, NEW ZEALAND
Produced by the Post Office Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag, Wellington.
August, 1974
No. 12
THERE'S GOLD IN THIS RIVER
SIX FOR '75 SI X STAMP issues will be released by the Post Office in 1975. The first of these will be a four stamp commemorative issue on February 5, featuring the Otago Medical School cen-
tenary, International Women's Year. the 50th Anniversary of the Women's Division Fede-
rated Farmers of New Zealand
scenery. from open mountain
range to coastal forest. The New Zealand Forest Service places special emphasis on the conservation of soil and water, the preservation of scenery and recreation in their parks. The second release of three stamps in the Children's Pets
Health stamp series is scheduled for August 6.
Three Christmas stamps will be released on October 1, comprising an Old Master painting a church stained glass window and a symbolic design. Ten stamps replacing the current lc-l Dc definitive stamps, will be released on November 26.
and the 40th Anniversary of the New Zealand Crippled Ch ildren Society. The sailing ships which played a significant role in the country's early development will feature on six stamps to be released on April 2.
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attractions have featured very successfully on stamps for many years on June 4, four stamps will be released depicting New Zealand's forest park scenery. The forest parks are found in both the North and South Islands many include all aspects -::! ~~qw Zealand's
AND YET ANOTHER HAMI LTON'S new Philatelic Sales Position opened on May 20 in the Hamilton Chief Post Off ice. The counter, staffed by Colin Keen, formerly of the Philatelic Bureau is the fifth to be set up in the country.
Souvenir coin sets, postal stationery, stamp packs, posters and .all stamp issues are available at the counter. Mail order sales will be handled at the Wellington bureau. "The demand has been good - there's great potential in th is area," says Col in.
NEW ZEALAND again carried off a gold medal for this stamp display at the world's top stamp exhibition, Interpex 74, held in New York in March.
Designer of the winning display was Post Office gra, phic artist, Jurgen Waibel. The idea of the "river" of stamps has strong Maori and Polynesians origins. "MY design was based on the idea of the long white cloud, Aotearoa - something long and flowing", The continuous mo¡ ving line also relates to Polyn.stans decorative art forms", said Jurgen. Set on a 15 panel dark green background, the featured stamps include, Maori art, technology, royalty, NZ sce, nes and commemorative issues. "The stamps being para, mount, I simplified the text and backgrou nd so as not to
dominate them. I think it was prObably the simplicity that made the display successful" said Jurgen. This is the second gold medal the NZPO has collected for its stamp displays at Interpex - New Zealand was awarded its first gOld medal at the 1972 exhibition.
the first time, some other creature is almost entirely dependent on him or her for affection and daily care, they say. 1974
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The New Zealand Post Office attempted to capture the relation路 ship between pets.and children in the release of three 1974 Health stamps released on August 7. The stamps, depicting children and their animals, are the first of this nature since the introduction of Health Stamps in 1929. Designed by Brian Langford of Christchurch and printed in England by Harrison and Sons, the 3c and lc; 4c and lc; 5c and lc stamps measure 24.13 mm x 40.64 mm.
1974 stamp issue The following stamp issues will complete the 1974 programme: ~
October 2: Christmas issue. December 4: New Zealand's off路shore islands scenery.
Right angles Encouraged by the huge success of the 1973-74 "circle of stamps" poster, the Post Office is to release another poster late this year fea- . turing a "diamond" of New Zealand stamp issues. Up to 120 stamps will feature on the new poster which will sell for $1.00. Arranged in themes, the issues will feature past stamp issues and current stamps_ Protective cardboard cylinders will be introduced with the poster.
Pet-Parent Psychology by Post Office reporter Andrea Fox esterday it was a stray kitten and a hedgehog, today it's the next doorneighbour's dog - your house is getting to be like a menagerie, with little Johnny and his furred and feathered friends.
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When you're not tripping over his guinea pig or giving his jar of spiders a very wide berth - you're binding up a blackbird's broken leg. Very frustrating for Johnny's family but very important for Johnny's health and mental well being according to many psychologists.
They claim that loving and caring for a pet is an essential learning experience for all children. Loving a pet dog or cat is often the first real emotional experience a child will have - because, for
Christchurch stamp designer, Brian Langford.
