2018 Royal Visit.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have visited New Zealand for the first time together, as part of their Pacific tour. This commemorative set of stamps captures some memorable moments from their time in Aotearoa.
2018 Royal Wedding.

NZ Post followed the same format they have used on other recent issues where the six stamps are included in a miniature sheet. While it makes for a very attractive presentation as can be seen above, there are no captions for the stamps once they have been removed from the sheet. 

          The Pacific tour commenced on 15 October with a focus on youth, mental health, environmental issues, and the Invictus Games. The public and media were predictably enthusiastic, but the interest intensified even further with the announcement that Meghan was pregnant. Huge crowds have greeted the royals throughout their four-nation tour.
          After nine days in Australia, three days in Fiji, and two days in Tonga, the couple embarked on the final leg of their trip. Arriving in Wellington on 28 October, they were greeted by the Prime Minister and officially welcomed by the Governor-General.
          Both Harry and Meghan had visited New Zealand before, separately, but their experiences on this visit will be quite different. Harry’s no longer the eligible bachelor and adventurous young man that he was in 2015, but a caring husband and expectant father. Meghan, who last visited in 2014, is no longer a private citizen, free to travel throughout the country as she wishes, but a working member of New Zealand’s royal family. Like all royal tours, everything is carefully planned in advance to ensure the best use of time, and to maximise the number of people able to meet them.
          For some, it was their first opportunity to meet the couple and for others, it was a chance to see them again, and to appreciate how much they’ve changed. This Aotearoa tour will certainly not be the Sussexes’ last. Indeed, their departure only raised the question, what will their family look like when they next return?

The Stamps.
We are waiting for captions and details concerning each of these stamps.






Technical Information.
Date of issue: 30 October 2018.
The number of stamps: Six gummed stamps.
Denominations: 6 x $3.00.
Stamps designed: Hannah Fortune, New Zealand Post, Wellington, New Zealand.
Printer and process: Collectables and Solutions Centre, New Zealand Post, Whanganui, New Zealand.
The number of colours: Four process colours.
Stamp size and format: 36.95mm x 37.5mm (vertical).
Sheet size: 260mm x 170mm.
Paper Type: Tullis Russell 104gsm red phosphor gummed stamp paper.
The number of stamps per sheet: Six.
Perforation gauge: 14.4 x 14.615.
Period of sale: Unless stocks are exhausted earlier, these stamps will remain on sale until 29 October 2019.


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