1957 Health

A competition was held to obtain suitable photographs of children aged 5 to 12 - the age of children attending Health camps. Despite 1,298 photographs being submitted none were found to be suitable.

A number of designs had been submitted in the past for Health stamps but not used. Two of these were retrieved and approval obtained to use them. One design by L C Mitchell depicted a boy in a surf canoe with two bathers in the foreground, the other by L Cutten depicted a surf life saving theme. The stamps were produced in sheets of 60 and also in miniature sheets of six stamps for sale in house to house drives and through Woolworths stores.

The proceeds of the 'Health' value of these 1957 Health stamps were donated to the Children's Health Camps movement.

Stamp Bulletin

This stamp issue first appeared in New Zealand Post Stamp Bulletin No. 13 on 26 June 1957.

Acknowledgments: Bulletin scanned and provided by John Biddlecombe of the New Zealand Society of Great Britain. Their web site offers further information useful to those interested in the stamps and postal history of New Zealand. Link: http://www.nzsgb.org.uk/

Product Listing for 1957 Health

Image	Title	Description	Price
	Single Stamp	Single 2d + 1d gummed stamp. Surf life saving.	3d
	Single Stamp	Single 3d + 1d gummed stamp. Boy in a surf canoe with two bathers in the foreground.	4d
	Miniature Sheet	Miniature sheet incorporating six of the 2d + 1d stamps.	1s 6d
	Miniature Sheet	Miniature sheet incorporating six of the 3d + 1d stamps.	2s