New Zealand Resource Page for the Stamp Collector

Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Inc (NZ)
PO Box 1269, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand Society of Great Britain  (UK)
General Secretary 
Keith C. Collins, 13 Briton Crescent, Sanderstead, Surrey CR2 0JN

AIR MAIL SOCIETY OF  NEW ZEALAND  (NZ)
Secretary  - P.O.Box 29144, Fendalton, Christchurch, New Zealand.

The Captain Cook Society  (UK)
Secretary
  Alwyn Peel, 13 Cowdry Close, Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire WF12 OLW
  Email: Secretary@CaptainCookSociety.com

Postal History Society of New Zealand
Secretary, P O Box 99 673, Newmarket, AUCKLAND

The Pacific Islands Study Circle
Deals with stamps and postal history of the Pacific Islands. New Zealand Dependencies are covered, but not New Zealand or Australia. Their magazine Pacifica is published four times a year.
 

1874 First Sideface Proofs
The First Side Face issue of 1874 replaced the Full Face Queen design that had been around since 1855.

New Zealand Stamp Images
by Robert Clark

1901 Boer War Re-entry

1949 Health Flaws
Bandaged Finger R4/1, Wristwatch R6/8, No dot below "D" R1/2, Flaw to left of daffodil (above 'NEW")  R6/20

Guide to NZ Stamps
by the New Zealand Post Office

New Zealand Health Stamps
Mette Kirstine Nielsen. A Petticoat Pioneer of New Zealand
By John Campbell

New Zealand Chalon Portrait Stamps
by Garry Law

New Zealand International Flights and Airmail Covers
by Garry Law

New Zealand Lighthouse Stamps -  N. Z. Government Life Insurance
by Garry Law

Captain JAMES COOK Through Stamps
by Garry Law

New Zealand Antarctic Covers
by Garry Law

New Zealand Aviation Covers

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Mail Labels

New Zealand - Ross Dependency 1957-1971
by Eunice Shanahan
1908 - King Edward VII Land - stamp issued for the Shackleton Expedition. 1911 - Victoria Land - stamp issued for the Scott Expedition. The first base erected in 1956.

Air Mails of New Zealand
by Wayne Clark

New Zealand Postal Stationery, 1876 - 1940
by Stephen D. Schumann
 

The Advertising Stamps of New Zealand Issues 1893
by Boggs, 1940

A Far-reaching Innovation. Public trials; Government and Commercial usage of franking machines in New Zealand 1904-1921
by G I Robertson, Published by the Postal History Society of New Zealand, 2003, 246pp
Origins of the franking machine; The New Zealand machines; Regulation and legislation; Government Department users; Commercial users

Illustrated handbook of New Zealand registration labels, 1908-1965
by Professor I D Campbell, publ Postal History Society of New Zealand, 1965, 82pp
Compiled by I D Campell with the assistance of members of the society

Ink Jet Cancellations of New Zealand
by Aud Eriksen, Published by Postal History Society of New Zealand, 1997, 60pp

New Zealand, A Century of Philately, A History of New Zealand Stamp Collecting
by W N Strachan. 1988, 289pp
Just about everything that happened in NZ philately, listings of handbooks, journals, dealers. Well written and produced.

New Zealand, The Great Barrier Island 1898-99 Pigeon Post Stamps 
by J Reg Walker, 1968, 109pp
  A fine study of the history, stamps and covers

New Zealand: A Philatelic Handbook
by Raymond James George Collins, publ Verne & Co, 1921, 88pp
"Verne" Handbook No 2

New Zealand, A Postal History of the Samoan Islands, Part 2, 1914-1989 
by Richard Burge. 1989, 276pp
The definitive work, considerable US World Wars interest. 

New Zealand Railway Charges Stamps: Design and Printing 
by J W Brodie, 1983, 55pp
A most detailed study, facsimile printing in colour

New Zealand the UPU to 1907 
by Colin Capill Rates, 1993, 133pp 
Detailed regulations and much background as to why stamps were issued, etc.

The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Vol VII 
by K J McNaught, 1988, 361pp
New Zealand Postal History 1820 to 1874 The full set is one of the fabled works in philately. For those that like Postal History this volume will be a treasured addition to their library.