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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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1980 Architecture

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        The second Architecture issue featured buildings of a slightly more modern design. They include two houses, a courthouse and a grand Government building. This has been said to have been the second largest wooden structure in the world.

14c - Ewelme Cottage, Parnell.
The cottage was built in 1863-64 for the Rev Vicesimus Lush the first vicar of Howick and his family.  The kauri cottage was eventually purchased by the Auckland City Council and leased to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.  Restored to its former glory and richly endowed by many of the Lush family possessions, the cottage is open to the public.



17c - Broadgreen, Nelson.
Located in Nayland Road, Stoke, this building is a fine example of an old cob house.  It was built in 1855 and with subsequent restoration is now a major tourist attraction.  This house is also renowned for its beautiful rose gardens.

25c - The Courthouse, Oamaru.
The courthouse was designed in 1882 by Messrs Forrester and Lemon, Architects, in the Roman Corinthian style.  It was opened on Monday, 7 May 1883.  The interior was remodelled some 65 years later.

30c - Government Buildings, Wellington.
See our thematic collection Parliament Buildings.
This massive 1877 wooden building was designed by W A Clayton New Zealand's  first Colonial Architect who, it is claimed, was 'the first to use wood successfully in a grand manner'.  The way in which wood has been used in the detail of the exterior to stimulate traditional stone architecture is worth noting.  The building was often spoken of as the largest wooden structure in the Southern Hemisphere and until 1998 was the second largest wooden building in the world.  An extensive restoration project of this building was completed in 1995.

 Two First Day Covers sent by NZ Post to a collector in Rhodesia. 

Technical information

                         Date of Issue:
2 April 1980
                         Designer:
P Leitch, Tawa
                         Printers:
Joh Enschedé, Netherlands
                         Stamp Size:
42mm x 25mm
                         Sheet Size:
100 stamps per sheet
                         Process:
Lithography
                         Perforation Gauge:  
13.25 x 12.75
                         Paper Type:
Unwatermarked


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

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New Zealand Post (Stamps)

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