New Zealand STAMPS FOR SALE
NEW ZEALAND POSTAL FISCAL 1945 22s on 22s scarlet, SG F216, NHM with rough perfs.
NEW ZEALAND POSTAL FISCAL 1945 22s on 22s scarlet inverted wmk, SG F216aw, very fine corner cds used.
NEW ZEALAND POSTAL FISCAL 1950 7s.6d olive-grey inverted wmk, SG F198, NHM with small tone spot to rear.
NEW ZEALAND POSTAL FISCAL 1950 7s6d olive-grey inverted wmk, SG F198, never hinged mint. Cat £90.
NEW ZEALAND 1931-35 3d chocolate air, perf 14 x 15, SG 548a, fine mint.
NEW ZEALAND 1915-1930 2d bright violet, perf 14 x 14½, SG 417a, fine used BLOCK OF 4 with light parcels cancels (4 stamps).
NEW ZEALAND LIFE INSURANCE 1944-47 3d brown-lake perf 14 x 15, SG L40, marginal BLOCK OF 4, never hinged mint (1 block = 4 stamps).
NEW ZEALAND OFFICIALS 1910-16 KEVII Official overprints complete, SG O73/O77, fine mint (5 stamps).
NEW ZEALAND 1926-34 “Admiral” set, SG 468/470, fine mint (3 stamps).
NEW ZEALAND 1915-30 2d bright violet perfs SE-TENANT BLOCK of 4,SG 417b,vfm,4
NEW ZEALAND 1915-30 1½d black KGV IMPERF PROOF PAIR (SG 416) ungummed paper,2
NEW ZEALAND 1899-03 2s blue-green on laid paper, perf 11, SG 269a, fine used
NEW ZEALAND 1926-34 Admiral’s on Jones chalk surfaced paper a 2s deep blue SG 466 very fine mint and a 3s mauve with watermark ”Inverted” variety SG 467w fine mint this with a small patch of gum shine. Fresh. (2)
NEW ZEALAND 1909-16 KEVII used collection on pages (55+)
NEW ZEALAND EXPRESS DELIVERY 1926 6d vermilion and bright violet, perf 14×14½, SG E2, fine mint vertical pair, cat £110.
NEW ZEALAND 1902-07 2s green, perf 14, SG 328, mint, few tone spots on gum
NEW ZEALAND 1906 three postcards to South Africa with 1d Universal Postage(3)
NEW ZEALAND 1855-58 1d red imperf Chalon on blue paper, SG 4, used with 4 margins. A difficult stamp to find in this condition.
We sell New Zealand stamps, collections, complete sets, errors and varieties
New Zealand Stamps – The first New Zealand stamps issued on 20th July 1855, known as the “Chalons” after the Alfred Chalon painting of the young Queen, inspired the stamp’s central design. This wonderful series continued with many changes including perforations, watermarks, paper and inks until 1873. It was a triumph of the engraver’s art and printer’s cunning utilising as it didn’t just the portrait but also the circular engine-turned background from the first stamps of Chile, Nova Scotia and South Australia. In addition, the radiating spandrels outside of the central vignette which was taken from a banknote design and the same Chilean stamp.
The later Victorian portrait New Zealand stamps are referred to as the ‘Sideface’ issues. These stamps are enjoyed by collectors seeking to find examples of the different perforation combinations. Also, in 1893 commercial adverts were printed on the reverse of stamps and these are highly collectable. Then, in 1898 an innovative set of pictorial designs were issued showing New Zealand’s spectacular landscapes. As a result, this set the scene for a generation of high-quality engraved designs which were New Zealand’s own and not shared elsewhere.
The ‘Health’ charity fund stamps were a unique innovation which began in the 1920s and continues today, the most famous being the 1931 “Smiling Boy” set. The Postal Fiscals also set New Zealand apart with fiscal stamps being authorised for use as postage from 1882 to recent times, these appear very different to ‘regular’ postage stamps and care must be taken by collectors of used stamps to obtain examples with postal cancellations.
