4 D 1960 - Puarangi
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| General Description | 'Hibiscus trionum', the botanical name of the plant known to the Maori as puarangi, is the smaller of the two New Zealand hibiscus. It belongs to the northern frost-free part of the country and can now be seen only in remote places and on some off-shore islands. |
| Face value | 4 pence |
| Catalog code (Michel) | NZ 397 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | NZ 338 |
| Catalog code | Stanley Gibbons NZ786 |
| Series | Pictorial Definitives |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Definitive stamp |
| Issue date | 11/07/1960 |
| Designer | Harrison and Sons, G Fuller, A G Mitchell, New Zealand Post Office |
| Paper type | Wiggins Teape 'Esparto', multiple NZ and star watermark |
| Print technique | Photogravure |
| Printed by | Thomas De La Rue, England |
| Perforation | 14 1/2 : 14 |
| Height | 24.00 mm |
| Width | 20.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |