DK
Member 
Posts: 1,245
What I collect: Classic NZ, Closed NZ Post Offices, New Zealand Postal History, Classic Br. Empire, Pacific Islands, France
|
Post by DK on Apr 11, 2024 21:37:28 GMT
The 1898 pictorial issue of New Zealand : its design, printing & use
Date: 2014. By: Diamond, Derek, author., New Zealand Society of Great Britain, issuing body. Identifier: ISBN 9780951466766 Series: Special publication (New Zealand Society of Great Britain) ; no. 7. Summary
Professor Derek Diamond FRPSL tells, for the first time, the fascinating story behind New Zealand's 1898 Pictorial Issue. Five years of research underlie this book with over 250 full colour illustrations. Thirteen chapters with an Author's Introduction and Foreward by Francis Kiddle RDP, Index, Glossary and Bibliography not only bring together 100 years of published research but also reveal new findings. What does perf 12-16 really mean? How can no watermark stamps appear on a sheet of watermarked paper; what was the use of these pictorials in the Pacific Islands or for Government Mail or for revenue purposes; how many types of Waterlow sample stamps exist? What are hand-scratched plate numbers; which printer made which proofs; and which stamps are the truly rare ones? Both the evidence and the likely answer is given. The coverage is comprehensive and includes both why and how the stamps were made (3 plate makers, 2 printers and 7 varieties of paper) and in Part II how the stamps were used. Part 1 is organised around the Four Printings and discusses with examples the die proofs, plate proofs, plate varieties associated with line-engraved stamps, errors, forgeries and provides a rarity rating. Part 11 focuses on use of each face value in relation to the rates, regulations and services operated between 1898 and 1907 by the New Zealand Post & Telegraph Department. The number of personalities involved is surprising: Postmaster-General J. Ward, Prime-minister Sneddon, an inadequately briefed Agent General, remarkable engravers, and above all, a truly talented Government Printer in Wellington, - all had a significant impact. Both the general New Zealand collector and the specialist collector are catered for with sections within each chapter designated accordingly. This story has broad implications; it deals with one of leading security printers in London, Waterlow & Sons, it involves the high-point of recess engraving at the start of the 20th Century, and concerns the politics of Empire. This bigger picture has its philatelic counterpart (Chap. 7.8). As a consequence this book makes valuable comparisons with the policy and practices of many other postal administrations, particularly in the British Empire. Some even adopted the philatelic innovations initiated in this First Pictorial Issue from New Zealand. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. First edition. Publisher: [Sanderstead, Surrey] : The New Zealand Society of Great Britain, 2014. Format: xiii, 306 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 31 cm.  Dave
|
|
|
|
Post by redkiwi on Apr 12, 2024 9:25:05 GMT
I collect Airmail covers Klem.  I have 2 Airmail subject books only. Volume 1 (2nd Edition) - The Inland Flights - of your Volume 2 above:  And a copy of Stapleton's ' The New Zealand Airmail Catalogue' - great as a checklist of covers you have, and, what is required still!  Lots of good info in them. Dave I have picked up a few airmail covers, but I do not collect them systematically. I'd thought of getting the Stapleton book. Good to hear it's useful. Happy to contribute to an airmail cover thread ... |
|
|
|
Post by redkiwi on Apr 12, 2024 9:27:16 GMT
The 1898 pictorial issue of New Zealand : its design, printing & use
Date: 2014. By: Diamond, Derek, author., New Zealand Society of Great Britain, issuing body. Identifier: ISBN 9780951466766 Series: Special publication (New Zealand Society of Great Britain) ; no. 7. Summary
Professor Derek Diamond FRPSL tells, for the first time, the fascinating story behind New Zealand's 1898 Pictorial Issue. Five years of research underlie this book with over 250 full colour illustrations. Thirteen chapters with an Author's Introduction and Foreward by Francis Kiddle RDP, Index, Glossary and Bibliography not only bring together 100 years of published research but also reveal new findings. What does perf 12-16 really mean? How can no watermark stamps appear on a sheet of watermarked paper; what was the use of these pictorials in the Pacific Islands or for Government Mail or for revenue purposes; how many types of Waterlow sample stamps exist? What are hand-scratched plate numbers; which printer made which proofs; and which stamps are the truly rare ones? Both the evidence and the likely answer is given. The coverage is comprehensive and includes both why and how the stamps were made (3 plate makers, 2 printers and 7 varieties of paper) and in Part II how the stamps were used. Part 1 is organised around the Four Printings and discusses with examples the die proofs, plate proofs, plate varieties associated with line-engraved stamps, errors, forgeries and provides a rarity rating. Part 11 focuses on use of each face value in relation to the rates, regulations and services operated between 1898 and 1907 by the New Zealand Post & Telegraph Department. The number of personalities involved is surprising: Postmaster-General J. Ward, Prime-minister Sneddon, an inadequately briefed Agent General, remarkable engravers, and above all, a truly talented Government Printer in Wellington, - all had a significant impact. Both the general New Zealand collector and the specialist collector are catered for with sections within each chapter designated accordingly. This story has broad implications; it deals with one of leading security printers in London, Waterlow & Sons, it involves the high-point of recess engraving at the start of the 20th Century, and concerns the politics of Empire. This bigger picture has its philatelic counterpart (Chap. 7.8). As a consequence this book makes valuable comparisons with the policy and practices of many other postal administrations, particularly in the British Empire. Some even adopted the philatelic innovations initiated in this First Pictorial Issue from New Zealand. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. First edition. Publisher: [Sanderstead, Surrey] : The New Zealand Society of Great Britain, 2014. Format: xiii, 306 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 31 cm. Dave I've heard good things about this book, and it's a great set, worthy of a stand-alone volume. Thanks for adding, Dave. |
|
|
|
Post by redkiwi on Apr 12, 2024 11:45:27 GMT
A complement to the fine Derek Diamond reference above - adding the Spink auction catalogue of his collection. A nice snapshot of Chalons and the First Pictorials, with an estimated price guide and colour images of some very rare pieces.
|
|
|
|
Post by redkiwi on Apr 13, 2024 6:26:28 GMT
 Volume X of the handbooks is still available directly from the RPSNZ (all of the others have sold out long ago). I brought this more to complete my set than any particular interest in the modern issues that the book is largely focused on. At $45 for an 800 page book, I thought you couldn't really go wrong.
The RPSNZ description of the book states:
The tenth volume in this series, running since 1938. Volume X covers in detail all the New Zealand Post issues from 1995 to the end of 2009.
The stamps are arranged and described in chapters including the definitive issues, commemoratives, health stamps, Christmas, scenic and heritage issues. In addition there is a special chapter outlining the development of FDC collecting in New Zealand as well as chapters on the Stamp Points issues, Prestige Booklets and Ross Dependency. CALs are recorded in detail and there is an update on the postal stationery of New Zealand. The book also includes what is certainly the most comprehensive study of the single pane booklets issued during this period. The more recent Game Bird stamps are outlined and there is a historical account of pigeon mail services in New Zealand. The last of the Frama issues are covered and there are appendices on OPSO overprints (updated since the publication of the earlier book on this topic), cleaned overprints and a short postal history update.
However, I have found this book more interesting than expected. In particular there is a long chapter by Tony Thackery - with great illustrations - on postal history, early use, and FDCs. Tony has a wonderful collection (as mentioned earlier) and he outlines the history of some of the key pieces, such as the curious and controversial story of the earliest use (in 1919) of the 1920 Victory issue.
 |
|
|
|
Post by redkiwi on Apr 23, 2024 6:52:03 GMT
I won a small collection of NZ philatelic literature on eBay recently (for £1.20!) that arrived this week. I was not familiar with some of the titles, so have been reading through to see what I have. Among the pile was this little gem by Laurie Franks from 1958. It's essentially a sales catalogue, but it is a nice quick reference for lots of special postmarks. Most usefully, it has prices which helps to understand which PMs were considered less common at that time. The section on railway cancels is particularly helpful. |
|
DK
Member
Posts: 1,245
What I collect: Classic NZ, Closed NZ Post Offices, New Zealand Postal History, Classic Br. Empire, Pacific Islands, France
|
Post by DK on Apr 25, 2024 4:00:38 GMT
New Zealand Postal Manuscripts
by AR Marshall, published by the Postal History Society of New Zealand, 1976, 297pp  Dave
|
|
DK
Member
Posts: 1,245
What I collect: Classic NZ, Closed NZ Post Offices, New Zealand Postal History, Classic Br. Empire, Pacific Islands, France
|
Post by DK on Apr 25, 2024 4:02:34 GMT
'A' Class & Allied Datestamps of New Zealandby R S Craddock. Published by Postal History Society of New Zealand, Perfect Bound, 1976. 290 pages. ISBN: 0 908588 04 6.  Dave
|
|
|
|
Post by redkiwi on Apr 25, 2024 6:08:56 GMT
DK - The Postal History Society have published some really useful and interesting pieces. I'm on the look out for that Marshall book in particular. There were a couple of PHSNZ publications in the pile that I picked up on eBay last week. This is another one, the Rev. A.H. Voyce's volume on registered mail markings. I found this unexpectedly useful as I found a reference to an obscure obliterator the identity of which vols III & VII of the Handbooks disagreed on. Sometimes these old volumes have little hidden gems of knowledge.
