Series 3 new zealand philatelic bulletin no 46 1968 february

NEW

ZEALAND

PHILATELIC

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BULLETIN

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Inquiries about New Zealand and Island Dependencies Stamps are to be addressed to the Philatelic Bureau, General Post Office, Wellington. N.Z. No. 46

1.

February, 1968

Centenary of the Publishing of the Bible in the Maori language

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On.23 April 1968 a stamp will be issued to commemorate the centenary of the publishing of the Bible printed in the Maori language. Particulars of the Maori Bible stamp are:

Design: The design is from photographs taken at the Rangiatea Maori Church, Otaki. As illustrated, the stamp ....•....•..•••••.•. features a Maori Bible with green satin hand-embroidered sashes resting on a lectern. The lectern is expertly carved by a craftsman in the , Raupanga (fern) pattern. The wood is Kauri. The Bible, which is shown open at the Book of Deuteronomy, is Bishop Hadfield's own Maori Bible and bears his handwriting inside. The green satin sashes are hand-embroidered in pink fuchsia design which in Maori interpretation signifies "opportunity". The border on the sashes is the hammerhead shark scroll design, signifying "authority and prestige".

Designed by: The Display Section, Public Relations Division, General Post Office, Wellington, Printed by:

Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd. by their Delacryl process.

Denomination:

3c

Date of Issue:

23 April 1968

Period of Sale: Unless stocks are exhaus.ed earlier the stamp will be withdrawn from sale from all Post Offices on 29 June 1968 and at the Philatelic Bureau 31 December 1968.

Size of Stamp: Sheet Size:

25 mm x 21 mm

100 stamps per sheet (10 rows of 10)

Sheet Value:

$3 (printed in top right-hand corner of the sheet).

Plate N~bers: 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A and 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B. The printer's imprint and' the'plate number are below stamps 1,2 ahd 3; in row 10. To-obtain the'plate'number block and/or printer's imprint a minimum of 10 stamps must be purchased.

Ordering: For overseas clients an order form for mint stamps and first day covers is enclosed. The closing date for the receipt of orders for first day covers is 19 April. The total charge for one cover is 7c. (Stamp 3c, cover 2c and servicing 2c).

2.

New Prints of the New Zealand Decimal Currency Pictorial Issue

As notified in Bulletin 45 it was hoped that the new prints of the 10c, 15c, 25c and ~2 decimal currency stamps would be available for release early this year. However, there has been some delay in the production and shipping arrangements for these stamps and consequently is is not possible to release the new prints as early as was first anticipated. Information about the 25c and ~2 stamps is given in paragraph 3.

The 10c new design stamp will now be issued on 2 April 1968 and the 15c stamp with modified colouring will be issued on 19 Maroh 1968.

Orders which the Philatelic Bureau has received for these stamps will be held for supplying on those dates.

The present 10c and 15c definitive stamps will remain on sale at all Post Offices and at the Philatelic Bureau until stocks are exhausted. Particulars of the new prints of the 10c and 15c stamps are: IOc

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Design: As illustrated. The stamp features a stand of radiata pine trees and stacked milled timber.

Designed by: The Display Section, PUblic Relations Division, General Post Office, Wellington.

Printed By: Harrison and Sons Ltd., London, by photogravure.

Denomination:

10c

Date of Issue: 2 April 1968

Period of Sale: issue.

37 mm x 21 mm

Size of Stamp: Sheet Size:

To remain on sale as part of the definitive

100 stamps per sheet (10 rows of 10) ~10

Sheet Value:

(Frinted at top right-hand corner of the sheet).

Plate Numbers: 1A 1A 1A 1A. The plate number and the printer's imprint appear below stamps 1, 2 and 3, in row 10, at the bottom left-hand corner of the sheet.

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Period of Sale: issue.

Size of Stamp: Sheet Size: Sheet Value:

Design: As illustrated. The Tiki is shown in green against a background of pale green.

The lettering is in red.

Designed by: Original design by Mr J. Berry, O.B;E., Wellington.

Printed by: Harrison and Sons Ltd, London, by photogravure.

Denomination: Date of Issue:

15c 19 March 1968

To remain on sale as part of the definitive 21 mm x 25 mm

150 stamps per sheet (10 rows of 15). ~22.50

(Printed at top right-hand corner of sheet).

Plate Numbers: 1A 1A 1A. The plate number and the printer's imprint appear below stamps 1, 2, 3 and 4, in row 10, at the bottom left-hand corner of the sheet.

Blocks of this issue will be sold as under:Plate number and imprint block (corner block) ••••••••• 8 stamps Plate number only (Not corner block) •••••••••••••••••• 6 stamps Printer's imprint only (corner block) ••••••••••••••••• 6 stamps

3. 2Sc and $2 (New prints)

Production of the new 25c stamp for commence shortly and this stamp as well colours of the ~2 definitive value will year. Particulars of the date of issue be announced later.

the definitive issue will as the reprint in modified be released later this of these two stamps will

4. New Pictorial Value 2lk: (Previously announced as 22c)

Due to the rate of postage for an airmail letter to Great Britain and Europe being increased from 22c to 28c following devaluation of the New Zealand dollar, the denomination of the proposed 22c has been changed to 28c. This stamp which features the Fox Glacier in Westland National Park will be issued on ,0 JUly 1968. Full particulars about this stamp will be included in the next Bulletin. Those clients who have already ordered first day covers and specimens of this stamp and who based their remittance on the previous value of 22c are being advised by letter. from the Philatelic Bureau, of the additional amount required to meet the cost of their requirements.

