02 April (New Zealand ) within release ANZAC 2014 - WWII Poster Art goes into circulation Stamp Help Farm for Victory face value 70 New Zealand cent
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Michel: | Mi:NZ 3100 |
Stamp is vertical format.
Also known as the Women’s Land Army, the Women’s Land Service was established in 1940 to meet the shortage of male farming labour caused by conscription in New Zealand. By 1944, more than 2,000 women had joined, all of them employed on farms. This small 'posterette' encouraged young women to 'help farm for victory'.Also in the issue ANZAC 2014 - WWII Poster Art:
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