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Counterpart, Denoting, Fine Paid, Mortgagee's Indemnity and Not Liable stamps

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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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2019 China World Stamp Show

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        The China 2019 World Stamp Exhibition was a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It was held at the Wuhan International Expo Center from June 11-17, 2019. A total number of exhibits reaching 3,500, and it attracted philatelists from more than 80 countries and regions.
        New Zealand Post has created a special miniature sheet and first-day cover to commemorate this exhibition, featuring 2019 issue Native Alpine Flora.  

Exhibition Miniature Sheet with two $1.20 and one $2.40 stamp. 
(Surcharged $2.00 to fund Philatelic Trust for hobby support.)


Miniature Sheet First Day Cover - 11 June 2019.
In the background is an alpine scene showing sheep on the lower grassland going right up to a range of snow-covered peaks.

The Three Stamps.
(From 2019 Native Alpine Flora.)
  
$1.20 - Mountain buttercup (Ranunculus insignis).
$1.20 - Black scree button daisy (Leptinella atrata subsp. atrata).
$2.40 - Woollyhead (Craspedia incana).


Technical information.
Date of issue: 11 June 2019.
The number of stamps: 3 Native Alpine Flora stamps.
Denominations: $1.20, $1.20, $2.40.
Miniature sheet and first-day cover designed: New Zealand Post. 
Alpine Flora stamps designed: Stephen Fuller, Wellington).
Printer and process: Southern Colour Print Ltd by lithography.
The number of colours: Four process colours.
Miniature sheet size and format: 120mm x 90mm (Horizontal).
Paper type: Tullis Russell 104gsm red phosphor gummed stamp paper.
Perforation gauge:14.
Period of sale: Unless stocks are exhausted earlier, these stamps will remain on sale until 10 June 2020. First-day covers will remain on sale until 10 August 2019.


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/

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