The 1997 Children's Health stamp designs were the result of a Design a Stamp competition based on the theme of 'healthy living'.
Issue information
This year's children's health stamp issue carried designs by the three young winners of New Zealand Post's Design a Stamp competition, which was run in the letter stages of 1996.
The theme of the competition was 'healthy living', and it was divided into three age categories: under 9 years, 9-12 years, and 13-18 years.
The Design a Stamp competition winners were:
- 13-18 year category: 17 year old Fern Petrie with her beach design
- 9-12 year category: 11 year old Anita Pitcher's mosaic of a person collecting fruit
- Under 9 category: 8 year old Georgia Dumergue with her design featuring the young artist horse-riding.
The proceeds of the surcharge value of the health stamps were donated to the Children's Health Camps movement.
Product Listing for 1997 Children's Health - Health Living
| Image | Title | Description | Price |
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Single Stamp | Single 40c + 5c 'Child on beach' gummed stamp. | $0.45 |
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Single Stamp | Single 80c + 5c 'Horseriding on waterfront' gummed stamp. | $0.85 |
| Single Stamp | Single 40c + 5c 'Person collecting fruit from tree' self-adhesive stamp. | $0.45 | |
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Miniature Sheet | Mint, used or cancelled miniature sheet. | $1.75 |
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First Day Cover | First day cover with with gummed stamps and self-adhesive stamp affixed. Cancelled on the first day of issue. | $2.25 |
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Miniature Sheet First Day Cover | First day cover with miniature sheet affixed. Cancelled on the first day of issue. | $2.25 |
| Self-adhesive Dispenser | Dispenser box containing 100 x 40c + 5c self-adhesive stamps. | $45.00 |
Technical information
| Date of issue: | 18 June 1997 |
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| Number of stamps: | Three |
| Stamps illustrated by: | 40c + 4c sheet stamp: Fern Petrie, Auckland; 80c + 5c sheet stamp: Georgia Dumergue, Auckland; 40c + 5c self-adhesive stamp: Anita Pitcher, Palmerston North |
| Stamps, miniature sheet and first day covers designed by: | Communication Arts, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Denominations and designs: | 40c + 5c sheet stamp - Child on beach, 80c + 5c sheet stamp - Horseriding on waterfront, 40c + 5c self-adhesive stamp - Person collecting fruit from tree, $1.75 miniature sheet (containing one of each stamp) - beach scene |
| Printer and process: | Southern Colour Print, Dunedin, New Zealand by lithography |
| Number of colours: | Four |
| Stamp size and format: | Sheet stamps: 40mm x 30mm (horizontal); Self-adhesive stamp: 26mm x 37mm (vertical) |
| Miniature sheet size: | 135mm x 90mm |
| Paper type: | Sheet stamps and miniature sheet: 103gsm gummed stamp paper; Self adhesive stamp: Harrison and Sons self-adhesive stamp paper |
| Number of stamps per sheet: | 50 |
| Number of stamps per roll: | 100 |
| Cost of unaddressed first day cover with stamps: | $2.25 |
| Cost of unaddressed first day cover with miniature sheet: | $2.25 |
| Perforation gauge: | 14 |
| Special blocks: | Plate/imprint, positional or value blocks could be obtained by purchasing at least six stamps. |
| Colour blocks: | Also known as 'traffic lights', these blocks were included in plate blocks. |
| Barcode blocks: | Barcode blocks were available in both A and B formats. |
| Period of sale: | These stamps remained on sale until 18 June 1998. |