2s a flying fish (hahave); the 5s a fire wrasse (uloulo); the 9s a unicorn fish (ume ihu); the 23s a napoleon fish (Iafilafi); the 34s a red snapper (fagamea); the 50s a yellow1in tuna (kakahi); the 75s a castor-oil fish (palu po); the $1 a grey shark (mokoha); and the $2 a black marlin (hakula). The Tokelauan denominations equate to New Zealand currency.

Designed by Maurice Conly of Waikanae, with assistance from the National Museum of New Zealand, the stamps were printed by BOT International Security Printing Ltd, England, by lithography.

1s stamp manini The convict tang or manini depicted on the 1s stamp is small and easily caught, especially when running in schools at breeding time.

2s stamp hahave The 2s stamp shows the flying fish in flight. This species' fins are very long, looking like and serving as wings.

The hahave leaves the water at about 24 kms per hour to escap predators, spreads its fins, gives a few powerful flick e tail and become

airborne at speeds up to 55 kph.

5s stamp uloulo The 5s stamp shows the fire wrasse or uloulo, a coral fish with beautiful markings, which reaches about 30cm in length.

9s stamp ume ihu The unicorn fish, ume ihu, on the 9s stamp, is so called because of a horn on the head, which begins to develop when it is about 12cm long.

23s stamp lafilafi The napoleon fish or lafHali on the 23s stamp can grow up to 200 kg, but is more usually about 80 kg.

34s stamp fagamea The 34s stamp shows the red snapper or fagamea, which lives on the outer slopes of the reef in deeper water.

50s stamp kakahl The yellow1in tuna (50s) is a fish of the open sea, where it cruises at a depth of 100¡200 metres, feeding upon pelagic fishes, squids and crustacea.

75s stamp palupo The castor-oil fish or palu po on the 75s stamp is a rather large species which inhabits depths of between 150 and 850 metres. $1 stamp mokoha The grey shark on the $1 stamp is depicted with its constant companion the pilot fish.

This is an off-shore species only occasionally seen in shallow water. $2 stamp hakula The $2 stamp shows the black marlin leaping out of the water after "rushing" through a school of fish.

Details continued overleaf.

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All the stamps are horizontal and are printed in sheets of 50.

First Day Covers, also designed by Maurice Conly, will cost $5.13 and can be obtained from the Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag, Wanganui.

They will be forwarded to Tokelau for datestamping ar:ld returned to the Bureau towards the middle of January, then mailed to customers unaddressed and enclosed in an outer envelope. If the order is for both mint stamps and First Day Covers, these will be sent in one posting.

Orders for First Day Covers close at the Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag, Wanganui on December 5, 1984.

Plate/imprint, positional and value blocks may be obtained by purchasing at least six stamps for all denominations.

The stamps are available in New Zealand only from the Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag, Wanganui (mail orders) and the Philatelic Sales Centres at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Rotorua and Gisborne.

The stamps will remain on sale indefinitely.

They are not valid for postage in New Zealand.

The 1984 New Zealand Christmas stamps, released on September 26, again feature an "Old Master" painting, a church and a scene symbolic of Christmas.

A detail of "Adoration of the Shepherds" by Italian Renaissance painter, Lorenzo Di Credi, features on the 18 cent stamp. Wellington's Old St. Paul's church appears on the 35 cent stamp; and the 45 cent stamp, called "The Joy of Christmas", depicts ringing church bells.

Peter Durrant of Christchurch designed the 35 cent stamp and completed the graphic artwork for the 18c "Old Master" stamp. The symbolic stamp design is by Maurice Conly of Waikanae. First Day Covers for the issue were designed by Mr Durrant and cost $1.05.

Lorenzo Di Credi was born in Florence around 1456. He worked in the studio of Andrea del Verrocchio at the same time as Leonardo da Vinci was studying under that master.

Lorenzo is said to have been greatly influenced by Leonardo.

A skilful and meticulous painter, Lorenzo was also a sculptor. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he did not work in fresco. Many panel paintings have been attributed to Lorenzo however, and his works are found in major galleries including the Louvre in Paris, the National Gallery in London, and the Uffizi in Florence.

"Adoration of the Shepherds" was painted in 1510 when the artist was 54. The work is in oil on wood, and now hangs in the Uffizi.

Old St. Paul's Church, Wellington, which features on the 35c stamp, was built in 1866 and is still one of the most beautiful churches in the capital city.

It replaced the first St. Paul's, which was situated on what are now the grounds of Parliament. The new church was built entirely of wood totara, matai, rimu and kauri - in late English Gothic style. In 1867 the parish decided to add a south transept. This was completed in the winter of 1868 and by May, 1874, a north transept had been added as well.

First Day Covers Pack A few years later an organ was bought for SI. Paul's and a new chancel was built to accommodate both the organ and the choir. In the following decades several additions were made to increase the comfort of the church, including several porches, an extension to the baptistry and a robing room.

