Teddybears and health

KABITA ROY

On October 5, 2000 New Zealand issued a few stamps on child health. The tradition of New Zealand issuing health stamps goes back to 1929. Last year, the stamp design featured bears and dolls.

The 40c and 50c stamps featured a teddy bear. The name teddy bear is thought to have originated from a cartoon by Clifford Berryman entitled Drawing the line in Mississippi that appeared in the Washington Post in November 1902. The $1.80 stamp features another small bear, one of two identical bears bought in Scotland before World War II.The 5c surcharge raised from the sale of the 40c and 80c stamps will be donated to the seven New Zealand children's health camps.

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