Series 3 new zealand philatelic bulletin no 12 1957 january

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NEW

ZEALAND

POST

OFFICE

PHILATELIC BULLETIN -0-

Enquiries about New Zealand and Island Dependencies Stamps are to be addressed to the Director - General. Stamps Division. G.P.O.• Wellington, N.Z.

No. 12.

I.

24th JANUARY, 1957.

75th Anniversary of New Zealand Meat Export Trade. -

Two special stamps, 4d. and 8d., to oommemorate the 75th anniversary 01' the tirst sh1pment 01' mea t trom New Zealand to Grea t Bri tain w111 be plaoed on sale at all post ottioes on Pr1dQ', 15th February, 1957. The 4d. denomination, in vertioal torma t, depic ts a lamb with an outline map 01' New Zealand in the background. The 8d. value, in horizontal tormat, depiots a lamb (lIimllar to the one teatured in the 4d. value) and representations at the S.S. "Dunedin"- the ahip in a whioh the tirst oargo 01' mea t was torwarded to the UnUed KingdoD and a modern cargo ship. In addition to the words "!'few 2Oealand", and the val.ue and the years "1882 - 195'7", each stamp bears the inscription "75th Anniversary N.Z. Lamb Export Trade." The stamps were printed in England by the photogravure prooess by Mes81's BArrieon & 8onSLtd•. The colour 01' the 44. stamp is brilZht blue and that 01' the 8d. deep orange. In each value there are 120 stamps to a sheet (4d., 12 rows at 10; 8d., 10 rows 01' 12). Tbesheets have nQ plate martings 01' imprints. 2.

Souvenir Covers.-

Speoial souvanir envelopes tar use with the stamps are being proVided by the Ifew Zealand Meat Producers Board. These envelopes will be sold throughout 'the country on a house to house buis by the Boy Scouts Organisation at a ooat 01' 11-4. eaoh. By arrangement, the Boy Scouts Aseoolation will retain the JIIClI1ey reoeived tram the sale 01' the envelopes. Speoial aerOI1'tmm8 to~ will also be provided b;y the Board and distl'ibuted 'in the same llIInner ae the envelopes at a coet 01' id. eaoh. In addition, tb8 envelopes and aerogramme torma will probibl;y be obtainable fro-the prinCipal stamp dealere at the prioes mentioned. It 18 ·understood that the envelopes and aerogramme forma will bediatributed by the Scouts ear17 in February. untortunate17 arrangements about the prov1aion. and distribution 01' the souvenir envelopes and the opening 01' a special post ottioe (reterred to in the next parragraph) were not completed in time to enable earlier notifioation to be given to overseas olients.


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