1960 - 1966 Pictorials Part One.

Definitive Tour.
Back to Elizabeth II Definitives.                                          Forward to 1967 Decimal Pictorials.

Overview of the 1st Series (Sterling).
This is the first of a series of posts on the large definitive issues of the 1960s.

          1960 - 1966 Pictorials Part One.

                    A summary and overview of this issue with the stamps arranged issued order.

          1960 - 1966 Pictorials Part Two.
                    This second part shows each of the stamps again but now arranged by their value.
          1960 - 1966 Pictorials Part Three.                   

                    Flaws and errors of the 1960 definitive - low values.
          1960 - 1966 Pictorials Part Four.
                    Flaws and errors of the 1960 definitive - high values.

          1960 -1966 Pictorials Part Five.

                    Postal history items.

 

After the Queen Elizabeth II definitives of the 1950s by 1958 New Zealand was looking for a new definitive issue. In November 1958 the Postmaster-General announced that a new set of pictorial stamps would be issued progressively from July 1960.

A public competition was held to obtain designs and 1,072 entries were received from 268 competitors.  

The first stamps of this new definitive issue appeared in July, 1960. Two months later, on the 2nd September, another six values were added. Over the next few years, changes in postal rates would lead to another three values being added and two values were reissued with more colourful designs. Finally on the 10th July 1967, the entire issue would be replaced with decimal stamps using the old designs with new decimal values. 

1st Issue - 11 July 1960.

First Day Cover - 11 July 1960.
This cover has proved very difficult to find. But finally we have one to show you.
Quite a spectacular item actually. It appears that this is a used and addressed cover
but the address under the words "New Zealand" have been removed in this image.

                        
2d - Kowhai  / Kaka Beak.                                 4d - Puarangi.

  
1/- Timber Industry - Log.                          1/3  Fishing - Trout.                         1/6 - Tiki.                         1/9 - Aerial Top Dressing - Brown.
   
               2/-   Taniwha.                                  2/6 - Dairy Industry - Butter.                       3/- Tongariro National Park and Chateau - Sepia.

  
5/-  Sutherland Falls.                                    10/-   Tasman Glacier.                                   £1 - Pohutu Geyser.


2nd Issue - 1 September 1960.


First Day Cover - 1 September 1960.

  
½d - Manuka.                              1d - Karaka.                              3d - Kowhai.

           
6d - Pikiarero / Clematis.                                 8d - Rata.                              9d - New Zealand Flag.         


3rd Issue - 1 November 1961.


First Day Cover - 1 November 1961.


2½d - Titoki.


4th Issue - 14 May 1962.


First Day Cover - 14 May 1962.


5d - Matua Tikumu / Mountain Daisy
(Issued 1962)


5th Issue - 4 November 1963.


 First Day Cover - 4 November 1963.


1/9 - Aerial Top Dressing Plane - Colour.
(Issued 1963)


6th Issue - 1 April 1964.

 First Day Cover - 1 April 1964.

 

3/-  Tongariro National Park and Chateau - Colour.

(Issued 1964) 

7th Issue -  16 March 1966.

 First Day Cover - 16 March 1966.

7d -Koromiko (Issued 1966).  

Technical information

Date of Issue:	11 July 1960
Designers:	J Berry, R E Barwick, J C Boyd, D F Kee, L C Mitchell, A G Mitchell and New Zealand Post Office
Printers:	Harrison and Sons, England
Stamp Size:	9d, 1s and 1s 9d: 28.5mm x 24.5mm;  1s 3d and 1s 6d: 24.5mm x 28.5mm;  2s 6d, 3s and 10s: 41mm x 24.5mm;  2s, 5s and £1 : 24.5mm x 41mm
Sheet Size:	9d, 1s, 1s 3d, 1s 6d and 1s 9d: 160 stamps per sheet; 2s, 2s 6d, 3s, 5s, 10s and £1: 120 stamps per sheet
Process:	Photogravure
Perforation Gauge:	9d, 1s, 1s 9d, 2s 6d, 3s and 10s: 14.75 x 14; 1s 3d, 1s 6d, 2s, 5s and £1: 14 x 14.75
Paper Type:	Guard Bridge, multiple NZ and star watermark

Some of the images in this post were used with permission from the illustrated catalogue of StampsNZ

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