P=have O=don’t have it
Scott: #302-4P
Issued: 18.7.1955
Centenary of
Inside #303:
Scott: #B101-2P
Issued: 2.8.1978
50th Health Stamp Issue
Inside
#B101: New Zealand #B1O
Scott: #B102aP
Scott: #701-3P
(Scan of 703b)
Issued: 07.02.1980
125th
Inside
#701:
Inside #702:
Inside #703:
Scott: #703aP
Scott: #703bO
Scott: #???O
Scott: #871P
Issued: 1.4.1987
Vesting Day
Inside #871b:
I
think that the two stamps are not similar.
Lou
wrote: I agree the two “stamp” painting seem dissimilar, but I’m sure the designer
was only putting rough suggestions of the #871b stamp on the enveloper, and not
going for accurate reproduction. I don’t think he expected anyone to try
and identify the stamps— why would anyone be that crazy?
And
I say - probably me J
Scott: #887-8P
Issued: 13.1.1988
Centennial, Royal Philatelic Society of
Inside #887: New Zealand #61P
Inside #888: New Zealand #62P
Scott: #888aO
Scott: #889P
Issued: 13.1.1988
Centenary of the Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand
Inside #889 (In Margin): New Zealand #9O
Scott: #889aO
Issued: 30.7.1988
SYDPEX '88
Overprint on #889
Issued during the Bi-centennial Philatelic Exhibition in
Sydney, Australia.
Unlisted sheet overprinted in red - issued to raise funds
for a charity
Thanks to Lou Guadagno
Two unlisted Cent. of Royal Phil. Soc. of NZ S/s #889 with
O/P ‘Royal
Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert
Celebrates 150 years of
Inside
#???: G.B. #1 [D-K]
Inside
#???:
Non-postal ss
World Stamps
Exhibition New Zealand 1990
Inside #???:
G.B. #1 – Corner Block
Thanks to Lou Guadagno
4 non-postal blks. of
4v each featuring Antarctic Explorers & Explorations issued to fund the NZ
1990 Stamp Exhibition
The second stamp in the first block shows #121a
while the Stamp World London logo appears in the margin of the fourth block
Inside
#B145: New Zealand #121aO
(Thanks to Lou for the scan)
Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert
2 more non-postal blks.
of 4v each issued to fund the NZ 1990 Stamp Exhibition
TBI
Thanks to Lou Guadagno
Scott: #1161aO
Issued: 14.8.1993
Taipei '93
Inside #1161a (in margin): Pseudo Stamp
Scott: #1226P
Issued: 20.7.1994
People Reaching People
Inside #1226: Pseudo Stamp
Scott: #B145-8P
Issued: 20.7.1994
75th Anniversary Children's' Health Camps
Inside
#B145: New Zealand #B15O
Inside #B146: New Zealand #B34P
Inside #B147: New Zealand
#B79O
Inside
#B148: New Zealand #B4O
Scott: #B148aO
Scott: #930dO
Issued: 3.2.1995
POST'X '95
Inside #935d (In Margin):
Scott: #1311P
Issued: 02.10.1995
People Reaching People
Inside #1311: Pseudo Stamp
The New Zealand Teddy
Error
In
1996, New Zealand Post produced a stamp issue in relation to Children's Health.
The issue was supposed to be a standard surcharged issue, with a denomination
of 40c and a surcharge of 5c. The issue was focused on the safety of children,
and the stamps, designed by Helen Casey, and printed by the Dutch security
printer Enschede, shows a child in a child restraint,
and a teddy bear accompanying it, wearing a seat belt.
From
the stamp it is clear that the child and the Teddy bear are sitting in the back
seat, and are facing the driving direction. This is in violation of the laws of
New Zealand, where children must be facing the opposite direction in a car, as
a security measure. This resulted in a last minute withdrawal of the original
stamp, and the stamp was then redesigned, so the Teddy bear was no longer part
of the stamp. All the copies of the original stamps were recalled by the New
Zealand Post, and the error was not supposed to be publicized. The stamp was
also printed as self-adhesive coil stamps in New Zealand, and a small number of
these stamps were distributed and sold over the counter in Rotorua
and Auckland before it was recalled. It is believed that about 1000 of these
incorrect stamps were sold.
