Index Page - Groups of Posts

          This index is designed to group together issues that were designed and issued as a series. The larger groups of stamp issues, such as Health Stamps or Christmas Stamps can be found in the header index above. This page will list other smaller groups, such as the Heritage Series or Lord of the Rings. Some of these have already been indexed via their own summary pages, in which case the summary will be shown in the index below as well.     (Asami)

Thematic Collections

       One of the types of stamp collecting that has not been covered well with this blog is Thematic Stamp Collecting. Well, we actually do have some Thematic collections in this blog and more are planned by our team. This index will help you find them.
        The larger ones are shown at the top of our blog. These include the Health Stamps, Christmas Stamps and the New Year collections. Other collections, that are smaller and only occupy one page, you will find listed below.        (Asami & Kim)

New Zealand Maori

New Zealand Maori.

         Asami here: - Allan has requested a special index page for posts about or relating to the Maori people of New Zealand. This is a very vast and complex area of study so I've decided to lay the page out in a series of sub-indexes with a table of context at the top.

Index / Contents

                 Maori - Traditional History.

                              Creation Stories.

                              Coming of Maori to Aotearoa (New Zealand.)

                              First Meetings with Europeans.
                              The Treaty of Waitangi.

                 Maori - Heritage.

                              Maori Cultural Heritage.

                              Matariki - Maori New Year.

                              Maori Legends.

                 Famous Maori on Stamps.   (On separate page.)

                              Famous Maori on Stamps.

                              Maori Artists - Artwork on Stamps.
                              Maori Writer/Designers on Stamps.

                       Definitive Stamps with Maori Themes.   (On separate page.)

                 A Complete Index of Maori Themed Stamps.
                                                 (A future project still to be published.)

                The Moriori People.

                              Moriori History & Culture.

Special Posts.

        There are some posts within this blog that must be considered special either because:-
                   1)  They feature a special or unique subject or event.
                   2)  They contain a very rare or unusual item. 
                   3)  A lot of effort and work has gone into the post.

       We have decided to list (max 25) of these posts on this page so they can be easily found and viewed. To make it onto this list, a post must be selected by one of the five writers involved in creating this blog, then voted in by all five of us. Just because it makes the list does not mean it will always stay there either.
      They are numbered but not listed in any particular order other than when they were selected for this list. While most of these posts have been published by either Mary or Allan, that doesn't mean the work of other writers couldn't be selected too. It just reflects the fact that posts on most of the more challenging subjects are untaken by these two writers.

Errors, Flaws and Varieties

         One of the features of this blog are the large number of stamps considered to be Errors, Flaws or Varieties. We have decided to create a page in our index to list these so readers can find them. They will be listed in chronological order with a brief description and link to their location.

       When Allan suggested the idea to me I went searching for what each of the items listed in the heading were. There seems to be a lot of confusion among stamp collectors. We maybe considered wrong here but we have agreed to call them as follows. Please feel free to leave us a comment below regarding this.
       A Error - This is a design error such as a spelling mistake or other such error in the design.
       A Flaw - This is an error made during the printing process, such as:- missing colour, colour or perf shift, ink marks caused during printing.
      A Variety - This is where one stamp in the sheet differs from the others. They include:- plate damage, plate retouches, design differences to the stamps.
                                                                                                                   Asami.

Total Listed here:- 630

150 Posts - Celebrate New Zealand.

        
          In some ways this blog is a celebration of New Zealand through the stamps which it issues. We have looked at many aspects of this country, from its beautiful scenery to its relatively short history; form the culture of the Maori people to the proud achievements of a modern country. Of course there is much more to come. Over the next fifty posts we will continue to explore more of New Zealand's culture, heritage and history through the many issues of stamps we have yet to feature.  

          For now I want to sit back and reflect what has been achieved here. This blog started small with only one person posting. I never intended to select my post subjects in an organised way, rather just doing whatever appeals to me at the time. In some ways this has created a disorganised collection of posts, in other ways it has led to a wide variety of subjects.

         Recently a new index system listing and connecting every post to a historical list of issues has been developed by one of our writers, Asami. Another writer, Mary, has almost completed the classic section of New Zealand stamps. Her intention is to continue working forward through the 1930s. Our writer, Anne, is new to postage stamp collecting, her passion is writing. With our help and advice she has turned our some interesting posts. In another recent development we have considered the deeper aspects of stamp collecting by starting to include technical details on each stamp issue we write about now. 

          So now we come to two questions:- First; how do we celebrate 150 posts? Second; Where do we go from here?

          The second question is easy to answer. We continue on as we have been doing, posting, developing, changing as we feel the need.

         As for the first question, a recent meeting between us we looked at ideas and it finally came down to two. One was to do a post featuring stamps from many of our more popular posts, in effect letting you, our readers decided which stamps to use in a review of 150 posts. The other idea was that we should feature an issue that celebrates New Zealand in some way, which is where I began above. To celebrate New Zealand is the underlying purpose of this blog. This is what we decided, the sheet shown below was selected and it was decided I should do this post.

