NEW ZEALAND 2005 - New Zealand Collection 150 Years Limited Edition

Please Note: Condition of this album and the stamps and first day covers in it are as it appears in the pictures. The limited edition album, slipcase, stamps and miniature sheets are in 'as new' condition. Photos show the stamps and first day covers that are in the album.

In 150 years, in a world where change is a constant companion, few items record a nation’s story as effectively as stamps. New Zealand has celebrated, commemorated and reflected on thousands of topics through its stamps. Sport, nature, personalities, events, causes, hopes, special days… each story was brought to life in colourful and striking designs that expressed the mood of the times.

In 2005, New Zealand Post celebrated 150 years of stamps in a style that truly befitted this extraordinary milestone – with this superb New Zealand Collection: 150 Years. The 15 stamps featured in this special edition provided a tantalising glimpse into the imagination and creativity of the designers, and the scope, scale and diversity of the subjects that they had covered. There were some of the greatest moments in New Zealand’s philatelic history – either because of the significance of the issues themselves in shaping our philatelic progress, or because the subject matters represented fundamental aspects of our way of life.

This magnificent 80-page publication is the ultimate ‘collector’s edition’. The collection is housed in its own black cloth-bound protective clam slip case. The front cover has silver and red embossing and all are individually numbered.

Limited Copies

Limited to only 4,000 copies worldwide, this is a comprehensive commentary on the life and times of New Zealand as depicted through it's stamps.

The story was told through three issues of five stamps each, spanning the years 1855-1905, 1905-1955 and 1955-2005. Together, they captured some of New Zealand's greatest philatelic moments, and provided a tantalising glimpse of the scope, scale and diversity of the subjects covered.

The collection includes a complete set of the 15 stamps presented as 10-stamp sheets, and one sheet of all 15 stamp designs, all individually numbered.

Gold-printed First Day Cover

Each 50-year section in the book starts with a gold-printed first day cover. Like all the sheets, all three first day covers are individually numbered and are exclusive only to this collection.

Special Sheet

A special sheet of the 1855 one-penny stamp incorporates a reproduction of the original 1855 one-penny stamp, meticulously reproduced using the original intaglio printing process.

The stamps have a face value of $204.60 and the first day covers have a face value of $18.60. The the original issue price was $295.  The calalogue value of the limited edition folder is $NZ400 (ACS Catalogue 2019).

For Australian Residents, if you find the same item in the same condition on sale elsewhere at a cheaper price I will try and match that price - contact me with the details and I will see what I can do. I do try and ensure that the items I sell are competitive and will almost certainly be cheaper than you will find elsewhere.

 I will combine postage when more than one item is purchased at the same time (and as a special offer I will give 10% off the price of the total order - excluding postage costs - if 10 or more items are purchased at the same time)

This is a great way to save on postage by purchasing several items at one time.
Postage costs will only be increased if the extra purchases push the weight limit into another Australia Post postage category.

Due to the size and weight of the item (over 1650g) the cost of postage is considerable and probably prohibitive for overseas purchases. I have therefore not listed the item for sale outside Australia (except New Zealand) but if you do want to purchase from overseas let me know so I can provide the postage costs to you.

For local purchases I will accept local pick-up (Melbourne, Australia).

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(I reserve the right to not refund excess postage charges if you pay before an invoice is sent but will try and refund where possible)

 

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Paypal is the only option if purchasing from outside Australia

Package will be sent by Australia Post.

 

International postage can be quite slow (Australia Post estimates up to 8 days but I have known delays of up to a couple of months)

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I endevour to price my items keenly.