1988 Round Kiwi

Cat. Unhinged Very Fine Used Per Sheet
$1 Green Kiwi  301a  $3.20
$3.20
6
Booklet of 6 Stamps  301b  $16.00

New Zealand's first circular postage stamp was issued on the 19th of October 1988. The one dollar stamp features a Kiwi in it's natural environment recess printed in green. The Maori motif around the border represents the flower of the Kowhai tree - which symbolises the continuous cycle of life.

This stamp was issued in booklets of six stamps and has been subsequently reissued in sheet form in various colours:

Green Kiwi - 19 October 1988
Red Kiwi - 17 April 1991
Blue Kiwi - 9 June 1993
Purple Kiwi - 18 June 1997
Purple Kiwi with overprinted selvage - 31 December 1999
Gold Kiwi - 6 March 2000

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