|
|
DK
Member
Posts: 1,245
What I collect: Classic NZ, Closed NZ Post Offices, New Zealand Postal History, Classic Br. Empire, Pacific Islands, France
|
Post by DK on Apr 25, 2024 7:07:44 GMT
The Postal History Society have published some really useful and interesting pieces. I'm on the look out for that Marshall book in particular. There were a couple of PHSNZ publications in the pile that I picked up on eBay last week. This is another one, the Rev. A.H. Voyce's volume on registered mail markings. I found this unexpectedly useful as I found a reference to an obscure obliterator the identity of which vols III & VII of the Handbooks disagreed on. Sometimes these old volumes have little hidden gems of knowledge. Indeed. Lots of good info out there. Some of the literature is quite hard to find though, but worth the effort. Dave |
|
DK
Member
Posts: 1,245
What I collect: Classic NZ, Closed NZ Post Offices, New Zealand Postal History, Classic Br. Empire, Pacific Islands, France
|
Post by DK on Apr 26, 2024 3:20:33 GMT
The Vending & Affixing Machine Coils of New Zealand : a study of the stamps, the machines, and some of the personalities involved / Stanley J. Kundin ; edited by Brian G. Vincent. Date: 2009 By: Kundin, Stanley J., Vincent, Brian G., Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand. Identifier: ISBN 9780959788396 (hbk.) Series: Monograph handbook (Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand) ; no. 15. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-122). Other Titles
Vending & affixing machine coils of New Zealand; Coils of New Zealand Publisher: Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, 2009. [Wellington, N.Z.] Format: xii, 134 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.  Dave
|
|
|
|
Post by redkiwi on Apr 26, 2024 6:44:53 GMT
I've thought about picking up that book on coils, DK . Another interesting area of NZ philatelic history. I've brought a few coil items on eBay that have not been correctly identified by the sellers. It seems this is another area about which there is some confusion and where good research literature helps. |
|
|
|
Post by redkiwi on Apr 26, 2024 6:53:15 GMT
 This detailed study of the 2nd type of the Post Due issue (which is only 4 stamps) is an interesting volume. I brought it with the aspiration of cataloguing my PD stamps in great detail (a task that remains to be done  ), but I enjoy having a book that is so focused and, when I do see a stamp with a variation, I can quickly check it against this very thorough reference. |
|
DK
Member
Posts: 1,245
What I collect: Classic NZ, Closed NZ Post Offices, New Zealand Postal History, Classic Br. Empire, Pacific Islands, France
|
Post by DK on Apr 27, 2024 1:22:46 GMT
The History of New Zealand Stamps / compiled for the Philatelic Society of New Zealand by William Jolliffe. Date: 1913 By: Jolliffe, William, 1851-1927, Philatelic Society of New Zealand Notes: Bagnall, J246 Publisher: Ferguson & Osborn, 1913. Wellington, N.Z. Format: 78 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. 26 cm. Contains 2 panes of Chalon 2d Plate II black reprints on stout wove paper being the damaged portion of retouched Plate II rows 14 - 20. It also contains, on page 19, a single copy of R13/12 where retouching also took place.  Dave
|
|
|
|
Post by redkiwi on Apr 29, 2024 16:43:08 GMT
I think the Jolliffe book is the first full volume on NZ stamps. A nice piece of history.
|
|
), but I enjoy having a book that is so focused and, when I do see a stamp with a variation, I can quickly check it against this very thorough reference.