Learn more about the work of the trailblazing scientists who paved the way for the women who followed them. Along with the details of each woman’s life and achievements, the presentation pack includes a set of four stamps, a miniature sheet and a first day cover.
Stamp illustration acknowledgements
$1.70 stamp
Lucy B. Moore, Plate 46, The Genus Pterocladia in New Zealand, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 74, 1944-45, p. 336.
$3.00 stamp
J. Wiffen (1990) New mosasaurs (Reptilia; Family Mosasauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of North Island, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 33:1, 67-85, DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1990.10427574
$3.80 stamp
- Photograph of Beatrice Muriel Tinsley, November 1975. Office of Public Affairs, Yale University, Photographs of Individuals (RU 686). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library
- Beatrice Tinsley Barred spiral: ESA/Hubble & NASA
$4.30 stamp
- Kahu huruhuru (feathered cloak), 1850-1880. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (ME013125)
- Mākereti Papakura, Papers of Makereti: Drafts, 1887-1938. National Library of Australia, nla.obj-2194113213
In celebration of all the women scientists in Aotearoa New Zealand, this stamp issue highlights the remarkable work of four trailblazing women. Click here to find out more.
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| Date of issue: | 2 November 2022 |
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| Number of stamps: | Four gummed stamps |
| Denominations: | $1.70, $3.00, $3.80 & $4.30 |
| Designed and illustrated by: | Jo Bailey, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Printer and process: | Southern Colour Print, New Zealand by lithography |
| Number of colours: | Four process colours |
| Stamp size and format: | 28mm x 35.16mm (vertical) |
| Miniature sheet size and format: | 128mm x 90mm (horizontal) |
| Paper type: | Arconvert securpost premium gummed 110gsm |
| Number of stamps per sheet: | 20 |
| Perforation gauge: | 13.50 x 13.75 |
| 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 1 November 2023. First day covers will remain on sale until 28 December 2022. |
