Description: This vintage 8-penny New Zealand stamp features a captivating monochrome design printed via the photogravure method by Harrison and Sons in England. The central vignette depicts a mother and child standing proudly in front of a rustic, corrugated-iron pioneer cottage, framed elegantly by a soft blue background. Text reading The Pioneer Woman anchors the base of the artwork, situated right above the historical event markings, Westland Centennial 1860–1960. This specific specimen is attached to a snippet of a traditional red-and-blue striped airmail envelope and displays a crisp, clean wavy-line slogan cancellation postmark crossing its face.
Circa: 1960
Condition: Used on air mail fragment
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