Fifty-cent miniature sheets of 4c and 1c value are also available. "Keeping a pet is an ideal situation for a child to learn responsibility towards others," says David Harvey, a New Zealand Education Depart路 ment psychologist. "There are few children in New Zealand who have not had the valuable experience of owning or helping care for a pet," he says. "The fact that communication between them is entirely nonverbal can remove the stress which many children undergo when unable to express their feelings. "Because pets show their appreciation so positively, rewards for giving pets affection are immediate and genuine," David said. You may be housing a zoo but both the animals and Johnny, are probably benefiting enormously from the experience.
Decentralisation
The Wellington Philatelic Bureau's mail order section will be moving premises to Wanganui late this year, the Postmaster路 General, (Hon. R.O. Douglas) announced recently. The move is necessary because of accommodation problems in Wellington and comes about as part of the Government's decentralisation policy, Mr Douglas said.
TokelatIS TInpical Shells by Post Office reporter Andrea Fox
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he beautiful tropical shells found around the Tokelau Islands are composed of widespread species also occurring thousands of miles away in Japan, Northern Australia, India and East Africa. The Tokelau Islands, three small atolls lying some 300 miles north of Samoa, like most Indo-Pacific oceanic islands, have no characteristic endemic molluscan fauna of their own. The 1974 Tokelau Island stamp issue, to be released on November 13, features four tropical shells of the cowrie species. Designed by Mr G. Fuller of Havelock North, the four 30.56 mm x 38 mm stamps were printed by Questa Colour Security Printers, England, by lithography process.
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The species is characterised by it's dark black-brown base, coarse reticulations on the dorsum and heavy lateral margins.
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The 5c Cypraea tigris is the largest and best known of all the cowries and has a geograph ical distribution almost exactly that of C. mauritiana. C. Tigris is particularly variable for a cowrie - the size varies from place to place. (Specimens are very large in Hawaii). Some specimens are very inflated, the shells can be thick or thin and the colour ranges from almost white to almost black. Tokelau specimens are usually medium sized, with a greyish white background coloration and brown-blotched dorsal surface.
Pictorial Postcards
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Cypraea talpa, pictured on the 15c stamp, has widespread IndoPacific distribution. The jet black base of the specimen contrasts strikingly with it's golden-banded dor¡ sal surface, making it a favourite with collectors.
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Cypraea mauritiana, featured on the 3c stamp is one of the largest species of cowrie and occurs also in East Africa, Southern India, through I ndonesia, Japan, North-Eastern Australia and East to Tahiti. Next to Cypraea Tigris, featured on the 5c stamp, it is the largest cowrie occurring in the Tokelaus.
ion. This specimen cannot be confused with any other cowrie, the ring-like dorsal colour pattern (Argus's eyes) being uniquely characteristic.
The 25c Cypraea argus also has widespread Indo-Pacific distribut-
Pictorial postcards are back on the postal stationery scene - bold, bright and beautiful. New Zealand lakes are the five scene stealers released on August 1, this year. Four postcards feature magnified stamps of lake scenery on a black background: the 6c Lake Waikaremoana; the 8c Lake Hayes; the 18c Lake Wakatipu and the 23c Lake Rotomahana. The fifth postcard features all four stamps on a black background. The cards are priced at 10c each and 50c a set.
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Civil aviation was boosted beyond the experimental stages because of World War I and by the end of it the New Zealand Post Office seriously considered setting up national airmail services. So on December 16, 1919, at the controls of a Boeing Seaplane (18c) Captain Bolt had the distinction of flying the first officially assigned airmail in the country, from Auckland to Dargaville. He piloted the 112 m ile trip in just over one hour thirty minutes_ This twice weekly service ran for three months - but landings were always tricky, being made on the muddy Wairoa river which flowed with a strong current.
by S. LeCouteur
t took eight years following the legendary Wright brothers flights at Ohio, 1903, before aero-nautical pioneers in New Zealand ventured into the air and had any recognised success. That was in February 1911 when Vivian Walsh lifted off the ground in his weird air machine at Glenora Park, Papakura, in the North Island. There are, however, claims that a young Temuka farmer, Richard Pearse, very nearly beat the Wrights in their honour of being the 'first'. Pearse did not make any crosscountry flight but he at least got airborne. History, in a sense, was made again when not long after Walsh's efforts, another pioneer became New Zealand's first aerial "postman". On March 6, 1914, J.w..M. Scotland flew his bi-plane over the small town of Temuka in South Canterbury, and airdropped from the cockpit a parcel containing a letter addressed to Mr Andrews.
