New Zealand Railway Parcel Stamps
ISSN 1836-0084
This is a 'work in progress' from a series of on line catalogues to help the collector and dealer alike.
last update 1 11 08
This FREE online catalogue is courtesy of Dave Elsmore
This is a Catalogue only.
Nothing is for sale from these pages. It is purely to help guide you to better collecting.
Priced from Collectors, Dealers & Auctions.
I would welcome any comments to improve the pages.
Constantly updated as information and prices are sourced. Prices are in Australian $
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1890 Newspaper
Various flaws exist above left shows no stop after N in NZ
1890 No Watermark on white or cream paper [Master transfer die frame breaks on every stamp] Perf 12½, 10 11x10, 11 or 14 Mint x 3
Perf 12½ ½d-$5.00 1d-$3.00 2d-$5.00 3d[brown]-$300.00 3d[lemon]-$60.00 3d[yellow]-$10.00 4d-$10.00 6d-$10.00
Perf 10 ½d-$5.00 1d-$3.00
Perf 11x10 ½d-$5.00
Perf 11 ½d-$5.00 1d-$3.00 2d-$5.00 3d[yellow]-$10.00 4d-$10.00 6d-$10.00
Perf 14 ½d-$5.00 1d-$3.00 2d-$5.00 3d[yellow]-$10.00 4d-$10.00 6d-$10.00
½d-Vertical pair imperf between-$350.00 1d-Vertical pair imperf between-$350.00
3d-Yellow thin paper-$30.00
Values found on vertical laid paper: Perf 12½ - 1d 3d Perf 11 - ½d 1d 2d 3d 4d 6d Perf 14 - 1d 2d 4d 6d Vertical laid paper x 2
Values found on horizontally laid paper: Perf 11 - ½d 1d 2d 4d 6d Perf 14 - ½d 4d Horizontal laid paper x 2
Station Name overprint-from-$100.00
Stamp with Flaw x 2
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3d Brown 3d Yellow
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No scroll between Newspaper & Twopence on left stamp. Damage to R of RAILWAYS on right stamp
No scroll x 2
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Various sheet numbers with or without A prefix
Sheet numbers from-$50.00
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Various Cancels
9/3/1890 ekd
Scarce cancellations can command a higher premium
By collector negotiation or $10-$100ea
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1894-97 Parcel
Inscribed PARCEL
1894 PARCEL No Watermark on white or cream paper [Master transfer die frame breaks on every stamp] Perf 11 or 14 Mint x 3
3d-$200.00 6d-$250.00
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1894-97 Freight
Inscribed FREIGHT
1894 FREIGHT No Watermark on white or cream paper [Master transfer die frame breaks on every stamp] Perf 11 or 14 Mint x 3
1/--$1200.00 5/--$3800.00
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Railway Postage Essays
It is baffling to see the word postage used in this essay. Do you know why? If so please make contact with Dave
1906 Un-adopted imperf essays various colours found
½d,1d,2d,3d,6d,1/--$2000.00 or $350.00each
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1925-59 Charges
Designed by A Howitt
With & without station name vertical or horizontal. Scarce station names can command a higher premium
1925 No Watermark thick or thin wove vertical or horizontal mesh paper Perf 14 or 14½x14 or 15x14 Mint x 3
Perf 14 ½d-$20.00 1d-$5.00 2d-$5.00 3d-$5.00 4d-$5.00 6d-$3.00 8d-$200.00 9d-$60.00 1/--$5.00 1/6d-$8.00 2/--$5.00 2/6d-$15.00 5/--$25.00 10/--$1000.00
Perf 14½x14 1d-$5.00 2d-$5.00 3d-$5.00 4d-$5.00 6d-$3.00 8d-$200.00 9d-$60.00 1/--$5.00 1/6d-$8.00 2/--$5.00 2/6d-$15.00 5/--$25.00 10/--$1000.00
Perf 15x14 ½d-$20.00 1d-$5.00 2d-$5.00 3d-$5.00 4d-$5.00 6d-$3.00 8d-$200.00 9d-$60.00 1/--$5.00 1/6d-$8.00 2/--$5.00 2/6d-$15.00 5/--$25.00
10/-pair-$2500.00 3 x 10/- pairs recorded as largest multiple
1d[no dot under D]-$3.00
½d-10/- Mint presentation set without station name-$4000.00
Without station name x 3
Various re-cuts, colour ink dots and plate scratches x 2
With part papermakers [Roughway bond] watermark x 10
1925-1927 sheets were 100 on. From 1927 sheets were 120 on
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No stop under D
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The two scarce values in this series. 3 pairs of the 10/- value have been seen by this author [2 pairs THORNDON 1 pair CHRISHCHURCH]
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Station name overprints found reading up down or misplaced
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Courtenay Place found in black or violet stencil type
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Perfins
Four perfin patterns are known
MGM Films Pty Ltd
6d[MGM]-$240.00
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'K' Kodak
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This system of parcel charges ceased in 1959
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Reference works for further study
Dave Elsmore: by email anytime! - I am happy to answer any questions you may have [if I can], I am also happy to buy your collection or single items of Railway Stamps
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