Produced by the Post Office Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag. Wanganui.
April 1977
No. 17
LEARNING COMMEMORATED ON STAMPS
Aspects of education, from preschool to teacher training, are depicted on a set of five Se stamps being issued by the New Zealand Post Office this month. Designed by Allan Mitchell, of Wellington, the stamps are being printed se·tenant - each stamp is a self·contained design but all five form a larger design when placed side by side. A million people - one-third of the total New Zealand population - are attending an educational institution of some kind at present. The stamps show a cross section of these educational activities: • Physical education (girls with hoops). Maori culture (children playing stick game). recreational education (infants on rope ladder).
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Old Government Buildings (home of The Eaucation Department). geography, manual training, science. Special schools (for deaf), manual training, kindergartens and play centres. Tertiary and language classes. Home science, correspondence school. teacher traininq.
Printed by Harrison and Sons Ltd in England, each stamp 40.64mm high by measures 24.13mm. They are produced in sheets of 100 - two blocks of five stamps in 10 rows. Though the issue was not planned to commemorate any centenaries it coincides with the 100th anniversary of the passi ng of the Education
Act which laid the foundation for national education in New Zealand. It also coincides with the centenary of the old Government building which houses the New Zealand Education Department. This old building is one of the largest wooden buildings in the world - certainly no all-wood building south of the equator is as large. It faces one of Wellington's most modern buildings: the partiallycompleted Beehive, annex to Parliament House. The centenaries of the Dunedin and Christchurch teachers' training colleges also fall about the same time.
New Directions In NZ Education
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An up-ta-date book listing New Zealand Post Offices is shortly to be published by the Postal History Society of New Zealand. ~ ATAFU This follows the successful limitNUKUNONU ed edition of a similar book in 1967 which, according to the The Lanager, -t, ~ FAKAOFO Society "was quickly snapped up" Philatelic Jureau, 10 ,tJri'late Bag, as soon as it was released. "Iv .,ell~nr·~O?) Mr R. M. Startup, author of the 'SLANOS h"'::' .. Z...:.ru....l.~;...;. I0 10°5 book, has been revising the 1967 173 W edition with the help of the New ! jP.~-f-OO C01NG f1AlL Zealand Post Office. I I\;(~_~~n O!_.~~~ The new edition is to be called "New Zealand Post Offices." The new book contains 250 pages and lists in detail every post office or telephone office known to have been opened in New ZeaMail delivery to the three islands of the Tokelau group, 270 miles land. due North of Apia, Western Samoa, is a slow business. Inquiries should be directed to; Mr R. M. Startup, Once the covers are delivered With no air service to the islands P. O. Box 275, they are processed by the local and the only regular ship visiting MASTERTON. postmaster and returned on the next the group once every three or four boat. months, unavoidable delays with The likely delay caused by this mail delivery are encountered. infrequent mail delivery is advised It is for th is reason that collectors and stamp imprints in each stamp pamphlet publ icising are advised to expect up to four months delay in receiving Tokelau a Tokelau issue. However, some collectors apparfirst day covers. A newly designed postage imprint These first day covers are sent to ently do not notice the warning is to be introduced progressively Apia, Western Samoa, where they and the New Zealand Philatelic on all items of postal stationery as Bureau regularly receives letters reprints become necessary. await the sailing of the Cenpac Rounder, which provides the shipinquiring about the delay. It was used for the first time on ping link with Tokelau. the souvenir postcard issued on
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The dates of issue for the 1977 Niue stamp releases have been slightly changed. They are now as follows: Release Date Stamps June Personal Services issue August Scenic issue October Christmas issue
DESIGNER JOINS ELITE A New Zealand stamp designer's work has been selected for presentation in "Modern Publicity", a London-based, world-wide graphic magazine. anniversaries of the YWCA in New Four stamps Mr Allan Derrick designed for the NZ Post Office's Zealand and the League of Mothers. "Modern Publicity" includes the commemorative issue of 1976 will be featured in the publication. best work from throughout the world in the fields of art, advertisThey are the stamps commemorating the centennial of New Plying, design, signwriting and other mouth, the conversion of New Zeaforms of promotion. land to metrics, and the 50th
November 1 to commemorate the centenary of postal stationery in New Zealand. The imprint will also be used on a reprint of the pictorial datestamp postcard currently underway. The imprint was designed by Mr P. J. Durrant of Christchurch, New Zealand and features a silhouette portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11, framed in a Maori rafter pattern design. The silhouette is similar to that depicted on the 10 cent definitive stamp. With the introduction of the new imprint the opportunity is also being taken to delete the New Zealand Coat-Of-Arms from postcards and lettercards. This change is in line with the current practice of not using the Coat-Of-Arms on everyday postal items.
