NEW
ZEALAND
POST
OFFICE
PHILATELIC BULLETIN Enquiries ibout New Zulind ind Islind Dependencies Stimps ue to be iddressed to the Director - Generil, Stamps Division, G.P.O.. Wellington, N.Z.
No.
13.
I.
1957 Health Stamps.-
26th JUNE, 1957.
The 1957 Health stamps will be placed on sale on Wednesday, 25th September, 1957. Owing to the change in certain postage rates effective from last there will be only two denominations in this year's series~ 3d. (2d. postage + 1d. Heal th) and 4d. (3d. pos tage + 1d. Heal th). ~ovember
The design of the 3d. value, which was drawn by Mr L. Cutten of Wellington, depicts a life-saving team going into action. The stamp is printed in two colours, the subject being shown in black and the background in green. The 4d. stamp features a beach scene with a boy in a canoe and other children playing in the water. This design was drawn by lM L.C. Mitchell of Wellington and the colours are, centre - blue; frame and lettering - red. The stamps are being produced in Antwerp by Messrs Waterlow & Sons, Ltd., by the rotary direct plate process. In each value the size of the stamp is 37mm x 21rrrn and there are 60 stamps to a sheet. On this occasion a limited number of miniature sheets are being r..ade available to facili ta te sales by the Heal th Camps Federa tion. In each value the miniature sheets will consist of six stamps. These miniature sheets will not be on general sale at post office counters. Souvenir covers, issued by the Health Camps Federation, will be available at most stationers and stores throughout the country at a cost of 1d. each. Overseas collectors and dealers ordering "Heal th" first day covers to be supplied and serviced by the Stamps DiVision of the New Zealand Post Office should include in their remittances the cost of the covers in addition to the servicing fee (1td. each cover). In cases where clients supply their own addressed covers, the serVicing fee is reduced to 1d. each cover.