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The Penny Dominion The design of the Penny Universal was changed in 1909 in recognition that New Zealand was now a Dominion. Two plates of 240 stamps were produced by Perkins Bacon and stamps were issued on 18 November 1909. They were on De la Rue chalk surfaced paper with watermark NZ and star and
1935 Second Pictorials The New Zealand second pictorials were issued on 1 May 1935. They were recess printed by De La Rue except the 9d which was surface printed by Waterlow. Click on any of the following images to display information on plates etc. Although issued during the reign of George V, they also covered
Airmail to Papua New Guinea, 1933, 1934 and 1938 The first acceptance of mail from New Zealand to be flown in Papua New Guinea was in March 1933. The fourth official trans-Tasman airmail flight of 1934 was made by Charles Ulm and G.U. Allan in the Faith in Australia on 2 July. Again it was
Coronation Aerial Post to New Zealand, 1911 As part of the celebrations for the Coronation of King George V in 1911 an aerial postal service was operated between Hendon Airport and Windsor Castle (distance of 21 miles). This was the first scheduled air mail service in the world with a total of 16 flights from
NZ via Perth – Adelaide The West Australian Airways (WAA) trans-continental airmail service between Adelaide and Perth started in June 1929. Mail both from and to the UK was carried on the first flights. Mail addressed to New Zealand was flown on the first flight from Perth, but it was not until August that mail
First PanAm Airmail 1938 Pan American Airways planned a regular trans-Pacific airmail service between Auckland and San Francisco, a distance of 6,900 miles. A survey flight was made in March 1937 by Pan Am’s chief pilot: Ed Musick. The first official New Zealand air mail to the United States left Auckland on 2 January 1938.
South Westland Airmail The first regular New Zealand airmail service was not between major population centres, but was to South Westland connecting Hokitika with Haast and Okuru. (There had previously been an experimental airmail between Hokitika and Okuru in September 1932.) The route was operated by Air Travel (N.Z.) Ltd with J.C (Bert) Mercer owner
Forces Mail, 1940-45 From February 1940 until 1943, a significant number of New Zealand troops were based in Egypt. Initially, they used Egyptian stamps, but from 1 May 1941, British Middle East Forces were able to use the stamps of their own country on letters home. Egypt to New Zealand before Horseshoe Route Until 8
First Pictorials: fiscals Like the second sidefaces, the first pictorials were used for both postal and revenue purposes. Due to its high value, there was little genuine postal demand for the 5/- value and so most were used fiscally. Hence collectors must be wary about cleaned fiscals, especially those that initially had a pen cancel.
George VI Definitives Although ½d, 1d and 1½d values were issued in 1938 and the 3d in 1941, the other values in the King George VI definitive set did not replace the second pictorials until 1947. The design shows George VI in the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet. The stamps The plates for
Health 1949-1950 The dies and plates of the 1949 and 1950 Health issues were prepared and printed by Harrison. The 1949 design was by J. Berry. 1949 The plate numbers appeared as very small numbers sideways below the 18th stamp in the bottom row. The 1d was from plate 2 and the 2d from plate
Various Fiscals 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
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The Penny Universal Plates New Zealand introduced a penny post in January 1901 both for internal letters and for letters to foreign countries. A new stamp, known as the penny universal, was introduced. The design contains a central figure of Zealandia which is meant to be an allegory for New Zealand. This design (with modifications
Ninepence The ninepence value is the only stamp in the set that was not recess printed by De La Rue. The first plates were produced by Waterlow for litho offset printing. Single watermark Smaller design Multi wmk, slate grey Single wmk The 9d was first issued on 1 May 1935 on single watermarked paper and
Christmas Eve Flights, 1931 To publicise the advantages of air mail, the New Zealand Air League organised a network of airmail services on Christmas Eve 1931. Mail was delivered to Palmerston North on December 24 including airmail from Wellington and from Gisborne. There were then airmail flights from Palmerston North to Auckland, Gisborne and Invercargill
IA Route via Italy, 1931 – 1932 The northerly route was replaced in May 1931 by the Athens – Corfu – Naples – Genoa route flown by the new Short Kent class flying boats. From October 1931, Brindisi – Paris was by rail and the planes flew from Athens to Haifa, no longer flying via
Crash of the Scipio, Cygnus, Calpurnia, Belfast The Short S17 Kent flying boat Scipio crashed on landing in Mirabella Bay, Crete on 22 August 1936. It was carrying mail on the Alexandria – Brindisi leg of the Imperial Airways Australia – England airmail service. On 5 December 1937, the Short S23 Empire flying boat Cygnus
NZ – US Airmails: August 1940 – Oct 1941 Initially, the rate from New Zealand to Europe via USA was 6s 3d while from September 1940 it was reduced to 5s 9d. The rate from UK to New Zealand remained at 4s 6d. The rate to USA was 4s 0d and that rate could also
1935 Airmail Stamps New airmail 1d, 3d and 6d stamps were issued on 4 May 1935. The design by J. Berry was based on a photograph of Bell Block aerodrome, New Plymouth and the plane is a prototype of the DH 86 Express. The dies and plates were produced at the Australian Note and Stamp
End of Horseshoe Route When Japan entered World War II in December 1941, the Horseshoe Route was immediately under threat. At the same time as the attack on Pearl Harbor both Siam and Malaya were attacked by the Japanese on 8 December and Siam surrendered later that day. Three reserve routes had been planned between
First Pictorials I am sometimes asked why I collect New Zealand stamps. A major reason is the four classic definitive issues: the Chalon Heads, the first pictorials, the GV recess printed and the second pictorials. London prints, 1898 In 1895, the New Zealand Post Office opened a competition for a new issue stating that the
George VI Official Definitives The various values were overprinted official as soon as they were issued: the ½d, 1d and 1½d values in 1938, the 3d in 1941 and the other values in 1947. The 5d, 1s 3d and 3s were not overprinted. The stamps Only the ½d, 1d and 1½d values were issued in
Health 1951 The dies and plates of the 1951 Health issues were prepared and recess printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson on coarse paper with a vertical mesh. They were designed by J. Berry and R.S. Philips. There were two values 1½d + ½d and 2d + 1d. As they could be used for revenue purposes, they
Computer Science Publications My main computer science publications are listed below. Books and Edited Volumes Clark, R.G., Programming in Ada, Cambridge University Press, 1985, 217pp, ISBN 0-521-25728-X. Wilson, L.B. and Clark, R.G., Comparative Programming Languages, Addison-Wesley, 1988, 379pp, ISBN 0-201-18483-4. Rattray, C.M.I. and Clark, R.G. (editors), The Unified Computation Laboratory, Oxford University Press, 1992, 461p,
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