Series 3 new zealand philatelic bulletin no 21 1960 august

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NEW

ZEALAND

POST

OFFICE

BULLETIN

PHILATELIC -0-

Inquires about New Zealand and Island Dependencies Stamps are to be addressed to the Director - General. Stamps Division. G.P.O .• Wellington. N.Z. I August. 1960.

No. 21

I.

1960 Health Stamps.-

Illustrations of the 1960 Health stamps which are to be placed on sale on 10 August and withdrawn on 30 November appear in this Bulletin. The stamps were printed on "N.Z. star" paper in two colours by the recess engraved process by Messrs Bradbury Wilkinson & Company Ltd. of New Malden, England. The denominations and colours are:3d. 4d.

(2d. postage + ld. Health); kotare (kingfisher), light brown and blue; background, blue. (3d. postage + ld. Health); kereru (wood pigeon), dark brown; background, orange.

Each stamp measures 21 mm x 37 mm and the large sheets contain 120 stamps in six rows of twenty. One plate has been used for each colour, and in each denomination the plate number "A 1" appears in the bottom left-hand corner of the selvedge, together with the firm's imprint. Sheet values "£l.lOs." and "£2", respectively, are printed in the selvedge in the top right-hand corner. Miniature sheets of six stamps (two rows of three) show a similar plate number and imprint inscription in the bottom selvedge, while the notation "Miniature sheet ls.6d." or "Miniature sheet 2s.0d.", as the case may be, is printed on the top selvedge.


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