Kōrero: Anniversaries

Centennial stamps

Thirteen stamps were issued for New Zealand's centennial by the New Zealand Post Office. They were (from top, then left to right): one shilling – the giant kauri Tāne Mahuta; halfpenny – landing of Māori in New Zealand; one penny – James Cook, his map and the Endeavour; one and a half pence – British sovereigns of New Zealand; twopence – Abel Tasman, the Heemskerck and his map; two and a half pence – the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi; threepence – settlers landing at Petone Beach in 1840; fourpence – land, sea and air transport; fivepence – hoisting of the Union Jack at Akaroa; sixpence – the Dunedin's shipment of frozen mutton; sevenpence – a Māori council; eightpence – a Māori council, reissued in March 1940 when postal rates were changed; ninepence – gold mining. L. C. Mitchell designed the halfpenny, threepence and fourpence stamps, and James Berry designed the remainder.

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New Zealand Post
Reference: 1940 Centennial stamp issue

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Jock Phillips, 'Anniversaries - New Zealand’s centennial, 1940', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/43023/centennial-stamps (accessed 28 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 20 Jun 2012