The Full Face Queens It was not until 1 April 1862 that the prepayment of postage became obligatory. Also, at that time, gold was discovered in Otago. These two factors greatly increased demand and Davies ran out of the star watermarked paper. Printings were therefore made of all four values in 1862 on pelure (i.e. […]
Blitz perforations: the plates After bomb damage to their works in September 1940, De La Rue handed several plates over to Waterlow & Sons. In addition, some sheets printed by De La Rue were perforated by Harrison or Waterlow. Twopence Perf 14 Harrison Perf 14×15 Plate 2, containing 480 impressions, was in use at this
Goodwill Airmail, May 1934 Ulm tried (and failed) to get approval for a second official airmail from Australia to New Zealand and so announced instead that he would make a Goodwill Flight. He had approval from the New Zealand Post Office for an official airmail on the return flight which would then connect with the
Imperial Airways Eastern Route (- NZ), February 1937 – July 1938 This page deals with the gradual introduction of Short S23 flying boats on the Imperial Airways Eastern Route. Until February 1937, the Paris – Brindisi stage of the Eastern Route was by rail. In February 1937, Short S23 flying boats were introduced on the
Late fee Acceptance of letters for a sailing of the trans-Tasman steamer closed several hours before the boat sailed. However, letters were still accepted on payment of a special late fee. The cover is routed Per Air Mail Via Australia and so would be sent to Sydney by sea and then sent to Karachi by
End of Pan American Service, Dec 1941 There were only three flights from San Francisco to Auckland via Fiji and two flights from Auckland (either 13 [1] and 27 November [1, 4] or 12 and 25 November [2, 3]) before the New Zealand – US service was suspended until 1946 due to the Japanese attack
Emergency Flights, June 1940 Early in the morning of 19 June 1940, the Niagara was sunk by a mine shortly after leaving Auckland. As a precaution, the ferry services across the Cook Strait were cancelled and ordinary surface mail was flown between Wellington and the South Island on emergency flights on aircraft chartered from Union
Wellington – West Coast On January 20, 1932 a survey flight was made from Wellington to Hokitika on the west coast of the South Island with the return on the same day. Stops were made in both directions at Nelson and Westport. The company involved was Air Travel, the pilot was M.C. McGregor and the
New Colours 1871 The colours of the 1d, 2d and 6d were changed in 1871 with the new stamps being issued on July 1. The paper had the large star watermark. The 1d was changed to brown, the 2d to orange and the 6d to blue. The 1d plate was very worn by this stage.
George V Booklets An electrotype plate of the ½d value was produced in 1915 and a steel plate in 1919. The booklets contained both ½d and 1d stamps. The 1d stamps were initially the Penny Dominion which were replaced in 1928 by the penny Field Marshall. Halfpenny In booklets along with 1d Dominion From Electrotype
Health 1938 The die and the plate were produced by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. who also recess printed the stamps. The 1938 design shows children playing on a lawn and the designer was J. Berry. The stamps cost 2d, 1d for postage and 1d which went towards health camps for children. The paper was Jones
Penny Revenue: 1878 A new design of the 1d revenue stamp was issued in 1878. The design was based on the Great Britain Inland Revenue stamp. The die was engraved by W.R.Bock and A.E.Cousins. The plate had 240 impressions in four panes of 60 and the stamps were printed at the Government Printing Office in
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Second pictorials: fivepence There were three plates of the fivepence second pictorial: numbered 1, 2 and 3 with the issued sheets having 120 stamps in 10 rows of 12. Stamps printed from plate 2 appeared in 1942. The first printing was by De La Rue, but due to Blitz damage to De La Rue’s works,
Auckland to Invercargill After flying the Avro Ten, the Faith in Australia, from Sydney to New Plymouth on 3 – 4 December 1933, Charles Ulm and G.U. Allan made a “barnstorming” tour of New Zealand to raise funds and to publicise their case with the New Zealand Post Department for an official airmail on the
Baghdad – Cairo Air Mail In 1921, the RAF began the fortnightly Desert Airmail Service between Cairo and Baghdad. From October 1921, it carried private as well as official mail. According to Newall [1], mail from Australia and New Zealand was accepted from 9 November. This can be regarded as the first step in the
ANA and New England Airways From 1 January 1930, Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm’s ANA flew a Brisbane – Sydney service. This was extended to Melbourne on 1 June 1930 and to Tasmania on 1 January 1931 with the first air mail to Tasmania being on 1 May 1931. Their services ceased on 26 June
Addition of Fiji to FAM 19, November 1941 For the flight leaving San Francisco on Wednesday 5 November 1941, Suva in Fiji was added to the Pan American route FAM 19 from USA to New Zealand as an extra stop between Canton Island and Noumea. Another change was that mail was now accepted from San
Union Airways, 28 June On 28 June 1936, Union Airways made an experimental flight continuing the regular Palmerston North-Dunedin flight to Invercargill. The return flight to Dunedin was also made on 28 June with the regular Dunedin to Palmerston North flight then taking place as normal on 29 June. Approximately 800 items were flown to
Kaitaia – Auckland, 1931 The Kaitaia Aero Club started an intermittent passenger service betwen Kaitaia and Auckland with the first flight on 29 November 1930. The plane was a DH 60 Moth owned by the Air Survey and Transport Co and the pilot was F.D Mill. The first Auckland – Kaitaia airmail was on 24
Chalon Reprints: Hausburg and Jolliffe In April 1906, reprints from the various plates of the Chalon Heads (full-face Queens) were made for LR Hausburg on white card. In 1913, further reprints on white paper were produced and included in the History of New Zealand Stamps [1]. Hausburg reprints On a visit to New Zealand in
George V Surface Printed As surface printing is cheaper, the 1½d, 2d and 3d values of the George V definitive issue of 1915 were changed from being recess-printed. The ½d value had always been surface printed. The stamps Except for the local 1½d, the dies and plates were produced in London by Perkins Bacon. The
Health 1939-1942 The dies and plates of the 1939 to 1942 Health issues were prepared and recess printed by the Australian Note and Stamp Printer, Melbourne. The designs were by S. Hall. All four issues were on Wiggins Teape paper, watermarked NZ and star. The perforation was comb perf 11. 1939 issue There were two
Queen Victoria Longtype A new revenue set of stamps was issued in 1880 although many catalogues give the date as 1882 as that was when they could first be used postally. The dies were engraved by W.R.Bock and the design remained unchanged for 51 years, not quite what we are used to these days! It
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