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1995 Christmas
Cat. Mint Unhinged Fine Used
45c Archangel Gabriel / Saint Mary's Anglican Church Merivale Christchurch 406a $0.80
$0.80
70c Mary / Saint Mary's Anglican Church Merivale Christchurch 406b $1.25
$1.25
80c Adoration of the Shepherds / St Luke's Anglican Church Christchurch 406c $1.45
$1.45
$1 Mother and Child / St Luke's Anglican Church Christchurch 406d $1.80
$1.80
$1.50 Adoration of the Wise Men / St Luke's Anglican Church Christchurch 406e $2.70
$2.70
$1.80 Adoration of the Magi / St Luke's Anglican Church Christchurch 406f $3.25
$3.25
Set of 6 406g $10.70
$10.70
40c Archangel Gabriel / Saint Mary's Anglican Church Merivale Christchurch (Reduced Postal Rate) 406h $0.70
$0.70
40c Angel from Booklet 406i $1.80
$1.70
Se-tenant Pair of two 40 cent stamps with imperforate left and right edge 406j $3.60
$3.40
… Two Stamps : 40c (406i x 2)
Se-tenant Block of ten 40 cent stamps from Booklet 406k $14.40
… Ten Stamps : 40c (406i x 10)
$6.20 Limited Edition Miniature Sheet with one 70 cent, one 80 cent, one $1, one $1.50, one $1.80 and one 40 cent stamp (3,000 numbered copies) 406l $153.00
… Six Stamps : 70c (406b), 80c (406c), $1 (406d), $1.50 (406e), $1.80 (406f), 40c (406h)
$4 Booklet of ten 40 cent stamps 406m $14.40
… Ten Stamps : 40c (406i x 10)
First Day Cover - 1 September 1995 406n $10.65
… Six Stamps : 45c (406a), 70c (406b), 80c (406c), $1 (406d), $1.50 (406e), $1.80 (406f)
Booklet Stamp First Day Cover - 9 November 1995 406o $6.80
… 40c (406i)
The 1995 Christmas issue features stained glass windows from two churches in Christchurch and one in North Canterbury. The 80 cent, $1, $1.50 and $1.80 stamps feature the Nativity from the three-lancet windows in The Lady Chapel of Saint Luke's Anglican Church. These windows were created at the Whitefriars Studio in London in 1909. The 40 cent booklet stamp features the central panel of a three panel window on the west wall of the Church of Saint John the Evangelist in Cheviot, North Canterbury. The remaining stamps, with the theme of the Annunciation, show the very beautiful stained glass windows from Saint Mary's Anglican Church in Merivale which were created at the studio of William Morris in 1910.

The 45 cent stamp was reissued as a 40 cent stamp due to the postage rate decrease on the 2nd of October 1995.



A booklet of ten 40 cent stamps was issued after the rate decreased on the 9th of November.



A limited edition numbered miniature sheet of 3000 copies was issued in December 1995 for inclusion in a combination telephone card / stamp pack. The pack sold extremely quickly as stamp and phone card collectors vied for copies.


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 340 - 341, 345 - 346, 460
The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume X
Edited by B.G. Vincent FRPSNZ
Published 2013 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated (ISBN 978-0-9876534-3-7)
Pages 295 - 296
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