NEW
ZEALAND
PHILATELIC
POST
OFFICE
BULLETIN
Inquires about New Zealand and Island Dependenches Sumps Ife to be addrrntd to the DireCtor-General. Sumps Division, G.P.O., Wellington, N.Z. No. 21
17 OCTOBER. 1960
I. Christmas Stamp. - ReIIl.brandt 's painting "The Adoration of the Shepherds" is featured on the 1960 Chrlatmae stamp which Is being issued 1n response to requests tor a stamp emphasising the spiritusl significance ot Christmas. The picture Is reproduced by courteay ot the Trustees 01' the National Art Gallery t 1oooon. The stamp 1Ihlch Is ot the 2d. denomination le produced 1n two colours on burr eoloured paper. The overall colour le brown and there are touches ot red 1n
the central group ot figures. It was printed by Mesers Harrieon and Sone Limited, London by the photogravure process.
To adequately portray the SUbject chosen, the stamp has been printed in a size which Is larger than any stamp previously issued in New Zealand~ The st8llp measures 30mm x 40tlm and 18 vertical in format. Sheets comprise 60 stamps in five rOW8 of twelve with the Sheet value of 10s~ appearing in the eelvedge in the top right-hand corner and the printer's imprint and plate numbers 1 1A, in the selvedge under the :first three stempB in the bottom lert-hsnd corner.. The psper used hss • content ot 50 per cent rag and 50 per cent SUlphite and has the lIultiple watermark in the upright posit1on.. The stamp will now be placed on sale at all post ortices on 1 November (in earlier bulletins the d'8te was given as 1 December) and w111 be withdrawn on 14 January, 1961 unless supplies are exhausted prior to that date. The Post Orfice is not issuing special eouvenir envelopes but overseas clients wiehing to obtain firet day covere on plain white envelopes should place their orders with the Stamps DiVision, General Post Orfice, in the usual m~er. A servicing charge of 1 id .. per envelope is payable but if clients forward their addressed envelopes this charge Is reduced to id.
Wi th the release ot the id., id., 3d., 6d., Bd. 1 September the complete Pictorisl seriee ot eighteen denominations ie now available. Information additional to that already published in Bulletins Nos. 19 and 20 is :rurnished on the following page. 2.
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Pictoriid Stamps. -
9d. denominations on