2d. 'Whare'
2d. 'Whare'

2d. Maori meeting house or 'Whare' with its ornate carving at the apex of the roof called a 'Tekoteko'. With a punga tree fern on the left and a cabbage tree (cordyline australis) on the right. Designed by H W Young.

 

Stamp size; 21 x 24mm.

'Tekoteko from whare (house)'
'Tekoteko from whare (house)'

Re-entries and flaws,

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Tekoteko flaw R 2/3