          First I have shown the whole sheet, then I have broken it up into single stamps so we can view each one in greater detail. When I look at this sheet I wonder just how many of them were actually broken up. In my case I just cut them out on the computer. I hope you enjoy this post as something a bit different and I hope you will still be reading this blog 50 posts from now when we celebrate 200 posts.      Allan

Index Eleven - 2015 - 2019.

Stamps Issued 2010 - 2014

Dark Blue: - Link to Featured Post.

Light Blue: - Link to Part of Set or Mention.

Back to Stamps Issued 2010 - 2014.

Index Ten - 2010 - 2014

Stamps Issued 2010 - 2014

Dark Blue: - Link to Featured Post.

Light Blue: - Link to Part of Set or Mention.

Back to Stamps Issued 2005 - 2009.

Index Nine - 2005 - 2009

Stamps Issued 2005 - 2009

Dark Blue: - Link to Featured Post.

Light Blue: - Link to Part of Set or Mention.

Back to Stamps Issued 2000 - 2004.

Index Eight - 2000 - 2004

Stamps Issued 2000 - 2004

Dark Blue:- Link to Featured Post.

Light Blue:- Link to Part of Set or Mention.

Back to Stamps Issued 1995 - 1999.

Index Seven - 1995 - 1999

Stamps Issued 1995 1999

Dark Blue:- Link to Featured Post.

Light Blue:- Link to Part of Set or Mention.

Back to Stamps Issued 1990 - 1994.

Index Six - 1990 - 1994

Stamps Issued 1990 1994

Dark Blue: - Link to Featured Post.

Light Blue: - Link to Part of Set or Mention.

Back to Stamps Issued 1980 1989.

Index Five - 1980 - 1989

Stamps Issued 1980 1989

(Dark Blue: - Link to Featured Post.)

(Light Blue: - Link to Part of Set or Mention.)

Back to Stamps Issued 1970 1979.

Index Four - 1970 - 1979.

Stamps Issued 1970 1979

 (Dark Blue:- Link to Featured Post.)

(Light Blue:- Link to Part of Set or Mention.)

Index Three - 1950 - 1969

Stamps Issued 1950 1969

Dark Blue:- Link to Featured Post.
Light Blue:- Link to Part of Set or Mention.

Index Two - 1910 - 1949

Stamps Issued 1910 1949

Dark Blue:- Link to Featured Post.
Light Blue:- Link to Part of Set or Mention.

Index One - 1855 - 1909

Stamps Issued 1855 - 1910

Dark Blue:- Link to Featured Post.
Light Blue:- Link to Part of Set or Mention.

What I Like in a Stamp

         What do I like in a postage stamp design? This was an interesting question which a friend asked me today when I told him I was working on a blog about postage stamps. So I decided to answer that question with a post on stamp designs I like and dislike.

First which stamps do I like?        
          I like a stamp to either tell a story or depict a person, object or scene clearly by using a drawing or photograph. To explain this I have decided to use the 1967 - 68 definitive issue, often known as the new decimals.
        First the "Primary Industry" set of 1968.

1967 - 1968 Decimal Pictorials - Part Two.

1968 - Trade Definitives.

 

        Fishing Industry                                      Fruit Growing Industry.

What is this blog about?

        In this post, I want to tell you what this blog is about and how you can navigate around it.

This Blog
       Originally this blog had been based on my Malaysian stamp collection but I was having trouble finding background information about these stamps and their history. So in October 2012 the decision was made to switch to New Zealand stamps where a lot more information was available about the stamps and their designs, particularly new issues. I know the stamps here are images from my virtual collection but I also have a large collection of New Zealand stamps too.
        My plan is to publish at least one post per week featuring a stamp or set of stamps from my collection. While the subject of the stamps will be my major theme, I will also talk about other topics such as flaws, printing of stamps or thematic sets. As New Zealand issues new stamps I will feature them but this blog but it is not going to become just a record of new issues. I am more interested in exploring the beauty and design of stamps rather than just displaying a complete collection. 

Other Pages
        On other pages of this site, I will be displaying larger groups and collections of stamps such as Health Stamps and Christmas Stamps. You can see these pages listed in the tabs bar at the top of this blog.

Main Index.
        Over time others have joined me in this project. You will notice the various writers at the bottom of each post. We also have Asami who has constructed an index listing every stamp issued by New Zealand. As we complete each post, this index is updated with links being added etc.
         Currently, we are working on a series of sub-indexes that will list posts by subjects etc. These index pages will be very useful in searching for particular issues, subjects, and errors.

Labels
        On the right-hand side of this blog, you will find some labels giving a selection of posts on various themes. As posts were added these labels were supposed to have been updated but this has not always happened. We are working on updating and correcting these labels but this could take some time since this blog now have over 300 posts.   

Important Note:-

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