Special
stamps for use solely by the Government Life Insurance Office were
first issued in 1891, a lighthouse being incorporated into each stamp
design. The inclusion of a stylised lighthouse on the 1981 Government
Life stamp issue continued a theme that had always appeared on Government Life
stamps since their inception.
The first stamps issued in New Zealand that did not feature
Queen Victoria were the 1891 Government Life Insurance Office's stamps, which
featured a lighthouse. All subsequent issues
also had depictions of lighthouses, which were a 19th-century symbol of
insurance. The 1981 issue marked a radical departure with a highly
stylised and colourful design as seen on the six stamps on this
impressive cover given to me by my dear friend Maria.
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