Satellite stamps
The Post Office will commemorate the opening of the country’s first satellite earth station at ; . Warkworth by issuing two stamps on July 14. The stamps are 8c and 10c. The 8c features a receiving aerial and the 10c the satellite. Orange dots on the 8c and green dots on the 10c represent the earth stations of the Pacific satellite. The white dot on both stamps represents the New Zealand station. The stamps and a special first
day cover were designed by the Auckland artist, Mark Cleverley. Orders for them will be accepted by the Post Office from June 10 to July 13. A special pictorial date stamp will be used at Warkworth where covers may be sent for cancellation.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32626, 7 June 1971, Page 5
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121Satellite stamps Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32626, 7 June 1971, Page 5
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