Description: Pictorial stamp from New Zealand depicting the Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), also previously known as the Parson Bird for the distinctive white tufts at its throat. The design shows the bird perched on a branch amid native foliage, framed by scrollwork and native flora motifs. Printed in blue-green ink, denomination One Shilling (1/-).
Circa: 1935-1940s
Condition: Used - Hinged
Notes:
Tūī are native to New Zealand, and are found throughout the country, particularly the North Island, the west and south coasts of the South Island, Stewart Island / Rakiura and the Chatham Islands, where an endangered sub-species particular to these islands exists.