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Although an unofficial aero post delivery, it was the start to an era of rapid mail conveyance throughout New Zealand which today, as
a means of transport, still remains unrivalled in terms of postal efficiency. As part of a series featuring transport, the Post Office issued a set of stamps on June 5, to commemorate aircraft involved in important stages in New Zealand's history of airmail transportatiof" The four aircraft representJd in this issue were the Bristol Freighter on the 5c stamp; a Lockheed Electra (6c); the Short Flying Boat of 1940 (1Oc); and a 1919 Boeing Seaplane (18c). Design format for the issue was similar to the recent Locomotive stamps. Christchurch designer Maurice Conly, paid particular attention to fine detail in both issues. A close inspection of the 6c and 10c stamps even shows -the Jlames "Kuaka" and "Aotearoa" actually written on the fuselage. The stamps were printed by lithography process in four colours by Harrison and Sons of England. The perforated stamp measures 23.13mm x 40.64mm.
On one occasion he taxied to the bank only to find his seaplane rapidly sinking when, at the crucial moment, his plight was noticed by a locomotive driver at Dargaville station. The driver quickly reversed his engine down its rail tracks along the river bank, threw out a rope and dragged Captain Bolt and the Boeing to safety_ As far as is known, there are no, records in New Zealand of a railway train rescuing an aircraft from water and the story is still recounted in different parts of the world. So a chain of air links was gradually established through the nation_ Then on September 11, 1928, hats flew and thousands of spectators cheered as Charles KingsfordSmith and Charles Utm alighted from their triple engined plane, the "Southern Cross". TheY'had just-eonquered the Tasman Sea by air, laying the foundations for future international air service links with New Zealand. Kingsford-Smith and the "Southern Cross" were featured on a commemorative stampissued on August 27, 1958, for the 30th Anniversary of his Tasman flight.
But "Smithy's" luck changed when making the King George Vth Jubilee airmail delivery from Australia to New Zealand on May 15,1935. Four hundred and fifty miles out of Sydney a portion of an ex· haust pipe broke off and splintered the starboard propellor putting the engine out of action. In a desperate return to Sydney, struggling to keep the "Southern Cross" airborne, the crew were forced to jettison most of their mail load. Fourteen bags containing 27,503 letters were thrown overboard. Only 1,277 were saved to be later unloaded in Sydney. After the epic, a haggard Smithy determined: "This will not retard plans for a regular Tasman air service. It must and will come". The pilot's words came true on April 30, 1940, when the Short S.30 flying-boat" Aotearoa" of TEAL (now Air New Zealand), made an inaugural flight from Auckland to Sydney, simultaneously forging the final link in a direct aerial chain between New Zealand and overseas countries. This chain was part of the Empire Air Mail Scheme initiated by Imperial Airways (now BOACI. New Zealander Captain J.W. Burgess piloted the"Aotearoa" on this first scheduled commercial flight out of the countr ,cruising at around 140 m.p.h., 5,000 feet above the Tasman. For the 10 passengers, their nine hour journey was one of keen enjoyment. To pass1he time they played cards, chess and deck quoits. Lunch included such delicacies as
oysters on the shell, cold turkey and ham, Russian salad. and fresh fruit salad with cream. Pan American began its regular flights on July 29, 1940 connecting Auckland with San Francisco via Noumea, and Hawaii. World War II intervened with the normal Empire service to England but Pan·Am stepped in, providing the only means of rapid airmail communication between New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Average delivery time. was 14 days with nine days as the fastest. By this stage it was possible to reach, par avion, practically every country in Europe, Africa and Asia within only a few days to a maximum of three weeks of departing New Zealand. World War II however, curtailed the outlets available for airmail. The Pan American Pacific service terminated when Japan entered the war in December 1941. Air letters were then sent by sh ip to San Francisco or Panama to connect with flights for the U.S.A.
