New Zealand-A Set of 1882-1890 QV Definitive Postage Stamps-Illustrated

Illustrated below is a set of 1882-1890 Queen Victoria Definitives. The set was originally issued in 1882 but went through many printings with 3 Dies used over the period of issue and with a variety of papers, perforations and small variations of watermark.  Making identification of individual issues very tricky.The watermark was a small star below the letters "N Z". Details of some of the individual stamps appear above and below the set.

New Zealand-An 1893-3 Penny Postage Stamp-With Advert on Back-Illustrated

Illustrated below is a Queen Victoria 3 Penny (yellow) stamp with an advert for "Sunlight Soap" on the back.
Originally the adverts were horizontal but in the subsequent issues the adverts were printed vertically. The base of the advert sitiuated at the base of the vertical stamp. Lettering for the adverts was brown-red or sepia. Adverts on the backs of stamps were discontinued after 1895.

New Zealand-A 1920 Halfpenny Victory Postage Stamp-Overprint-Illustrated

Below is an example of the Halfpenny Victory stamps overprinted with the value of Twopence. This was done in 1922. As the CDS shows plainly.

New Zealand-Queen Victoria Sixpence (Brown)-1896 Postage Stamp-Illustrated

Illustrated is the Die 2 version of the 1896 New Zealand Queen Victoria issue Sixpenny (brown). the design was issued from 1882-1900 and multiple varieties exist. Die 1 was thought be unsatisfactory in some respects, the hair at the top of the head being badly defined. In 1891 advertisments were applied to the back of the issue, the ndiscontinued in 1893. Some colour and paper variations also exist.

New Zealand-1899 5 Pence Postage Stamp-Illustrated

Below is an illustration of an 1899 5 pence new Zealand issue stamp. The stamp was part of a large set with values from 2 pence/halfpenny to 5 Shillings. The designs predominantly New Zealand scenes with 3 values the 3 pence the sixpence and the 1 Shilling having designs with New Zealand birds.

New Zealand-1900 Commemorative-South African War-Illustrated

Below is an example of the 1900 Penny/Halfpenny issue commemorating the New Zealand Contingent in the Boer War. Four colour varieties are known. A khaki , brown, chestnut and pale chestnut with the khaki and brown varieties the most highly valued.

New Zealand-1934 Mount Cook 2 Penny/Halfpenny-Illustrated

Illustrated is the Mt Cook 2 penny/halfpenny issue of 1935 (see other values this blog), part of a large set from a Halfpenny to 3 Shilling values with New Zealand wildlife alternating with New Zealand scenes as the designs. The Mt Cook 2 Penny/halfpenny is more highly valued lightly used than mint.

Edward the 7th-New Zealand 1909 Halfpenny issue-Postage Stamp

Illustrated below is the New Zealand 1909 Halfpenny issue of Edward th 7th. Issued mainly in booklets some were issued as individual stamps and were not part of a more general issue with a different design and portrait to other Edward the 7th definitives of that year.

New Zealand Dependencies-2 Early Postage Stamps

Illustrated below are two stamps. No 1 is the 1 Penny (black and carmine-red) of Rarotonga issued in 1920 when the island was a dependency of New Zealand. It shows the Wharf at Avarua. The stamp is more highly valued lightly used than mint.

The second example is the Cook Islands 6 Pence "White Tern or Torea" this was issued between 1896 and 1900 in values of  a halfpenny to 1 Shilling. During the printing some of the values were re-issued with slightly different colours. The sixpence shown below was issued in purple in 1898 and again in 1900 in bright purple, this is the 1900 issue. Also more highly valued lightly used.

New Zealand Postage Stamps-A 1935 2 Shilling Commemorative-Cook at Poverty Bay

Illustrated below is the 1935 2 Shilling commemorative issue of Cook's landing at Poverty Bay in 1769.

New Zealand Stamps-A 1935 3 Shilling Pictorial-Mt Egmont

Illustrated below is the Mt Egmont pictorial stamp issue of 1935. Value 3 Shillings.

New Zealand Stamps-2 Varieties of the 1935 1 Shilling Parson Bird

Illustrated below are  varieties of the New Zealand 1 Shilling Parson Bird stamps issue of 1935. The ordinary issue and the official overprint of  the 1936 type 5

New Zealand-Some Edward the 7th Definitives-1909 Postage Stamps

Illustrated below are some of the 1909 issue of Edward the Seventh definitives from New Zealand. The set consisted of eight values from 2 penny (mauve) to 1 Shilling (vermilion) issued in 1910. Below are the 2 penny (mauve), 3 penny (chestnut), 5 pence (brown)-(issued in 1910) two examples of the 8 pence (indigo-blue) and 1Shilling (vermilion)

New Zealand Postage Stamps-Some Early Halfpenny-1 Penny and Twopenny Issues

Below are a small selection of early New Zealand postage stamps with values of halfpenny, 1 penny, and twopence.