New Zealand Revenue Stamps
ISSN 1836-0084
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last update 16 11 08
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First Day Issue 1-1-1867
Or is it! 17/12/66Contents:
1867 Adhesive Duty Ad Valorem 1878 Adhesive Duty Counterpart Denoting Fine Paid Duty Paid in Full Penalty Paid Law Courts Land Deeds Mortgagee's Indemnity Fee Not Liable Passport Fee Colourless Impressed Cypher Unemployment Relief Wages Tax Employment Wages Tax Social Security Wages Tax Beer Duty Discount National Savings Honey Seal Inspection Fee Money Orders Postal Notes Postal Orders Departure Tax
Constantly updated as information and prices are sourced. Prices are in Australian $
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Imperf 1867 Adhesive
NZ [Close] Watermark 12mm wide
1867 Watermark NZ [Close] DieI Imperf Perfin punch cancel or silver thread deduct 50% Mint x 3
Please read: S= letters/value small L= letters/value small [1]= value on one line [2] = value on two lines
1d[blue/blue]-$500.00 1d[blue/red]-$8.00 1d[lilac/red]-$15.00 1d[lilac/green]-$1000.00 1d[dark blue/green]-$5.00 1d[dark blue/red]-$8.00 1d[slate/red]-$8.00 1d[grey/red]-$50.00 1d[brown/red]-$300.00 1d[light blue grey/red]-$50.00 4d-$20.00 6d-$10.00 8d-$40.00 1/-[grey/red1]-$8.00 1/-[grey/red2]-$40.00 1/-[purple/red2]-$40.00 1/4d-$80.00 1/6d[S]-$100.00 1/6d[L]-$300.00 1/8d[S]-$300.00 1/8d[L]-$200.00 2/--$40.00 2/4d-$400.00 2/6d[S]-$40.00 2/6d[L]-$40.00 2/8d-$250.00 3/--$50.00 3/4d-$150.00 3/6d-$450.00 3/8d-$300.00 4/--$50.00 4/4d-$800.00 4/6d-$800.00 4/8d-$800.00 5/--$15.00 5/4d-$800.00 5/6d-$300.00 5/8d-$900.00 6/--$100.00 6/4d-$900.00 6/6d-$900.00 6/8d-$400.00 7/--$80.00 7/4d-$800.00 7/6d-$150.00 7/8d-$900.00 8/--$150.00 8/4d-$500.00 8/6d-$800.00 8/8d-$1000.00 9/-[violet/red]-$150.00 9/-[grey/red]-$350.00 9/-[blue grey/red]-$250.00 9/4d-$1000.00 9/6d-$1000.00 9/8d-$1100.00 10/--$20.00 12/6d-$350.00 15/--$80.00 £1-$40.00 £1/2/6d-$50.00 £1/5/--$80.00 £1/7/6d-$600.00 £1/10/--$150.00 £1/15/--$300.00 £2-$200.00 £2/10/--$200.00 £3-$200.00 £3/10/--$700.00 £4-$80.00 £4/10/--$200.00 £5-$250.00 £5/10/--$400.00 £6-$400.00 £6/10/--$400.00 £7-$500.00 £7/10/--$200.00 £8-$600.00 £8/10/--$600.00 £9-$300.00 £9/10/--$400.00 £10-$150.00
Handstamped SPECIMEN-$200.00-$1000.00ea
Prices above are for 4 margin clean copies. With silver thread deduct 50%, with perfin punch cancel deduct 50%, 3 margins deduct 25%, 2 margins deduct 50%, 1 margin deduct 75%, no margins deduct 95% or put in the bin!
