2008 The A to Z of New Zealand

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		Cat.	Mint Unhinged	Fine Used
50c	A is for Aotearoa	656a	$0.90	$1.20
50c	B is for Beehive	656b	$0.90	$1.20
50c	C is for Cook	656c	$0.90	$1.20
50c	D is for Dog	656d	$0.90	$1.20
50c	E is for Edmonds	656e	$0.90	$1.15
50c	F is for Fantail	656f	$0.90	$1.20
50c	G is for Goodnight Kiwi	656g	$0.90	$1.15
50c	H is for Haka	656h	$0.90	$1.20
50c	I is for Interislander	656i	$0.90	$1.20
50c	J is for Jelly Tip Ice Cream	656j	$0.90	$1.20
50c	K is for Kia Ora	656k	$0.90	$10.20
50c	L is for Log o' Wood	656l	$0.90	$1.20
50c	M is for Mudpools	656m	$0.90	$1.20
50c	N is for Nuclear Free	656n	$0.90	$1.20
50c	O is for Overseas Experience	656o	$0.90	$1.20
50c	P is for Pinetree	656p	$0.90	$1.20
50c	Q is for Quake	656q	$0.90	$1.20
50c	R is for Rutherford	656r	$0.90	$1.20
50c	S is for Southern Cross	656s	$0.90	$1.20
50c	T is for Tiki	656t	$0.90	$1.20
50c	U is for Upham	656u	$0.90	$1.20
50c	V is for Vote	656v	$0.90	$1.20
50c	W is for Weta	656w	$0.90	$1.20
50c	X is for Extreme Sports	656x	$0.90	$1.20
50c	Y is for Yarn	656y	$0.90	$1.20
50c	Z is for Zeeland	656z	$0.90	$1.20

	Set of 26	656za	$22.25	$38.10

$13	Prestige Sheet with twenty six 50 cent stamps	656zb	$23.40	$31.50
	… Twenty six Stamps : 50c (656a), 50c (656b), 50c (656c), 50c (656d), 50c (656e), 50c (656f), 50c (656g), 50c (656h), 50c (656i), 50c (656j), 50c (656k), 50c (656l), 50c (656m), 50c (656n), 50c (656o), 50c (656p), 50c (656q), 50c (656r), 50c (656s), 50c (656t), 50c (656u), 50c (656v), 50c (656w), 50c (656x), 50c (656y), 50c (656z)

	First Day Cover - 6 August 2008	656zc		$12.60
	… Six Stamps : 50c (656a), 50c (656b), 50c (656c), 50c (656d), 50c (656e), 50c (656f)
	First Day Cover - 6 August 2008	656zd		$12.60
	… Ten Stamps : 50c (656g), 50c (656h), 50c (656i), 50c (656j), 50c (656k), 50c (656l), 50c (656m), 50c (656n), 50c (656o), 50c (656p)
	First Day Cover - 6 August 2008	656ze		$12.60
	… Ten Stamps : 50c (656q), 50c (656r), 50c (656s), 50c (656t), 50c (656u), 50c (656v), 50c (656w), 50c (656x), 50c (656y), 50c (656z)

This issue comprises a sheetlet of 26 fifty cent stamps celebrating New Zealand icons and traditions. The stamps were sold individually at some New Zealand Post outlets.

A is for Aotearoa: the most widely known and accepted Maori name for New Zealand.

B is for Beehive: the common name for the Executive Wing of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings.

C is for Cook: James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer who recorded the first circumnavigation of New Zealand.

D is for Dog: the working sheep-dog from Murray Ball's Footrot Flats cartoon strip.

E is for Edmonds: The Edmonds Cookbook is the quintessential guide to traditional New Zealand cuisine which is now recognised as a Kiwi icon.

F is for Fantail: highly active and agile birds which undertake highly aerobatic and intricate looping flights.

G is for Goodnight Kiwi: a character in an animated short film which played to signal the end of nightly broadcasts on Television New Zealand.

H is for Haka: For over 100 years the All Blacks have had a tradition of performing a haka before games

I is for Interislander: A ferry service across Cook Strait between the North Island and South Island.

J is for Jelly Tip: Very popular icecream first produced in the 1950s.

K is for Kia Ora: a Maori language greeting which has entered New Zealand vocabulary - it means "be well/healthy" and is often used as an informal "hi"

L is for Log o' Wood: The Ranfurly Shield is the most prestigious trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition.

M is for Mudpools: synonymous with the Geothermal regions of the North Island, particularly around Rotorua.

N is for Nuclear Free: In 1987 a law was passed to "establish a Nuclear Free Zone in New Zealand to promote and encourage an active and effective contribution to the essential process of disarmament and international arms control."

O is for O.E.: an extended overseas working holiday - sometimes referred to as "The big OE" - typically at least one year and often far longer.

P is for Pinetree: Colin Meads nickname - a former New Zealand rugby union footballer who played 55 test matches as an All Black from 1957 to 1971 - named Player of the Century in 1999.

Q is for Quake: New Zealand is on the Pacific Ring of Fire - an area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that is home to over 75% of the world's volcanoes.

R is for Rutherford: New Zealand physicist who became known as the father of nuclear physics.

S is for Southern Cross: the constellation appears on New Zealand's flag.

T is for Tiki: incorrectly named Maori neck pendants - a tourist staple.

U is for Upham: Captain Charles Upham was a New Zealand soldier who was the only person to earn the Victoria Cross for extreme bravery twice during the Second World War:

V is for Vote: New Zealand was the first major nation to grant universal suffrage to women (however, women were not eligible to stand for parliament until 1919).

W is for Weta: among the largest and heaviest insects in the world. Weta Workshops created many of the special effects for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies.

X is for x-treme sports: a variety of extreme sports such as bungy jumping are available in New Zealand.

Y is for Yarn: MÄori traditional textiles were woven from a number of plants, including harakeke, wharariki, pingao, kiekie and toetoe.

Z is for Zeeland: The islands of Aotearoa were named Nieuw Zeeland by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman.

Bibliography

The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume X

Edited by B.G. Vincent FRPSNZ

Published 2013 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated (ISBN 978-0-9876534-3-7)

Pages 175 - 176

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