1939 Express Delivery
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| Cat. | Mint Unhinged | Mint Hinged | Fine Used | |||||
| 6d | Chrysler Coupe Car | 65a | $8.10 | $5.40 | $9.00 | |||
| First Day Cover - 16 August 1939 | 65b | $540.00 | ||||||
| ... 6d (65a) | ||||||||
In 1939 a new stamp was designed for express delivery featuring a Chrysler
Coupe - which was then in use in the major centres for delivering express
mail.
Of the 240 thousand copies of the stamp printed, over half were printed for collectors after the service was cancelled in December 1941 due to wartime considerations. This explains why the stamp is rarer in used than mint condition.
Of the 240 thousand copies of the stamp printed, over half were printed for collectors after the service was cancelled in December 1941 due to wartime considerations. This explains why the stamp is rarer in used than mint condition.
Bibliography
| The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume II | Edited by R. J. G. Collins FRPSNZ and C. W. Watts FRPSNZ | Published 1950 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated |
| Pages 173 - 176, 259 - 260 |
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