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$5.00
Kiri's 50th Birthday - Dame Kiri
Sitting Issued: May 1994 Code Number: Issued: None 3,500 (including 1,500 in packs) These original overprint cards started out as Prefix 373 or 375 Dinosaur - Muttaburrasaurus, and Prefix 391 Year Of The Dog - With Ribbons issues. The fronts of these cards were completely overprinted with an image of Dame Kiri sitting. The backs had all references to Telstra and Telecom Australia removed, along with the Card Code Number, and also had the last bullet point "For Local, STD and International Calls" replaced with "Special collectors card only - Not intended for use".
Subsequently, Telecom/Telstra objected to
their
Phonecard being on the back of the original overprint
cards, stating that it was Trade Mark protected, and demanding that it be
removed. Most of the original overprint cards were recalled and had the
Phonecard
overprinted with
PHONE CARD and also had the Event Masters logo
added to improve the aesthetic appearance of the back of them. These cards
are referred to as the modified overprint cards to distinguish them from the
original overprint cards. However a small number of these original overprint
cards did survive unmodified.
There is likely to be a 391 Modified Sitting, which at this point is not
shown. If you have a copy, please send me an image of the reverse.
1,500 of these cards were issued in a special pack
produced by Event Masters, see
Kiri Te Kanawa pack.
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Prefix Numbers:
373, 375, 391 |
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$5.00
Kiri's 50th Birthday - Dame Kiri
Portrait Issued: May 1994 Code Number: Issued: None 3,500 (including 1,500 in packs) These original overprint cards started out as Prefix 373 or 375 Dinosaur - Muttaburrasaurus, and Prefix 391 Year Of The Dog - With Ribbons issues. The fronts of these cards were completely overprinted with an image of Dame Kiri's Portrait. The backs had all references to Telstra and Telecom Australia removed, along with the Card Code Number, and also had the last bullet point "For Local, STD and International Calls" replaced with "Special collectors card only - Not intended for use".
Subsequently, Telecom/Telstra objected to
their
Phonecard being on the back of the original overprint
cards, stating that it was Trade Mark protected, and demanding that it be
removed. Most of the original overprint cards were recalled and had the
Phonecard
overprinted with
PHONE CARD and also had the Event Masters logo
added to improve the aesthetic appearance of the back of them. These cards
are referred to as the modified overprint cards to distinguish them from the
original overprint cards. However a small number of these original overprint
cards did survive unmodified. There is likely to be a 373 and 391 Original Portrait, which at this point are not shown. If you have a copy, please send me an image of the reverse.
1,500 of these cards were issued in a special pack produced by Event Masters, see Kiri Te Kanawa pack.
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Prefix Numbers:
373, 375, 391 |