Series 1 New Zealand Philatelic Bulletin No 6 1940 October

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LOMTIilON OF NEW ZEALAND.

General Post Office, Wellington, C.l. 29th Cb tober~ 1940. Philatelic Bulletin No. 6 (Overseas).

1.

Centennial stamps.

The following additional plates have been used in the printing of the Centennial stamps:ld.

G3j

H3j

16;

J6.

In order to conserve stocks of paper and stamps, it has been decided not to withdraw the Centennial stamps at the end of the year but to continue their sale until stocks are exhausted.

2.

Official stamps.

The following additional Centennial stamps have been overprinted "Official":id.

15;

J5.

2d.

GBj

G9j

Gl0;

HB.

It has been found that one of' the stereos used for overprinting the Pictorial stamps was wrollBly included in the forme which overprinted the Centennial st~s "Offioial". The normal overprint Wlcd for the Centennial stamps shows the ~. "f' sn of "Of'f'icial" separated, Vlhereas in the Pictorial overprint the two "f's" arc joined together. The stamp bearing the variety is nunibor 10 in ro,7 1 in the ~d., ld., 2d., 3d., 4d.., 6d. and 8d. denominations and number :5 in row 4 in the ~d. vaIue.


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