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The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand is an international society for collectors of the postage stamps and postal history of New Zealand and her Dependencies . The Society was formed in 1888 by stamp collectors based in Wellington, New Zealand as The Philatelic Society of New Zealand. The Royal prefix was granted in 1946, and since then ...
Ross Dependency: 1957–1987. The first stamps inscribed Ross Dependency were issued on January 11, 1957, in conjunction with the New Zealand Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Edmund Hillary (part of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition). Before the expedition left New Zealand, on 23 November 1956, Hillary had been appointed postmaster.
Passing ships sometimes deliver mail to New Zealand on an ad hoc basis. [1] Until September 2020, the New Zealand-based Pitcairn Islands Philatelic Bureau coordinated the territory's stamp program. On 20 September 2020, the management of the Pitcairn Islands Philatelic Bureau was turned over to Tower Mint, from the United Kingdom. [9]
The New Zealand Post Office continued to operate as a government department until 1987, when postal services were re-organized as New Zealand Post, a state-owned enterprise. Postage stamps have been issued in New Zealand since around 18 to 20 July 1855 with the "Chalon head" stamps figuring Queen Victoria. The design was based on a full face ...
R.J.G. Collins, The Cancellations of New Zealand: with notes on the early philatelic history (Kiwi Publishers Christchurch, N.Z. 1926 (1995)). Tom Lee & John Watts, New Zealand pictorial and special event date stamps, 1882–2002 (North Shore Philatelic Society, Auckland 2002).
The Niue Philatelic and Numismatic Company, established by the Niue Philatelic and Numismatic Act 1996, was established "to administer philatelic, numismatic and other revenue earning options and services." [2] Stamps are currently issued on behalf of this company by New Zealand Post, and are sold at face value through the New Zealand Post web ...
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands are named after Captain James Cook, who visited the islands in 1773 and 1777. They became a British protectorate in 1888 and in 1900 administrative control was transferred to New Zealand. In 1965 residents chose self-government in free association ...
R. Rossica Society of Russian Philately. Royal Philatelic Society of Canada. Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand. Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria. Russian Bureau of Philately.