Th is model, a 10 passenger craft with a 188 m.p.h. cruising speed, was one of the three introduced by Union Airlines in 1937 and later taken over by National Airways Corporation. "Kuaka" was the last Electra used by NAC and it can now be seen in retirement at Auckland's Transport and Technology Museum. The Bristol Freighter featured on the 5c stamp is essentially a cargo plane which has operated throughout this country since 1951 by Safe Air Ltd (previously Strait Air F.1eight Express Ltdl, and has been a regular carrier of mail since 1958. Safe Air introduced a revolutionary turn·round loading system which was much admired and later adopted by overseas operators. The system involves loaded mobile pallets, known as cargons, that are winched into the freighters through their capacious nose doors, and require no tying down. Turn·round times are usually achieved in less than 20 minutes from touch down to lift-off.
Apart from normal cargo, large consignments of Iivestock are freighted. Once during a two-day period, over 1,000 head of cattle were moved by two Bristols from the South Island to the North. Civil aviation in New Zealand has come a long way since Walsh's 1911 daring air venture in a balsa·light 'flying' contraption to The air service to Great Britain today's Iightning quick DC 1O's of via Australia was restored in July New Zealand's international airline, 1944 Air New Zealand, and the Boeing Th e Loc kh ee d El ectra (6<:1 repre· 737's of N.Z. National Airways the principal internal air carrier. sents the period when regUlar aIr. mail services were being set up For the year ended March 31, between New Zealand's main 1973 1,470,000 Ibs of letters were centre"s. When delivered to the flown to inland centres and country, the Electra was among the 1,340,861 Ibs airmail was dismost modern aircraft in the world. patched to other countries, vitally maintaining the bridges of cam· -""~ munication within New Zealand and overseas.
Military flights provided re· stricted space for mail during the war and this was overcome by sending "Airgraphs". The sender wrote his letter on a special form which was photographed and reduced for air transmission and reproduced in legible arm on arrival overseas.
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The history of ainransporta· tion is not without disaster and set-back but today it is easy to take for granted the convenience and speed of aerial transport and mail delivery.
NIUE ISLAND CELEBRATES COOK BI- CENTENARY I
n hiSl.ravelS in the SQU.th Pacific 200 years ago,
Captain James Cook dis-
covered an unknown island with a precipitous broken coastline fringed by a threatening coral reef pounded by savage su rf_ He made three landings and named it Savage Island. This year the people of the island, since renamed Niue, celebrate the Bicentenary of Cook's visit and on June 20 released four commemorative stamps to mark the occasion.
Each features a portrait of Cook
against various backgrounds. At the time of Cook's visit Niuean society was al ready over 1000 years old. European missionary visits began in 1830 but it was a Samoan missionary, named Paulo, who introduced Christianity to the island in 1849. The first resident missionary, the Rev. W.G. Lawes, of the London Missionary Society, arrived in 1861.
The Executive Committee of four members is responsible for the formation and implementation of policy. One of the Comm ittee members is Leader of Government and holds the Government Administration and Finance portfolios. Lying about 300 miles east of the Tongan Islands and inhabited by just over 4,000 people, Niue is an elevated outcrop of emerged coral reefs, 100 square miles in area. Of the island's 64,900 acres, about 13,600 acres are in merchantable forest and 5,000 are available for agric· ulture. An airfield, roads and buildings make up the balance. The principal subsistence crops are taro, yam, pawpaw, bananas, coconuts and kumaras. Livestock is confined to cattle, pigs, fowls and a few sheep. The international date line puts Niue standard time 23 hours behind New Zealand.
Niueans are a diverse mixture of races from other parts of the Pacific but are of Polynesian extraction, affiliated to the Tongans and Samoans.
Education is free and compulsory and children attend eight primary schools and one high school. A small teachers' training centre in Alofi provides twoyear training courses for Niuean teachers.
They speak a distinct Polynesian dialect with trace~ of eastern Polynesian tongues.
Niue is expected to become fully self-governing in free association with New Zealand this year.
Niuean adults speak some English, but most young Niueans are now bilingual.
A United Nations Mission which visited Niue in June 1972 confirmed that this was the wish of the overwhelming majority of Niueans.
A high birth rate is balanced by the emigration of 200/300 Niueans to New Zealand each year. Niue was made a British protectorate in 1900 after three applications to Queen Victoria in 1887, 1898 and 1899 for British protection. In June 1901 the island was annexed to New Zealand by Proclamation. The first Government resident look up office on Niue in September. Originally administered as part of the Cook Islands by the New Zealand Government. N,ue was placed under separate administration by an Amending Act In 1903. Under the Niue Act of 1966, Niue has an Island Assembly of 14 members elected by universal suffrage, and a speaker elected by the members.
