Description: This item consists of an unseparated horizontal pair of two 9-penny New Zealand definitive postage stamps from the acclaimed 1935 Second Pictorial Series. Printed in a dual-color intaglio process featuring sharp black and bright orange-red (scarlet) inks, the abstract design replicates a carved and painted indigenous Māori meeting house (whare) door panel or rafter decoration. The intricate scrollwork is framed by a stylized black-and-white braided koru rope pattern winding along the side borders. The upper margin balances the text "POSTAGE & REVENUE" while the lower margin explicitly displays the denomination flanking the destination country text as "9d. NEW ZEALAND 9d." The specimen features prominent vertical machine perforations between the two stamps and bears a heavy, centralized black circular postal cancellation mark over the left stamp face.
Circa: 1935-1947
Condition: Used pair
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