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Bas S Warwick
Recorded Joined: 30 March 2010 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 224 |
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Topic: Traders and Whalers Taranaki New Zealand Posted: 18 July 2010 at 23:59 |
New Zealand - Tawhiti Museum, Hawera 2010 Traders & Whalers, Taranaki - Set (4) Issued January 2010 for the opening of the Whalers and traders, Taranaki, display at the Tawhiti Museum, Hawera, Taranaki, NZ. |
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Keith
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 19 July 2010 at 08:45 |
These are reworks of New Zealand postage stamps I think, The one at the bottom left is the 1899 4d indigo and brown. Top left is the 1898 half penny purple and brown. The original centre designs were "Lake Taupo and Mount Ruapheu" and "Mount Cook" respectively.
I'm not sure about the other two as my catalogue only goes up to 1951. Any suggestions? Keith |
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Bas S Warwick
Recorded Joined: 30 March 2010 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 224 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 19 July 2010 at 17:36 |
Hi Keith
Whaling - 2d green is a copy of the 1956 stamp (apart from the wording). I need to check out SG for the others |
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Keith
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 July 2010 at 01:52 |
For some reason my memory is telling me that the Whaling stamp was one of the regular Health semi-postals. If so, I'm not sure what message it was trying to give - "Whaling keeps you fit"? "Harpooning is good for you"? "Go to work on a Blue Whale"?
Keith
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Bas S Warwick
Recorded Joined: 30 March 2010 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 224 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 July 2010 at 08:55 |
Hi Keith
It was from the Southland Centennial set http://stamps.nzpost.co.nz/Cultures/en-NZ/Stamps/StampsHistoricalIssues/1959+-+1950/Southland+Centennial.htm |
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toast
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 July 2010 at 10:54 |
< "I'm not sure what message it was trying to give - "Harpooning is good for you"?
As someone who appearantly enjoys harpooning... errr, lampooning Wales... sorry, just looking for an excuse to get to 100 posts |
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kiwisteven
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 July 2010 at 21:55 |
The bottom right stamp is based on the 1940 NZ Centennial 7d Maori Council design but only the border has been used.
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Steven McLachlan
Shades Stamp Shop Ltd, 180 Bordesley St Christchurch New Zealand |
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