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DOCTORS, DRIVERS AND DISTRICTS COMMEMORATED The five stamps in the 1977 Commemorative issue, released on January 19, were designed by Flight Lieutenant P. L. Blackie, of Hobsonville, Auckland, a technical drawing instructor with the Royal New Zealand Air Force. They are pri nted by lithograph process by Harrison and Sons Ltd, England. The size of each stamp is 40.64mm x 24.13mm.
Hamilton, named after Captain John Hamilton, commander of HMS Esk and victim of fighting between New Zealand natives - the Maoris - and European settlers in 1864, has its centenary commemorated on the 8c stamp in this issue. The stamp features the city's coat-of-arms. The strip of blue below it represents the waters of the Waikato River running through Hamilton _. its life blood for the past 100 years. NEW ZEALAND
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A 10 cent stamp marks the 75th anniversary of the New Zealand Automobile Association. Formed on May 26, 1902 in Auckland, it grew quickly with district groups establishing themselves throughout the country. Today New Zealand is served by 15 area associations completely autonomous but operating a system of reciprocal services throughout the country. One driver for every two cars registered in New Zealand is a member of the AA - 603,000 motorists. The stamp features the AA logo and yellow image colour plus a silverygrey strip representing New Zealand roads. NEW ZEALAND
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The 8c stamp commemorating the centenary of the founding of Masterton borough bears the borough's coat-of-arms against a predominantly gold background. Masterton, a town of some 20,000 inhabitants in the south east of New Zealand's North Island, is the rural centre of the surrounding fertile Wairarapa valley. Its coat'of'arms bears the golden fleece to symbolise this agricultural link plus the open book, a reference to the town's status as an important educational centre. The bird on the crest is a Tui, native to New Zealand. NEW ZEALAND
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A 10 cent stamp commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Melbourne. It bears the college's coat-of-arms "Fax Mentis with the motto; Incendium Gloriae" - the flame of glory is the torch of the mind. The coat-of-arms aptly portrays Apollo, God of healing (clutching his harp to show he can instil knowledge by gentle means) and Chiron, father of wisdom, bow in hand to symbolise his readiness to protect education - by force if necessary. ~\Iso featured is the swan from the Austral ian coat-of-arms and the Lymphad (symbol of discovery by sea) from the New Zealand coat-ofarms. NEW ZEALAND
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Gisborne was founded by Captain George Read, a shipowner and trader of early New Zealand times who became so powerful and influential in Gisborne and the surrounding Poverty Bay district that he was called the uncrowned King of Poverty Bay. He even issued special banknote~ that only he could cash. The 8 cent stamp commemorates the foundi ng in 1877 of Gisborne borough. The city's coat-of-arms features on the stamp with a strip of aquamarine depicting the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean in adjoining Poverty Bay.
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As it enters its second century, the New Zealand education system is taking new directions to meet changing conditions. Some of these new directions, along with long establ ished ones, are depicted in the set of five 8 cent stamps issued th is month by the NZ Post Office. The stamps also reflect the breadth and diversity of modern teaching. The Education Department is now one of New Zealand's largest government departments. It is one of the biggest spenders, laying out $700 million a year, one of the country's largest road transport operators, running hundreds of school buses, and one of the country's largest publishers.
TIER Another trend is the dissolution of the "tier" system of education. In the past years children went to school when they were five and left school or university in their late youth. Most never set foot inside an educational institute again.
In the last decade, however, university extension classes, polytechs and other adult educational facilities have extended the system at the upper end. At the lower end, kindergartens and child care centres have stretched it back almost to the cradle.
One new direction NZ education is taking is decentral isation. Much of the direct control of the education system is being handed over to lay people
Some 60 per cent of three-and four-year-olds are attending educational centres. Even the Correspondence School is moving into this area. Besides offering adults courses in early childhood education, the School recently began enrolling its own pre-school pupils.
Some 50 000 lay people now serve on education boards, school committees, college boards of governors and technical institute councils. They, in fact, outnumber the full-time officers of the department.
These are children unable to attend kindergarten because of isolation or handicap. The two teacher, serving pre-school children are being joined by three more th is year as the roll has increased from 50 up to 180 pupils.
