1975 Christmas

1975 Christmas

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		Cat.	Mint Unhinged	Fine Used
3c	'The Virgin and Child' by Machiavelli	206a	$0.45	$0.45
5c	Stained Glass Window from Methodist / Presbyterian Church, Greendale	206b	$0.45	$0.45
10c	'I saw three ships go sailing by'	206c	$1.15	$1.15

	Set of 3	206d	$1.95	$1.95

	First Day Cover - 1 October 1975	206e		$4.25
	… Three Stamps : 3c (206a), 5c (206b), 10c (206c)

The 3 cent stamp features 'The Virgin and Child' by the Italian painter Zanobi di Jacopo di Piero Machiavelli which is currently owned by the Dunedin Art Gallery.

The 5 cent stamp features a stained glass window from the Combined Methodist and Presbyterian Church in Greendale, Canterbury.

The 10 cent stamp has a graphic design based on the carol 'I Saw Three Ships Go Sailing By', a popular 17th century Christmas carol from England. The doves symbolise peace and are not referred to in the carol.

Bibliography

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)

Pages 317 - 318, 342

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