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Postal Order - 21 Cents on 10 Pence
| Issuer | New Zealand Post Office |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Reverse description | Plain paper reverse printed with regulatory text in black letterpress, setting out conditions of issue under Section 28 of the Post Office Act 1969. Three numbered clauses cover crossing, refusal of payment on alteration, and the six-month validity period, followed by two advisory notes regarding bank collection and completion of payee details. |
| Reverse lettering | This order is issued in accordance with the relevant scheme or schemes under Section 28 of the Post Office Act 1969. a. A crossed order will be paid only through a bank. b. Payment may be refused if this order has any erasure or alteration, or is cut, defaced or mutilated. c. If not cashed within 6 calendar months after the last day of the month of issue, this order should be referred to a post office for enquiry. Notes 1. Banks keep accounts in pounds and whole pence and may not give credit for an odd 1p when collecting payment of an order. 2. The sender is recommended to fill in the name of the Office of Payment as well as the name of the payee as a precaution in case the order should be lost or stolen. |
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New Zealand's decimal conversion in 1967 left the Post Office with stocks of pre-decimal postal order blanks that couldn't simply be discarded. This 21-cent surcharge on a 10-pence order is a product of that transitional accounting — the face value was amended by overprint rather than issuing an entirely new series, a cost-driven decision that produced some of the more typographically awkward items in New Zealand postal history.
De La Rue's watermarked paper remained the security substrate regardless of the overprinted denomination.