CENTENNIAL STAMPS

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 March 1939, Page 5

CENTENNIAL STAMPS

DETAILS OF ISSUE The postmaster-General (Mr. Jones) announces that work on the preparation of the Centennial stamp issue is nearing completion. The designs have all proved satisfactory for engraving reproduction and the work of printing has been commenced. The subjects featured and the denominations which will be issued are: — 1. The landing of the Maoris: the main migration of about 1350 —Ml denomination. 2. A Maori Council, representing Maori institutions and the importance of Maori contributions to Polynesian culture—7d denomination. 3. Tasman’s discovery of New Zealand. 1642 —2d denomination. 4. Captain James Cook’s re-discov-ery of New Zealand, 1769 —Id denomination. 5. The landing of the New Zealand Company’s immigrants on Petone Beach, January 22. 1840—3 d denomination. 6. The Treaty of Waitangi. 1840— 2Ad denomination. 7. The hoisting of the British flag at Akaroa, August 11. 1840 —5d denomination. 8. The period of gold-mining (1862) and the development of the industry—--9d denomination. 9. The first overseas shipment of frozen mutton from Port Chalmers. February 15. 1882—6 d denomination (featuring the sailing ship ‘Dunedin ). 10. The progress of transport in New Zealand—4d denomination. 11. One hundred years of New Zealand history under the British Crown—--IMI denomination. "12. The giant kauri —Tane Mahnta: symbolising the whole period of New Zealand history—l/- denomination. The subjects featured were selected after careful consideration as representing salient points in New Zealand's historical and industrial development, and embrace in the limited scope of a set of twelve stamps, all aspects of the remarkably full history the Dominion possesses. “The issue,” states Mr. Jones, “will be one of the finest the Dominion has produced. The designs chosen are excellent and

the engraving treatment is very satisfactory. The set is of a standard appropriate to mark the national importance of the celebrations we will be holding next year.” The stamps will be placed on sale at all Post Offices on January 2, 1940, and will remain on sale during the whole period of the national celebrations.