I must admit, not being a great reader of children's books, I did not know much about Margaret Mahy. As I was not particularly attracted to the stamps either so I decided to leave this issue out of this blog until recently as I started working on the ANZAC issue then I had a closer look at this one too. I saw the awards Margaret Mahy had received and I realised that she was an important author in her field. I have therefore decided to include this issue in my blog.
Margaret Mahy (1936 – 2012) is the only author ever to have been appointed an Ordinary Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (1993), and she won many of the world’s major prizes for children’s writers. In 2006 she won the highest international award for children’s literature – the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award, and is the only New Zealander to have done so. In New Zealand she was awarded the Esther Glen Medal and the New Zealand Post Book of the Year Award multiple times.
(New Zealand Post.)
Each stamp represents one of the five more popular of her books.
Margaret Mahy (1936 – 2012) is the only author ever to have been appointed an Ordinary Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (1993), and she won many of the world’s major prizes for children’s writers. In 2006 she won the highest international award for children’s literature – the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award, and is the only New Zealander to have done so. In New Zealand she was awarded the Esther Glen Medal and the New Zealand Post Book of the Year Award multiple times.
(New Zealand Post.)
Each stamp represents one of the five more popular of her books.
70c - A Lion in the Meadow.
$1.40 - A Summery Saturday Morning.
$1.90 - The Word Witch.
$2.40 - The Great White Man-Eating Shark.
$2.90 - The Changeover.
Technical information
Date of issue:
| 13 March 2013 |
|---|---|
Number of stamps:
| Five gummed stamps |
Stamps, miniature sheet, first day covers and presentation pack designed by:
| Tim Garman MSCD, Silver-i Design Associates, New Zealand |
Denominations:
| 70c, $1.40, $1.90, $2.40 and $2.90 |
Printer and process:
| Southern Colour Print Ltd by offset lithography |
Number of colours:
| Four process colours |
Stamp size and format:
| 40mm x 30mm (horizontal) |
Paper type:
| 104gsm red phosphor gummed stamp paper |
Number of stamps per sheet:
| 25 |
Perforation gauge:
| 13.25 x 13 |
Special blocks:
| Plate/imprint blocks could be obtained by purchasing at least six stamps from a sheet. Barcode blocks were available in A and B formats. |
Period of sale:
| These stamps remained on sale until 12 March 2014. |
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