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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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2021 150 Years of Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron

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 Over its 150-year history, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) has kept pace with astonishing developments in yacht design and technology, from the wood-and-cotton era through to the space-age carbon-fibre and titanium materials in use today. In honour of this anniversary, this stamp issue celebrates four of New Zealand’s key competitive yachts.




$1.40 Te Rehutai

In 2021, the RNZYS and Team New Zealand will defend the America’s Cup in Auckland in a new class of spectacular monohulls. Built from carbon and titanium, the competing yachts reach speeds of 50 knots on foils that lift them entirely out of the water.


$2.70 Steinlager II
By the late 1980s, timber construction had been replaced first by fibreglass and then by materials like kevlar, carbon fibre and titanium. Designed by New Zealand’s Bruce Farr for Peter Blake, Steinlager II won all six legs of the gruelling 1989 Whitbread Round the World Race.


$3.50 Rainbow II

In 1967, young Auckland sailmaker Chris Bouzaid sold his house to finance the construction of Rainbow II. In 1969, at their second attempt, Bouzaid and his Kiwi crew confounded the yachting world by capturing the One Ton Cup.


$4.00 Rainbow

Designed and built in 1898, Rainbow scored a resounding victory over the best of the Sydney fleet in the 1900 Intercolonial Regatta. Built from durable New Zealand kauri, it remains an active racer on the RNZYS register to this day.

Technical Information

Date of issue: 2 March 2021
Number of stamps: Four gummed
Denominations: $1.40, $2.70, $3.50, $4.00
Designed and illustrated by: John Morris, New Zealand Post, Wellington, New Zealand
Printer and process: Southern Colour Print, New Zealand by lithography
Number of colours: Four process colours
Stamp size and format: 50mm x 35.71mm (vertical)
Miniature sheet size and format: 190mm x 90mm (horizontal)
Paper type: Tullis Russell 106gsm red phosphor gummed stamp paper
Number of stamps per sheet: 25
Perforation gauge: 14 x 14.4
Special blocks: Plate/imprint blocks may be obtained by purchasing at least six stamps from a sheet. Barcode blocks are available in A and B formats.
Period of sale: Unless stocks are exhausted earlier, these stamps will remain on sale until 2 March 2022. First day covers will remain on sale until 28 April 2021.

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

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Comments

  1. Anonymous5 May 2021 at 16:31

    Oh wow! Are you guys back again.
    Been a while since anything happened here.
    Brett.

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    1. Arie5 May 2021 at 16:46

      Hi Brett,
      This website has a changed to a new owner, me. You may have seen the advert looking for a new owner as well. I am add the issues for 2021 at the moment. Thank you, Arie.

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    2. Asamigirl5 May 2021 at 16:46

      Hi Brett,
      We have a new owner here. He will be continuing as much as Allan did. We might be helping I think.
      Say hi to Rita.
      Asami

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