1996 Health

		Cat.	Unhinged	Very Fine Used	Per Sheet
40c	Baby in Car Safety Seat	411a	$0.64	$0.64	100
40c	Baby in Car Seat - Self Adhesive	411b	$0.64	$2.00
80c	Little Girl On Crossing	411c	$1.28	$1.28	100
	Miniature Sheet	411d	$4.80	$4.80
	Miniature Sheet Stampex Tauranga	411e	$32.00	$20.00
40c	Baby in Car Safety Seat with Teddy Bear	411f	$1,600.00	$2,080.00	100
40c	Baby in Car Safety Seat with Teddy Bear - Self Adhesive	411g	$4,400.00	$4,800.00

The 1996 Health Stamp focused on the importance of child restraint seats in cars. The 40 cent stamp showed a baby buckled into a child safety seat while the teddy bear beside is buckled into an adult seat belt.

It was not until publicity material was sent out that it was noticed that the baby seat should actually be facing the other way and the arrangement portrayed in the stamp would be very dangerous for the pictured baby. Children under six months old are required to be facing the rear when traveling in a car seat.

The stamps were recalled and new stamps were printed in the week before the issue date. The new stamps had the teddy bear missing so that the public would not be at risk of mounting baby car seats facing forward. Inevitably though, around two thousand of the original stamps were sold to the public.

If you have any questions or comments please contact us - we'd love to hear from you.

Catalogue · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · Health · Contact Us · Shipping · Order Form · Currency Converter · Links