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Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes was one of a few New Zealanders honoured by being featured on a postage stamp during his lifetime. This stamp, depicting Barratt-Boyes and his life-saving heart surgery on children, was issued in 1995.
Read a biography of Brian Barratt-Boyes here.
New Zealand Post Reference: 1995 Famous New Zealanders stamp issue
'Brian Barratt-Boyes stamp', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/brian-barratt-boyes-stamp, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 19-Jul-2014
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