1970 Christmas
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| Cat. | Mint Unhinged | Fine Used | ||||
| 2½c | 'Adoration of the Child' by Correggio | 170a | $0.45 | $0.45 | ||
| 3c | Stained glass window from First Presbyterian Church in Invercargill | 170b | $0.45 | $0.45 | ||
| 10c | Tower of the Roman Catholic Church, Sockburn, Christchurch | 170c | $1.15 | $1.15 | ||
| Set of 3 individual stamps | 170d | $1.95 | $1.95 | |||
| First Day Cover - 1 October 1970 | 170e | $4.50 | ||||
| ... 2½c (170a), 3c (170b), 10c (170c) | ||||||
For the first time, the 1970 Christmas issue had multiple stamps to match
the principal overseas and domestic postage rates.
The 2½ cent stamp features the central detail from 'Adoration of the Child' by Correggio. The 3 cent stamp features 'The Nativity', one of six stained glass windows from the First Presbyterian Church in Invercargill, gifted in memory of William and Eliza Asher. The 10 cent stamp features a stylised graphic of the tower of the Roman Catholic Church, Sockburn, Christchurch which was built in the 1960s.
The 2½ cent stamp features the central detail from 'Adoration of the Child' by Correggio. The 3 cent stamp features 'The Nativity', one of six stained glass windows from the First Presbyterian Church in Invercargill, gifted in memory of William and Eliza Asher. The 10 cent stamp features a stylised graphic of the tower of the Roman Catholic Church, Sockburn, Christchurch which was built in the 1960s.
Bibliography
| 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 212 - 214 |
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