 1965 Health
1965 Health
 
|  |  | Cat. | Mint Unhinged | Mint Hinged | Fine Used | 
| 3d | Kaka / Parrot | 136a | $0.55 |  | $0.45 |  | $0.45 |  | 
| 4d | Piwakawaka / Fantail | 136b | $0.55 |  | $0.45 |  | $0.45 |  | 
|  |  | 
|  | Set of 2 | 136c | $1.05 |  | $0.85 |  | $0.85 |  | 
|  |  | 
| 2/- | Miniature Sheet with six 3d stamps (Surcharged for health) | 136d | $31.50 |  | $18.00 |  | $63.00 |  | 
|  | … Six Stamps : 3d (136a x 6) | 
| 2/6 | Miniature Sheet with six 4d stamps (Surcharged for health) | 136e | $31.50 |  | $18.00 |  | $63.00 |  | 
|  | … Six Stamps : 4d (136b x 6) | 
|  |  | 
|  | First Day Cover - 4 August 1965 | 136f |  |  |  |  | $3.60 |  | 
|  | … Two Stamps : 3d (136a), 4d (136b) | 
The 1965 health stamps included the year of issue for the
first time since the 1934 Health issue. The
bird theme for health stamps continued with the Kaka - a native parrot and
the Fantail (Piwakawaka).
The stamps were also issued in two
miniature sheets each containing six stamps.
Bibliography
The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume VI 
Edited by D. E. G. Naish FRPSNZ and K. J. McNaught FRPSNZ FRPSL
Publsihed 1975 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated
The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume VIII 
Edited by B. G. Vincent FRPSNZ
Published 1998 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated (ISSN 0-9597883-1-X)
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