Series 3 new zealand philatelic bulletin no 5 1954 january

BULLETIN.

PHILATELIC Issued Post

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. the 'Autl).ority of the Director-General, Telegraph DepArtment, Wellington, C.1, New Zealand.

No. 5.

25th January, 1954.

1.

King Georse VI stamps. - ' A provisional 1d. stamp was issued on, the 11th Septemhf'r, 1953 by overprinting the current td. stamp "1d."

The layout anf type ~cre siffiilar to the 3d. provisional stamp issued in December, 1952.

Sheets of id. stamps printed from plate 101 and 133 were used for the 1d. provisional.

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1 d. Provisional stam . - Owing to the depletion of stocks of the current 1 d. King George VI stamp, it was necessary to re-introduce the 1td. provisional stamp of July, 1950.

The reprint was similar to the original.

Approximately equal quantities of this printing had the watermark upright or inverted.

3.. Offic.1alstamps. -The King George VI 4d. stamp printed from plate 90 in the new she/le and overprinted "Official" was issued in Apr.11, 1953.

4.

Royal Vis1 tstBmps. -This series was placed on sale on the 9th December, 1953:, and not on th,e14th December 8S was the previous intention.

The plate numbers were - 3d., 45983 and 45984; 4d. 45985.

These stamps were printed by the ordinary recess or line-engraved 'process. (Note.The printers have explained that the new process referred ·to in ..theprevious Bulletin is used only on long printings).

5.

Queen Elizabeth IT stamps. - The new permanent issue of stamps both ordinary and official portraying Queen Elizabeth 11 will be placed on sale at all post o.f'f'ices on the 1st March, 1954.

Particulars of the values, sizes and colours of the new stamps and of the plate numbers observed on proof' sheets are as follows: Value

Size

Ordinary series 17mm x 21mm id.

1d. " *1id. " 11 2d.

11 3d.

4d.

6d.

8d.

9d.

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21mm x 25mm

1s.0d.

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1s.6n.

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"is.On. 5::;.Od. 103.0d.

21mr:: x 37mm

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Colour

No. of stamps to the sheet

Grey Yellow Brown Green Orange

240 240 240 240 240

Blue Violet Red Frame: green Centre: brown Frame: red Oentre: black Frame: blue Centre: black Green Red Blue

240 240 240 160 (2 panes) 160 (2 panes) 160 (2 panes) 120 120 120

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Plate numbers 1,2 5 11.,12,13,14 15,16,17,18 3,4,7,8,21,22 23,24,25,26,27,28 9.19 6 10,20 Feft 1A 1A right 1B 1B ?left 1A 1A right 1B 1B (left 1/\ 1A (right 1B 1B 2 1 3

King Georgc VI stamps this value was Owing to 8 sL0rtap;e of 1-1-d <- . • placen on sqle on the 1l;th December last.

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Official series id. 17mm x 21mm tld. " 2d. " 3d.

"11 4d.

9d. " 1s.0d. "

No. of stamps to the sheet

Colour

Yellow Brown Green Orange· Blue.

Red Violet

240 240 240 240 240 240 .

240

Plate numbers 2 4 3 1

5 7 6

(Note. - The present KingG~orge VI series and the overprinted official series will not be withdrawn but will remain on sale meantime).

Special souvenir covers for, the new Queen issue will not be issued by the Post Office but; in respe'ct of orders received from rnrseas clients, the stamps Division, General Post Office, Wellington, will affix stamps to plain envelopes and have them cancelled on the date of issue.

The charge for this service will be 1td. per cover in addition to the cost of the stamps required.

In oases where the client supplies his own addressed envelopes, 'the servicing fee will be reduced to id. per cover.

As there are 14 denominations 1n the ordinary series it w11l be. necessary to prepare fool,soap covers and to plaoe the address 1n ,the bottom right-ha~d corne~~nd,not h~gher than it inche~ t~om the bottom oftheenvelqpe~ On the firstdaY,Of,isaue,'onll;cn members of. t·he ,public' -w111 be permitted to affix "official" <-~t8mps·\t'Oordinaryaddressed:envelopes for posting and cancellatic;>,l't 1:0 1;he usual way.

Such envelopes must be endorsed "First DaY Cover' Only".

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Postage stamp Booklets. - Booklets containing the new Queen Elizabeth I! .stamps are ,betngprinted, and w111 be placed on s ale when sufficient suppll'es' a.rerece1ved'fromEngland.

The booklets will contain twelve id. stamps and twelve 3d. stampsandw1ll sell for 4/each. .

7.

Postal Stationery. - A card similar to the post-card b~tb1ue in colour and impressed with a one penny King George VI stamp in purple and overprinted "1td." in black was issued ori 8th September, 1953.

New postal stationery impressed or embossed with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth 11 will be placed on sale later.