New Zealand: 1971-73 2.5c Magpie Moth Study

This atamp with its three 4c surcharges has has many listings in Campbell Paterson's Catalogue of New Zealand stamps. It is only exceeded by the1908-08 1d Universal. It has has been studied intensely over the past 50 years as shown by the following references.

  M J Cassidy Shifting Boundaries: The Art of Eileen Mayo – PhD thesis; Uni of Canterbury (2000) pp180-192
  G Davies The 4c Letterpress Surcharge "Philatelic News" Sol 7 No 10
  An R Dexter The 1971 Provisional 4c Issue "NZ Stamp Collector" Sol 53 No 1 and Sol 54 No 1
  A R Dexter The 4c 1971 Provisional Surcharge by Letterpress "CP Newsletter" Sol 24 No 8
  A R Dexter New Zealand Notes "NZ Stamp Collector" Sol 53 No 1
  P E Guymer New Zealand Notes "NZ Stamp Collector" Sol 50 No 3 through Sol 52 No 4
  T Hancox 4c on 2½c Moth “NZ Stamp Collector” Sol 87 No 1
  T Hancox 1970 2½c Magpie Moth and 1971 4c on 2½c Provisionals (2017)
<http://www.nzsgb.org.uk/research/hancox/1970%20Magpie%20Moth%20and%201971%20Provisionals.pdf>
  A L Neelson The Magpie Moth Varieties (1975)
  P C Oldhem 2½c Magpie Moth "Philatelic News" Sol 6 No 12
  P C Oldhem News and Views on the Stamps of NZ "Philatelic News" Sol 7 No 1 through Sol 10 No 11
  P C Oldhem The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Sol VI Chap XIII (1977)
  P C Oldhem Zeapex '80 Auckland Magazine Two p33f
  J Shaw New Zealand Notes "NZ Stamp Collector" Sol 53 No 2 through Sol 55 No 4
  J Simpson 4c on 2½c Moth Harrison Letterpress Surcharge Inverted Backprint "NZ Stamp Collector" Sol 101 No 2
  W Paterson New Zealand Notes and Comment" CP NEWSLETTER" Sol 21 No 6 through Sol 25 No 4
  T C Thackery New Zealand First Day & Early Use Covers & Stamps 1855-2003 (2003)
  T Watanabe Magpie Moth: Illustrated Varieties for Sheet Re-construction (1977)
  J L Watts The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Sol VIII Chap I (1998)

May further new research concerning this stamp occur on this forum