1964 Health

1964 Health

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		Cat.	Mint Unhinged	Mint Hinged	Fine Used
2½d	Tarapunga / Red Billed Gull	128a	$0.55	$0.45	$0.45
	(i) Significant red offset - Four Legs	128a1	$162.00	$162.00	$162.00
3d	Korora / Blue Penguin	128b	$0.55	$0.45	$0.45

	Set of 2	128c	$1.05	$0.85	$0.85

	Miniature Sheet with eight 2½d stamps (Surcharged for health)	128d	$43.20	$21.60	$101.25
	... Eight Stamps : 2½d (128a x 8)
	Miniature Sheet with eight 3d stamps (Surcharged for health)	128e	$43.20	$21.60	$101.25
	... Eight Stamps : 3d (128b x 8)

	First Day Cover - 5 August 1964	128f			$4.50
	... 2½d (128a), 3d (128b)

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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