Index One - 1855 - 1909

Stamps Issued 1855 - 1910



1855
1855 - Full Faced Queen Victoria. - (Not Perforated).        
1862 - Full Faced Queen Victoria - (Perforated)
          1855 Full-Faced Queens - Part One.
                    A basic introduction to the Full Faced Queens issues. 
          1855 Full-Faced Queens - Part Two.
                    Looking at factors affecting the condition and value of Classic Stamps. 
          1855 Full-Faced Queens - Part Three.
                    A collection of covers from before and using Full Faced Queen stamps. 
          1855 Full-Faced Queens - Part Four.
                    Modern use of the Full Faced Queen design.
          1955 Stamp Centenary.
                   Full-Faced Queen design used for a Queen Elizabeth II portrait.
          2005 150 Years of New Zealand Stamps.
                    The three modern issues where the Full Face Queen design was used.
          2015 Happy Birthday! Penny Black!
                   175 years after the Penny Black issue we take a trip through stamp anniversaries of New Zealand.
          Queen Elizabeth II - A Young Queen.
                    One of the Full-Faced Queens was used in this post of the young Queen Elizabeth II.

1867 - Queen Victoria Fiscals Stamps.
          Queen Victoria Fiscal Stamps - Part One.
                    Includes 1867 imperf issue, 1867 Die I perf issue, 1871 Die II perf issue. 
          Queen Victoria Fiscal Stamps - Part Two.
                    The 1880 Long-type Issue for both Revenue and Postage.

1873 - Newspaper Stamp.
          1873 Newspaper Stamp.
                    A look at this classic stamp and how it was used.
          2005 - 150 Years of New Zealand Stamps.
                    This stamp is used in our post celebrating 150 Years of New Zealand Stamps.
          Revenue Use of Postage Stamps Around 1900.
                    Items from around 1900 Pictorials showing revenue use of these stamps.
          1900  The Wellington Flag.
                    A special machine cancellation used only in Wellington.

1874 - Queen Victoria - First Sideface. 
          1874 - 1882  The Side-Faced Issues.
                    A look at the issue that replaced the Full Faced Queens, their designs and how they were used. 

1878 - Queen Victoria 1d Revenue.
1880 - Queen Victoria Postal Fiscals.
1880 - Queen Victoria Postal Fiscals (Officials).
          Queen Victoria Fiscal Stamps - Part Two.
                    The 1880 Long-type Issue for both Revenue and Postage.
          An Official Post.
                    A collection of all the stamps produced and used by Government Departments for their Official business.
          Queen Victoria Fiscal Stamps - Part Three.
                    This post looks at the complete set of the 1880 QV Long-type Fiscal Stamps.
          Queen Victoria Fiscal Stamps - Part Four.
                    Looking at the designs and relationship with the 2nd Side-Faced Issue.

1882 - Queen Victoria -Second Sideface.                  
          1874 - 1882  The Side-Faced Issues.  
                    The second issue of side face stamps used for revenue as well. This post looks at how their design, how they were used and advertising on their backs.
          Revenue Use of Postage Stamps Around 1900.
                    Three receipts from the New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency showing revenue use of 1882 Second Side Face Stamps.    
          Queen Victoria Fiscal Stamps - Part Four.
                    Looking at the designs and relationship with the 2nd Side-Faced Issue.

1890
1890 - Railway Newspaper Stamps - (Non-Postal).
          Railway Charge Stamps.
                    Special Revenue stamps issued by the rails to show payment for carriage of newspapers, parcels and freight.

1891 - Government Life Insurance Lighthouses (With V.R.).
          1891 Government Life Insurance (With VR)
                    A post on the original issue of six Life Insurance stamps.
          Government Life Insurance Lighthouses - Summary.    
                    An overview of all the Lighthouse Stamp Issues.
          2005 - 150 Years of New Zealand Stamps.
                    One of the stamps in this issue is used in our post celebrating 150 Years of New Zealand Stamps.

1896? - Express Parcel Delivery - (Non Postal).
          New Zealand Express - Revenue Stamps.
                    Stamps issued by Campbell & Crust for their fast delivery parcel service.

1898 - Great Barrier Island Pigeon Post - (Service).
          Great Barrier Pigeon Post.
                    A history of this unusual postal service by two rival companies.
          1894 The Wreck of the Wairarapa.
                    The event that led to the Great Barrier Pigeon Post.

1898 - Pictorials.
1898 - Pictorials  (Officials).
          1898 - The First Pictorial Issue.
                    The Full set plus Officials.  1900 Pictorials plus officials.  1907 Redrawn plus Officials.  1998 Pictorial Centenary.
          An Official Post.
                    A collection of all the stamps produced and used by Government Departments for their Official business.
          1898 - New Zealand's First Variety (Error).
                    The Lake 'Wakitipu' instead of Lake 'Wakatipu' error. 
          Revenue Use of Postage Stamps Around 1900.
                    Items from around 1900 Pictorials showing revenue use of these stamps.
          2005 - 150 Years of New Zealand Stamps.
                    One of the stamps in this issue is used in our post celebrating 150 Years of New Zealand Stamps.
          Mitre Peak, Milford Sound.
                    1898 2/- stamp and on 1998 $1.50 Centenary stamp appeared in this thematic collection on Mitre Peak.
          Maori Definitive Stamps.
                    The 8d Maori Canoe is in this small thematic collection.
          1900  The Wellington Flag.
                    A special machine cancellation used only in Wellington.

