The first telegraph circuit in New Zealand was brought into operation on 1 July 1862, between Lyttelton and Christchurch. This two stamp issue commemorated the centenary of the telegraph service in New Zealand.
Issue information
A G Mitchell designed the 3d denomination and his father L C Mitchell designed the 8d.
Telegraph Centenary - 3d
This stamp depicts a hand operating an early morse key, against a background of the Port Hills, Lyttelton. A line of poles carries a telegraph wire from the left foreground of the stamp over the hills in the centre.
Telegraph Centenary - 8d
This stamp depicts a 1960s teleprinter and white teleprinter tape.
Technical information
| Date of Issue: | 1 June 1962 |
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| Designers: | A G Mitchell, Wellington and L C Mitchell, Wellington |
| Printers: | Harrison and Sons, England |
| Stamp Size: | 41mm x 25mm |
| Sheet Size: | 120 stamps per sheet |
| Process: | Photogravure |
| Perforation Gauge: | 14.75 x 14 |
| Paper Type: | Guard Bridge, chalk surfaced, multiple NZ and star watermark |
