Stamp Stories

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22073, 22 April 1937, Page 2 (Supplement)

Stamp Stories

(By R. J. G. Collins)

1907-08—As pictorial designs of 1898-1907, but printed from i new plates with the stamps—smaller In size 3d Brown (Huias). 6d Red (Kiwi). Is Orange (Kea and Kaha). 1908—As type 10, but snrfaceprinted, and with the shading on the globe diagonal instead of vertical Id Red.

1909-16—Edwardian Issue—Typo 11 for the Id, and, as type 12 for the other values

id Green. Id Red. 2d Purple. 3d Brown. 4d Orange. 4d Yellow. • 5d Deep brown. 6d Red. 8d Deep blue. Is Orange-red.

NEW ZEALAND STAMPS A Simple Check List (Continued)

1915-35—Georgian Issue—ln type 13 the shading on the face and neck consists of horizontal- lines, v hereas in type 14 the shading consists of dots and dashes running diagonally £d Green (type-13). ljd Grey (type 14). l*d Grey-black.* ' l|d Grey-black' (13). 2d Purple (14). 2d Yellow (14). 2d Yellow (13). 2Jd Deep blue (14). 3d Deep brown (14). < 3d Deep brown (13). 4d Yellow (14). 4d Purple (14). 4Jd Myrtle green (14). 5d Light blue (14). 6d Red (14). 7Jd Deep brown (14). 8d Deep blue (14). 8d Deep brown (14). 9d Sage green (14). Is Orange-red (14). <* For this stamp the plate was made in Wellington, whereas all the other plates were made in London. The local impression is rough, the head is larger, and the shading consists of diagonal lines. See description in "The Press Junior," of January 14, 1937.) September, 1915—The 3d of 1915, type 13,' overprinted with two stars and "WAR STAMP" in block id. Green.

1922— Type 13 with surcharge "2d, TWO PENCE" 2d Green.

1926-35—Type 16 for the Id, and type 17 for the 2s and 3s Id Red. 2s Deep blue. 3s Purple. (Note: In June, 1932, the Id of type 16, and the 2d of type 13 were provisionally issued with rubberstamp overprints, "HALFPENNY" and "ONE PENNY" respectively, but these are rare and would he omitted from a' simplified collection.)

May, 1935-37—Pictorial designs with New Zealand scenery and birds, and Maori subjects $d Green (Fantail). Id Red (Kiwi). IJd Brown (Maori woman cooking food). 2d Orange (carved Maori whare). 2Jd Deep brown and deep blu« (Mount Cook). 3d Deep brown (Maori girl). 4d Black and deep brown (Mitra 5d Blue (striped marlin swordfish). .

6<j Red (harvesting). 8d Deep brown (Tuatara). 9d Bed and black (Maori door design). Is Deep green (Tui). 2s Deep green (landing of Captain Cook). 3s Deep brown and orangebrown (Mount Egmont).

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