The
Health sheetlets were printed by the Dutch security
printer Johan Enschede and they also had printed sheetlets with CAPEX overprint, which were meant for the
CAPEX exhibition in Canada. It was believed that all the sheetlets
with the erroneous stamps were destroyed after they arrived in New Zealand and
both sheetlets were printed and issued without Teddy
Bear on the stamps. However, about one year later one set of these sheetlets, which contained the recalled stamps, showed up
at an auction in Amsterdam. An investigation, on behalf of the NZ post,
revealed that the Dutch security printer Enschede had
unknowingly taken out a few copies of the original sheetlets,
and included them in Christmas presents for the employees of the company. It is
not known how many of these sheetlets survived
Christmas, but they surely became one of the rarest New Zealand philatelic
items: the withdrawn self-adhesive stamp is valued now at about 1.600 Euro, the
"non-issued" sheetlets however are valued
at 12.000 Euro each in the latest Michel catalogue.
(Stampworld).
Lou
wrote to me when i sent him the above: Why do you
think it is a SoS? Do you consider it a Type
B? To me, it is just a revised design of a recalled stamp. The
designers of most Type Bs purposely took components
of a previously issued stamp and reworked it into another design for a specific
reason such as an anniversary, but in this case, the stamp was reworked to show
the child in a correct seating, and not a "new" issue.
With
so many real SoS being issued, why look for them
where they don't exist.
Lou is probably rights
(as always…) but i decided to put it here anyway – it
is a good story, isn't it?
Scott: #1435-6P
Issued: 7.5.1997
100th Anniversary of Pigeongrams
Inside
#1435-6: 1899 Local StampO (B)
Great
Barrier Pigeon-Gram Service
Pigeons
carried correspondence between Great Barrier Island and the New Zealand
mainland for about a decade in the early 20th century.
Pigeongrams, or
'flimsies' as they were called, were used by the Great Barrier and Marotiri Island pigeon post service around the turn of the
nineteenth century. This example was printed for a special function at which
the Earl of Ranfurly was present to raise funds for a
War Veteran's Home. Prior to this message, only one copy is recorded with this
cancellation, and that is in the usual purple ink, unlike the black used here.
Isolation
- Before the pigeon post service was established, the only regular connection
between the community on Great Barrier Island (90 kilometres
northeast of Auckland) and the mainland was provided by a weekly coastal
steamer. The island's isolation was highlighted when the ship Wairarapa was wrecked off its coast in 1894, with the loss
of 121 lives, and the news took several days to reach the mainland.
Pigeon
postal service - The pigeon post service began between the island and Auckland
in 1897. Soon there were two rival pigeongram
companies, both of which issued distinctive and attractive stamps. These were
effectively the world's earliest airmail stamps, pre-dating the first recorded aeroplane flight by several years.
Initially,
the service operated only from Great Barrier Island to Auckland, the reverse
route being considered uneconomic. On the island, pigeongram
agencies were established at Port Fitzroy, Okupu, and
Whangaparara. Birds were sent over to the island on
the weekly steamer and flew back to Auckland with up to five messages per bird
written on tissue paper and attached to their legs.
