1984 New Zealand Limited Trial Frama Stamps .24, .30, .35 Set/3 MNH

Item Specifics

Country

New Zealand

Stamp Type

Revenues - Postal Tax

Condition

Mint (NH)

Stamp Format

Single

Year of Issue

1984

Item Description

1984 New Zealand Limited Trial Frama Stamps .24, .30, .35 Set/3 MNH. The first New Zealand Frama appeared in 1984 as a limited trial. They can be identified by the four stars of the Southern Cross and their blank background. The Frama company of Switzerland produced a special type of patterned paper suitable for dispensing by machine and electronic printing that could be used to create an unlimited number of different stamp designs. The British Post Office used the paper experimentally in vending machines in 1984-85 but the experiment was not regarded as a success. Frama labels were also introduced in Switzerland in 1976. Frama labels were distinctive for the whole design being printed in one operation onto the special paper, including the value, rather than just the value being printed onto a pre-printed stamp.
New Zealand trialled these labels in 1984 and continued to use them through until the mid - late 1990s. It would seem that like was discovered in Great Britain, this system of per-paid postage was not completely successful.

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