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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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2013 The Australia World Stamp Exhibition

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           To celebrate the exhibition the 2013 World Stamp Exhibition held in Melbourne, New Zealand Post issued an exhibition miniature sheet and souvenir cover. The miniature sheet incorporates stamps from the "Queen Elizabeth II - 60th Anniversary of the Coronation" stamp issue, set against an image of the exhibition venue - the Royal Exhibition Building.

           The exhibition was the largest collection of philatelic and numismatic items on show in Australia since 2005, and it marked the centenary of the 1913 Kangaroo and Map stamp - Australia’s first national postage stamp. It was be attended by national and international dealers, traders, collectors and postal administrations, including New Zealand Post.
        
          I don't particularly like the idea of issuing a set like this but I can see why NZ Post wants to promote the stamps of New Zealand at this International Exhibition. To me, the idea of issuing stamps and other items for the collector market takes away from the real purpose of postage stamps but then I suppose if it wasn't for the collector market we would just have a plan set of stamps with the face of the Queen and a value, updated every 10 years or so. 


 Miniature Sheet showing three of he Queens.







Special Cover with same design as the miniature sheet.



 

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