Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh, City of Wellington, New Zealand, January 9 1954 to January 16 1954.

Royal visits gave printers the opportunity to show off their craft to great effect. Although the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip was not accompanied by the printers trotting out their iron presses for a parade, as was common in the late 19th and early 20th century, this booklet gives a good indication of the skill of the colour offset printer using fine art gloss papers. The use of gold, often overprinted over a yellow ground to make the colour more opaque and richer, is highlighted along with royal blues and reds.