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Counterpart, Denoting, Fine Paid, Mortgagee's Indemnity and Not Liable stamps

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...

New Zealand Railway Fee Stamps - Detailed

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

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 3d Brown 3d Yellow

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

No scroll x 2

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Various sheet numbers with or without A prefix

Sheet numbers from-$300.00

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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

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1894-97 Freight

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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

It is baffling to see the word postage used in this essay. Do you know why? If so please make contact with Dave

1906 Un-adopted imperf essays various colours found

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

1925-59 Charges

Designed by A Howitt

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

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No stop under D

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The two scarce values in this series

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Station name overprints found reading up down or misplaced

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Courtenay Place found in black or violet stencil type


Station Inverted

6d[Station Name Inverted]-from$500.00

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Perfins

Three perfin patterns are known

MGM - Films Pty Ltd

6d : 1/- : 2/6d-[MGM]-$400.00each

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'K' - Kodak

1/-[K]-$400.00

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'EWM/W' - EW Mills

3d-[EWM/W]-$750.00

This system of parcel charges ceased in 1959

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