1994 A to B Self Adhesive Coil Stamp

		Cat.	Mint	Used
45c	A to B / Source to Destination - Perf 11 (Leigh-Mardon)	382a	$0.75	$0.80
	(i) Perf 11¼ (Sprintpak) - Dotted 'i' (Issued August 1995)	382a1	$1.60	$1.60
40c	A to B / Source to Destination Postage Decrease (Issued October 1995) - Perf 11 (Leigh-Mardon)	382b	$1.15	$1.20
	(i) Perf 11½ (Sprintpak) - Dotted 'i' (Issued November 1995)	382b1	$1.50	$1.60
	Set of 2	382c	$1.80	$1.90

The 45 cent self-adhesive coil stamp design was introduced in July 1994. The letter A represents the sender and B represents the recipient of the mail. In June 1995 Leigh-Marden advised New Zealand Post that they were withdrawing from the stamp printing business and an order was placed with Sprintpak Pty Ltd to ensure supply continuity. The design was modified and reissued in October 1995 when the standard inland postage letter rate decreased to 40 cents.

Most of the 45 cent coils were printed by Leigh-Mardon Pty Ltd and the majority of the 40 cent stamps, introduced after the reduction in standard letter rate, by Australia Post - Sprintpak. All four varieties are listed here - in all photos 382a is top left, 382a1 is top right, 382b is bottom left and 382b1 is bottom right. The stamps are most easily distinguished by checking for a dot above the 'i' in the slogan "people reaching people" - the dot is missing on the Leigh-Mardon printed stamps.

Also, the 'w' in "new zealand" is more magenta in the Sprintpak printings (it more closely matches the colour of the rest of the word 'new'). The Australia Post-Sprintpak stamps have blunt die-cut corners and are perf 11¼ for the 45 cent stamp and perf 11½ for the 40 cent stamp - rather than perf 11 for the Leigh-Mardon printings.

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