A joint issue with Vatican City, a place of great importance to many Christians. Two stamps, both featuring the same scene of "Nativity" by the 15th-century Italian artist, Pseudo Ambrogio di Baldese. A special First Day Cover featuring both stamps plus their special cancels.
NZ $1.50 - 'Nativity' by Pseudo Ambrogio di Baldese. (New Zealand)
€ 0.41 - 'Nativity' by Pseudo Ambrogio di Baldese. (Vatican City)
First Day Cover - 21 November 2002.
Sheetlet of 10 x $1.50 stamps.
Technical Information.
Date of issue: 21 November 2002.
The number of stamps: One.
Denominations and designs: $1.50 Nativity.
Stamp, sheetlet and first-day cover designed: CommArts Design, Wellington.
Printer and process: Southern Colour Print, Dunedin by offset lithography.
The number of colours: Five process colours (four colour process and one spot colour 187C).
Stamp size and format: 30mm x 48mm (horizontal).
Paper type: De la Rue 103gsm red phosphor stamp paper.
Perforation gauge: 14.
The number of stamps per sheetlet: 10.
Period of sale: These stamps remained on sale until 20 November 2003.
Date of issue: 21 November 2002.
The number of stamps: One.
Denominations and designs: $1.50 Nativity.
Stamp, sheetlet and first-day cover designed: CommArts Design, Wellington.
Printer and process: Southern Colour Print, Dunedin by offset lithography.
The number of colours: Five process colours (four colour process and one spot colour 187C).
Stamp size and format: 30mm x 48mm (horizontal).
Paper type: De la Rue 103gsm red phosphor stamp paper.
Perforation gauge: 14.
The number of stamps per sheetlet: 10.
Period of sale: These stamps remained on sale until 20 November 2003.
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