CORONATION STAMPS

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 March 1937, Page 5

CORONATION STAMPS

THREE MOST-USED VALUES. Clear and distinctive portraits of Their Majesties King George VI. a Queen Elizabeth ere reproduced on the New Zealand Coronation stamps proofs of which have arrived from England where the supply is being t l inted. In size and layout they resemble the Silver Jubilee stamps and the most-prominent feature of the border is the New Zealand Coat of Arms placed between the portraits. The three denominations of this is-

sv.g are those most generally used in postal business. The Id .(rod) is found on the great majority of letters, for this is the minimum rate of letter

postage for New Zealand, the countries of the Empire* and the United States, while the 2Jd thine.) is the international stamp carrying letters to all ports of the world not included in the penny postage sphere. The third stamp. <‘>d, reproduced in vermilion, is also widely used, particularly within New Zealand, t'.s it is the minimum rate of the parcel-post system. I Supplies of the stamps will arrive in the Dominion early in April, and a 1 portion will then be overprinted for Nine and Cook Islands. It will be possible to place the Niue Island series on sale on the same date as the Nett

Zealand Coronation issue, but owing to the shipping connections with Rarotonga, it has been decided that the Cook Islands issue will not be placed on sale until .lune. Collectors requiring first-day impressions for Niue should connect, with the mail leaving Wellington on April 20, and in the case of Rarotonga, with the mail leaving Auckland on May 20. The date of"first issue for New Zealand and Niue canont be stated definitely until holiday arrangements in connection with, the Coronation are determined.

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