
![]() 1997 Christmas Did you know that the 1997 Christmas issue features lyrics from the New Zealand Christmas Carol 'Te Harinui' written forty years earlier by Willow Macky in 1957 to commemorate the first Christmas Day service in New Zealand held by the Reverend Samuel Marsden at the Bay of Islands on Christmas Day 1814? Read more ... ![]() 2012 Ross Dependency Definitives Unlike previous recent issues, these stamps have been issued as definitives, the first since the 1994 Ross Dependency Wildlife Definitives and will remain on sale until further notice. Read more ... ![]() 2012 Christchurch Philatelic Society Centennial and Exhibition Did you know that 2011 marked the centennial of the Christchurch Philatelic Society, however plans for an exhibition in November 2011 had to be postponed due to earthquake damage at the chosen venue? Read more ... | |||||||||||||