Beware of perfs trimmed off
Colours of the ONE PENNY
blue/blue [possible colour changling] blue/red light lilac/red lilac/green
dark blue/black dark blue/red slate/red
grey/red brown/red
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Die I Errors
2/-[left side die damage]-$800.00 3/-[double print of value]-$1200.00 15/-[EIFTEEN for FIFTEEN]-$1500.00
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1867 Watermark NZ Interlaced
Watermark NZ Interlaced
1867 Watermark Star DieI Imperf, Perfin punch cancel or silver thread deduct 50% Mint x 2
2/-[orange red/blue]-$250.00 4/-[orange red/blue]-$250.00
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Watermark Single Star
Wmk Star seen here at 9 O'clock
1867 Watermark Star DieI Imperf Perfin punch cancel or silver thread deduct 50% Mint x 2
1d-$130.00 6/6d-$800.00 9/6d-$800.00 9/8d-$800.00 17/6d-$800.00 £1/7/6d-$800.00 £5/10/--$800.00 £6-$1000.00 £6/10/--$800.00 £7-$1000.00 £7/10--$1000.00 £8-$1000.00 £8/10/--$1000.00 £9-$600.00 £9/10/--$800.00
17/6d, £5/10/-, £9 Handstamped SPECIMEN-$1000.00ea
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Unofficial Pin Perforation 15 Star Watermark
1867 Watermark Star DieI Unofficial Pin Perf 15 [1]= value on one line [2] = value on two lines
1d[blue/red][1]-$200.00 1d[blue/red][perf 13][1]-$150.00 2/-[watermark star red/blue][2]-$200.00
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Unofficial Roulette Watermark NZ
Roul 7 Roul 10
1867 Watermark NZ [close] DieI Unofficial Roulette 7 or 10
1d[blue/red]-$200.00 1d[blue/red Roulette 10]-$200.00 6d[bistre/brown]-$200.00 1/-[grey/red]-$200.00
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Unofficial Pin Perforation 15 Watermark NZ Interlaced
1867 Watermark NZ Interlaced DieI Unofficial Pin Perf 15
2/-[red/blue][2]-$450.00
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Unofficial Perforation 15 Watermark NZ
1867 Watermark NZ [close] DieI Unofficial Perf 15
2/-[rose/green][2]-$600.00
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Unofficial Perforation 4 Watermark NZ
1867 Watermark NZ [close] DieI Unofficial Perf 4
1d[light lilac/red]-$250.00
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Unofficial Roulette H, Y or Oblique Watermark NZ
Roul H
Roul Y
Oblique
1867 Watermark NZ [close] DieI Unofficial Roulette H, Y or Oblique [1]= value on one line [2] = value on two lines
1d[blue/red]-$150.00 4d[green/brown]-$300.00 6d[bistre/blue]-$600.00 8d[blue/black]-$600.00 1/-[grey/red-$600.00 1/-[grey/red][2]-$600.00 1/-[lilac/red][2]-$600.00 1/-[purple/red value in large letters]-$800.00 2/-[rose/green][2]-$600.00 2/-[red/blue][2]-$600.00 3/-[grey/red][2]-$400.00 4/-[rose/green][2]-$550.00 5/-[grey/red]-$700.00
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Unofficial Perforation 13 Watermark NZ
1867 Watermark NZ [close] DieI Unofficial Perf 13 [1]= value on one line [2] = value on two lines
1d[blue/red]-$50.00 1d[slate/red]-$150.00 4d[green/black]-$200.00 6d[brown/blue]-$300.00 1/-[grey/red][1]-$250.00 1/-[light blue/red][2]-$250.00 1/-[purple/red][2]-$250.00 7/6d[blue/black][2]-$250.00 £2[red/green][2]-$250.00
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1867 Die I Unofficial Separations Watermark NZ [close] Specialist Listing
Several unofficial companies took it upon themselves to use separators for their duty stamps, little has been researched and written and if you can add to this work please contact Dave I can find only one recorded stationers; Ferguson and Mitchell.
Below are some separations known, which include: Oblique. Roulette 7 & 10. Pin perf 13 & 15. Perf 4,
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a1
Pin-roulette 4 Dunedin
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a2
Pin-roulette 4 Dunedin
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a3
Dunedin
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b1
Nelson Oblique Roulette
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b2
Nelson
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c
Roulette 7
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d
Straight Line Roulette 7
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e
Oblique Roulette
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f
Oblique Roulette
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g
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h
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i
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j
Oblique Roulette
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k
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l
H Roulette
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m
Y Roulette
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n
H Roulette
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o
Oblique Roulette
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p
H Roulette
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q
Oblique Roulette
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r
Oblique Roulette
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s
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t
Y Roulette
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u
Pin Perf
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v
Pin Perf
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w
Pin Perf
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x
Pin Perf 15
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y
Roulette 7
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z
Perf 15
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Unofficial Perf 15
1d blue/red, 1d red lilac/red, 1d[watermark star] 4d green/brown, 6d bistre/blue, 8d blue/black, 8d blue/brown, 1/- grey/red, 1/- grey/red [value 2 lines], 1/- lilac/red, 1/- purple/red, 2/- orange red/green, 2/-[watermark star] 2/-[red/blue impressed NZ interlaced watermark][2] 3/- grey/red, 4/- orange red/green, 5/- grey/red.
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Unofficial Roulette 7
1d blue/red, 6d bistre/brown, 1/- grey/red.
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Unofficial Roulette 10
1d blue/red.
