Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE We offer combined shipment when you purchase multiple different items, with an additional cost of only $0.50 per extra item. We also provide refunds for over-payments on shipping charges! (Please contact us if you need more details) In December of 1864, a 1d rate was imposed on the delivery of newspapers in New Zealand. Throughout the following decade, the rate was removed, replaced and changed several times, until finally rate of ½d was introduced on 1 January 1873. In conjunction with the reduction in price, a special newspaper stamp was issued for payment of this fee. This stamp was the first where the design, printing plate preparation and printing plates themselves were completed in New Zealand. The design was completed by John Davies, the Government Printer, who based his design on that of a contemporary English ½d stamp of Great Britain and had the side view of a young Queen Victoria’s head. Across the top are the words ‘New Zealand’, and down each side is the value, with the purpose, ‘Newspaper Postage’, written across the bottom. So that the stamp would be ready for issue in January 1873, 717,600 were printed in 1872. The stamps were surface printed in Wellington by the Government Printer. The last printing was in 1892 and the stamp remained in use until 1895 when it was superseded by the ½d black 'Second Sideface' issue. Date of issue: 2 August 2023 Specifications:Date of issue: 2 August 2023Number of stamps: One gummed stamp (only available in miniature sheet)Denominations: $6.90Stamps and first day covers designed by: Caitlin McArthur, NZ Post, Wellington, New ZealandPrinter and process: Brebner Print, Napier, New Zealand by offset lithographyNumber of colours: Four process coloursStamp size and format: 35mm x 45mm (vertical)Miniature sheet size and format: 100mm x 70mm (horizontal)Paper type: Arconvert Securpost MC 90/Cprint100 P11pPerforation gauge: 14.286 x 14.47Period of sale: Unless stocks are exhausted earlier, these stamps will remain on sale until 1 August 2024. First day cover will remain on sale until 27 September 2023.
Price: 8 USD
Location: Herndon, Virginia
End Time: 2024-01-28T20:10:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 2.4 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Miniature Sheet
Year of Issue: 2023
Place of Origin: New Zealand
Quality: Mint Never Hinged/MNH
Color: Multi-Color
Grade: Gem
Country/Region of Manufacture: New Zealand
Topic: Historical Events
Certification: Uncertified
