Stamps for 1971 SfAMPS issued during the second half of 1971:
July 14:
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land's First Earth Satellite Station - 2 stamps. Heal th issue - 3 stamps. A fourth stamp in this set will be issued la ter.
September 1: Sixth release 1970/ 71.
Definitives
(National Parks) 3 stamps October 6:
Christmas issue - 3 stamps. November 3: Commemorative. issue for first World Rose Conven tion to be
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Zealand - 3 stamps. Decem ber 1: Cen tenary issue commemorating the birth of Lord Rutherford - 2 stamps.
NO. 6
Produced by the Philatelic Bureau, Post Office Headquarters., Wellington.
CHANGE IN N.Z. STAMP POLICY THE DECISION to restrict future New Zealand stamp issues to six a year has already resulted in increased interest from both overseas and local collectors. The new policy was announced by the Postmaster-General (Hon. Allan McCready) early in the year.
ced by Mr McCready, will cut New Zealand stamp issues by half - from one a month to six issues annually. The new policy has advantages for stamp collectors and dealers alike. Stamp issues in 1972 will not amount to more than $2. This will give New Zealand specialist collectors an economic advantage over specialists in stamps of countries whose armual issue of stamps mean a greater fmancial outlaY.
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lWO NEW stamps, designed by Mark Cleverley of Auckland, commemorate the opening of New Zealand's fust satellite earth station at Warkworth. The Sc stamp, with a grey background, features the parabolic receiving aerial, while the 1Qc depicts the Pacific satellite INTELSAT III on a purple background. Orange dots on the Sc and green dots on the 1Qc stamp represent earth stations
POST OFFICE FILM WINS PHILATELIC AWARD His announcement brought favourable comment and increased standing orders for New Zealand stamps from collectors in different parts of the world. There were 12 stamp issues in 1971. This was partly due to unavoidable delay in releasing some stamps in the 1970 1971 defmitive series. The new policy, announ-
DAYID SIM5. who directed the award~winning Post Office sponsored fIlm ''The Early Days", The mm. which shows how New Zealand's history has been reflected in its stamps, was awarded a gold medal at the lnterpex exhibition in New York in March. In the United Kingdom 'The Early Days" will, initially. be released on general distribution by Columbia Pictures and in New Zealand by International Film Distribu¡ tors. The American Philatelic Society will distribu le the mm through philatelic groups in the United States.
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XMAS ISSUE
NEW STAMP BOOKLET , NEW ZEALAND
POSTAGE STAMPS
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New Zealand native plants features on the cover of a new-look stamp booklet
six 3c. and twelve 4c stamps as well as six airmail stickers.
which went on sale last month. Native trees depicted are the Whauahaupaku, Hoheria, Mahoe, Willow-leaved Maire and Ma taL The new booklet contains 75 cents worth of stamps.
Limited supplies of the 1969 booklet are available from the Philatelic Bureau at 50 cents each. The booklet was printed in England by Messes Harrison and Sons.
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GIFT PACK THE GIFT pack collection of New Zealand special issue stamps will, for the fIrst time this year, be on sale to overseas collectors. The pack provides a simple means of buying single copies of New Zealand stamps. The Christmas pack was introduced last year to New Zealand collectors. It sold ou t well before Christmas. Because of the demand, the Post Offlce will °extend its offer of the Christmas Pack to overseas collectors. This year's pack incorporates features of the special stamps in its colourful cover design. Inside, protected by plastic, the stamps are displayed like miniature paintings, against an ebony black background. The pack, priced at $1. 50, will be sold at Chief Post Offlces and other selected Post Offlces in tourist centres or by mail order from the Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag, Wellington.
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WELLINGTON designer Leonard C. MitcheU designed this year's health stamp issue, released by the Post Office on August 4. The 4c and 5c stamps, coloured green, blue, red and brown are both available in miniature sheets of six. The 6c stamp, coloured blue. green and white, commemorates the Golden Jubilee of the New Zealand School Den tal Service.
