1964 Health

		Cat.	Mint	Hinged	Used
2½d	Tarapunga / Red Billed Gull	127a	$0.43	$0.40	$0.40
	(i) Significant red offset - Four Legs	127a1	$160.00	$160.00	$160.00
3d	Korora / Blue Penguin	127b	$0.43	$0.36	$0.40
	Miniature Sheet - Eight Stamps - 2½d (127a)	127c	$44.00	$16.00	$95.00
	Miniature Sheet - Eight Stamps - 3d (127b)	127d	$44.00	$16.00	$95.00

The 1964 health stamps feature the Red-billed Gull (Tarapunga or Akiaki) on the 2½d stamp - a native of New Zealand, being found throughout the country and also on outlying islands including the Chatham Islands. The 3d stamp features the Little Penguin (Korora) - the smallest species of penguin measuring around 43 cm tall. In New Zealand they are also known as Little Blue or just Blue Penguins due to their slate-blue plumage.

Two miniature sheets were issued including eight stamps for each denomination.

A notable flaw on the 2½d stamp exists where the registration of the red printing is offset resulting in a red billed gull with four legs.

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