New Zealand Railway Fee Stamps

1890 Newspaper

Various flaws exist above left shows no stop after N in NZ

1890 Lithographed. No Watermark on white or cream paper [Master transfer die, frame breaks on every stamp] Perf 12½, 10, 11x10, 11 or 14.

Perf 12½ ½d-$5.00 1d-$3.00 2d-$20.00 3d[brown]-$500.00 3d [lemon]-$500.00 3d[yellow]-$20.00 4d-$20.00 6d-$20.00 [mint x 5 except 3d Brown or Yellow same price mint/used]

1891- Perf 10 ½d-$5.00 1d-$3.00 [mint x 5]

1895 - Perf 11x10 ½d-$5.00 [mint x 5]

1896 - Perf 11 ½d-$5.00 1d-$3.00 2d-$15.00 3d[yellow]-$10.00 4d-$15.00 6d-$15.00 [mint x 5]

1901 - Perf 14 ½d-$5.00 1d-$3.00 2d-$10.00 3d[yellow]-$10.00 4d-$10.00 6d-$10.00 [mint x 5] Scroll 1.5mm some values it is 2.5mm

½d-Vertical pair imperf between-$500.00 1d-Vertical pair imperf between-$500.00

3d-Yellow thin paper-$80.00

1890-01 Vertical laid paper, price x 2: 1890 Perf 12½ - 1d 3d 1896 Perf 11 - ½d 1d 2d 3d 4d 6d 1901 Perf 14 - 1d 2d 4d 6d

1896-01 Horizontally laid paper, price x 2: 1896 Perf 11 - ½d 1d 2d 4d 6d 1890 Perf 12½ - 1d ½d 4d 1901 Perf 14 - ½d 1d

Imperf Colour Proofs from-$300.00 each

Station Name overprint-any from-$180.00

Stamp with printing flaw x 2

3d Brown 3d Yellow

No scroll between Newspaper & Twopence on left stamp. Damage to R of RAILWAYS on right stamp

No scroll x 2

Various sheet numbers with or without A prefix

Sheet numbers from-$300.00

Various Cancels

9/3/1890 ekd

Scarce cancellations can command a higher premium

1894-97 Parcel

Inscribed PARCEL

1894 PARCEL No Watermark on white or cream paper [Master transfer die frame breaks on every stamp] Perf 11 or 12½ Mint x 2.

3d-$375.00 6d-$375.00

1894-97 Freight

Inscribed FREIGHT

1894 FREIGHT No Watermark on white or cream paper [Master transfer die frame breaks on every stamp] Perf 12½ Mint x 2.

1/--$1,800.00 5/--$4,500.00

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Railway Postage Essays

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1906 Un-adopted imperf essays various colours found

½d,1d,2d,3d,6d,1/--$700.00 or $120.00each

1925-59 Charges

With & without station name vertical or horizontal. Scarce station names can command a higher premium

1925 Lithographed. No Watermark thick or thin wove vertical or horizontal mesh paper Comb Perf 14½x14 Perf 14 or 15x14.

Multiples add 25%.

Mint x 4.

Mint 1d x 10.

Without Station Name x 3.

Scarce station names and various size and letter type can command several hundred dollars each. Price by Collector Negotiation.

Printers finger print x 10.

Comb Perf 14½x14 1d-$6.00 2d-$10.00 3d-$10.00 6d-$10.00 8d-$150.00 9d-$50.00 1/--$8.00 1/6d-$25.00 2/--$25.00 2/6d-$50.00 5/--$75.00 10/--$1,600.00

Comb Perf 14½x14 With part papermakers watermark: [either Roughway Bond or Kingsway Bond, either are unconfirmed by author] Reported on 3d, 8d, 9d, 1/-, 2/-, 2/6d. Add 100%

Comb Perf 14 ½d-$50.00 1d-$6.00 2d-$10.00 3d-$10.00 6d-$10.00 8d-$200.00 9d-$60.00 1/--$8.00 1/6d-$30.00 2/--$30.00 2/6d-$50.00 5/--$100.00 10/--$1,600.00

Comb Perf 15x14 ½d-$50.00 1d-$4.00 2d-$10.00 3d-$10.00 6d-$10.00 8d-$175.00 9d-$50.00 1/--$5.00 2/--$25.00 2/6d-$50.00 5/--$75.00

Miss-spelling of station name [any] from-$1000.00

10/-pair-$3,500.00 3 x 10/- pairs recorded as largest multiple

1d[no dot under D]-$10.00

½d-10/- Mint presentation set without station name-$5,000.00

Various Retouches, colour ink dots and scratches x 2.

1925-1927 sheets were 100 on. From 1927 sheets were 120 on