Envelope - New Zealand

Archive

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Envelope - New Zealand

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.285

Scope and Content

An empty business sized envelope.

Context

The envelope has no 'to' or 'from' information. It contains a 40 New Zealand postage with a picture of a blind person and their guide dog. Beside it reads 'Philatelic Bureau Wanganui N. Z. First Day Of Issue, 19 April 1989 Centenary Of The Blind Foundation PSE'. In the left corner is 'Centenary Of The Royal New Zealand Foundation For The Blind', inside a rectangle is a blue 100 with the same image as the postage, below reads 'These Dots Spell Hope' and braille markings. On the backside below 'Centenary Of The Royal New Zealand Foundation For The Blind' is a brief history of the foundation, followed by the foundation's operations in 1989.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Envelope

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Stamp, Cancellation

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Stamp, Marking

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Devices

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

4" x 8½"