NEW ZEALAND'S Christmas stamps this year include the traditional "Old Master" nativity scene "The Holy Night" by Maratta, a symbolic design "The Three Kings" by Enid Hunter and a reproduction of the stained glass window design from St Luke's Anglican Church at Havelock North. Predominant colour in Miss Hunter's delicately worked design of the Three Kings is a deep blue. Miss Hunter has also designed the special envelope to be used for the unaddressed rust day cover service.
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The original of this year's "Old Master" hangs in the dresden Gemaeldegalerie Alte Meister, Gennan Democratic Republic. The stamps were printed by Hartison and Sons Ltd, England with photogravure process. They will be withdrawn from Post Offices on January 5, 1972, but will remain on sale at the Philatelic Sales Sections, Auckland, Wellington, Christehureh and the Philatelic Bureau (mail orders), Private Bag, Wellington until June 3D, 1972.
Stamps Currently Available STAMP ISSUES currently available
at the Philatelic Bureau, Wellington (mail orders) and the Philatelic Sales Sections, Auckland, Wellington, and Christchweh: 1967 Definitive Set (Set $5.42y",) !6c, le, 2c, 2!6c, 3e, 4e, Se, 6e, 7e, 7!6c, Bc, lOc, lSe, 18e, 2Oc, 25e, 28c, 3lk, 5lk, $1, $2. To be withdrawn December 31,1971. N.Z. Fiscal. (Set $28.00) $4, $6, $8, $10. 1970/71 Definitives !6c, le, 2e, 2Jhc, 3e, 4e, Se, 6e, 7e, 7y"" 8e, Ilk, lSe, 18e, 200, $1, $2. Commemoratives and Special Issues Chatham Islands (set 3e) le,2e.
Country Women's Institutes/Rotary International (set 14e) 4e, Ilk. One Ton Cup (set Bc) 5e,8e. aty Centenaries (set 12e) 3e, 4e, Se. UNICEF/Antarctic Treaty (set Bc) 6e,7e. Satellite Earth Station (set 18e) 8e, lOc. Health Issue (set 15e) 4c, Se, 6c. Also the 4e and Se stamps are available in miniature sheets of six stamps of each denomination. Government Life Insurance (set 25e) !6c, 2Jhc, 3e, 4e, 15c. Ross Dependency (set 27e) 2c, 3e, 1e, 15e.
Tokelau Islands Pictorial (set Bc) le, 2e, lOco N.Z. Fiscals overprinted Tokelau (set 35e) 3e, Se, 7e, 2Oc. Tokelau BIs i~ (set ADc)
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Niue Definitives (set 82c) !6c, le, 2c, 2lhc, 3e. Se, 8e, lOc, 2Oc, 3lk. N.l. Fiscals overprinted Niue (set $3.50) 5lk, $1, $2.
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Imaginative Look at New Zealand. IN HIS STAMP designs, Aucklander, Mark Cleverley avoids the obvious. "You might see the waters of the WaHemata as
blue, bu t the name means sparkling water. This has to be considered symbolically in design. "This is why I chose a silver grey for the water of the Hauraki Gulf stamp," Mark Cleverley told me. The 37-year-old designer has brought a freshness of vision. darinl! use of colour and ordered- use of shape that is part of his own individuality into the range of New Zealand stamps. This is perhaps best seen in his ou tstanding portrayal of that haven and playground for yachtsmen from all over the world - the Hauraki Gulf National Park. In the 25c stamp Mark Cleverley ignored the dominant volcanic island of Rangitoto - and' selected stylised shapes to represent the myriad islands scattered throughou t the Hauraki Gulf and the yachts that harbour there. Again in his design. featuring the Tasman National Park, Mark Cleverley has avoided the park's dominant feature - Mt Cook -
so popular with more pictorial stamp designers. He preferred to crea te a feeling of the vastness of the Southern Alps by bleeding the snows in the stamp off to merge in to the whiteness of the envelope. The thar caught poised alert on the snowy peak vibrate with life. The feeling is that they have roamed, freely, over acres and will dart away at hint of threat. Both the Hauraki Gulf and Tasman stamps will be
released next month with the National Park series of the new definitives. Mark Cleverley's adaptability of mood and treatmen t can be seen when the National Park stamps are compared with those of his technological stamps in the new definitives and the 8c and lOe stamps issued to commemorate the opening of New Zealand's new satellite earth station at Warkworth. The satellite and technological stamps inspire a feeling of metalic coldness. Precise draftsmanship and economy combine with stark con trasts of colour to dramatise geotherrnal power in the $1 stam p and agricultural technology in
the $2 stamp of the new defrnitives. Mark Cleverley's talent was discovered by the New Zealand Advisory Committee set up in 1968 to select designs for the 1970 definitive stamps. He won one of the major awards in a compe-
tition designed to find new designers for New Zealand stamps and the Post Office commissioned him to design six stamps in the new series.