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PLUGGING IN Today New Zealanders can "plug in" to the education system throughout their Iives, as their interests, needs and capabilities develop. Recently a woman in her 70s completed her Bachelor of Arts degree. Changing population patterns are also altering the shape of education in New Zealand. School rolls increased dramatically following the post-war "baby boom". but as this generation is passing out of the education system, the increase is levell ing off. This has already been felt in the primary system, forci ng re-evaluation of staffing and building needs, and it is now affecti ng the secondary school system. New Zealand's eight teacherstraining colleges are reflecting the country's zero population growth. In the last 10 years their rolls grew from 7 000 to 10 ODD, but th is year the total will be about 8 000. The downturn is expected by education authorities to continue even further .
5 As a resu It, trai nees wi 11 be The correspondence school spending more time out of their concept was pioneered by New training colleges and in the schools. Zealand. Lessons are posted in Experienced teachers will be re- canvas envelopes and returned for trained to bring them up to date marking and comment by teachers. with current trends and techniques. The realities of New Zealand's The postal lessons are supplePacific role are being acknowledged mented by daily lessons on the by a new type of training course for national radio network. teachers from the Pacific Islands. Its aim is to help them towards This year a course in Japanese a New Zealand Trained Teacher's Certificate which will make them is offered for the first time, along eligible for service in any school. with "modular" courses in the This will contribute greatly to secondary division. the teaching of Pacific Island children in main New Zealand centres. These courses will allow students The Correspondence School, an more flexibility in choosing topics institute virtually unique to New Zealand, will see another record- which they will study as part of breaking year in 1977 in numbers particular subiects. of students and courses offered.
EXPERIMENT
This will be one of the few periods in the lOO-year history of the department when the rolls of teachers' colleges have declined. Another was during the Depression of the 1930s.
CENTENARIES Like the education system itself, the teachers college are also moving into their second century. Dunedin Teachers college cele¡ brated its centenary last year and Christchurch will mark its 100th anniversary in 1978. Teacher training is responding to the new directions being taken by education. Last year the COlleges undertook a major review of their current courses and future prospects. They were helped by the provision of one lecturer each year to undertake research, particularly on the effectiveness of the courses each college offers.
Started in 1922 as an experiment to bring education to back blocks settlers, the roll of the school has grown from 80 to more than 17 000 this year.
The big growth area is, however, the extension of adult education. From a minority group, adults now comprise more than 60 per cent of the total roll of the Correspondence School.
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77 ISSUE SEES SEA STAMPS
This year's scenic issue, to be released on June 1, focuses on New Zealand seascapes and beach scenes. They feature Karitane Beach, lOc; Ocean Beach, Mount Maunganui borough, 16c; Piha Beach, lSc; and Kaikoura Coast, 30c. Graphic designs are by Don Hatcher and the printers are Heraclio Fournier, S.A. For the past four years the scenic issues have been giving overseas philatel ists a stamp-born view of New Zealand's beauty. The first issue in this popular stamp series was released on December 6, 1972 and featured New Zealand lake scenes. Included were two North Island lakes, Lake Waikaremoana (6c) and Lake Rotomahana (23c) and two South Island lakes, Lake Wakatipu USe) and Lake Hayes (8c). The following year the scenic issue, released on December 5, 1973, took philatelists on a stamp tour of New Zealand mountains.
The impressive Mitre Peak (6c), Mt Sefton U8c) and the Burnett Range (23cl are all part of the South Island's mountain chain while Mt Ngauruhoe (8c) is a volcanic peak in the North Island.
the Kaweka Forest Park (18c) and Coromandel Forest Park (23c) representing the North Island. The North West Nelson Forest Park (8cl and Lake Sumner Forest Park (6c) represented the South Island. This issue was released on June 4, 1975, with graphic designs and printing by Joh Enschede en Zonen, Holland. Last year's scenic issue toured some of the waterfalls of New Zealand.
Offshore Islands were the subject of 1974's scenic issue Great Barrier Island (6cl. the largest off the North Island; Stewart Island (8c) the southernmost of the three main islands of New Zealand; White Island (18c) an active volcanic island off the North Island; and The Brothers Island (23cl situated in Cook Strait between the North Purakaunui Falls (lOc) are in the and South Islands of New Zealand South Island while the Bridal Veil were featured. Th is issue was released on Falls (15cl. Papakorito Falls (16cl. and Marakopa Falls (14c) can be December 4, 1974. ff)und in the North Island. Designer Don Hatcher of Auckland did the graphics for the first three issues in the series. New Zealand's beautiful forest parks featured on the 1975 scenic issue with two North Island parks,
This issue was printed by Courvoisier S.A., Switzerland who also carried out the graph ic designs. They were released on June 2, 1976.
