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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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2002 Vatican City & New Zealand Joint Issue.

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A joint issue with Vatican City, a place of great importance to many Christians. Two stamps, both featuring the same scene of "Nativity" by the 15th-century Italian artist, Pseudo Ambrogio di Baldese. A special First Day Cover featuring both stamps plus their special cancels.

NZ $1.50 - 'Nativity' by Pseudo Ambrogio di Baldese. (New Zealand)

€ 0.41 - 'Nativity' by Pseudo Ambrogio di Baldese. (Vatican City)

First Day Cover - 21 November 2002.

Sheetlet of 10 x $1.50 stamps.


Technical Information.
Date of issue: 21 November 2002.
The number of stamps: One. 
Denominations and designs: $1.50 Nativity.
Stamp, sheetlet and first-day cover designed: CommArts Design, Wellington.
Printer and process: Southern Colour Print, Dunedin by offset lithography.
The number of colours: Five process colours (four colour process and one spot colour 187C).
Stamp size and format: 30mm x 48mm (horizontal).
Paper type: De la Rue 103gsm red phosphor stamp paper.
Perforation gauge: 14.
The number of stamps per sheetlet: 10.
Period of sale: These stamps remained on sale until 20 November 2003.


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