Winner of a Queen Elizabeth Arts Council bursary to study industrial design, Mark Cleverley originally set ou t to become an architect but switched to industrial design after winning a pottery design award from Crown Lynn Potteries. Today Mark Cleverley is employed by the potteries to fashion designs for New Zealand's high quality ceramics. He sees no conflict in
designing postage stamps and pottery. "All design is compromise," says Mark Cleverley. "With stamps there are limitations of shape and wording and type face as well as attitudes.
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tions are imposed by shape and chemistry."
Mark Cleverley used his Expo stamps - widely praised for their simplicity, colour, unity of design and striking effect - in detailing some of the problems he faced with stamp design. "I tried to suggest the relationship between Japan and New Zealand," he said, adding that after selecting his final designs from hundreds of pencil sketches he faced the problem ot rncorporating Japanese lettering. Lettering, Mark Cleverley maintains, must be an
in tegral part of the design - not something fitted inand the type face must add to the feeling conveyed by the stamp. In each stamp design he plans, Mark Cleverley seeks to achieve something new. "I want to create imaginative designs that will present aspects of New Zealand life to New Zealanders and the rest of the world in a modern and artistically competitive manner."
Mark Cleverley is already achieving his aim. r.i1/ian E.M. Shadbolf Public Relations DiVISIOn
POSTSCRIPTS
Current Plate Numbers Definitive Issue, Third Release (November 4, 1970): Se, lA lA lA lA, IB IB IB IB;6c, lA lA lA, IB IB IB; 7c, lA lA lA lA, IB IB IB IB; 7'h1o, lA lA lA lA, IB IB IB IB; 8c, lA lA lA lA lA, IB IB IB IB lB. New Zealand, Niue and Tokelau Islands Christmas (October I, 1970): 2'h1o, New Zealand lA lA lA lA lA, IB IB IB IB IB, lA lA 2A lA lA, lB IB 2B IB IB, 2A 2A 3A 2A lA, 2B 2B 3B 2B IB, lA lA 3A 2A lA, IB IB 3B 2B IB; 3c, lA lA lA lA lA, IB IB IB IB IB; IOc, lA lA lA, IB IB lB. Niue - 2'h1o, lA lA lA lA lA, IB IB IB IB lB. Tokelau - 20, lA lA lA lA lA, IB IB IB IB lB. Chatham Island (December 2, 1970): le, T201; 20, T202. Niue Airport (December 9, 1970): 3c, I I I I; Se, I I I I; 8c, I I I I (no longer available) Tokelau Islands Discovery Se, I I I I I; IOc, I I I I I; 25c, I I I I I (no longer available) Definitive Fourth Release (January 20, 1971): lSe, lA lA lA; 18c, lA lA lA; 2Oc, lA lA. 50th Anniversary of Country Women's Institu tes (February 10, 1971): 4c, T203. 50th Annivers3ry of New Zealand Rotary International (February 10, 1971): IOc, T204. One Ton Cup (March 3, 1971): Se, I I I I, la la la la; 8c, I I I I, la la la la . Definitive Fifth Release (April 14, 1971): $1, $2, I I I 1. City Centenaries Stamp Issue (May 12, 1971): 3c, T205; 4c, T206; Se, T207. UNICEF/ Antartic Treaty (June 9, 1971): 6c, T208; 7c, T209.
