Booklet of 5 x $3.00 'Tongaporutu, Taranaki' self-adhesive stamps.
The Tongaporutu area, north of New Plymouth, is one of the country’s best-kept secrets. Known for the Three Sisters rock formations, it also boasts ancient caves decorated with historic Māori petroglyphs, sheer cliff faces and a vast black iron-sand surf beach.
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| Date of issue: | 1 June 2022 |
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| Number of stamps: | Two gummed, one self-adhesive |
| Denominations: | Gummed: $5.10, $6.70; Self-adhesive: $3.80 |
| Stamp booklets: | Self-adhesive booklet 5x $3.00 stamps: reissue of 2018 $3.00 booklet with new branding; Self-adhesive booklet 5x $3.80 stamps: 2016 gummed stamp reissued as self-adhesive |
| Designed and illustrated by: | NZ Post, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Printer and process: | Southern Colour Print, New Zealand by lithography |
| Number of colours: | Four process colours |
| Stamp size and format: | 30mm x 25mm (horizontal) |
| Paper type: | Gummed: arconvert securpost premium gummed 110gsm stamp paper; Self-adhesive: arconvert - (FSC) securpost MC 90/Cprint100 P11p stamp paper |
| Number of stamps per sheet: | 20 |
| Perforation gauge: | 13.33 x 13.60 |
| Special blocks: | Plate/imprint blocks may be obtained by purchasing at least six stamps from a sheet. Barcode blocks are available in A and B formats. |
| Period of sale: | Unless stocks are exhausted earlier, these stamps will remain on sale until further notice. The first day cover will remain on sale until 27 July 2022. |
