The second time NZ Post issued a set of anniversary stamps they chose a landscape design of six values. The subjects ranged from two towns, a university, an environmental society, a sport and an international development commission. With such different subjects it is hard to achieve a standard design but these six stamps do fit together as a set.
The 3c design was completed by Vivian Jepsen, with the remaining five
designs completed by B Langford.
3c - Centennial of Thames Borough.
The design shows old Pollen Street with the hills behind highlighted in symbolic gold. Thames is a town with 7000 people, at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula. Gold was first discovered nearby the town in the early 1850s, but it wasn't until an arrangement had been reached with the local Maori to allow prospecting of the area that a major strike was found in 1867. By 1870 the town of Shortland, as it was then called, had been established with a population of around 20 000, greater than that of Auckland at that time.
The design shows old Pollen Street with the hills behind highlighted in symbolic gold. Thames is a town with 7000 people, at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula. Gold was first discovered nearby the town in the early 1850s, but it wasn't until an arrangement had been reached with the local Maori to allow prospecting of the area that a major strike was found in 1867. By 1870 the town of Shortland, as it was then called, had been established with a population of around 20 000, greater than that of Auckland at that time.
Today Thames is a sleepy rural support town for the local area for most of the year, only coming alive during the holiday season. It is also the gateway to the tourist and holiday attractions of the Coromandel Peninsula.
4c - Centennial of Westport Borough.
Coal mining and pastoral development, major factors in Westport's economy, are shown in symbolic form. Westport is a town with 4600 people, near the mouth of the Buller River, 105 km north-east of Greymouth. It is the commercial and administrative town and also the port for the Buller region, where the main industries are coal, saw-milling and farming. A Nelson surveyor, John Rochfort, discovered coal and gold in the region in 1859 and, within two years, a settlement was established.
Coal mining and pastoral development, major factors in Westport's economy, are shown in symbolic form. Westport is a town with 4600 people, near the mouth of the Buller River, 105 km north-east of Greymouth. It is the commercial and administrative town and also the port for the Buller region, where the main industries are coal, saw-milling and farming. A Nelson surveyor, John Rochfort, discovered coal and gold in the region in 1859 and, within two years, a settlement was established.
5c - Centennial of the University of Canterbury.
A cloister, one of the features of the old University buildings, was included within the stamp design. Canterbury University was established as Canterbury College in 1873 by the Provincial Council. Initially it had a staff of three professors and 87 students.
A cloister, one of the features of the old University buildings, was included within the stamp design. Canterbury University was established as Canterbury College in 1873 by the Provincial Council. Initially it had a staff of three professors and 87 students.
6c - 50th Anniversary of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society.
This design incorporates the features important to this Society - forest and bird against a lake setting.
This design incorporates the features important to this Society - forest and bird against a lake setting.
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc. (Forest & Bird) is an environmental organisation specialising in conservation of indigenous plant and animal life in and around New Zealand. Forest and Bird consists of over 50 active branches located in urban and rural centres throughout New Zealand. Branches are actively engaged in conservation projects and advocacy on a community and regional basis. Forest and Bird has offices and staff located in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Dunedin. Forest and Bird publishes a monthly journal Forest & Bird, one of New Zealand's definitive natural history journals.
8c - Olympic Rowers.
See our Olympic & Commomwealth Games Collection.
The success of New Zealand rowers at the 1972 Olympics was the highlight of years of dedicated training and devotion to the sport. Rowing, as a competitive sport, is believed to have begun in NZ on Lyttelton Harbour on New Year's Day in 1862. A number of clubs had formed throughout the country by the time the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association was formed at a meeting of the representatives of nine clubs in 1887. New Zealand's greatest rowing triumph came at the Olympic Games at Munich in 1972, when the eight won the gold medal (Hurt, Veldman, Joyce, Hunter, Wilson, Earle, Coker, Robertson, and Dickie, the cox), and the four (Tonks, Storey, Collinge and Mills) won the silver in their event.
See our Olympic & Commomwealth Games Collection.
The success of New Zealand rowers at the 1972 Olympics was the highlight of years of dedicated training and devotion to the sport. Rowing, as a competitive sport, is believed to have begun in NZ on Lyttelton Harbour on New Year's Day in 1862. A number of clubs had formed throughout the country by the time the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association was formed at a meeting of the representatives of nine clubs in 1887. New Zealand's greatest rowing triumph came at the Olympic Games at Munich in 1972, when the eight won the gold medal (Hurt, Veldman, Joyce, Hunter, Wilson, Earle, Coker, Robertson, and Dickie, the cox), and the four (Tonks, Storey, Collinge and Mills) won the silver in their event.
10c - 25th Anniversary of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE).
Depicted in symbolic form is the aim of the Commission - "progress through co-operation".
Depicted in symbolic form is the aim of the Commission - "progress through co-operation".
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP or ESCAP), located in Bangkok, Thailand, is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, under the administrative direction of the United Nations headquarters. It was established in 1947 (then as the UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East, ECAFE) to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. The name was changed to the current in 1974. ESCAP has 53 member States and nine Associate members. As well as countries in Asia and the Pacific, it includes France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.
ESCAP's regional focus is managing globalization through programs in environmentally sustainable development, trade, and human rights. ESCAP is headed by Executive Secretary Shamshad Akhtar of Pakistan. Following her appointment on 3 February it was announced that under her leadership, ESCAP will place a greater emphasis on promoting higher, well-balanced and sustainable regional growth that helps eradicate poverty and generates jobs to improve prosperity in the region.
A New Zealand stamp with a ESCAP cancel.
This cancel is not particularly clear and if it had not been pointed out
I think I would have missed it.
First Day Cover.
An unusual shaped First Day Cover showing all 6 values.
The scroll on the left shows the names of each organisation.
Flaws & Errors.
Olympic Rowers with 'doubled Gold' very obvious in Olympic Rings.
As these rowers were going for gold Olympic medals, the term doubled gold adds an amusing pun.
Canterbury Uni Cent red very weak colour making the writing at the top
almost impossible to see. Even at its best this stamp is hard to read, perhaps
a lighter colour might have helped.
Thames Centennial with double print caused by the pre-printing paper crease that runs across the center of the stamp. This is a very interesting and unusual stamp and it took me a while studying it to work out what had gone wrong, then suddenly I spotted that crease.
Plate Block - Westland Centennial Coal Mining.
The dark blue base colour has run & over inked so that it covers up part of the 4c value & part of New Zealand. The sheet past through the printing machine from left to right as some bleeding can be see rear edge (left side) of the dark blue block where ink has creeped out into the left-hand margin of each stamp.
The dark blue base colour has run & over inked so that it covers up part of the 4c value & part of New Zealand. The sheet past through the printing machine from left to right as some bleeding can be see rear edge (left side) of the dark blue block where ink has creeped out into the left-hand margin of each stamp.
Taking a closer look at this block I've noticed some other minor flaws. First there is an out of place pin in the bottom perforation. Notice the second pin from the left on each stamp. Also in the top centre stamp there is a small white line just above the 'c' in the value. What looks to be a similar error appears in the top left-hand stamp where a small white circle shows in the orange underground area.
Technical information
Date of Issue:
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7 February 1973
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Designers:
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V Jepsen, Christchurch and B Langford, Christchurch
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Printers:
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Harrison and Sons, England
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Stamp Size:
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40.64mm x 24.13mm
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Sheet Size:
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100 stamps per sheet
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Process:
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Lithography
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| Perforation Gauge: |
14 x 13
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Paper Type:
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Chalk surfaced, unwatermarked
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Some of the images in this post were used with permission from the illustrated catalogue of StampsNZ
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