Unicef and Antarctic Treaty A COLOURFUL symbolic design, based on impressions of icy, windswept mountains, snowdrifts and stormwhipped seas, features on the 6c Antarctic Treaty stamp, designed by Christchurch designer Eileen Mayo. Miss Mayo also designed the 7c stamp, in colours of yellow, red and blue. Both stamps were released on June 9, 1971.
Post Offices Opened and Closed OPENED September 7,1976 January 18, 1971 February 8, 1971 December 1, 1970 October 19, 1970 December 21,1970 February 23, 1971 November 18, 1970 April 19. 1970 May 17. 1971
Concord Flaxmere Ford Road Glendowie
Dunedin Napier Rotorua Auckland
Kingston Heights Pauanui Beach Shanty Town Waingaro Wairakei Village
Wellington
Thames Greymouth Hamilton Rotorua
Wellington Postal Centre
Wellington
Auroa
New Plymouth
April 8, 1971
Hautanoa
December 31,1970
CLOSED Horopito
Gisbome Wanganui
Kongahu
Westport
February 11, 1971 February 19, 1971
Manor Park Camp
Wellington
Matahina
Rotorua
October 30, 1970 March 31,1971
Mokauiti Morven Otatara Poukawa
Hamilton Timaru Invercargill
March 31, 1971 May 31,1971 September 21,1970
Napier
Puketihi Rangitukia
Hamilton
November 2, 1971 May 21, 1971
Te Kawa Wainui Beach Wairakei Works Camp Woodhill
Gisbome Hamilton Gisborne Rotorua Auckland
March 2, 1971 September 10, 1970 August 31,1970 April 16, 1971 April 16, 1971
STERLING CURRENCY stamps and postal stationary from New Zealand, the Tokelau Islands, Niue and the Ross Dependency, were demonetised last month. However, C. s. d. denomination stamps and stationary can be exchanged for the equivalent decimal currency at Post Offices in New Zealand and the relative territories up to July 31,1972. Exchange may also be madewat the Post Office Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag, Wellington. the Philatelic Sales Section, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and the Chief Post Office, Wellington or Dunedin.
THE 2Y.zc "Magpie Moth" stamp has been overprinted with 4c to meet the demand for 4c stamps created by the introduction of ncw postage ratcs on February 15. The 2Y.z cent stamp was withdrawn from sale on June 30,1971, but can still be obtained from the Philatelic Sales Section, Auckland, Wellington and ChrislChurch, or by mail order from the Post Office Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag, Wellington. UNITED NATIONS stamp issues are now available to New Zealand clients only on a standing order basis. . Application fonns for the service can be obtained from the Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag, Wellington, and the Philatelic Sales Sections, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Overseas customers' requirements can be purchased from the United Nations Postal Administration. OWING to a printer's error the plate numbers of the new 2S cent HauIaki Maritime Park definitive stamp (to be released September J), extend to the 4th stamp on the left-hand bottom selvedge. Plate number and printer's im¡ print blocks of this stamp will be supplied in blocks of eight stamps instead of six stamps, as for other values in the National Park series. THE SPECIAL Chatham Island stamp issue was to have been withdrawn on August 31, and the issue commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Country Women's Institutes and Rotary Inter¡ national in New Zealand on December 31. Withdrawal date for these stamps has now been ex tended and, unless stocks are exhausted earlier, the stamps will be available from the Philatelic Bureau, Private Bag, Wellington (mail orders), and the Philatelic Sales Section, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch until March 31, 1972. PHILATELIC BUREAU staff were delighted by the number of Christmas cards they received last Christmas from stamp collectors in places as far apart as the United States, Denmark, Gennany, Australia, Fiji, Natal and Czechoslovakia. "Most cards carried messages of appreciation for efficient service and individual help given during the previous twelve months.
BEGINNING with this issue, Philatelic Bulletin will be circulated in August and February instead of June and December, as previously.