1990 New Zealand World Stamp Exhibition Native Orchids

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		Cat.	Mint Unhinged	Fine Used
40c	Sun Orchid	324a	$2.70	$2.70
40c	Spider Orchid	324b	$2.70	$2.70
40c	Winika Orchid	324c	$2.70	$2.70
40c	Greenhood Orchid	324d	$2.70	$2.70
80c	Odd-leaved Orchid	324e	$2.70	$2.70

	Set of 5	324f	$12.85	$12.85

$4.90	Exhibition Miniature Sheet with four 40 cent and one 80 cent stamp (Surcharged to support exhibition) New Zealand 1990 World Stamp Exhibition Auckland	324g	$13.50	$13.50
	… Five Stamps : 40c (324a), 40c (324b), 40c (324c), 40c (324d), 80c (324e)
$4.90	Imperforate Exhibition Miniature Sheet (Surcharged to support exhibition) New Zealand 1990 World Stamp Exhibition Auckland	324h	$90.00

	Miniature Sheet First Day Cover - 18 April 1990	324i		$10.20
	… $4.90 (324g)
	Imperforate Miniature Sheet First Day Cover - 23 July 1990	324j		$180.00
	… $4.90 (324h)

The miniature sheet was issued on the 18th of April 1990 with a $2.50 surcharge added to assist the staging of the 1990 World Stamp Exhibition. The sheet features five orchids - all native to New Zealand.

An additional 12,000 imperforate sheets were printed which could only be obtained by purchasing a $25 season ticket to the exhibition. These sheets were officially issued on the 23rd of July although some packs were sold at the annual philatelic exhibition in Palmerston North on the 2nd of July.

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 211 - 212, 255 - 256

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