The 1976 Christmas Stamp Issue included an ivory depicting the nativity scene; a stained glass window depicting Christ; and an illustration of angels based on a Christmas carol.
Issue information
The 7c and 11c designs were completed by Don Hatcher with the 18c design by Margaret Chapman.
7c
This stamp entitled "Nativity" features a late 16th Century Gothic Ivory work by an unknown Spanish artist.
11c
The stained glass window depicting Christ is in St Joseph's Catholic Church, Grey Lynn, Auckland.
18c
This symbolic design is based on the carol "Hark the Herald Angels Sing".
Stamp bulletin
This stamp issue first appeared in New Zealand Post Stamp Bulletin No. 16 in October 1976.
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Technical information
| Date of Issue: | 6 October 1976 |
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| Designers: | D A Hatcher, Auckland and M Chapman, Christchurch |
| Printers: | Harrison and Sons, England |
| Stamp Size: | 29.8mm x 40.6mm |
| Sheet Size: | 100 stamps per sheet |
| Process: | Photogravure |
| Perforation Gauge: | 7c: 14.25 x 14.75; 11c and 18c: 14.75 x 14.25 |
| Paper Type: | Unwatermarked |