Because St. Paul's was the Anglican cathedral church, it had more visiting preachers, more services broadcast, and more musical events than other parishes. Ordinations and confirmations were held there and bishops preached to parishioners.

Congregations also assembled there for royal and state occasions.

The 45c stamp features ringing bells, a symbol of happiness and celebration particularly appropriate to the Christmas season. In the background of the stamp and through the bell tower a symbol of Christmas peculiar to New Zealand can be seen. It is the pohutukawa tree which bears bright crimson flowers around Christmas-time each year, The Christmas stamp issue was printed by Heraclio Fournier, Spain, using the photogravure process. The 18 cent stamp is of horizontal format while the 35c and 45c stamps are vertical. Each stamp measures 26mm x 41mm.

They are produced in sheets of 100 (10 rows of 10). Plate/imprint positional or value blocks can be obtained by purchasing at least six stamps of all denominations.

Unless stocks are exhausted earlier, these stamps will remain on sale at post offices until January 15, 1985, and at the Philat lie Bureau, Private Bag, Wanganui (mail orders) and Philatelic Sales Centres until June 30, 1985.

Special Tooic Stc;Trams of various types provided a vital means of public transport in New Zealand cities for just over a hundred years. Their earliest days are marked in a special Vintage Transport stamp issue, to be released on March 6, 1985.

Depicted on the six stamps are the Nelson horse tram, 1862 (24c); the Graham'sTown steamtram,1871 (30c); the Dunedin cable car, 1881 (35c); the Auckland electric, 1902 (40c); the Wellington electric, 1904 (45c), and the Christchurch electric, 1905 (58c).

Designer Maurice Conly has traced the development of the trams' means of locomotion since their beginning.

Nelson developed the first passenger street tramway. A single horse pulled the coach-style tram along 1.6 kilometres of line from the city centre to the Port of Nelson. This was the city section of a 21.5 km tramway built by a mining company to carry chrome ore from Dun Mountain to the port.

The discovery of gold at Graha~own (now Thames) meant many pas~ge(~r the country's first steam tramwaY;--ooeoed in 1871.

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From the Curtis Wharf, at the foot of Albert Street in Graham'sTown, the line ran northwest to the deep sea wharf at Tararu Point.

New Zealand's cable cars began in Dunedin and came to be widely utilised there. The Rattray Street cable tramway was the first to operate outside the United States and was based on the design of cars used in San Francisco.

The designer, 29 year old George Duncan, cleverly overcame initial problems at the corner of St. Joseph's Cathedral where the grade was 1 in 7.5. He designed the "pUll curve" a series of small pulleys that guided the wire rope around the curve - an invention adopted by cable engineers overseas.

The first cable cars were tiny about 3 metres long with seats for 16 passengers - and completely open except for a glassed-in platform at one end. The car depicted on the 35c stamp is a later larger version incorporating enclosed passenger compartments at both ends.

Huge crowds gathered for the opening of electric tramways in Auckland on November 17,1902.

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Dunedin had the first electrics but Auckland was the first to go for a complete electric system and the novelty of the horseless tramcars attracted thousands when the regular service began. Ten cars - eight small four-wheelers and two bogie type "combinations" - carried 15,000 that day. In the first week 70,000 paid twopence and rode between Queen Street and Ponsonby in the brightly-painted cars.

Wellington's first electric tram was a single truck, double deck tram, which was used to introduce the service from the New10wn tram sheds to Kent Terrace on June 30, 1904. The service used both double and single deck trams. One double decker could carry 64 passengers and all the main centres except Dunedin had electrics with open top decks.

The 58c stamp shows a 1905 Christchurch electric tram towing a trailer from Cathedral Square. These early trams incorporated large springloaded steel fenders mounted front and rear to protect cyclists and pedestrians. Many cars were locally built by Boon & Co. and featured interior panels of mottled kauri while the imported cars had maple panels.

Heaters under the wooden seats provided additional comfort to passengers. Various types of trailers were used, both single and doubledeck.

The new Vintage Transport stamps are horizontal format and printed in sheets of 100.

First Day Covers, also designed by Maurice Conly, will cost $2.42 and can be ordered from the Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag, Wanganui.

Orders for First Day Covers close at the Philatelic Bureau, Wanganui on March 6, 1985.

Unless stocks are exhausted earlier, the stamps will remain on sale at post offices until April 23, 1985, and will be available from the Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag, Wanganui, (mail orders) and Philatelic Sales Centres until April 30, 1986.

Plate/imprint, positional or value blocks may be obtained by purchasing at least six stamps of the required denomination.

Commemoratives Crusades but as the power and The centenary of the SI. John Ambulance in New Zealand next year influence of their Order grew throughout Europe Jerusalem fell is to be the subject of the 1985 and they were forced to move, first to Commemorative stamp issue. Three stamps featuring badges of the Order Cyprus, then Rhodes and finally, in 1530, to Malta. There a great hospital of St. John will be released on was built and the Order ruled, rich January 16. and powerful, until 1789 when The Bailiffs and the Dames Grand Napoleon sent them into exile.