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Unofficial Private Perf 13 of Ferguson and Mitchell, Local Stationers.
1d blue/red, 1d blue/red [perf 12½], 4d green/brown, 6d lilac/blue, 6d brown/blue, 6d grey bistre/blue, 8d blue/black, 1/- lilac/red, 1/4d grey bistre/blue, 1/4d grey bistre/blue [value 2 lines], 1/8d brown/blue, 2/4d green/brown, 2/6d brown/blue, 3/4d grey bistre/blue, 6/- orange-rep/blue, 7/- grey/red, 7/6d blue/black, 8/- orange red/blue, 9/- violet/red, 9/4d brown/green, 10/- orange red/green, 15/- slate grey/ red, 15/- grey, £1/2/6d red brown/green, £1/5/- slate grey/red, £1/5/- grey/red, orange red/green, £1/15/- slate grey/red, £1/15/- grey/red, £2 orange red/green, £2/10/- orange red/green, £3 orange red/green, £3/10/- orange red/green, £4 orange red/green, £4/10/- orange red/green, £5 orange red/green.
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1867 Die I Perforated Watermark NZ
Post Office Perforation 10 or 12½ or 10x12½
1867 Watermark NZ [close] upright, inverted, reversed & inverted reversed DieI Perf 10 or 12½ or compound, Perfin punch cancel or silver thread deduct 50% Mint x 2
[1]= value on one line [2] = value on two lines. 1/4d small or large lettering
1d[slate/red perf 12½]-$10.00 1d[slate/blue]-$10.00 1d[blue/red]-$10.00 1d[lilac/red perf 12½]-$400.00 1d[lilac/green]-$20.00 2d-$10.00 4d-$20.00 6d-$10.00 8d-$30.00 8d[blue/black1]-$40.00 1/-[grey/red1]-$150.00 1/-[purple/red1]-$20.00 1/-[lilac/green2]-$10.00 1/-[violet/red]-$150.00 1/4d-$220.00 1/8d-$250.00 2/-[orange/green]-$250.00 2/-[rose/red]-$250.00 2/-[rose/blue]-$10.00 2/-[rose/green]-$10.00 2/4d-$350.00 2/6d-$10.00 3/--$20.00 3/-[Double print of value]-$1500.00 3/4d-$150.00 4/-[orange/blue]-$20.00 4/-[rose/blue]-$20.00 5/--$10.00 6/--$40.00 6/8d-$150.00 7/-[grey/red]-$80.00 7/-[purple/red]-$40.00 7/6d-$50.00 8/--$50.00 9/-[violet/red]-$50.00 9/-[grey/red]-$300.00 9/4d-$650.00 10/--$20.00 12/6d-$550.00 15/--$50.00 20/-[rose/blue]-$60.00 £1[orange/green]-$60.00 £1[rose/blue]-$60.00 £1/2/6d-$750.00 £1/5/--$150.00 £1/10/--$150.00 £1/15/--$120.00 £2-$150.00 £2/10/--$150.00 £3-$150.00 £3/10/--$450.00 £4-$200.00 £4/10/--$350.00 £5-$220.00 £6-$450.00 £15-$250.00 £20-$450.00 £25-$450.00 £30-$420.00 £35-$420.00 £40-$420.00 £45-$420.00 £50-$350.00
1d[lilac/red imperf]-$1000.00
1d[lilac/green imperf]-$1000.00
Handstamped SPECIMEN-$100.00-$400.00ea
Die I Errors
SHLILINGS for SHILLINGS EIFTEEN for FIFTEEN
3/4d Perf x imperf vertical-$250.00 3/4d Double Perf x imperf vertical-$250.00 5/-[SHLILINGS]-$2000.00 7/6d[raised 'S' in SEVEN]-$300.00 15/-[EIFTEEN]-$1500.00 £1/10/-[no stop after s]-$250.00
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1867 Die I Watermark NZ Interlaced
Watermark impressed NZ Interlaced
1867 Watermark Star DieI Perf 12½ Perfin punch cancel or silver thread deduct 50% Mint x 2
1/-[violet/red]-$150.00 1/-[violet/red imperf vertically]-$350.00 1/-[grey/red]-$300.00 1/-[No watermark]-$300.00 4/-[rose/blue]-$150.00
2/- Exists with unofficial perforations in this watermark, see the unofficial separation section above
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1867 Die I Perforated Watermark Single Star
1867 Watermark Star DieI Perf 13 Perfin punch cancel or silver thread deduct 50% Mint x 2
1d[perf 13]-$220.00 1d[perf 12½]-$220.00 17/6d?[perf 12½]-$220.00 £1/7/6d[perf 13]-$220.00
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1867 Die I Watermark NZ Wide
NZ [wide] Watermark 17mm wide
