The limited edition is the premium collector’s item in this stamp issue. It includes limited-edition products found only in this pack. In the accompanying booklet you’ll learn about the great 'Invincibles' tour of 1924-25 with commentary from Stephen Berg, director of the New Zealand Rugby Museum. Berg has produced exhibitions such as '2011 Rugby Legacy' and 'Balls, Bullets & Boots' on rugby in the First World War. He organised and hosted the world’s first and only conference on the All Blacks jersey and has hosted three Rugby Jamborees. Berg has curated 'Try For All' exhibited in Japan, and 'Herstory of Womens Rugby', exhibited across New Zealand. Berg is a regular writer for the Rugby News.
This stamp issue celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 1924-25 rugby union tour of the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Canada. Click here for more information.
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| Date of issue: | 7 August 2024 |
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| Number of stamps: | Four gummed stamps |
| Denominations: | $2.30, $3.60, $4.90 & $5.60 |
| Designed and illustrated by: | Hannah Fortune, NZ Post, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Printer and process: | Brebner Print, Napier by lithography |
| Number of colours: | Four process colours |
| Stamp size and format: | 46mm x 35mm (x 3 horizontal), 35mm x 46mm (x 1 vertical) |
| Miniature sheet size and format: | 150mm x 90mm (horizontal) |
| Paper type: | Tullis Russell Red Phosphor Gummed 106gsm |
| Number of stamps per sheet: | 20 |
| Perforation gauge: | 14.286 x 14.47 |
| 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 6 August 2025. First day covers will also remain on sale until 6 August 2025. |
