Thematic Collections

       One of the types of stamp collecting that has not been covered well with this blog is Thematic Stamp Collecting. Well, we actually do have some Thematic collections in this blog and more are planned by our team. This index will help you find them.
        The larger ones are shown at the top of our blog. These include the Health Stamps, Christmas Stamps and the New Year collections. Other collections, that are smaller and only occupy one page, you will find listed below.        (Asami & Kim)


Smaller Collections.
          Abandoned Artwork.
                    A collection of artwork produced and abandoned during designing the 2009 Giants of New Zealand issue.

          Apollo Moon Landing 50 years (2019).
                     NZ Post was involved in the design of three stamp issues to mark this event. 12 stamp, three different stamp issues, from three different Postal Administrations.

          Aviation in the Ross Dependency.
                    All the stamps issued by the Ross Dependency, New Zealand and Antarctica Post that feature aviation in Antarctica.

          Captain Cook Stamps of New Zealand.
                    A thematic collection of all the stamps issued by New Zealand depicting subjects related to Captain Cook. There is some special post cancels included too.

          Chatham Islands & Morioris
                    Over the last few months, all the New Zealand stamps on these two subjects have been added so now this post has achieved the status of a thematic collection and been listed here.

          Dunedin Railway Station.
                    A collection of stamps and other postal items featuring this iconic building.

          Edmund Hillary.
                    Edmund was first to climb Mt Everest, the highest mountain in the world. All the stamps featuring Hillary that have been issued by New Zealand and local posts New Zealand Wine Post and Antarctic Post.

          Frama Stamps 1984 - 1996.
                    Here is the story of New Zealand Frama Stamps. These are stamps produced by a Frama Vending Machine where the value required can be selected by the customer. 

          Maori Definitive Stamps.
                     A collection of stamps from Definitive Issues featuring Maori themes.

          Mitre Peak, Milford Sound.
                    All the stamps that feature this famous and well-photographed mountain.

          An Official Post.
                   All the Official Stamps issued for Government use. Since this is a complete collection of all the Official Stamps, we are considering it to be a thematic collection.

          Olympic and Commonwealth Games.
                   A collection of stamps issued to celebrate New Zealand competing in Olympic and Commonwealth Games, including those featuring medal winners.

          Parliament Buildings.
                    A thematic collection and a history of Parliament Buildings in New Zealand.

          Personalised Stamps.
                    A collection of all of New Zealand's personalised stamps.

          Postal Cancellations - 1900 Boer War.
                    A collection of postal cancellations on the 1900 1½d Boer War Commemorative.

          Provisional - Surcharges - Overprints.
                    All of the definitives that were overprinted to meet changes in postal rates and other special demands for new values that couldn't be met by current stamps.

          Rocket Lab.
                    A collection of postal items and images on this exciting space company that manufactures and launches its space rocket in New Zealand.

          Round Kiwis.
                   A collection of all the 'Round Kiwi' stamps.

          Rugby on New Zealand Stamps.
                    Our most popular sport and the mighty All Blacks.

          Suffrage.
                    Campaign for women's right to vote in New Zealand.

          Trains & Railways of New Zealand.
                    Railways, trains and rail buildings etc.

          Wildlife - Game Bird Habitat.
                   The annual Fish and Game $10 License Stamp, 1994 to present.

          Yachting - International.
                    The history of yachting in New Zealand.


Large Collections.  (Links at top of our blog.)


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