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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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1962 Covers to Switzerland

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    While searching for other items for this blog, we can upon these three interesting covers that were sent during 1962, from Berhampore, a suburb of Wellington, to Zurich, Switzerland. They were sent via airmail, each cover clearly displaying a printed 'By Air Mail' label, and red/white/blue edging. They each contained a different variety of postage stamps. If you add the values you will discover the totals differ greatly so it appears that these selections were chosen more for their stamp collecting interest, than exact postal rates.


Cover 1 was posted Berhampore to Zurich, Switzerland,
on the 11th June, 1962. 
This cover includes stamps from the 1960 Pictorial Definitives and the 1926 Telegraph Centenary.
They add up to a total of 3/10 or 3shillings and 10pence.
 

½d - Manuka.                          2½d - Titoki.                            2d - Kaka Beak.                          3d - Kowhai.  
  
5d - Mountain Daisy.                              1/6 - Tiki.                              1/- - Timber Industry - Log.

1962 Telegraph Centenary.
Hand Operating Morse Key - Port Hills, Lyttelton.
  

Cover 2 was posted Berhampore to Zurich, Switzerland,
on the 27th September, 1962.
This cover includes stamps from the 1960 Pictorial Definitives and the 1926 Telegraph Centenary.
They add up to a total of 3/6½ or 3shillings and 6½pence.

 
 ½d - Manuka.                        1d - Karaka.                          3d - Kowhai.                         4d - Puarangi.

   
                                                       5d - Mountain Daisy.                  9d - New Zealand Flag.                          1/6 - Tiki.

1962 Telegraph Centenary.
8d - 1960s Teleprinter.


Cover 3 was posted Berhampore to Zurich, Switzerland,
on the 23rd October, 1962.
This cover includes stamps from the 1960 Pictorial Definitives, 1962 Christmas & 1962 Health.
They add up to a total of 2/2 or 2shillings and 2pence plus 2d for Health Camps.
Notice the label advertising the fight against TB.

   
5d - Mountain Daisy.                          8d - Rata.


  
1962 Christmas  2½d -  'Madonna in Prayer' by Sassoferrato.
1962 Health - 2½d plus 1d - Kakariki / Red-crowned Parakeet.
1962 Health - 3d plus 1d - Tieke / Saddleback.


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/

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