NEW
ZEALAND
PHILATELIC
POST
OFFICE
BULLETIN
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Inquiries about New Zealand and Island Dependencies Stamps are to be addressed to the Director-General, Postal Division. G.P.O., Wellington, N.Z. No. 30.
26 February, 196-4.
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Road Safety Campaign.-
A 3d stamp illustrated here, is to be issued on the 1st May, 1964, in support of the National Road Safety Campaign. Unless supplies are exhausted earlier, the stamp will be on sale until 31 st JUly, 1964.' AB will be seen,.tne design features a relief map of ~ew Zealand with a road running the length of the countr,y from Bluff to North Cape. A steering wheel with a driver's hand is shown at the left of the stamp and a caption reads ''Keep our roads safe ". Colours are: background, blue; map, orange; road, black. The steering wheel and caption are shown in white. Mr L.C. Mitchell of Wellington designed the stamp. Printing is being undertaken by Messrs Harrison and Sons Ltd., London who are using the photogravure process. The paper has a consistency of 50% esparto and 50% sulphite.
OVerseas clients may now place orders for the Road Safety stamp with the Director-General, Postal Division, General Post Office, Wellington. Persons requiring first day covers and a1$0 those who wish to have mint stamps dispatched on the date of issue shoUld post their orders in sufficient time to reach the Postal Divisiop by the 24th April, 1964. The usual fee of 1td per cover will be charged for servicing a plain envelope supplied by the Post Office. If an addressed envelope is provided the fee is 1d. Official souvenir covers are not being provided by the Post Office.