Added by | Alain Martineau |
General Description : | 'Hibiscus trionum', the botanical name of the plant known to the Maori as puarangi, is the smaller of the two New Zealand hibiscus. It belongs to the northern frost-free part of the country and can now be seen only in remote places and on some off-shore islands. |
Face value | 4 pence |
Catalog code (Michel) | NZ 397 |
Catalog code (Scott) | NZ 338 |
Catalog code | Stanley Gibbons NZ786 |
Series | Pictorial Definitives |
Stamp colour | multicolor |
Stamp use | Definitive stamp |
Issue date | 11/07/1960 |
Designer | Harrison and Sons, G Fuller, A G Mitchell, New Zealand Post Office |
Paper type | Wiggins Teape 'Esparto', multiple NZ and star watermark |
Print technique | Photogravure |
Printed by | Thomas De La Rue, England |
Perforation | 14 1/2 : 14 |
Height | 24.00 mm |
Width | 20.00 mm |
Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |