The series of colourful stamps released this week, called the A to Z of New Zealand, features a different picture for each letter – from cultural icons such as the tiki and the haka, to messages from our history like the Vote stamp bearing the image of suffragette Kate Sheppard from the $10 note and the Zeeland stamp with a picture of Dutchman explorer Abel Tasman, from whom our nation received its name.
Date of issue: 6 August 2008
26 gummed stamps
