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Health stamps are a long-running series of charity stamp issued by New Zealand which include a premium for charitable causes in addition to the charge for postal service. ==Origins== The idea of issuing health stamps in New Zealand originated in the late 1920s. Initial credit is given to a 1926 request by Mr E Nielsen〔(New Zealand Post 1929 health stamp page )〕 of Norsewood on behalf of his mother that special fundraising for deserving health projects. Letters and articles promoting the idea appeared in newspaper articles〔A Worthy Movement. (Evening Post, 4 November 1927. )〕〔Just a Penny. (Evening Post, July 2, 1928 )〕 in subsequent years, although the official suggestion for the issue of a stamp is credited to the secretary of the Post Office Department, Mr. G. M'Namara.〔Christmas Seal. (Evening Post, 28 October 1930, Page 8 )〕 The stamps were modeled on Christmas Seals, first issued in Denmark in 1904 and subsequently in other countries. While in other countries Christmas Seals were charity labels that could be affixed to mail along with postage stamp, the New Zealand seals combined both postage and charity in a single label. Authority to issue charity stamps was created by section 34 of the Finance Act 1929,〔New Zealand (Finance Act 1929 )〕 which states
The act continues to state that the additional revenue raised shall be used
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