1867 Watermark NZ [wide] DieI Perf 12½, 13 or 10[1870] or compound, [1]= value on one line [2] = value on two lines Perfin punch cancel or silver thread deduct 50% Mint x 2
1d[lilac/green perf 12½]-$10.00 1d[lilac/green perf 10]-$10.00 1d[lilac/green perf 10x12½]-$10.00 1d[slate/red perf 12½ or perf 10 or 10x12½]-$10.00 2d[perf 10 & 10x12½]-$10.00 2d[perf 13x10½]-$80.00 6d[perf 12½ or 10]-$10.00 1/-[perf 12½ or 10 & 10x12½]-$150.00 2/-[perf 12½]-$250.00 2/6d[perf 10]-$10.00 3/-[perf 12½ or 10]-$20.00 4/-[perf 12½]-$20.00 5/-[perf 12½]-$10.00 6/8d[perf 12½ & 10x12½]-$150.00 £1[perf 12½]-$60.00 £15[perf 12½]-$400.00 £20[perf 12½]-$400.00 £25[perf 12½]-$500.00 £30[perf 12½]-$500.00 £35[perf 12½]--$500.00 £40[perf 12½]-$500.00 £45[perf 12½]-$800.00 £50[perf 12½]-$500.00
1/-[error 1 SHILLING]-$800.00
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1867 Die I Perforation Specialist Checklist
Below is a listing of the additional perforations recorded over and above perf 12½ on watermark NZ close
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Watermark Star
Perf 15 1d 2/-
Perf 13 1d £1/7/6d
Perf 12½ 1d 17/6d
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Watermark NZ Interlaced
Perf 12½ 1/- 2/- 4/-
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Watermark NZ Close
Roulette 7 1d
Pin Perf 15 1/- 2/- 3/- 4/-
Perf 13 1d[slate/red] 1d[blue/red] 4d 6d 1/- 3/4d 7/- 7/6d £2
Perf 10 2d 6d 1/- 3/-
Perf 10x12½ 2d 1/- 2/- 6/8d
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Watermark NZ Wide
Perf 12½ 1d 6d 1/- 2/- 3/- 4/- 5/- 6/8d £1 £15 £20 £25 £30 £35 £40 £45 £50
Perf 10 1d 2d 6d 2/6d 3/-
Perf 10x12½ 1d 2d 1/- 6/8d
Perf 13 1d
Perf 13x10½ 2d
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The Two Dies
DieI DieII
In die II the top value cartouche is wider, has the vertical shading more openly spaced & the two white dots left & right in circle are larger
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Value Fonts
Various value fonts found on several values within the same sheet.
Type I £ Type II £
With the £50 note the different £ sign & alignment of the FIFTY over POUNDS. Inspection of multiples of the £50 show alternate type I & II £ signs were used in horizontal rows throughout the sheet whereas the £1 below show types I & II were used vertically throughout the sheet
Type I £ Type II £
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1870 Die II
Specimen Compound Perf 10x12½ Red Brown
1870 Watermark NZ [wide] upright or inverted DieII Perf 10 or 12½ or compound, Perfin punch cancel or silver thread deduct 50% Mint x 2
1d[light blue/dark blue]-$200.00 1d[blue/light blue]-$200.00 1d[dark blue/dark blue]-$200.00 1d[blue/green]-$160.00 1d[light grey/green]-$30.00 1d[slate/green-$8.00 1d[deep dull-$8.00 1d[purple/green]-$4.00 1d[mauve/blue]-$4.00 1d[rose lilac/green]-$4.00 1d[lilac/blue green]-$4.00 2d-$10.00 6d-$5.00 8d-$10.00 1/-[lilac/green]-$4.00 1/-[violet/green]-$2.00 1/-[mauve/green]-$2.00 1/-[blue/blue]-$1200.00 2/-[orange/green]-$3.00 2/6d[red-brown/blue]-$50.00 2/6d[brown/dark-blue]-$2.00 3/--$5.00 4/--$5.00 5/-[violet/green]-$4.00 5/-[slate/green]-$4.00 6/--$5.00 10/--$5.00 15/--$45.00 £1-$20.00 £1/10/--$150.00 £2-$40.00 £2/10/--$150.00 £3-$40.00 £3/10/--$150.00 £4-$40.00 £5-$40.00 £10-$250.00 £20-$800.00 £25-$250.00 £30-$250.00 £50[1]-$250.00 £50[2]-$250.00
Handstamped SPECIMEN-$100.00-$400.00ea
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Die II Blank Imperf
Colour Trial
Imperf Specimen
Blank-$600.00
