2006 Kapa Haka - Maori Performing Arts (Withdrawn Issue)
| | Cat. |
Mint Unhinged |
Fine Used |
This issue was withdrawn from sale before the issue date at the request of
some of the Maori community who said that the style of the stamp design did
not portray the Maori Performing Arts appropriately and that the stamps
would cause offence to some people. The issue was never sold
over-the-counter for postal use and all stock that had been despatched to
PostShops and held in other locations was recalled and destroyed.
In
addition to samples kept on file for archival purposes, eight orders to
customers were shipped in error. One of the advisers used in the design
received some 'product' and 48 blank first day cover envelopes
(without stamps) were shipped to customers well in advance of the scheduled
release date.
Known to be in circulation:
2006 Maori
Performing Arts gummed products4 x $2 single stamp mint9 x first
day covers6 x sets plate imprint blocks3 x complete single stamp
sets mint1 x complete single stamp set used
2006 Maori
Performing Arts self adhesive products1 x 45 cent dispenser box
mint2 x 45 cent single stamp mint1 x 45 cent single stamp
used11 x stamp booklets
3 x presentation packs mint
48 x
blank first day cover envelopes carrying Maori Performing Arts illustrative
imagery
Bibliography
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 158 - 159, 360 - 362 |
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