In the Auckland Supreme Court, Dennis Gunn was convicted of the murder of a postmaster and sentenced to death. In what was claimed to be a world's first for a capital crime, Gunn's conviction was based almost entirely on fingerprint evidence.
These adhesive, non-perforated stamps for the prepayment of postage were the famous 'Full Face' or 'Chalon Head' design that portrayed a full-face likeness of Queen Victoria in her coronation robes.
