SILVER JUBILEE STAMPS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 100, 1 May 1935, Page 8

SILVER JUBILEE STAMPS

LATEST PORTRAITS OF KING AND QUEEN Throughout the Empire commemorative stamps of the King’s Silver Jubilee will be issued. New Zealand's series of three will temporarily replace on May 7 corresponding values uf the j.ew pictorial issipg of half penny (fantail;, penny i kiwi), and sixpenny (harvesting scene). The only difference between the denominations, of the special Jubilee issue is that uf colour and the representation of value. In each case there is a border, designed by Mr. J. Berry, of Wellington, carrying on the top a liarrow panel with the words “New Zealand” over the stars of the Southern Cross. In each top corner appears Ihe Imperial crown with the dates to be commemorated—l9lo and 1915. In the lower corners are solid labels with the values depicted in white figures, connected by rhe lettering “Postage and Revenue.” This design frames admirable portraits of Their Majesties the King and engraved in very fine detail from recent photographs, full face. In a light panel are the words •'‘Siher Jubilee.” The intaglio process was utilised for printing by Messrs. Bradbury. Wilkinson and Com pany, England, who have used attractive warm tones in the inks, which are green for the half-penny, carmine for ■>he penny, and orange vermilion for the sixpenny denomination. T>his special series will be used until the supply received from England has been exhausted. Jubilee Day. May 6. G the anniversary of the introduction of the first adhesive stamp in 1840. Tn those days, only 41.60(1 stamps could be printed in England daily, compared with 15 millinn nowadays. New Zealand first issued adhesive postage stamps on July 18, ] 855.