Scott: #1436aP
Issued: 7.5.1997
Pacific '97
Scott: #1436bP
Issued: 13.11.1997
Aupex
'97
Scott: #1508O, #1509O,
#1510O, #1511O,
#1512O,
#1513P,
#1514O, #1515O,
#1516P,
#1517P,
#1518P,
#1519P,
#1520O,
#1521O
Issued: 20.5.1998
100th Anniversary of
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Scott: #1517aP
Issued: 7.8.1998
Tarapex
'98
Inside #1517a: New Zealand #73O
& #74P
Scott: #1520aO
Issued: 23.10.1998
Italia '98
Inside #1520a: New Zealand #74P
& #82O
Scott: #1579P,
#1580P,
#1581O, #1582O,
#1583O, #1584P
Issued: 1.1.2000
Nostalgia
Inside #1583: New
Zealand #302P
Inside #1583:
Scott: #1695aP
Issued: 1.1.2001
Centenary, Universal Penny Postage
Inside #1695a:
(design component: frame and
inscriptions only-partial)
Scott: #1695kO
Issued: 9.6.2001
Belgica
2001 Exhibition
Scott: #1721dO
Issued: 06.06.2001
Greetings stamps
Inside #1721d:
Picture frame with a 40c unissued stamp
Scott: #1721a-eO
FCD
Lou
wrote: Here is another SoS
issue that I missed the first time around, and only found while surfing
the web while under "Covid-19 lockdown". I haven't seen anyone else come up with it, so....
New
Zealand, on June 6, 2001 issued a sheetlet of 5 90c Greetings stamps in two vertical formats with attached
labels or to-be personalized tabs.
On
#1721d is a picture frame with a 40c stamp on stamp with the identical
design. Since the issue has 40c stamps, it is probable that the reproduced
stamp is an essay of an unadopted value. The 90c sheetlet and strips are available separately,
while the FDC has both 40c and 90c strips.
Thanks to Lou Guadagno
Scott: #2003P,
#2004P,
#2005P,
#2006P,
#2007P
Issued: 2.3.2005
150 Years of
Inside #2003:
1855 Full Face Queen - A consignment of
Inside
#2004: New Zealand #P1O
1873
Newspaper - By 1873, the Government had begun
printing the country's stamps through the 'Stamp Printing Branch', part of the
Government Printing Office. The halfpenny 'Newspaper' stamp of that year was
the first featuring the Queen's portrait side-on, produced specifically to
cover the fee for newspaper deliveries.
Inside #2005: New Zealand #OY5O
1891 Government Life -
In
Learn more at: http://www.nzstamps.fsnet.co.uk/revenue/life/index.html
http://100megsfree3.com/glaw/lighthouse/index.htm
Inside #2006:
1898 Pictorial (Mount
Cook) - A notice in the New Zealand Gazette on 20 March 1895,
announcing a competition for a new stamp design, attracted entries from some
2,400 designers. The winning collection -
Inside #2007: New Zealand #99P
1901 Universal Postage
- The arrival in 1901 of 'universal penny postage' (for domestic
and international mail) heralded a new age of letter writing. Halving the
previous two-penny postal rate galvanised New
Zealanders to write letters, and they rapidly became the preferred method of
communication.
Learn more at: http://www.nzstamps.fsnet.co.uk/universal/index.html
Scott: #2007aP
Inside #2007a (In margin): New Zealand #131P
Scott: #2012aP
Issued: 6.4.2005
150 Years of New Zealand Stamps 1905 – 1955
Scott: #2008P
Inside #2008: New Zealand #123O
1906 One Penny The
Scott: #2009P
Inside #2009: New Zealand #B3O
1931 One Penny Health
(Red Boy) - New Zealand health stamps were first issued
in 1929, however it was this issue two years later that came to symbolise the country's health stamp issues worldwide.
Despite the beautiful designs, this stamp and its accompanying Two Pence Blue
sold considerably less than the earlier, or indeed later, issues - probably
because of the effects of the Depression.
Scott: #2010O
Inside #2010: New Zealand #C7O
1935 Threepence Airmail -
Airmail came into its own in
Scott: #2011O
Inside #2011: New Zealand #256P
1946 Ninepence Peace -
Southern Alps from Chapel Window - This beautiful stamp, part of a set released
to celebrate the onset of peace, is striking for its wonderful viewpoint,
looking out from the window of the Waiho Gorge chapel
to the Southern Alps and the splendour of the Franz
Joseph Glacier.
