New Zealand. Part of a pictorial issue introduced to replace the George V definitives which had been on sale for nearly 20 years. A competition was held in 1931 to get designs for the series. HW Young designed this 2d stamp. The series was first issued on 1 May 1935 (although some collectors describe the as 1936).
Here is another cracker of a stamp. New Zealand. 1936. Maori carved house. Designer HW Young. Fine. used. over stamped ‘official’. For sale £180.