New Zealand – back of the book issues

Postal-fiscals are in a separate article.

Antarctic expeditions
 File:New Zealand KEVII Land.jpg| File:New Zealand Victoria Land.jpg  See also the issues for Ross Dependency here.
 * In 1908, the Ernest Schackleton Expedition was issued stamps, overprinted KING EDWARD VII LAND. on two varieties of the engraved "Dominion" stamp. These were used on board ship and at Cape Royds base.
 * In 1911-13, the Robert Scott Expedition was issued stamps, overprinted VICTORIA LAND. These were used on board the expedition ship and at Cape Evans base.

Life insurance department
Over disputes over postal charges for its official mail, The New Zealand Government Life Insurance Department opted to issue its own stamps. These were only usable domestically until 1969 when international use was allowed. Regular officials were used between January 1907 and late 1912.

New Zealand discontinued its life insurance stamps in 1987 when the department was privatized.  File:NZ 1d Life A.jpg|1d value from the first issue. File:NZ life 4c.jpg|4c value from 1969. 

Newspaper
 File:NZ newspaper stamp.jpg File:NZ Newspaper wrapper frag.jpg|Imperf examples are cutouts from newspaper wrappers that used the same design. 
 * In 1872, a ½d stamp was issued in 3 different perfs. This would continue in 1872 and 1892 with other watermarks and perfs.

Official
In 1887-91, stamps or etiquettes were issued with a crown, inscribed POSTAGE / FREE P A S D, N.Z. / TREASURY / FREE, OR '''ON PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE BUSINESS. / FREE'''.  File:NZ crown official.jpg|"N.Z. treasury free" stamp/etiquette. File:NZ on public.jpg|"On public trust office business" stamp/etiquette. File:New Zealand OPSO due.jpg|1903 3d O.P.S.O. overprint. File:NZ 1sh offi.jpg| File:NZ PF official.jpg|1944 5/- postal-fiscal overprinted. File:NZ QEII 9d off.A.webp|1954 9d QEII official. 
 * Beginning in 1892, definitives handstamped diagonally with O.P.S.O. in several colors were issued as officials ("On Public Service Only"). These were only used at GPO Wellington on international mail only. Many sources consider genuine mint examples to be reprints. There are also forgeries.
 * Beginning in 1907, definitives and postal fiscals were overprinted OFFICIAL. vertically.
 * Beginning in 1936, definitives and postal fiscals were overprinted Official. A 1937 2/- definitive was overprinted vertically, otherwise all were horizontal.
 * In 1954, a Queen Elizabeth II design was released.
 * Use of official stamps ended in March 1965.

Postage due
 File:New Zealand 1d first.jpg|1899 1d due. File:New Zealand half due.jpg File:New Zealand 3d due.jpg 
 * In 1899, the first postage due series was issued, inscribed N.Z. / POSTAGE DUE with denonimations in red.
 * Beginning in 1902, a new design with white numbers on a red background were released, perf 11. In 1904-26, it was released in perf 14 or 14x 14½ then two values were released with a blue N.Z. and star on back.
 * In 1939, a new horizontal design was issued. This was followed with 3 values beginning in 1945 with the NZ and star multiple watermark.

Special delivery
 File:NZ spec D .jpg|1926 6d stamp. File:NZ car spec D.jpg|1939 6d stamp 
 * In 1903, New Zealand's first special delivery stamp was issued, perf 11. It was reissued in perf 14x14½ or 14x15 in 1926.
 * In 1939, a new design with a mail car was issued.

War tax
 File:New Zealand war.jpg 
 * A single war tax stamp was issued in 1915.

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