NZ Stamps: Christmas 2019 – Set of Mint Stamps
Get in the holiday mood with these festive illustrated stamps. Featuring native New Zealand flora and fauna alongside the traditional Nativity story, the stamps include illustrations of fern fronds and koru, pōhutukawa, harakeke, tī kouka and karaka. A beautiful kereru, or New Zealand wood pigeon, makes an appearance on the miniature sheet and first day cover.
Features:
- NZ Post is the official issuing authority for New Zealand postage stamps
- Enjoy the Nativity scene in a uniquely New Zealand context
- Designed with stylised, iconic silhouettes of New Zealand flora.
- Mint set of five gummed stamps.
Specifications:
- Date of issue: 6 November 2019
- Number of stamps: Five gummed stamps
- Denominations: $1.30 × 2, $2.60, $3.30, $4.00
- Stamp/First Day Cover: Donna McKenna Studio, Wellington, New Zealand
- Printer: Southern Colour Print Ltd, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Paper Type: Tullis Russell 104gsm red phosphor gummed stamp paper
- Stamp Size/Format: Gummed: 35mm x 34.55 mm (horizontal)
- Number of Colours: Four process colours
- Perforation gauge: 14.286 × 14.47
- Period of sale: until 5 November 2020