Limited editions

The limited edition is the ultimate collector’s item for this issue. Read the story in full by writer Paora Tibble. Paora has worked as Te Papa’s Māori language writer/translator, and has a background in developing, editing and writing Māori language educational resources. Paora works for National Services Te Paerangi, which is the outreach team for the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. This limited edition includes an informative booklet written by Paora as well as all four stamps, a colour separation of the $4.00 stamp, a signed first day cover and for the first time a gold-foiled miniature sheet.

One of only 2,000 produced, a uniquely numbered limited edition is the ultimate collector’s item for this issue. Each includes a unique numbered miniature sheet, a unique first day cover signed by Michel Tuffery, a colour separation of the ‘Not another Kuki story’ stamp, and a booklet on the history of Tupaia and Lieutenant James Cook’s journey from Tahiti to New Zealand.

With this limited edition you’ll learn more about the history of aviation in Antarctica, and how it supports our presence on the ice. Our contributor, John Evans is actively involved with the Beaver Preservation Trust, operating a Beaver aircraft decorated as the Trans-Antarctic Expedition NZ6001 Beaver. As an engineer, he has worked in Antarctica with the New Zealand Antarctic programme, supporting conservation activities on historic sites with the Antarctic Heritage Trust, and more recently, with Antarctica New Zealand on their overland traverse capability, supporting deep field science projects on the Ross Ice Shelf.