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25 Pence Postal Order - New Zealand Overprint
| Issuer | British Post Office |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Currency | Pound (1840-1967) |
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| Obverse description | Blue-tinted order with a left-facing portrait vignette of Queen Elizabeth II at centre-left, within a guilloche-bordered frame. The heading BRITISH POSTAL ORDER appears in large letterpress type, with NEW ZEALAND overprint at upper right. A detachable counterfoil at left bears Post Office Savings Bank circular date stamps in red. |
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| Obverse lettering | BRITISH POSTAL ORDER NEW ZEALAND NOT NEGOTIABLE TWENTY-FIVE PENCE 25p COUNTERFOIL To the Post Office PAY AT (Post Office) Within six months from last day of month of issue RECEIVED Signature POSTAGE STAMPS One or two may be put here up to the value of 4½p SENDER MUST FILL IN PAYEE'S NAME (IN INK) BEFORE PARTING WITH ORDER P.O.S.B. |
| Reverse description | Plain paper reverse with lightly printed blue legal text set in small letterpress type, referencing Section 28 of the Post Office Act 1969, with three lettered conditions and two numbered notes regarding payment and completion. A repeating numeral guilloche underprint in pale blue fills the background. |
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