Giants of New Zealand

February 2009
What's New Giants of New Zealand Stamp Issue Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers Recent Stamp Releases New Zealand Champions of World Motorsport 2009 Year of the Ox Lunar Stamp Issue Recent Coin Releases Giants of New Zealand Coin Series Agency Releases     Info:   Customer Support Contact Details Withdrawal Dates Stamp Archive     Address Details:   Collectables and Solutions Centre New Zealand Post Private Bag 3001 Wanganui 4540 New Zealand 5 Church Place Wanganui 4500 New Zealand Ph +64 6 349 1234 Fax +64 6 345 7120 www.nzpost.co.nz/stamps www.nzpost.co.nz/coins     Subscription Option:   To unsubscribe from Focus Online click here		Dear Kakashka CUSTOMER NUMBER:.712370   A GIANT offer for those who are big on collecting Around 80 million years ago, the land mass we know as New Zealand separated from the supercontinent Gondwanaland and made its way into the South Pacific. Over time evolved a range of fantastic, huge native birds, such as the giant moa and giant eagle, insects like the giant weta, and massive ocean dwellers including the colossal squid and southern right whale. 80 million years later... New Zealand Post is thrilled to offer the Giants of New Zealand stamp and coin release. The five stamps in this issue are of truly mammoth proportions. The stamps are 28 percent larger than an average New Zealand Post stamp. What's more, the flagship of this release is an informative presentation pack that is three times the size of a usual presentation pack. It includes five fridge magnets of the giants featured and it's still only $19.90! As you'll see on the website, the illustrations on the stamps by artist Dave Gunson really bring these creatures to life - and are a colourful memento of our incredible natural heritage. Also available in this release is a limited edition set of five pure silver bullion coins. These coins feature the five animals that appear on the stamps and, as with the stamps, the local designer, Cue Design, has really encapsulated these animals. You can read more about this individually numbered coin set on our website. Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers In 2009 more than 30 postal administrations will be issuing stamp products on climate change, the common theme being Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers. A shared feature of all these products is the ice crystal insignia. New Zealand Post has produced a special miniature sheet for this series. You can read more about this product below. With the unique coins, and stamps the size of these, such an offer is almost as rare as the giants featured. I'm very excited about this giant issue, and I think you will be too. Yours sincerely Ivor Masters General Manager Stamps and Collectables PS Don't forget you must redeem your Stamp Rewards by 31 March 2009. You can redeem your Rewards by clicking here.       Giants of New Zealand Stamp Issue New Zealand's biodiversity is one of the most unusual on Earth, due to lengthy isolation from other continents. Our fauna reflects this uniqueness: evolving into distinctive and often-enormous native birds, such as the giant moa and giant eagle, archaic insects like the giant weta, and mammoth ocean dwellers including the colossal squid and southern right whale. These GIANT stamps are 28 percent larger than normal - read more about this special stamp and coin issue now.   Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers At New Zealand Post we have intensified our focus on a range of corporate responsibility programmes including an environmental programme of work across our group of businesses that is intent on reducing our 2008 carbon footprint by 12 per cent by 2012. Read more about how New Zealand Post is helping preserve the environment by clicking below.       New Zealand Champions of World Motorsport Kiwis are known for their adventurousness, so it's no surprise that we've produced some of the world's fastest racing car drivers and motorcyclists. Motorsport has been part of our lifeblood since cars first arrived on our shores, with fans turning out in their thousands to watch - spellbound by the vehicles, the speed and the battle for glory.   2009 Year of the Ox Lunar Stamp Issue Chinese New Year has become something we all celebrate, with Chinese lantern festivals held in Auckland and Christchurch each year, and a Chinese New Year Festival in Wellington. So seize your opportunity to join the celebrations, with three stunning stamps designed to welcome 2009 - the Year of the Ox.       Giants of New Zealand Coin Series The perfect complement to our stamp issue is a set of five silver proof bullion coins - one of each of the giants displayed on the stamps. The five coins were designed locally by Cue Design and bring to life these amazing creatures. The coins are beautifully presented in a case and are sold as a set. Whether it's the beginning of a new collection or a unique gift - now you can have and hold your own giants of New Zealand. Our Giants of New Zealand coin issue showcases a menagerie of New Zealand species - past and present, considered 'giants' in the animal world. Catch them before they're gone!       In addition to New Zealand stamp issues, we also offer products from the following administrations and territories: Hong Kong, United Nations, Ross Dependency, Vanuatu, Tonga and Niuafo'ou, Pitcairn Island, Malta, Fiji and Samoa. The latest stamp product releases are fully documented and illustrated on our website.