Cross is depicted on the red 24 cent The Order finally settled in Rome stamp; the Knights and Dames of where it still retains the title, "The Grace Cross on the blue 30 cent Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order stamp; and the Serving Brothers and of SI. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes Sisters Crest on the grey 40 cent and of Malta". Now, however, this is stamp. Lindy Fisher of Auckland only one of five recognised Orders of designed the stamps which were SI. John world-wide. printed in England by Waddington New Zealand inherited the Lld, using the lithography process. ecumenical traditions of the Order of The Maltese Cross, lions and unicorns of the St. John insignia have SI. John of Jerusalem from England where the order was revived in 1831 become a familiar symbol in New after a lapse of three centuries. For Zealand since the SI. John many years the Order of this country Ambulance Association was first was part of the Order in England. It established at Christchurch in 1885.

But the origins of the organisation go was public concern in England about back much further, to 600 AD when a the lack of first aid knowledge and inadequate facilities for transporting small Christian hospice was founded the sick and injured to hospital that at Jerusalem for the care of pilgrims. led in 1877 to the formation there of a As the currents of history ebbed and SI. John Ambulance Association. flowed the hospice in Jerusalem The movement quickly spread and flourished for 400 years and was was followed in 1887 by the then destroyed. It was restored by foundation, in England, of the SI. Amalfitan merchants in 1023 and John Ambulance Brigade whose dedicated to SI. John the Almoner. purpose was to instruct citizens on Placed under the control of the Benedictine Order, the Hospitallers of the basic principles of first aid so they would be available to give medical SI. John continued to care for the aid if the need arose. The first sick but they were also given military Brigade division outside Britain was duties to defend the Holy Land. formed at Dunedin in 1892.

Knights of SI. John fought in the

Colonial New Zealand had great respect for the ideals of self-help and mutual help fostered by St. John's and the Order flourished here becoming completely autonomous in 1946. Today seventy percent of ambulance services in New Zealand are operated by the SI. John Ambulance Association while the SI. John Brigade numbers over 12,000 members.

The black and white uniforms of the Brigade can be seen at sporting and other major events, but much of the work undertaken by the Order is far less visible. Over 1200 nonuniformed members serve the Association while thousands of Brigade members provide voluntary service to the community in first aid, nursing, public hygiene and other aspects of community welfare including ambulance work.

The three commemorative stamps measure 41.00 mm x 30 mm and are produced in sheets of 50 (5 rows of 10). Plate/imprint positional or value blocks may be obtained by purchasing at least six of each stamp.

The stamps will remain on sale at Post Offices until March 5, 1985, and at the Post Office Philatelic Bureau, Wanganui (mail orders) and Philatelic Sales Centres until April 30, 1986, unless stocks are exhausted earlier.

Stamps Available Stamps are available by mail order from the Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag, Wanganui, or over the counter from Philatelic Sales Centres at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Rotorua, Dunedin and Gisborne.

Stamp Quantities Printed 1983 COMMEMORATIVE

24c 30c - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35c "ARMS" (set $28.00) $4, $6, $8, $10 40c 45c DEFINITIVES (set $11.99) 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6c, 7c, 8c, 9c, 10c, 15c, 20c, 24c, 25c,30c, 35c, 40c, 45c, 50c, 60c, $1, $2, $5

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GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE (Set $1.55) 5c, 10c, 20c, 30c, 40c, 50c ROSS DEPENDENCY (Set $1.55) 5c, 10c, 20c, 30c, 40c, 50c --------------------------TOKELAU DEFINITIVES (Set $1.90) 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c, 9c, 20c, 50c, $1- the current set issued in 1976 will be available until 4 December 1984. Stocks of the 2c denomination are exhausted.

A new definitive set will be issued 5 December 1984 consisting of: 15, 25, 55, 9s, 235, 345, 50s, 755, $1, $2 (set $4.99) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -__

1983 COMMONWEALTH DAY 5M 24c 35c 2M 40c 2M 45c 2M -'-'-----------1983 SCENIC

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4 Dec. 1984: 1984 Tokelau "Copra" 48s x 5 (set $2.40) _7_0-'-c : 1976 Tokelau Definitives 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c, 9c, 20c, 50c,$1 (set $1.90) 1983 HEALTH

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23 April 1985 : $1 and $2 Shell Definitives (set $3.00)

2.25M 24c + 2c 2.25M 24c + 2c - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30c + 2c 2.0M 30 April 1985: New Zealand Involvement in Antarctica 24c, 40c, 58c, 70c Mini sheets O.4M (set $1.92, min. sheet $1.92) : New Zealand Vintage Transport - Ferries 24c, 40c, 58c, 70c 1983 CHRISTMAS

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