Pigeons flap into the air after being released in Cathedral Square yesterday to mark the start of Stamp Week. About 200 birds were released and each was fitted with six messages to carry back to its home loft. New Zealand was the first country to use airmail stamps. The stamps were first used in 1898 on letters sent by pigeon post between Great Barrier Island and Auckland.
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67Pigeons flap into the air after being released in Cathedral Square yesterday to mark the start of Stamp Week. About 200 birds were released and each was fitted with six messages to carry back to its home loft. New Zealand was the first country to use airmail stamps. The stamps were first used in 1898 on letters sent by pigeon post between Great Barrier Island and Auckland. Press, 21 August 1979, Page 1
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