At the request of the Niue Island Assembly, the New Zealand Government is drafting a constitution which provides for self government. This constitution will also preserve the status of Niueans as New Zealand citizens. New Zealand will remain responsible for foreign affairs and defenc.e. Niue raises internal revenue by income tax and customs duties. Total revenue from all sources does not COver expenditure and the New Zealand Government makes up the deficit with grants which are fixed three yearly in advance. A referendum is to be held in August of this year to decide Niue's constitutional future, if the constitution is voted for by the Niueans, it is expected to come into force in October.
Niue's four Bi-centenary sta· mps, designed by Allan Mitchell, of Wellington, were printed by Quests Colour Security Printers, England, using the lithography process.
The 2c stamp illustrates the bow of Captain Cook's vessel with Niue behind; the 3c Cook's land· ing place and his vessel; the Bc, a map of Niue; and the 20c shows the present Niue Administration bUilding against the 1774 ensign. Each stamp measures 24mm x 41 mm. They will remain on sale until April 30, 1975.
"Health stamps are a difficult theme to present in an original manner, Mrs Chapman adopted a fresh approach and displayed both sensitivity and professionalism". The competition, held by the Post Office to find new stamp designers, saw a very high standard of technical presentation by the award winners. Second prize of $200 went to Mr J. E. Bates, of Devonport, Auckland. "Mr Bates' composition and draftsmanship was of a very high standard:' the judges said. Third prize, also of $200, was won by Mr A.P. Derrick, of Christchurch, who "successfully resolved the problems of his subject - offshore oil exploration." Mr P.J. Durrant, also of Christchurch, collected $100 for his three stamp entries depicting Maori art.
Margaret Chapman of Clifton, Christchurch holds her prize winning entry in the 1974 Post Office Stamp Designers Competition. Judges found her health stamps "refreshing, sensitive and utterly professional".
Competition brings five new faces to stamp designing scene by Post Office reporter Andrea Fox Christchurch woman collected first prize in one of the most hard fought, nationwide competitions of the year the New Zealand Post Office's $1,000 Stamp Designer Competition judged in June.
Margaret Chapman, of Cl ifton, was awarded $400 and a place on the Post Office's designing panel, for her entry - a set of th ree health stamps. The competition, the first since 1968, opened March 21 and closed May 27. Advertising through art magazines and various art organi-
sations attracted 267 entries from 100 artists. Depicting everything from spiders to sport, the entries, from all parts of New Zealand,-came under the close scrutiny of the four man judging panel - Mr A.R. Burge, representing the Federation of New Zealand Philatelic Societies; the Director of the National Art Gallery, Mr M.N. Day; the President of the New Zealand Society of Industrial Designers, Mr K.R. Trevelyan; and the Principal of the Post Office Business Planning Branch, Mr A.J. Beck. "Mrs Chapman's entry was an obvious winner:' Mr Beck said.
Flight Lieutenant, P.L. Blackie, of the RNZAF Base at Hobsonvi lie, who was awarded 5th place and $100, submitted four designs demonstrating technical competence over a range of subjects . A limit of four designs covering any subject was imposed on all entrants. The judging panel viewed many designs on subjects such as New Zealand wildlife, scenery and Maori art, New Zealand racing, rugby, mineral resources, metrication, architecture and shell studies.
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current stamps
1974 Health (set lSe) 3e + le, 4c + le, Se + le. Miniature sheet of 10 4c + le stamps also available.
STAMP ISSUES currently available by
and
Dunedin.
Otago University: (set $2B.00) $4, $6, $8
3c, lOM;
lOc, 3M.
1969 Christmas: 2Y.e,29M.
1970171 Definitives:
1969 Cook Bi-Centenary: 4c,4.5M; Se, 1M; 1Bc, 2.2M; 2Be, 1M.
(set $5.37lS) lSe, le, 2e, 2%c, 3e, 4c, Se, Se, 7e, 7lSe, Bc, lOc, lSe, lBc, 2Oc, 23e, 25e, 3Oc, 5Oc, $1, $2.
Se-tenant blocks - 200,000 sheets.
1970 Cardigan Bay: lOc,4M.
Niue Definitives: (set B2e) lSe, le, 2e, 2%c,3e, 5e, Bc, lOc, 2Oc,30c.
