1874) "Whanau Marama" - Family of Light, New Zealand: New Zealand Post has issued a set of 4 Stamps on Tamanuiterā (the Sun) and Marama (the Moon) together with Ngā Whetū Matariki (the Pleiades Star Cluster): Date of Stamp Set issue: 02.06.2021:
About 2021 Whanau Marama - Family of Light, New Zealand:
Tamanuiterā (the Sun) and Marama (the Moon) together with Ngā Whetū Matariki (the Pleiades Star Cluster) make up the family of heavenly bodies known as Te Whānau Mārama (the "Family of Light").
This stamp issue celebrates Matariki, the Māori New Year, in 2021 with stories of the Sun and the Moon.
The Four stamps issued in the Set
$1.50 Marama: Where art thou, Rona? - After abusing Marama for hiding behind a cloud, Marama captured and pulled Rona to her, where she now resides forever.
$2.80 Marama: The eye of the night - The bright face of Marama and her lunar phases (maramataka) help Māori to interact with the stars of Matariki.
$3.60 Tamanuiterā: Fast to rise, fast to set - Using his grandmother’s jawbone, Māui and his brothers slow the journey of Tamanuiterā across the sky to make the day longer.
$4.10 Tamanuiterā: Summer path, winter path - Tamanuiterā has two wives, Hineraumati (summer) and Hinetakurua (winter). The Matariki star cluster is positioned differently during each of the seasons.
The Miniature Sheet (MS)
The Presentation Pack (PP)
Technical details:
Issue Date: 02.06.2021
Designer: Dave Burke, Tauranga, New Zealand
Printer: Southern Colour Print, New Zealand
Process: Lithography
Colours: Four process colours
Size: 45.6 mm x 35.0 mm (horizontal)
Stamp Values: $1.50, $2.80, $3.60 & $4.10
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Rajan Trikhahas commented:
ReplyDelete"Absolutely awesome narrative."
Thank you so much, Trikha sahab. New Zealand has been depicting the local traditions of the Maori in both their stamps & Coins, which is really remarkable. One of the visitors to my blog in New Zealand who had the Round Cricket ball shaped stamps issued by New Zealand Post at the time of the 1985 Cricket World Cup in ANZ (which I have a post on from my collection) in ANZ wanted to know if he could still use these stamps for postage to Australia. So I wrote to New Zealand Post. Within half an hour came the response from them containing Maori Greetings, which was quite amazing/interesting.
DeleteRajan Trikha has further commented:
Delete"Amazing gesture and I had very interesting experience of Maori lady reaction at the time of landing at Auckland New Zealand Airport. As Neelam was managing both the cabin bags due to my spondylitis problem ,the Maori lady co passenger helped Neelam and really gave an expression of disliking me due to my walking empty handed. I was compelled to take a little bit load of Neelam’s shoulder after which the lady appreciated my response. One more thing I noticed that Maori people are having very heavy physique."
Santosh Khanna has commented:
ReplyDelete"That's wonderful."
Thank you so much, Khanna sahab.
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