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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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Mitre Peak, Milford Sound.

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Hi! My name is Asami.
        You may not have noticed but I have been doing a lot of work on this blog. I maintain the Health Stamp pages above because they contain internal links that can get rewritten by BlogSpot. I have also created that large index system that many of you are now using. Now I have been asked to do some thematic collections, collections of stamps with a similar theme.

        Recently Allan wrote that he thought there were five stamps showing that famous landmark, Mitre Peak, Milford Sound. I actually found 10 stamps so today I will be putting them into this collection for you.

First the subject of this post - Mitre Peak.
       Part of the reason for its being so famous is its location. Sitting across from the main Milford Sound tourist centres, it is a stunning sight rising near vertically to 5,560 feet (1,690 m), i.e. just over a mile, from the water of the sound. It is said to extend further under the water making the mountain much higher than its officially recorded height. The peak is actually a closely grouped set of five peaks, although from most easily accessible viewpoints it appears as a single point.
       The distinctive shape of the peak gives the mountain its name, after the mitre headwear of Christian bishops. It was named by Captain John Lort Stokes of the HMS Acheron. The Māori name for the peak is Rahotu. 
 
2/- Milford Sound / Mitre Peak.
1898 Pictorials.

4d - Mitre Peak.
1935 Pictorials.

6c - Mitre Peak.
1973 Mountain Scenes.

85c - Mitre Peak & Fiordland National Park.
1987 National Parks.


40c - Mitre Peak / Milford Sound.
1995 Scenic Definitive.

$1.50 - Milford Sound / Mitre Peak.
1998 1898 Pictorials Centenary.

$1.50 - Mitre Peak, Milford Sound
2004 Tourism.

Mitre Peak / Milford Sound / Wanaka / Queenstown.
2009 A Tiki Tour of New Zealand.

 
$1.20 – Mitre Peak, Milford Sound. (Gummed and Adhesive)
2010 Scenic Definitives.

70c - Mitre Peak / Milford Sound.
2012 A Tiki Tour of New Zealand.

         This post points out an interesting fact to me. Out of the many famous land marks around New  Zealand, this has proved to be one of the most popular for stamps. Why, I wonder. There are many reasons such as its one of the most photographed sights in Milford Sound, it has a very distinctive shape, and it creates great reflections across the water.
        Finally I hope you enjoyed my collection of Mitre Peak stamps. If you know of any I have missed, please leave a comment below and it will be quickly added.


Some of the images in this post were used with permission from the illustrated catalogue of StampsNZ
You can visit their web site and On-line Catalogue at, http://stampsnz.com/ 

Comments

  1. rajahstar99457 February 2015 at 09:07

    Nice job Asami. That famous mountain's shape can clearly be seen in each stamp.
    Rajah

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  2. Anonymous13 July 2015 at 04:46

    Interesting collection Asami.
    I found this page via your new thematic index. i like thematic stamps and this was a clever idea.
    Graham.

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    1. Asamigirl13 July 2015 at 21:05

      Hi Graham,
      We have not seen you here for a while.
      That Thematic Index is the latest addition to our index system. Did you enter from the "Front Page" or via the "Main Index" tab?
      Try using the Main Index as you'll find lots of interesting items that way. Don't miss our "Errors & Flaws Index" our "Maori People Index" and our "Special Posts Index."
      Asami

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