New Zealand 1940 Centennial Definitive Issue

New Zealand · 1940 · 1d

This definitive stamp was part of a series issued to commemorate the centennial of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The design features a portrait of King George VI, who was the reigning monarch of the British Commonwealth at the time.

Issued in 1940, this stamp marks 100 years since the founding of New Zealand as a British colony. The series celebrated the nation's progress and its ties to the British Crown during the early years of World War II.