1970 Expo: 1.5M.
N.;; Fiscals overprinted Niue: (set $3.50) 5Oc, $1, $2.
1970 United Nations: 2.5M.
7e, 2.5M; Bc, 2M;
(set 24Y:zc)
Iset 4Be) 3e, 4e, Se,
3e, 10M;
lBc, lOc,
1972 Health: 3M.
4c, 7M;
Se, 1M;
3c + le, 3M; 4c + le,
1972 Christmas: lOc,2.5M;
3e, 26M; 5e, 15M
~1972 ~s.:-'
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lBc, 1.1 M; 23e, 1.lM;
1973 Steam Locomotive: 3e, BM; 4e, 7M; 5e, 2M; 10e, 1.2M. 1973 Franees Hodgkins: 5e, 2M; Bc, 1.2M; 10e, 1.2M; lBe, 1.2M.
2lSe, 25M;
3e, 15M;
1971 County Women's Institute and Rotary: 4c, BM; lOc,l.5M.
Mountain Scenes (set 5Se) Se, Bc, lBc, 23e. Commonwealth Games lset 6Oc) 4c, Se, lOc, lBc, 23e. New Zealand Day Iset lOc) five 4c stamps sold in se·tenant block form only. 1974 Commemoratives Iset 17c1 4c, Se, Bc. Air Transport (set 3Se) 3e, 4e, Se, 23e. Niue Cook Bi-Centenary (set 33c1 2e, 3e, Bc,2Oc.
1972 Alpine Plants: Bc, 1M; lOc, 1M.
Miniature sheets: 2Y.e + le - 200,000 sheets; 3e + 1e - 220,000 sheets.
1970 Chatham Islands: le,2M; 2e,2M.
To be withdrawn April 30, 1975:
1972 Vintage Car: 3c, 10M; 4c, 7M; Se, 2M; Se, 1M; Bc, 1M; lOe, 1M.
1973 Commemorative: 3e, BM; 4c, 7M; Se, 2M; Se, 1.2M; Bc, 1.3M; lOc, 1.2M;
1970 Christmas: lOc,2.5M.
2Y.e, 3e, 4e, 15e.
le, 1.5M; 7e,
2%c + le, 4M; 3e + le,
1970 Health: 4M.
Tokelau Definitives: Iset Ble) le, 2e, 3c, 5e, lOc, 15e, 2Oc, 25e.
1971 One Ton Cup:
4c, 2M; 7e, 1M.
1971 City Centennaries: 5M; 5e,2M.
3e, BM; 4c,
1971 Unicef/Antarctic Treaty: Se,lM; 7e,lM. 1971 Satellite Earth Station: lOc,lM.
Bc, 1M;
1971 Health: 3e + le, 3M; 4e + le, 3M; Se + le, 1.5M. Miniature sheets: 3e + le - 130000 sheets; 4e + le - 150.000 sheets. '
Post Offices opened and closed OPENED Hampstead
Christchurch
Northcross
Auckland
Piu Island Snells Beach Sunset Surrey Hills
Christchurch
CLOSED Glen Alton George Cou rts Hurleyville Lovells Flat Matauri Bay Milburn Omata
1971 Rose Convention: 2e, 1M; Se,2M; Bc,lM.
Miniature sheets: 3e + le - 130,000 sheets; 4e + le - 150,000 sheets.
1969 Corso: 7e, 2.75M; Bc, 1.5M.
2Y2c Overprinted 4c: 4c
Ross Dependency: Bc, lOc, lBc.
4e, 15M;
1972 Commemorative: 3c, 10M; 4c, 7M; Se, 2M; Bc, 1M; lOc, 1M.
Bay of Islands: 4c, 2M; Se, 1M.
$10.
Government Life Insurance:
3e, 26M;
1971 Lord Rutherford: lM.
stamps printed
Philatelic Sales positions at Auckland
N.Z. Fiscals:
1971 Christmas: lOc,2.5M.
Reprint: 2e, 1M; Se, .5M; Bc,.75M.
mail order ·from the Philatelic Bureau Wellington, or over the counter fro~
Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch
To be withdrawn June 30, 1975:
Auckland Rotorua
Auckland Hamilton
Auckland Wanganui Dunedin Whangarei
Dunedin
New Plymouth
Pipiriki
Wanganui
Waimate North
Whangarei
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plate numbers ·Stocks no longer available from Philatelic Bureau.
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