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Stamps of New Zealand
Postage stamps and postal history of New Zealand
1855 - 1862 Chalons / Full Face Queens (FFQ)
+ 18 July 1855 Full Face Queens (No Perforations) Image Catalogue Number Description Value 80px 1 One Penny Stamp - Red 1d Image To Be Posted 2 One Penny Stamp - Orange 1d 80px 3 Two Pence Stamp - Blue 2d 80px 4 Three Pence Stamp - Lilac 3d 80px 5 Sixpence Stamp - Brown 6d (Shades range from yellow-brown & red-brown to black-brown) 80px 6 One Shilling Stamp - Green 1/-
+ 1862 Full Face Queens (Perforated) Image Catalogue Number Description Value Image To Be Posted 7 One Penny Stamp - Red 1d Image To Be Posted 8 One Penny Stamp - Orange-Red 1d Image To Be Posted 9 One Penny Stamp - Brown 1d Image To Be Posted 10 Two Penny Stamp - Blue 2d Image To Be Posted 11 Two Penny Stamp - Orange 2d Image To Be Posted 12 Three Pence Stamp - Lilac 3d Image To Be Posted 13 Four pence Stamp - Red 4d Image To Be Posted 14 Four pence Stamp - Yellow 4d Image To Be Posted 15 Sixpence Stamp - Brown 6d Image To Be Posted 16 Sixpence Stamp - Blue 6d Image To Be Posted 17 One Shilling Stamp - Green 1/-
1873, 1874 & 1882 Queen Victoria "Sidefaces"
1873:
1/2d Pink/Rose (Newspaper Rate)
1874 First Sidefaces:
1d Lilac
2d Red
3d Brown
4d Maroon
6d Blue
1/ Green
2/ Red
5/ Grey
(The 2/ and 5/ are very hard to find.)
1882 Second Sidefaces:
1/2d Black
1d Red
2d Purple
21/2d Blue
3d Yellow
4d Green
5d Grey
6d Brown
8d Blue
1/ Chestnut
1898 Pictorials
1/2d Mt Cook (black)
1d Taupo
2d Pembroke (red)
21/2d Wakatipu
3d Huias
4d Terraces
5d Otira
6d Kiwi (green)
8d Canoe
9d Terraces
1/ Kaka
2/ Milford
5/ Mt Cook
Notes: Four stamps from this set can also be found overprinted OFFICIAL: 3d Huias, 1/ Kaka, 2/ Milford and 5/ Mt Cook.
The 21/2d Wakatipu can also be found with the spelling variation "Wakitipu", These are not hard to find and are most commonly seen unused.
The 5/ Mt Cook is not scarce but it is difficult to find in good condition with a regular cancellation. Fiscally used embossed, circular "crown" cancels, or pen cancels are common and worth much less than catalogue value, One leading NZ dealer sells fiscally used copies for $35NZ which is less than 1/20th of the catalogue price. Also beware of "mint no gum" of this stamp as most are fiscally used with the pen cancel cleaned off.
1900 Pictorials
1/2d Mt Cook (green), 1d Terraces, 11/2d Boer War, 2d Pembroke, 4d Taupo, 6d Kiwi.
Notes: This set contains mostly reprints of designs from the 1898 pictorials, in different colors and values.
3 stamps from this set can also be found overprinted OFFICIAL: 1/2 Mt Cook, 2d Pembroke, 6d Kiwi.
1901 Universal.
1d Zealandia (Can be found with or without official overprint)
1906 Christchurch Exhibition
1/2d Canoe
1d Carving
3d Landing
6d Annexation
1907 Redrawn Pictorials
1d Zealandia (diagonal lines on globe)
3d Huias
6d Kiwi (red)
1/ Kaka
Notes: Same designs as earlier issues - but these are smaller (except for the zealandia which can be identified by the lines on the globe.) The Zealandia and 6d Kiwi can also be found overprinted Official.
1909 King Edward VII
1/2d Green
1d Zealandia Dominion
2d Mauve
3d Brown
4d Orange
4d Yellow
5d Brown
6d Red
8d Blue
1/ Orange
Note: 1/2d Green, 1d Dominion (Same design as zealandia with words "Dominion Of" at top of stamp) 3d Brown, 6d Red, 8d Blue & 1/ Orange can also be found with Official overprints.
1913 Auckland Exhibition
1/2 Green
1d Dominion
3d Brown
6d Red
Note: These are stamps from the King Edward issue of 1909, overprinted for the exhibition.
1915 King George V
1/2d Green
11/2d Grey
11/2d Orange-Brown
2d Violet/Purple
2d Yellow
3d Brown
4d Yellow
4d Violet/Purple
41/2d Green
5d Blue
6d Red
71/2d Brown
8d Blue
8d Brown
9d Olive
1/ Orange
These exist in a variety of different printings and some can be found overprinted Official. The 1/2d Green can also be found overprinted "War Stamp".
1920 Victory
1/2d Green
1d Red
11/2d Brown
2d Two Pence overprint on 1/2d Green
3d Brown
6d Purple
1/ Orange
Note: The 6d and 1/ are commonly found with heavy parcel cancels, these are worth considerably less than catalogue values.
1923 Map Stamp
1d Red
1925 Dunedin Exhibition
1/2d Green
1d Red
4d Mauve/Purple
1926 Admirals
1d Red
2/ Blue
3/ Purple
Note: Heavy parcel cancels & pen or punched/perfin cancels are common on the 3/ and worth a lot less than catalogue values, one of the leading New Zealand dealers supplies parcel cancels of these at about 1/4th of their regular used price. 1d Red and 2/ Blue can also be found overprinted Official.
1931 Airmails
3d Chocolate/Brown
4d Purple
5d Five Pence overprint on 3d green
7d Orange/Brown
7d Blue with Trans Tasman overprint.
Note: The 5d and 7d Blue exist only with the overprints.
1935 Air Mail
1d Red
3d Violet
6d Blue
1935 Silver Jubilee
1/2d Green
1d Red
6d Orange
1935 Pictorials
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1938 George VI
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1940 Centennial
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1953-4 Queen Elizabeth
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1960 Pictorials
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1967 Decimal Currency
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1970 Pictorials
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1975 Pictorials
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1980 - 1989 Issues
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1990 - 1994 Issues
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1995 - 1998 Issues
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1999 - 2000 Issues
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2001 - 2002 Issues
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2003 - 2004 Issues
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2005 - 2006 Issues
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New Zealand
New Zealand