An NZ Post commemorative stamp issue commemorating 75 years of the Royal New Zealand Navy.
The issue consisted of six large gummed stamps - each represented a different aspect of the Navy’s history or role today: The loss of HMS Neptune, Conflict in Korea, Women at sea, Supporting the United Nations, Disaster relief in Christchurch and The Navy family. The stamp design featured a brass scuttle that was recovered from the wreck of the Moa, sunk by Japanese bombers in 1943. The scuttle framed the images on the stamps, which were coated with spot UV, to replicate the effect of looking through glass.
