Series 3 new zealand philatelic bulletin no 41 1966 october

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NEW

ZEALAND

PHILATELIC

POST

OFFICE

BULLETIN

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. 4.1

October, 1966

I. Centenary of New Zealand Post Office Savings Bank

A set of two stamps will be issued on 3 February 1967 to commemorate the centenary of the New Zealand Post Office Savings Bank. The denominations are to be 4d. and 9d. The 4d. stamp will be maroon in colour with gold lettering and will depict the head and shoulders of the Queen below a reproduction of a head in relief of Queen Victoria. The 9d. will be olive green with turquoise lettering and will depict in gold a reproduction of the reverse side of a half sovereign in circulation in New Zealand in 1867 in gold and, in silver, the reverse side of the New Zealand dollar coin which will be issued to commemorate New Zealand's change over to dollars and cents. The stamps are being printed in photogravure in sheets of 120 by Messrs Harrison and Sons Limited, London. Unless supplies are exhausted earlier, the issue will be withdrawn from sale at post offices and at the Philatelic Bureau, General Post Office on 9 JUly 1967. Overseas clients may now place orders with the Philatelic Bureau, Postal Division, General Post Office, Wellington, for first day covers and mint stamps. Those persons requiring first day cancellations should post their orders in time to reach here by 31 January 1967. Post Office first day covers will be available at a cost of 2d. each and a serVicing fee of 2d. for each cover will be charged. If addressed covers are supplied the serVicing fee will be 2d. for each cover. The usual rubber hand-canceller service will be available and, as mentioned in Bulletin No. 39, the service has been extended to all 21 Chief Post Offices. Special posting boxes will be prOVided at the Chief Offices on both occasions and all covers posted in the special boxes will be postmarked with the rubber hand-cancellers instead of the usual steel hand datestamps.


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