# Stamps of New Zealand

Postage stamps and postal history of New Zealand

## 1855 - 1862 Chalons / Full Face Queens (FFQ)

| 18 July 1855 | Full Face Queens (No Perforations) | Full Face Queens (No Perforations) | Full Face Queens (No Perforations) |
| Image | Catalogue Number | Description | Value |
| One Penny Stamp - Red | 1 | One Penny Stamp - Red | 1d |
| Image To Be Posted | 2 | One Penny Stamp - Orange | 1d |
| Two Pence Stamp - Blue | 3 | Two Pence Stamp - Blue | 2d |
| Three Pence Stamp - Lilac | 4 | Three Pence Stamp - Lilac | 3d |
| Six Pence Stamp - Brown | 5 | Sixpence Stamp - Brown | 6d (Shades range from yellow-brown & red-brown to black-brown) |
| One Shilling Stamp - Green | 6 | One Shilling Stamp - Green | 1/- |
| 1862 | Full Face Queens (Perforated) | Full Face Queens (Perforated) | Full Face Queens (Perforated) |
| Image | Catalogue Number | Description | Value |
| Image To Be Posted | 7 | One Penny Stamp - Red | 1d |
| Image To Be Posted | 8 | One Penny Stamp - Orange-Red | 1d |
| Image To Be Posted | 9 | One Penny Stamp - Brown | 1d |
| Image To Be Posted | 10 | Two Penny Stamp - Blue | 2d |
| Image To Be Posted | 11 | Two Penny Stamp - Orange | 2d |
| Image To Be Posted | 12 | Three Pence Stamp - Lilac | 3d |
| Image To Be Posted | 13 | Four pence Stamp - Red | 4d |
| Image To Be Posted | 14 | Four pence Stamp - Yellow | 4d |
| Image To Be Posted | 15 | Sixpence Stamp - Brown | 6d |
| Image To Be Posted | 16 | Sixpence Stamp - Blue | 6d |
| Image To Be Posted | 17 | One Shilling Stamp - Green | 1/- |

## 1873, 1874 & 1882 Queen Victoria "Sidefaces"

1873:
1/2d Pink/Rose (Newspaper Rate)
1874 First Sidefaces:
1d Lilac 2d Red 3d Brown 4d Maroon 6d Blue 1/ Green 2/ Red 5/ Grey (The 2/ and 5/ are very hard to find.)
1882 Second Sidefaces:
1/2d Black 1d Red 2d Purple 21/2d Blue 3d Yellow 4d Green 5d Grey 6d Brown 8d Blue 1/ Chestnut

## 1898 Pictorials

1/2d Mt Cook (black) 1d Taupo 2d Pembroke (red) 21/2d Wakatipu 3d Huias 4d Terraces 5d Otira 6d Kiwi (green) 8d Canoe 9d Terraces 1/ Kaka 2/ Milford 5/ Mt Cook
Notes: Four stamps from this set can also be found overprinted OFFICIAL: 3d Huias, 1/ Kaka, 2/ Milford and 5/ Mt Cook.
The 21/2d Wakatipu can also be found with the spelling variation "Wakitipu", These are not hard to find and are most commonly seen unused.
The 5/ Mt Cook is not scarce but it is difficult to find in good condition with a regular cancellation. Fiscally used embossed, circular "crown" cancels, or pen cancels are common and worth much less than catalogue value, One leading NZ dealer sells fiscally used copies for $35NZ which is less than 1/20th of the catalogue price. Also beware of "mint no gum" of this stamp as most are fiscally used with the pen cancel cleaned off.

## 1900 Pictorials

1/2d Mt Cook (green), 1d Terraces, 11/2d Boer War, 2d Pembroke, 4d Taupo, 6d Kiwi. Notes: This set contains mostly reprints of designs from the 1898 pictorials, in different colors and values.
3 stamps from this set can also be found overprinted OFFICIAL: 1/2 Mt Cook, 2d Pembroke, 6d Kiwi.

## 1901 Universal.

1d Zealandia (Can be found with or without official overprint)

## 1906 Christchurch Exhibition

1/2d Canoe 1d Carving 3d Landing 6d Annexation

## 1907 Redrawn Pictorials

1d Zealandia (diagonal lines on globe) 3d Huias 6d Kiwi (red) 1/ Kaka
Notes: Same designs as earlier issues - but these are smaller (except for the zealandia which can be identified by the lines on the globe.) The Zealandia and 6d Kiwi can also be found overprinted Official.

## 1909 King Edward VII

1/2d Green 1d Zealandia Dominion 2d Mauve 3d Brown 4d Orange 4d Yellow 5d Brown 6d Red 8d Blue 1/ Orange
Note: 1/2d Green, 1d Dominion (Same design as zealandia with words "Dominion Of" at top of stamp) 3d Brown, 6d Red, 8d Blue & 1/ Orange can also be found with Official overprints.

## 1913 Auckland Exhibition

1/2 Green 1d Dominion 3d Brown 6d Red
Note: These are stamps from the King Edward issue of 1909, overprinted for the exhibition.

## 1915 King George V

1/2d Green 11/2d Grey 11/2d Orange-Brown 2d Violet/Purple 2d Yellow 3d Brown 4d Yellow 4d Violet/Purple 41/2d Green 5d Blue 6d Red 71/2d Brown 8d Blue 8d Brown 9d Olive 1/ Orange
These exist in a variety of different printings and some can be found overprinted Official. The 1/2d Green can also be found overprinted "War Stamp".

## 1920 Victory

1/2d Green 1d Red 11/2d Brown 2d Two Pence overprint on 1/2d Green 3d Brown 6d Purple 1/ Orange
Note: The 6d and 1/ are commonly found with heavy parcel cancels, these are worth considerably less than catalogue values.

## 1923 Map Stamp

1d Red

## 1925 Dunedin Exhibition

1/2d Green 1d Red 4d Mauve/Purple

## 1926 Admirals

1d Red 2/ Blue 3/ Purple
Note: Heavy parcel cancels & pen or punched/perfin cancels are common on the 3/ and worth a lot less than catalogue values, one of the leading New Zealand dealers supplies parcel cancels of these at about 1/4th of their regular used price. 1d Red and 2/ Blue can also be found overprinted Official.

## 1931 Airmails

3d Chocolate/Brown 4d Purple 5d Five Pence overprint on 3d green 7d Orange/Brown 7d Blue with Trans Tasman overprint.
Note: The 5d and 7d Blue exist only with the overprints.

## 1935 Air Mail

1d Red 3d Violet 6d Blue

## 1935 Silver Jubilee

1/2d Green 1d Red 6d Orange

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## 1938 George VI
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## 1940 Centennial
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## 1953-4 Queen Elizabeth
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## 1960 Pictorials
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## 1967 Decimal Currency
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## 1970 Pictorials
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## 1975 Pictorials
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## 1980 - 1989 Issues
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## 1990 - 1994 Issues
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## 1995 - 1998 Issues
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## 1999 - 2000 Issues
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## 2001 - 2002 Issues
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## 2003 - 2004 Issues
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## 2005 - 2006 Issues
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