NEW ZEALAND
A useful paper on the telegram seals of New Zealand by Adam Miller was published in the Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand journal.
The first type appeared in mid-1912 and was in use until 1920 when gummed flaps were introduced. It was first issued in both dark and pale blue,
the latter being in his experience more common and probably later in issue although the dark blue variety seems to turn up more often on eBay.
A second type was issued in 1942 to save paper. It is not known when this later type was withdrawn but probably in 1945 or 1946.
Very few telegraph companies took advantage of the 'advertising' space on their seals but New Zealand did use a seal promoting National Savings gift coupons in 1944 .
| Updates. The above was written by Steve Hiscocks. I have added the colour images at 300dpi and adopted the numbering scheme suggested by Adam Miller that can be seen at rpsnz.org.nz No pricing as yet. |
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| Hiscocks Type #1a (17.9mm) RH1 and RH2 (May 1913) | RH3 (18mm) dated 4 February 1921 | RH3a dated 17 October 1922 | RH3 dated 8 December 1922 | |
Note: RH3 is a slightly different design. 'Post Office' is larger, the frame lines thinner, letters taller and the stars slightly smaller and tilted.
| RH # | Type. | was | Description | Mint | Used | On telegram |
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| RH1 | 1a | 1 | 1910-12 Dark Blue. Perf. 14.2 | - | - | - |
| RH1a | 1911? Prussian blue. Perf. 14.2 | - | - | - | ||
| RH2 | 1a | (1) | 1912-19? Turquoise-Blue. Perf. 14.2 | - | - | - |
| RH2a | Light blue. Perf. 14.2 | - | - | - | ||
| RH3 | 1b | - | 1920-22? Pale Turquoise-Blue. Perf. 10 | - | - | - |
| RH3a | Turquoise-Blue. Perf. 10 | - | - | - | ||
| RH3b | Light Blue. Perf. 10 | - | - | - |
An example of RH2 on a telegram of 25 September 1912.
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| #2 1942-50, 17mm | #3 1949-60 |
Type #3 has a ring with the words 'NEW ZEALAND / POST OFFICE', wings at the sides and a crown on top.
| RH # | Type. | was | Description | Mint | Used | On telegram |
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| RH3 | 2 | 2 | 1942-50 Blue . Perf. 10 GPO logo | - | - | - |
| RH3a | 1943-47? blue. Perf. 11 | - | - | - | ||
| RH4 | 3 | - | 1949-60 Blue . Perf. 11 Crowned circle with Wings. | - | - | - |
War-time National Savings Bond seals
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| #4 1942 4b | #5 1944 5a |
Types 4 and 5 each have two versions,
4a and 5a advertise 5/- Gift Coupons and types 4b and 5b advertise £1 Bonds.
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| #6 1946 - P.O. 144. | #7 1962 |
| RH # | Type. | was | Description | Mint | Used | On telegram |
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| RH5 | 4a | - | Dec.1942-Jan.43 Perf. 11 5/- Gift Coupons, Red on White. Xmas tree. | - | - | - |
| RH6 | 4b | - | Dec.1942-June 43 Perf. 11 £1 Bonds, Red on White. Xmas tree. | - | - | - |
| RH7 | 5a | 3 | Nov? 1944 Roulette 9½ 5/- Gift Coupons, Red on White. Bell. | - | - | - |
| RH8 | 5b | - | Nov? 1944 Roulette 9½ £1 Bonds, Red on White. Bell. | - | - | - |
| RH9 | 6 | - | 1946 Perforated. Posts and Telegraphs P.O. 144. | - | - | - |
| RH10 | 7 | - | 1962 Rouletted. Centenary. | - | - | - |
There is much more information about the seals of New Zealand in a pdf document available at
rpsnz.org.nz written by Adam Miller.
I have incorporated much of the information, but have not been able to obtain permission to reproduce images from it.
If anyone can provide scans to help with this, I am happy to give appropriate credit.