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OFFICES OPENED AND CLOSED
CURRENT STAMP PLATE NUMBERS
Opened
Denomination
Manukau City (Auckland) 20.10.76
1970/71 DEFINITlVES
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Unwatermarked Blue Paper
150
Unwatermarked White Paper Watermarked White Paper
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1&
Unwatermarked Blue Paper
lA1A1A
20e
Unwatermarked Blue Paper
lA1A
23c
Unwatermarked White Paper
111
250
Unwatermarked White Paper
23323",23434*,23523*,34634 2A3A4A2A3A *, 2A3A5A2A3A *, 2A3A3A2A3A",3A4A6A3A4A
30e
U nwatermarked White Paper
2212,3323,3333 2A2A1A2A*,3A3A2A3A,3A3A3A3A
50e
Unwatermarked White Paper
1111
$1
Unwatermarked White Paper
1111
$2
Unwatermarked
Ahuroa (Auckland) 13. 8.76 Anakoha (Blenheim) 20. 9.76 Awatuna (New Plymouth) 28.10.76 Bennetts (Christchurch) 30. 6.76 Cronadun (Greymouth) 31.12.76 Endeavour Inlet (Blenheim) 30. 9.76 Frederick Street (Auckland) 21.12.76 Grants Braes (Ounedin) 15. 2.77 Mahitahi (Greymouth) 30. 9.76 Mahitahi River (Greymouthl 30. 9.76 Mangatainoka (Masterton) 29.10.76 Manutahi (Wanganui) 30. 6.76 Motuti (Whangarei) 3. 9.76 Ngawha (Whangareil 21. 1.77 North Mount Egmont (New Plymouth) 5.10.76 Otaua (Auckland) 25. 6.76 Puketitiri (Napier) 15. 9.76 Rissington (Napier) 30.11.76 Ryal Bush (Invercargill) 4. 6.76 Stanmore Bay (Auckland) 22.10.76 Taupaki (Auckland) 6. 8.76 Te Whetu (Hamilton) 29.10.76 Wairakei (Rotorua) 30.11.76 Warea (New Plymouth) 30. 9.76
ON SALE Two new stamp booklets are now on sale. Each holds ten stamps, one of 8 cent denomination and the other of 10 cent denomination. The rose featured on the cover of the 8 cent stamp booklet is the Josephine Bruce rose as featured on the 8 cent definitive stamp. The booklets cost the face value of the 10 stamps in each - $1 for the 10 cent stamp booklet and 80 cents for the 8 cent denomination booklet.
White Paper
Plate Numbers
lA1A1A1A lA1A1A2A,
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1111
FISCALS $4
Watermarked
$6
Watermarked
$6
Watermarked
$10
Watermarked
1975DEFINITIVES lc 2c
Roses
3c 4c 50
Se 7c &
9c
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1976DEFINITIVES
l1c 12c 13c 14c
All1 A 111 A 111 A 111
GOVERNMENT LIFE 2%c
3c 4c
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Stamp plate numbers (Cont.) Denomination
Acknowledgements
Plate Numbers
ROSS DEPENDENCY
3e 4c
50 8c 10e 18c
111 111 111 111 111 111
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Articles may be extracted for reprinting without further permission. Acknowledgment to the New Zealand Philatelic Bulletin would be appreciated.
1976 HEALTH
8c 9c
lle 56e 1976 NZ CHRISTMAS
Minature Sheet
7e l1e 18e
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1977 COMMEMORATIVES
3 x 8c 2 x 10c
Se-tenant Se-tenant
The list of offices opened and closed, as printed in the October 1976 issue of the Philatelic Bulletin, regrettably contained several inaccuracies.
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SILVER ANNIVERSARY
Minatures
5 x 8e
These included; Under the heading "Closed." The entries for Cape Campbell, Papatoetoe South, Riverhead, St Arnaud, Waihi Beach South and Whenuapai Airport should not have read as closed as postal facilities are still available at these offices although telephone and/or telegraph facilities have been withdrawn. The Whenuapai Airport entry should read Whenuapai Village.
EDUCATION
5 x 8e
Se-tenant
lA1A1A1A
TOKELAU DEFINITIVES
le 2e 3e
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Apologies
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NIUE DEFINITIVES
le 2e 3e 4c 5e
lOc 20c 50c $1
$2
The dates relating to 5t Omer and Whangaroa should read 1975 instead of 1976.
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Also, the entry "Tuaha" should read "Inaha" and for the entry "Tari ngamoto" read "Tari ngamotu". Under the heading "Opened". the entry for Tamatea is incorrect. Th is is not a new office although Motor Registration facilities have been added.
NIUE UTILITY
lOc 150 20c
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We apologise for the inconvenience caused by the publication of this inaccurate information.
NIUE 1976 CHRISTMAS
9c 150
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