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Die II Imperf
Left outer frame missing at top
Imperf
1/--$1400.00 1/-[1/- grey blue/red small figures]-$1200.00 1/-[1/- grey blue/red large figures]-$1200.00
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Die II Errors
SHLILINGS for SHILLINGS
ONEI for ONE or raised led after TEN TENI for TEN or raised led after TEN
1/-[small figures reported]-$300.00 1/-[ONEI]-$700.00 3/-[THRFE]-$700.00 3/-[THREF]-$700.00 5/-[SHLILINGS for SHILLINGS perf 12½]-$2000.00 10/-[TENI]-$700.00 10/-[double horizontal perf]-$50.00 £1/10-, £2 & £4 [G of SHILLINGS with long cross stroke]-$700.00each
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Colours of the Die II ONE PENNY
light grey/dark blue blue/light blue dark blue/dark blue
light grey/green blue/green slate/green deep dull purple/green
mauve/blue rose lilac/green lilac/blue green
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Die II Watermark Single Star
Watermark Single Star lilac/green slate/green light lilac/lime green
c1873 Watermark Star DieII Perf 10 or 12½ or compound, Perfin punch cancel or silver thread deduct 50% Mint x 2
1d[lilac/green]-$40.00 1d[slate/green]-$40.00 1dl[ight lilac/lime green]-$40.00
There must be more Die II values perforated on star watermark paper. Please let me know if you have any
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1870 Die II Perforation Specialist Checklist
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Watermark NZ Wide
Perf 12½ 1d[violet/green] 1d[lilac/green] 6d 8d 1/-[lilac/green] 1/-[bright violet/green] 1/-[dark violet/green] 2/- 3/- 5/-[dark violet/green] 5/-[slate grey/green] 6/- 10/- 15/- £1[long tail to £] £1[short tail to £] £1/10/- £2/10/- £3[long tail to £] £3[short tail to £] £4 £5[long tail to £] £5[short tail to £] £15 £30 £50[long tail to £] £50[short tail to £]
Perf 10 1d[lilac/green] 1d[mauve/green] 2d 1/- 2/- 2/6d 6/- 10/-
Perf 10x12 1d[violet/green] 2/- £1
Perf 10x12½ 1d[lilac/green] 1d[mauve/green] 1d[violet/green] 2d 6d 1/-[lilac/green] 1/-[violet/green] 2/- 2/6d 3/- 4/- 6/- 10/- £1 £1[value 2 lines] £2/10/-
Perf 12½x10 2d 6d[brown/blue] 1/-[lilac/green]
Perf 12½x12 1d[violet/green]
Perf 12x10 6d
Perf 12 1d[bright violet/green] 6d 8d 1/- 2/- 2/6d 5/- 15/- £1/10/- £2 £4 £10
Perf 11¾ 1d[violet/green] 6d 8d 2/- 5/- 6/- 15/- £1/10/- £2/10/- £4 £10 £25 £30 £50
Watermark Star
Perf 10 1d
Perf 10x12½ 1d[violet/green] 1d[mauve/green] 1d[violet/green on yellow]
Perf 12x12½ 1d
Perf 12½ 1d
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1868 Die I Ad Valorem
1868 Watermark NZ [close] DieI Imperf Perfin punch cancel or silver thread deduct 50% Mint x 2
Blank-$1200.00 1%-$300.00 1½%-$300.00 3%-$300.00 5%-$300.00 6%-300.00 7%-$300.00 10%-$300.00
Prices above are for 4 margin clean copies. With silver thread deduct 50%, with perfin punch cancel deduct 50%, 3 margins deduct 25%, 2 margins deduct 50%, 1 margin deduct 75%, no margins deduct 95% or put in the bin!
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1868 Die I Ad Valorem
Watermark NZ interlaced
1868 Watermark NZ interlaced DieI Imperf Perfin punch cancel or silver thread deduct 50% Mint x 2
Blank-$1200.00 1%-$300.00 1½%-$300.00 3%-$300.00 5%-$300.00 6%-300.00 7%-$300.00 10%-$300.00
Prices above are for 4 margin clean copies. With silver thread deduct 50%, with perfin punch cancel deduct 50%, 3 margins deduct 25%, 2 margins deduct 50%, 1 margin deduct 75%, no margins deduct 95% or put in the bin!
Handstamped SPECIMEN [mixed wmks] set-$11,000.00