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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | New Zealand seashells were featured on a set of definitive stamps. Paua can be found on the open coast around New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. The animal is black and the interior of the shell has cloudy waves of rainbow colours, blues and greens being dominant. The shells were used by Maori to add a gleam of life to eyes in their wood carved figures. Today these shells are processed into attractive jewellery and curios. |
| Face value | 20 New Zealand cents |
| Catalog code (Michel) | NZ 760 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | NZ 674 |
| Series | Seashells |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Definitive stamp |
| Issue date | 29/11/1978 |
| Designer | I Hulse, Wellington |
| Paper type | Unwatermarked |
| Print technique | Photogravure |
| Printed by | Heraclio Fournier, Spain |
| Perforation | 13 |
| Height | 25.00 mm |
| Width | 29.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
