Series 4 new zealand philatelic bulletin no 3 1969 december

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Royal Stamp

DECEMBER 1969

NO. 3

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Produced by Philatelic Bureau, Post Office Headquarters, Wellington.

1970 IJEFINITIVES' SUCCESSFUL PREVIEW Butterflies, moths, fish, Maori culture, National Parks, develc;: Tct and technology and a Royal design feilturing the Queen's he2 2:,,1 the New Zealand Coat of Arms. This, briefly, sums up the 19 deHe was aware, too, that the arts signs selected by the 1970 Definitive in New Zealand were attracting inStamps Advisory Committee and creasing attention and the Post Office recommended to the Director-General, wanted to encourage young New Mr G. Searle. Zealand artistic talent to the The 19 design~ were announced at maximum. a highly-successful preview staged in Tenders have now been called for Challenge House, Wellington, and the Royal stamp and the eleven attended by representatives from the small stamps up to ten cents. Press and philatelic and other The stamps are:interested organisations. !-i:c-Glade Copper Butterfly (designed Praise for the stamps was high MIss E. Hunter), and there was little criticism. le-Red Admiral Butterfly (Miss E. Two further designs-to make up Hunter). the full set of 21-are now being 2e-Tussock Butterfly(Miss E. Hunter). 2!t2c-Magpie Moth (Miss E. Mayo). developed. 3c-Llchen Moth (Miss E. Mayo). Planning for the issue began in 4c-Purirl Moth (Miss E. Mayo). 1967 with the setting up of an Ad5e-Scarlet Panol Fish (Miss E. Mayo). visory Committee to consider and 6c-Sea Horses (Miss E. Mayo). recommend themes, designs and 7c-Leather Jacket (Miss E. Mayo). designers. (0........ B...---Steven~n). Th-e--eommittee organised a two- 7!hc-Garflsh 8c-John Dory (D. B. Stevenson). stage competition in which 88 comtOe-Royal Stamp (M. Cleverley). petitors submitted 333 designs. ISc-Maorl Fish Hook (M. Cleverley). To assist the Committee choose l8c-Maori Club (Miss E. Hunter). themes, competi.tors were asked to 20c-Maori Tattoo Pattern (Miss E. Hunler). Iist in order of preference the six 2Sc-Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park (M. themes they felt would be most Cleverley). appropriate for stamp designs. 28c-Egmont National Park (M. V. The Committee then analysed the Askew). replies and, taking into account $l-Geolhermal Power (M. Cleverley). other themes suggested previously, $2-AgrIcullural Technology (M. CleverIcy). invited seven of the award winners to prepare tentative designs on selected themes. The number of desi.gners was eventually whittled down to five, the number of themes to seven, and the designers produced their final works. Speaking at the Press Review, the The designs which Director-General, Mr Searle, said ha\'e go n e to Her Majesty the Queen wonld be tender. visiting New Zealand in March 1970 and it was hoped the Royal stamp could be released then.

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