1965 11th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
in Wellington.
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association was established to promote the ideals of parliamentary democracy and the rule of law. The Association has held conferences annually since 1961. In 1965 the conference was held in Wellington and to mark the occasion a set of three commemorative stamps was issued. On each stamp the emblem of the Association, a Mace and Black Rod crossed, was incorporated into the design.
4d - Arms and Queen Elizabeth II. 9d - Parliament Buildings, Wellington.
4d Arms & Queen Elizabeth.
The low value of this set showed our Queen Elizabeth II and the New Zealand coat of arms. We have done a few posts on Queen Elizabeth which can be found in our links to the right. We also did a more detailed study of the New Zealand Coat of Arms.
9d - Parliament Buildings.
This stamp shows the buildings we use today. The main building in the foreground and the historic library behind. Since 1965 the Beehive has been added on the left-hand side.
See our post - Parliament Buildings.
2/- Wellington from Mt Victoria.
The high value of this issue shows a view of Wellington from Mt Victoria.
1965 Parliamentary Conference Presentation Folder with set of stamps.
Errors from this Issue.
1965 2/- Parliamentary Conference block with the red partly omitted.
Below are two First Day Covers. In each the 2/- stamp has a red colour shift. I have included the covers and a detail showing each stamp.
1965 Parliamentary Conference 2/- with partially omitted red & red colour shift FDC detail
and full First Day Cover below.
1965 Parliamentary Conference 2/- with partially omitted red & red colour shift FDC detail
and full First Day Cover below.
Technical information
Date of Issue:
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30 November 1965
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Designers:
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New Zealand Post Office, Wellington
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Printers:
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Harrison and Sons, England
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Stamp Size:
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24mm x 40mm
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Sheet Size:
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120 stamps per sheet
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Process:
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Photogravure
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| Performance Gauge: |
14
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Paper Type:
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No watermark
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Some of the text in this post came from the NZ Post Web Site.
Some of the images in this post were used with permission from the illustrated catalogue of StampsNZ
You can visit their web site and On-line Catalogue at, http://stampsnz.com/
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