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Takahē stamp, 1956

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Takahē stamp, 1956

When Southland celebrated the centenary of organised settlement in 1956, the eightpenny stamp depicted the takahē. The twopenny and threepenny stamps featured whaling and farming respectively.

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Reference: 1956 Southland Centennial stamp issue

by M. R. Smith

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David Grant, Southland region – Plants and animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/postage-stamp/20092/takahe-stamp-1956 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Grant, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.