Timpex, the 2009 New Zealand National Philatelic Exhibition was held in
Timaru between the 16th and 18th of October 2009.
The miniature
sheets features 50 cent, $1 and $2.50 stamps from the
2008 Sir Edmund Hillary issue and
the
1994 Mount Cook
Definitive stamp pre-cancelled and marked 'SPECIMEN'. The $20
stamp was gold foiled but unlike the original, was printed by offset
lithography. The $20 stamp was not valid for postage.
$2.50 from the
sale price of each miniature sheet was donated by New Zealand Post to the
Philatelic Trust.