Presentation pack
Collect the nine gold-foiled miniature sheets and first day covers from this issue with the ‘Nine Companions, Nine Lands’ presentation pack, which features additional illustrations by the issue’s designer and artist Sacha Lees.
This stamp issue celebrates The Lord of the Rings and Aotearoa New Zealand’s exciting film industry 25 years on from the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Click here for more information.
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| Date of issue: | 2 September 2026 |
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| Number of stamps: | Nine gummed |
| Denomination: | $3.60 x 9 |
| Stamps and first day covers designed by: | Sacha Lees, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Printer and process: | Brebner Print, Napier by lithography |
| Number of colours: | Four process colours plus gold foil on the miniature sheets. |
| Stamp size and format: | 35mm x 34.55mm (square) |
| Miniature sheet size and format: | 112mm x 64mm (horizontal) |
| First day cover size and format: | 205mm x 120mm (horizontal) |
| Paper type: | Tullis Russell red phosphor 106gsm |
| Number of stamps per sheet: | 9 |
| Perforation gauge: | 14.286 x 13.895 |
| Period of sale: | Unless stocks are exhausted earlier, these stamps and first day covers will remain on sale until 1 September 2027. The miniature sheets and miniature sheet first day covers will remain on sale indefinitely. |
