Sheet of 20 x $2.30 'For the Fern' gummed stamps.
When New Zealand’s athletes hand-sewed the silver fern to their black singlets for the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games, they began a 100-year tradition and unknowingly became the founding members of the New Zealand Team.
This stamp issue celebrates Aotearoa New Zealand’s Olympic athletes. Click here for more information.
| Date of issue: | 5 June 2024 |
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| Number of stamps: | Four gummed stamps |
| Denominations: | $2.30, $3.60, $4.30 & $4.90 |
| Designed and illustrated by: | Nick Jarvie, NZ Post, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Printer and process: | Brebner Print, Napier by lithography |
| Number of colours: | Four process colours plus overgloss |
| Stamp size and format: | 48mm x 30mm (horizontal) |
| Miniature sheet size and format: | 150mm x 90mm (horizontal) |
| Paper type: | Red phosphor gummed 106gsm |
| Number of stamps per sheet: | 20 |
| Perforation gauge: | 14 x 14.167 |
| 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: | Period of sale: Unless stocks are exhausted earlier, these stamps and first day covers will remain on sale until 4 June 2025. |
