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1962 New Zealand Mint Stamp Kakariki Red-Crowned Parakeet, Health 2 1/2 D, SG812

1962 New Zealand Mint Stamp Kakariki Red-Crowned Parakeet, Health 2 1/2 D, SG812

$ 1.04

Availability: 49 in stock
  • Handmade: No
  • Type: Single Postage Stamp
  • Material: Paper with Gummed Backing (lick-and-stick)
  • Animal Class: Bird
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: New Zealand
  • Modified Item: No
  • Bird Species: Parakeet & Budgerigar
  • Condition: New

    Description

    This Listing is for ONE NEW Single
    Kakariki
    Stamp from the Health Set from 1962.
    Mint. Hinged. In Very Fine condition. From a Smoke-free and Pet-free Environment.
    On October 3, 1962, New Zealand Post issued this stamp as one of a set of two bird designs. The designer is credited as being the New Zealand Post Office in Wellington
    , and t
    he proceeds of the 'Health' value of
    these
    stamps were donated to the Children's Health Camps movement.
    Red-crowned parakeets
    (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)
    are now scarce throughout both the North and South Islands. On off-shore islands and Stewart Island they are numerous. Yellow-crowned parakeets, a close relative of the red-crowned parakeet, have managed to survive on mainland New Zealand.
    SG812
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