item details
NameDie proof for one shilling and three pence definitive pictorial stamp (leaping trout)
ProductionNew Zealand Post Office; commissioner; 1960; New Zealand
Richard Barwick; designer; 1960; New Zealand
Richard Barwick; designer; 1960; New Zealand
Classificationpostage stamps
Materialsprinting ink, paper, laminated plastic
Techniquesprinting
DimensionsOverall: 100mm (width), 100mm (height)
Registration NumberPH006638
Credit lineThe New Zealand Post Museum Collection, Gift of New Zealand Post Ltd. 1992
Overview
This is a die proof of Richard Barwick's design for the 1960 pictorial issue of stamps. The full colour stamp depicts a rainbow trout leaping from a lake and features the words 'NEW ZEALAND' along the top, the denomiation '1'3' and 'TROUT' at the bottom right hand corner.