The 1965 health stamps included the year of issue for the first time since
the
1934 Health issue. The bird theme for
health stamps continued with the Kaka - a native parrot and the Fantail
(Piwakawaka).
The stamps were also issued in two miniature sheets
each containing six stamps.
The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume VI |
Edited by D. E. G. Naish FRPSNZ and K. J. McNaught FRPSNZ FRPSL | Publsihed 1975 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated | Pages 227 - 229 |
The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume VIII |
Edited by B. G. Vincent FRPSNZ | Published 1998 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated (ISSN 0-9597883-1-X) | Page 750 |