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New Zealand fiscal and postage stamps were overprinted for various revenue purposes. Some are given below. Counterpart Counterpart stamps were attached to duplicate (i.e. counterpart) documents provided that the full stamp duty had been paid on the original. The counterpart fee was 2s 6d. The first issue was in 1870 and the design was Die I of the 1867 Revenue issue. The stamp on the left is Die II and was issued in 1880. In 1887, stamps were issued in the design of the revenue stamps of 1880, but with the word Counterpart in rather small letters above the value as in the example on the below. In 1916 the fee was increased to 3s 0d and ordinary revenue stamps were overprinted diagonally in black although special printings were made as the colour was always yellow. It exists both perf 14 and perf 14½x14. In 1927, the George V 3s 0d Admiral stamp was printed on Cowan paper, perf 14, in orange yellow and overprin...
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2018 Suffrage 125 Years Whakatu Wahine.

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          When I was given this post I was a bit confused with the title. I knew "Suffrage 125 Years" is the celebration of an important social development in New Zealand. But then the second part "Whakatu Wahine." Was this a Maori themed issue? In that case, why wasn't Allan doing it? I was given some links to other pages in this blog, some images that had been uploaded to our image library and the information from the NZ Post website. Finally, he said, "Go for it Asami - show me what you can do." 
NZ Suffrage on Stamps - A Thematic Collection. 

 First, let's have a look at that title.
The title: - English "Suffrage" - To petition or strive for - eg the right for women to vote in New Zealand's general elections.
"125 Years" - 1898 when women were given the right to vote.
Maori "Whakatu" - To stand erect, to establish, election or establishment.
"Wahine" - Woman or women.

These stamps were issued in Se-tenant Sets where the two stamps join together to show the full bloom of the white camellia, a symbol of the women's suffrage movement.

The Stamps.

$3.00 - Kate Sheppard.
The success of the campaign came at the end of an enormous struggle by suffragists, led by the indomitable Kate Sheppard. 
$3.00 - Camellia.

The white camellia became a symbol of the women's suffrage movement, worn by people who supported women’s right to vote in New Zealand. In the background can be seen part of the petition that was presented to Parliment. 

Collectibles.
First Day Cover - 5th September 2018.
The First Day Cover highlights the camellia as the symbol of the women's suffrage movement.

Miniature Sheet.
The miniature sheet displays a quote from Kate Sheppard - "Do not think your single vote does not matter much. The rain that refreshes the parched ground is made up of single drops."

The miniature sheet First Day Cover shows the petition that led to the passage of the Electoral Act 1893 which gave all New Zealand women over the age of 21 the right to vote. 

Plate Block (8 stamps).                                                                        Value Block (8 stamps).

Full Sheet (24 stamps).

 Technical information.
Date of issue: 5 September 2018.
Number of stamps: Two gummed stamps.
Denominations: 2 x $3.00.
Stamps, miniature sheet and first day covers designed by:
Helcia Berryman of Grange Park Design, Paraparaumu, New Zealand.
Printer and process: Southern Colour Print Ltd by offset lithography.
Number of colours: Four process colours.
Stamp size and format: 35mm x 46mm (vertical).
Paper Type: Tullis Russell 104gsm red phosphor gummed stamp paper.
Number of stamps per sheet: 24.
Perforation gauge: 14.78 x 14.86.
Period of sale: The stamps will remain on sale until 4 September 2019. 
First Day Covers will remain on sale until 31 October 2018.
Some of the images in this post were used with permission from the illustrated catalogue of StampsNZ
You can visit their website and Online Catalogue at, http://stampsnz.com/

Information & images for this post came from.

This post is a joint project by Asami & Allan.

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