1899 - Postage Due.
          Postage Due Issues.
                    Three issues of stamps used to pay postage due on letters where postage was short.

1899 - Great Barrier Island Pigeon Post - (Agency).
          Great Barrier Pigeon Post.
                    A history of this unusual postal service by two rival companies.

1900
1900 - The Wellington Flag - Postal Cancel.
          1900  The Wellington Flag.
                    A special machine cancellation used only in Wellington.


1900 - Pictorials.
1900 - Pictorials (Officials).
          1898 - The First Pictorial Issue.
                    The Full set plus Officials.  1900 Pictorials plus officials.  1907 Redrawn plus Officials.  1998 Pictorial Centenary.
          An Official Post.
                    A collection of all the stamps produced and used by Government Departments for their Official business.
          Revenue Use of Postage Stamps Around 1900.
                    Items from 1900 Pictorials showing revenue use of these stamps.
          1900 - Boer War.
                    Post on the 1½d - Bore War stamp.
         1900 Boer War Thematic Collection.
                   A collection of postmarks found on this stamp.
           Military ANZAC - Part One.
                    The Bore War Stamp in my Military Stamp Collection.
          1900 4d Lake Taupo Invert.
                    What is probably New Zealand's most expensive error.
          1900  The Wellington Flag.
                    A special machine cancellation used only in Wellington.

1901 - Penny Universal.
1901 - Penny Universal (Official).
          1901 Universal - 1909 Dominion.
                    A post on all the New Zealand Stamps featuring 'Zealandia.'
          An Official Post.
                    A collection of all the stamps produced and used by Government Departments for their Official business.
          2005 - 150 Years of New Zealand Stamps.
                    This stamp is used in our post celebrating 150 Years of New Zealand Stamps.
          Revenue Use of Postage Stamps Around 1900.
                    Items from around 1900 Pictorials showing revenue use of these stamps.

1902 - Postage Due.
          Postage Due Issues.
                    Three issues of stamps used to pay postage due on letters where postage was short.

1903 - Express Delivery.
          Express Delivery & Air Mail 1903 - 1939.
                    A post reviewing these two series of issues designed for special postal services.

1904 - Railway Parcel Stamps. (Trials Never Issued).
          Railway Charge Stamps.
                    Special Revenue stamps issued by the Railways to show payment for carriage of newspapers, parcels and freight.


1905
1905 - Government Life Insurance Lighthouses (Without V.R.).
          1913 Government Life Insurance (Without VR).
                    The 1905 2d Chestnut is featured in this post.
          Government Life Insurance Lighthouses - Summary.    
                    An overview of all the Lighthouse Stamp Issues.

1906 - Christchurch Exhibition.
          1906  Christchurch Exhibition.
                    A look at this four-value set with some interesting extras.
          2005 - 150 Years of New Zealand Stamps.
                    One of the stamps in this issue is used in our post celebrating 150 Years of New Zealand Stamps.

1906 - Government Life Insurance Lighthouses (Without V.R.).
          1913 Government Life Insurance (Without VR).
                    The 1906 1d Blue is featured in this post.
          Government Life Insurance Lighthouses - Summary.    
                    An overview of all the Lighthouse Stamp Issues.

1907 - Redrawn Pictorials.
1907 - Redrawn Pictorials (Officials).
          1898 - The First Pictorial Issue.
                    The Full set plus Officials.  1900 Pictorials plus officials.  1907 Redrawn plus Officials.  1998 Pictorial Centenary.

          An Official Post.
                    A collection of all the stamps produced and used by Government Departments for their Official business.
          Revenue Use of Postage Stamps Around 1900.
                    Items from 1907 Pictorials showing revenue use of these stamps.


1908 - King Edward VII Land.
         1908 - 1910 Antarctica Expeditions.
                    A post looking at both the King Edward Land & the Victoria Land issues.
         1901 Universal - 1909 Dominion.
                    This stamp is an overprint of the 1901 Universal for the Shackleton Expedition to Antarctica.
         Antarctica/Ross Dependency - Part One.
                    Our collection of all the New Zealand stamps showing Antarctica. 


1909 - King Edward VII Definitives.
1909 - King Edward VII Definitive (Officials).
          1909 Edward VII Definitives.
                    Full set of these definitives and officials along with some other interesting items.
                    The 1909 Dominion included as part of this set of definitives.    
          An Official Post.
                    A collection of all the stamps produced and used by Government Departments for their Official business.
          1913 Auckland Exhibition Overprint.
                    Four of the King Edward VII definitives overprinted for this exhibition.
          Queen Elizabeth II - A Young Queen.
                    One of the King Edward VII stamps was used in this post on the young Queen Elizabeth II.