S. Services Stamp Issue

To mark the important contribution being made by the New Zealand Armed Services a set of three stamps will be issued on 7 May 1968. the 2,rd Anniversary of V.E. Day. Particulars of the three Services stamps are: Design: The three Services, Army, Air Force and Navy. are featured on the 4c, 10c and 28c stamps respectively. Each design depicts a present day serviceman and equipment of the relative service with an earlier serviceman and equipment in the background.

Designer:

Mr L.C. Mitchell. Wellington

Printed by: Thomas De La Rue and Co. Ltd., London, by their Delacryl process.

Denominations:

4c, 10c and 28c

Date of Issue:

7 May 1968

Period of Sale: Unless stocks are exhausted earlier the stamps will be withdrawn from sale from all Post Offices on ,1 July 1968 and at the Philatelic Bureau on 31 January 1969.

Size of Stamps: Sheet Size:

37 mm x 21 mm (horizontal format).

100 stamps per sheet (10 rows of 10).

Sheet Value: ~. ~10 and the relative sheet).

~28

(printed on top right-hand corner of

Plate Numbers: Particulars of the plate numbers are not yet available and will be advised in the next Bulletin.

Ordering: For overseas clients an order form for mint stamps and fIrst day covers is enclosed. The closing date for the receipt of orders for first day covers is 3 May 1968.

6. Gift Sets of Postage Stamps

Gift sets of current definitive stamps specially packed in two types of attractive plastic folders with a Maori motif on the front are on sale at the Philatelic Bureau, all Chief Post Offices, Post Offices in tourist centres and overseas air and sea passenger terminals. Overseas clients and New Zealand customers in areas where the folders are not on sale are able to obtain them by post from the Philatelic Bureau, General Post Office, Wellington. One folder, coloured blue, containing 12 stamps (~c to 10c) is sold at 85c and the other folder, coloured black, containing 17 stamps (~c to 5Oc) is sold for ~2.25.

The folders are listed on the order form which is enclosed with Bulletins sent to overseas addresses.

7. New Plate Numbers Stamp

Plate Number

Date Issued

2~c

New Zealand Pictorial

2A 2A 2A 3A

11.10.67

2ic New Zealand Pictorial

2B 2B 2B 3B

11.10.67

Additional stocks of plate 1A 1A 1A 1A and plate 1B 1B 1B 1B of the 2~c Pictorial stamp are now available from the Philatelic Bureau.

8. New Adhesive on stamps printed by Harrison and SODS Ltd.

The stamp printing firm of Harrison and Sons Ltd., have advised that in future instead of using gum arabic they shall be using a new synthetic adhesive of which the common constituent is Polyvinyl alcohol. The new adhesive which is claimed to give better adhesion than gum arabic, was used for the first time in the production of New Zealand stamps with the printing of the new 10c and 15c definitive stamps.

9.

Addresses of Overseas AdmioistratioDS' Philatelic Services

For the information of our clients, we so not sell stamps on behalf of the Administrations shown below and inquiries should be made to the relative addresses.

Australia - New Guinea - Papua Philatelic Bureau, 664 Bourke Street, Iolelbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA 3000.

Cook Islands Philatelic Bureau, P.O. Box 200, Rarotonga, COOK ISLANDS.

The Philatelic Section, G.P.O. Box 40, Suva, FIJI.

The Postmaster, Nukualofa, TONGA. Pitcairn Islands The Commissioner, South Pacific Office, Government House, Suva, FIJI.

10. Postal Union Journal

The "Union Fostale" map;azine is published each month in seven languages by the Universal Postal Union and, in addition to information about stamp issues by member countries, contains many articles relating to postal services. Some which have appeared concern the demand and service standards of the postal service; postal mechanisation; International letter writing week; notes from the

International Professional Press; and information about new postal films. ~The annual subscription is n~ne Swiss francs payable by money order or a cheque drawn on a bank in. Switzerland.

Subscriptions should be sent to. the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union, Berne, Switzerland.

11. Offices Opened and Closed and Names of Offices Changed

Opened Name

District

Fredrick Street Lake Hawea Ferry Landing The Terrace

Auckland Dunedin Thames Wellington

20.11.67 11.12.67 14.12.67 15.11.67

Closed Whakawhitira Waingaro Kapua Manawatu Street Te M.ahoe

Gisborne Hamilton Palmerst6n North Palmerston North Rotorua

15.12.67 31 .10.67 30.11.67 30.11.67 14.12.67

Name of Office Changed From

To

District

Date

Half-moon Bay

Halfmoon Bay

Invercargill

18.12.67

· GIFT SETS of NEW

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ZEALAND

STAMPS

are available in Special

Folders

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