Scott: #2012O
Inside
#2012: New Zealand #301O
1954 Ten Shilling
Queen Elizabeth II - With the passing of King
George VI,
Inside #2012a (In margin): New Zealand #B27O
Inside #2012a (In margin): New Zealand #84P
Inside #2012a (In margin): New
Zealand #291P
Set of two self-adhesive stamps (#2008-9)
Scott: #2014aO
Scott: #2012bP
Issued: 21.4.2005
Pacific Explorer 2005 Exhibition
Inside #2012b: New Zealand #99P
Inside #2012b: New Zealand #123O
Scott: #2017-21P
Issued: 1.6.2005
150 Years of
Inside #2017: New Zealand #369P
1965 50th Anniversary
of the Gallipoli Landing - The first stamps to
commemorate the bravery and fortitude of the Australian and
Inside #2018:
1988 Round Kiwi -
The story of the kiwi and its journey to becoming an internationally recognised symbol of
Inside #2019: New Zealand #989P
1990 The Achievers
(Katherine Sheppard) - Kate Sheppard was one of
six New Zealanders recognised in the 1990 'The
Achievers' stamp issue. This courageous woman was the leader and inspiration
behind the late-19th-century suffragette movement, whose determined efforts
resulted in
Inside
#2020:
1994 Maori Myths
(Maui) - Of all the Maori myths, the story of Maui fishing up
Inside #2021: New Zealand #1878O
2003 100 Years of
Scott: #2020aP
Issued: 17.11.2005
National Stamp Show
Scott: #2021aP
Scott: #2143dO
Issued: 31.8.2007
Huttpex
Exhibition
Inside #2143d (In Margin):
Scott: #2222O
Issued: 7.11.2008
TARAPEX Exhibition
Inside
#2222: On background New Zealand type A71 (Pic of #198P)
Mount
Egmont/Taranaki: This isolated volcanic mountain has a beautiful symmetric cone
and reaches 2518 meters. Egmont was named in 1770 by explorer James Cook as he
sailed past but the Maori name Taranaki
(
Thanks to G.B.
Scott: #2224bO
Issued: 01.04.2009
China 2009
Inside #2224b: Pseudo Stamps (logo)
Thanks to G.B.
Scott: #B193-4P,
#B196P
Issued: 7.9.2009
80th Anniversary of Children’s Health stamps
New Zealand Post has been a proud supporter of
Children’s Health Camps since 1929. Every year, we’ve issued a range of stamps,
with each stamp carrying a surcharge that is then donated to the Health Camps
to help them in their work. In 2009 we celebrate the 80th
anniversary of Children’s Health stamps with three new designs that each tell a
story using an image of a stamp from the past.
Inside #B193:
50c + 10c surcharge – gummed
The 1996 Children’s Health issue took a new direction,
aligning its message with a campaign entitled ‘Children’s Health – Road
Safety’. The issue proved controversial, with feedback on the design (and
particularly on the use of a child restraint seat) leading to a new design and
a complete reprint. Unfortunately, a small quantity of the incorrectly designed
stamps found its way into the market.
Inside #B193 (In margin):
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$1.00 + 10c surcharge – gummed
The 1932 ‘Hygiea’ stamp was the first to be
issued with the surcharge inscribed for ‘Health’ rather than ‘Charity’ – although
the image of the Goddess of Health attracted more attention, generating
considerable controversy in the philatelic journals of the day. The first two
sheets to come off the printing press were presented to the Governor-General of
New Zealand, Lord Bledisloe, when he paid an official visit to the Children’s
Health Camp in Otaki.
