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The initial set of stamps consisted of four stamps, in the denominations 3d, 4d, 8d, and 1s 6d. When New Zealand adopted a decimal currency in 1967, the stamps were reissued in denominations of 2c, 3c, 7c, and 15c. A new definitive set, consisting of six stamps denominated 3c, 4c, 5c, 8c, 10c and 18c was issued in 1972.
Arguably, New Zealand's rarest postage stamp is the 1949 HMS Vanguard threepence stamp, intended for issue as part of a set of four stamps (2d, 3d, 5d, and 6d) commemorating a royal visit. When the visit was cancelled, all copies of the stamps were ordered to be destroyed, but a small number—possibly as few as seven—of the 3d value survived ...
A New Zealand revenue stamp postally used in Christchurch in 1893. New Zealand's first revenues were imperforate long designs portraying Queen Victoria and inscribed STAMP DUTY NEW ZEALAND. This series was issued on 1 January 1867, however some copies are known used in December 1866.
This is a list of the highest known prices paid for philatelic items, including stamps and covers. The current record price for a single stamp is US$9,480,000 paid for the British Guiana 1c magenta. [1] [2] This list is ordered by consumer price index inflation-adjusted value (in bold) in millions of United States dollars in 2023.
The stamp was discovered in a schoolboy album in 1930 and no other copy has been found since then. [2] The 4d stamp depicts Lake TaupÅ in New Zealand's North Island. It was part of the first pictorial series originally issued in 1898 but reissued in different colours and sizes in 1899 and 1900. [3] The same design was used for a 1d value ...
The 1933 stamp was the first stamp designed by James Berry, another prolific New Zealand stamp designer. Section 9 of the Adhesive Stamps Act 1939 [ 13 ] replaced the clauses of the 1929 and 1931 Finance Acts under which health stamps were issued, although the powers of the Postmaster-General and Minister of Health were largely unchanged.
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.
Standard rates for New Zealand postage were applied. [1] Post originating from the island was cancelled with the mark "Pitcairn Island/NZ Postal Agency". [3] While New Zealand stamps were used, some commemorative covers were produced, such as one commemorating the establishment of a radio link to the island in 1938. [2]