Story: Postage stamps

All images and media

From page 1 - Stamps, 1855 to 1940

Full-face queen and side-face queen

Full-face queen and side-face queen

New Zealand's first pictorials

New Zealand's first pictorials

Airmail, 1933

Airmail, 1933

Health stamp, 1971

Health stamp, 1971

Hygeia, goddess of health

Hygeia, goddess of health (1st of 3)

Health stamps poster

Health stamps poster (2nd of 3)

First day cover

First day cover (3rd of 3)

From page 2 - Stamps since the 1940s

New Zealand writers on stamps

New Zealand writers on stamps

Road-safety stamp

Road-safety stamp

Christmas stamp, 1982

Christmas stamp, 1982

All Blacks stamp

All Blacks stamp

Stamp-design competition winner

Stamp-design competition winner

From page 3 - Different types of stamps

Government Life stamps

Government Life stamps

Advertisements on stamps

Advertisements on stamps

Tokelau first day cover

Tokelau first day cover

Beer duty stamps

Beer duty stamps

Pigeon-post stamps

Pigeon-post stamps

From page 4 - Stamp collectors and dealers

Centenary of philately

Centenary of philately

Scenic stamps first day cover

Scenic stamps first day cover

Rare and valuable stamps

Rare and valuable stamps

John Mowbray with claret stamp

John Mowbray with claret stamp

How to cite this page:

Carl Walrond, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/postage-stamps/media (accessed 28 March 2023)

Story by Carl Walrond, published 20 Jun 2012