Inside #B194 (In margin):
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Inside
#B196: New Zealand #B23P
50c + 10c surcharge – self-adhesive
In 1943,
Inside #B196 (In margin):
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New Zealand type SP3O (#B4) |
Thanks to Prof. Plinio
Richelmi
Scott: #B195O
Suggested Identification
by Lou Guadagno
Scott: #2304dO
Issued: 30.04.2010
London 2010
Inside #2304d (in margin):
War tax stamps issued in 1915
Thanks to Lou Guadagno
Scott: #2332P,
#2333O, #2334O,
#2335O, #2336O
Issued: 20.10.2010
50th Anniversary of
Inside #2332:
Stamps based on classical paintings have been
popular throughout the years. The very first Christmas stamp depicted
Rembrandt’s painting ‘The Adoration of the Shepherds’. Painted in 1646, it’s an
intimate scene in which the shepherds kneel before the crib of baby Jesus.
Inside #2333:
In the past 50 years, New Zealand Christmas
stamps have showcased various stained glass windows from
Inside #2334:
Christmas in
Inside #2335:
Modern interpretations of the traditional
Christmas story have regularly recurred in our Christmas stamp issues. The
Southern Cross and the Star of Bethlehem were depicted on the 1983 Christmas
stamp and are the focus of this year’s $2.40 stamp.
Inside #2336:
Continuing the traditional Christmas theme, the
Virgin Mary and baby Jesus were beautifully illustrated on the 2000 Christmas
stamp, and nowappear on the $2.90 stamp.
Scott: #2339P,
#2340O
Thanks to Lou Guadagno, Prof. Plinio Richelmi and Martin Hirschbühl
Scott: #2574-9O
Issued: 23.03.2015
Spirit of ANZAC 2015
Inside #2575: Egypt #47P
Scott: #2579dO
Scott: #2583eO
Thanks to Lou Guadagno and Prof. Plinio Richelmi
Scott: #????O
Issued: 02.08.2023
150th Anniversary of the First Stamp Printed In New Zealand
Inside #2575: New Zealand #P1O
Lou
wrote: On January 1, 1873 the rate for
newspaper mail delivery in New Zealand was lowered to ½d, and a special
newspaper stamp was issued to pay this fee.
The
stamp was designed by the Government Printer, John Davies,
based on the current 1870 Gt Britain newspaper stamp. A woodblock
die was carved in Melbourne, Australia, and W.H.
Kirk Co. in Wellington made the electrotypes from it for the printing plates.
This was the first stamp to be produced from design
thru printing in New Zealand.
Thanks to Lou Guadagno
Scott: #????-?
Issued: 00.00.2023
Best of 2022
Inside - stamps from New Zealand sheets of 2022
Best websites related:
http://www.nzstamps.fsnet.co.uk/index.html
http://stamps.nzpost.co.nz/Cultures/en-NZ/
http://www.nzstamps.com/Cat_pages/Cat01.html
Roger Pearce's
http://www.stamplink.com/nz.htm
http://stampsnz.com/index.html
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Wish
List
New Zealand #1 + for Cook Is.
New Zealand #2 + for Cook Is.
New Zealand #3 + for Cook Is., Samoa
New Zealand #9
New Zealand #B1
New Zealand #C5 for Australia
New Zealand #B3
New Zealand #B4
New Zealand #B5
New Zealand #B7
New Zealand #75
New Zealand #83
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New Zealand type SP12 (OTW – BOB 9.23) (#B14-19) |
New Zealand #B15(OTW – BOB 9.23)
New Zealand #MR 1 (War tax stamps issued in 1915)
New Zealand #113b! for Aden
New Zealand #123
New Zealand #B79
New Zealand #B151
New Zealand: #???
New Zealand #888a
New Zealand #B148a
New Zealand #930d
New Zealand #B185
New Zealand #1162 for Sierra Leone, Guinea
New Zealand #1183 for Uganda
New Zealand
#1184 for
Hong Kong
New Zealand
#1192 for
Hong Kong
New
Zealand #1374 for Chad
New Zealand #1698 for Uganda
New Zealand #1721d
New Zealand #1878
New Zealand #2222
New Zealand #2304d
New Zealand #2333-6
New Zealand #2339-40
New Zealand #2574-9
New Zealand #2579d
New Zealand #2583e