CHANGES IN POSTAGE STAMPS.
WELLINGTON, March 8.
The following changes have been mads in the postage stamps of this colony : — The stamp is now printed in green ; the Id stamp has been re-engraved in the design of the 4d (White Terrace), and is printed in red ; the 2d stamp will be printed in violet ; the 4d stamp is now of the same design as the former Id (Lake Taupo), and is printed in blue and broAvn ; the 6d stamp will in future be printed in pink. In the case of the and 2d> stamps, although the design has been retained, several slight changes have been made by the engraver. New £d, Id, and 4d are now on sale, and the 2d and 6d will be ready in a few days.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2402, 15 March 1900, Page 47
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