The 1½d was first issued on 1 May 1935 perforated 14×13½
while an issue perforated 13½x14 was issued in November 1935.
This is the so-called wet printing where the stamps were printed
on dampened paper in an attempt to improve the impression.
The first issue was on single watermarked paper while stamps with
multiple watermark were issued perforated 14×13½ in June 1936.
There was one plate with two groups numbered 1A and 1B which each had 240 impressions
in 10 rows of 24.
The perforations were widthwise and in the example plate blocks, the perforations are
right to left.
There were re-entries in positions 9/2 and 10/2: doubling of the vertical portion of the rope holding the basket
Stamps on single watermarked paper perforated 13½x14 were issued
overprinted Official in March 1936 while overprinted stamps perforated 14×13½
with multiple watermark were issued in July 1936.
Stamps perforated 13½x14 have the appearance of being line perforated
as can be seen in the Official block of 4.
It was however a comb perforation.
The 1½d was replaced by the George VI definitive on 26 July 1938
and the remaining stamps were destroyed.
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The above information is taken from The Postage Stamps of
New Zealand Vol 1 and 2 published by the
Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand in 1938 and 1950.
All scans were made by the author.