20130904 - NEW ZEALAND

...and here we have a top candidate to best issue for 2013...

 

 

 

Code: NZL-2013-01

Release Date: September 04, 2013

Postal Authority: New Zealand Post

Title: New Zealand Coastlines

Format: Serie of 5 stamps and Minisheet with the same 5 stamps

Sheets of: 25 stamps with the same denomination

Design: Creative, Wellington, NZ

Printing Process: Offset Litho 4 colours

Paper: Tullis Russell 104gsm red phosphor gummed stamp paper

Printed by: Southern Colour Print Ltd

 

Currency: New Zealand Dollar - NZD

Stamp Dimensions (mm): 60 x 25

Perf: 13,33 x 13,60

 

Stamp N. 1

70c  (0.70 NZD)
Service:  Local Normal Letter up to 500g

Lighthouse: Castle Point (100th anniversary 1913-2013)
This lighthouse is visible in the Minisheet too



 

 

Stamp N. 2

$1.40  (NZD)
Service: Local Large Letter up to 500g, or
Fast Local Normal Letter up to 500g

Lighthouse: Nugget Point

 

 

 

Stamp N. 3

$1.90 (NZD)
Service: Postcard Worldwide, or
Normal Letter up to 200g to Australia and South Pacific

Lighthouse: East Cape

 

 

 

Stamp N. 4

$2.40 (NZD)
Service: Normal Letter up to 200g Worldwide, or
Large Letter up to 200g to Australia and South Pacific

Lighthouse: Pencarrow Head
Old (upper left) on the hill,  and New (down center) on the beach

 

 

 

Stamp N. 5

$2.90 (NZD)
Service: Large Letter up to 200g Worldwide, or
Extra Large Letter up to 200g to Australia and South Pacific

Lighthouse: Cape Campbell
Barely visible with this quality of picture at the center of the stamp

 

 

 

 

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