A very small part of the NZ Post collection at Te Papa is available to view online. Last I enquired, much to my disappointment Te Papa didn't have the staffing, space or facility for members of the public to view the collection in person, however they will follow through and research for you if you have any enquiries. I understand even the Royal and Hutt Valley Philatelic Socieites have been turned down when they have enquired about various items being made available for the club etc.

jaybee2003 - 2012-04-04 01:13:00

>>Government Life stamps are actually still postally valid. The only problem is that they can only be used on the following conditions. By a staff member of the NZ Government Life Office and on mail bearing an identifer of that office. ie Official Government Life stationery.
I have seen Govt life stamps used various times in the past and this has always been illegal usage. Real Aotearoa in Auckland sometime seem to accept them but this doesn't happen in Christchurch. You might get away with using them but make no mistake you shouldn't be using them and you run the risk of having your mail delayed and then returned to you by NZ post.<<

Thank you Steven for pointing out the limitations of their usage

Erich

philafarinz - 2012-04-04 09:27:00

jaybee2003 wrote:

A very small part of the NZ Post collection at Te Papa is available to view online. Last I enquired, much to my disappointment Te Papa didn't have the staffing, space or facility for members of the public to view the collection in person, however they will follow through and research for you if you have any enquiries. I understand even the Royal and Hutt Valley Philatelic Socieites have been turned down when they have enquired about various items being made available for the club etc.

That is the exact problem of donating items to a museum. They don't like to show it to anyone as they have to assign a staff member to watch you to make sure you don't steal anything. If there is something you really need to see then I'd always suggest you get NZ post to ask them to allow you to inspect the item/items. The bottom line is that there is no reason why they should have the collection if it is not accessible at least on controlled conditions by advanced collectors for research purposes.

kiwisteven - 2012-04-04 13:05:00

NZ Post have issued a very nice set, sheetlet of 15 x 60c stamps & $1 coin for 75 years of the RNZAF on 15 March 2012 - all larger size similar size to the Dinosaurs - our next buyers will be receiving singles on our mail outs. The only question is why have 15 different 60c values in an issue for useage in a limited time of issue ?

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tmg - 2012-04-05 18:27:00

Trade Me's directive:-
Upload a photo
Upload a photo to use in your ads and auctions.

What ads or type of ads are referred to ?
Where would I find such ads where images/photo are used as an example ?

Has anyone some kind of understanding of the above and willing to share.

philafarinz - 2012-04-05 21:05:00

philafarinz wrote:

Trade Me's directive:-
Upload a photo
Upload a photo to use in your ads and auctions.

What ads or type of ads are referred to ?
Where would I find such ads where images/photo are used as an example ?

Has anyone some kind of understanding of the above and willing to share.

You can have a general advertisement for your business. many good examples are listed under the services category. I could for example upload photos to advertise that i do stamp valuations and of course that's not something I'd auction off but a service I'd advertise.

kiwisteven - 2012-04-06 09:20:00

I see that the "Stamp Club" forum has now hit the 4000 postings mark. Well done posters!

kiwisteven - 2012-04-06 09:25:00

kiwisteven wrote:

You can have a general advertisement for your business. many good examples are listed under the services category. I could for example upload photos to advertise that i do stamp valuations and of course that's not something I'd auction off but a service I'd advertise.

Thank you Steven,

I have gone through the Services section and found Zero Stamp Dealers.
May the reason be that the Services section is payable $19/90 days or just not promoted vividly on this site, except in Services ?

Erich

philafarinz - 2012-04-06 10:56:00

philafarinz wrote:

Thank you Steven,

I have gone through the Services section and found Zero Stamp Dealers.
May the reason be that the Services section is payable $19/90 days or just not promoted vividly on this site, except in Services ?

Erich

maybe some aren't too keen on offering or going into the details of other services - be they valuing, advising or otherwise & would rather just sell stuff instead ? ;-)

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tmg - 2012-04-06 13:47:00

tmg wrote:

maybe some aren't too keen on offering or going into the details of other services - be they valuing, advising or otherwise & would rather just sell stuff instead ? ;-)

I do a lot of insurance valuations and could certainly do more as there is a good demand for competent valuations but its certainly not my favourite activity. i often have to go out to peoples places to do a valuation and the two things i hate are that they never seem to have a decent table and if they do then the lighting is dreadful. often I'm faced with doing a valuation in poor lighting or wasting my travelling time. i have also recently had to do valuations of stamp collections which have been affected by earthquake liquifaction. not exactly a pleasant job but then somebody's got to do it!

kiwisteven - 2012-04-06 14:44:00

tmg wrote:

maybe some aren't too keen on offering or going into the details of other services - be they valuing, advising or otherwise & would rather just sell stuff instead ? ;-)

Selling stuff is surely the easy part. Any youngster with a suitcase full of hotch-potch devising a tangent to anothers' pocket is plentiful on some major online auctions.
To provide a service, years of experience in the trade is a requisite few really have☺.

philafarinz - 2012-04-06 15:11:00

kiwisteven wrote:

I do a lot of insurance valuations and could certainly do more as there is a good demand for competent valuations but its certainly not my favourite activity. i often have to go out to peoples places to do a valuation and the two things i hate are that they never seem to have a decent table and if they do then the lighting is dreadful. often I'm faced with doing a valuation in poor lighting or wasting my travelling time. i have also recently had to do valuations of stamp collections which have been affected by earthquake liquifaction. not exactly a pleasant job but then somebody's got to do it!

Steven
You have my empathy and some quite interesting problem points you mentioned. Perhaps you should aquire a Campervan with good lighting for your visits.
Adding to your less pleasant visits some may even get quite hostile if one tries to explain that the collection should not have been in the basement or loft, left to the elemnts in the first place.

Perhaps the consolation may be that anyone less familiar with philately would valuate far less or even too high to the demise of the owner who has to pay the premium - a two sided sword..

Of course it is not all bad and there are some advantages for you too if I may dare say.

philafarinz - 2012-04-06 15:35:00

Hi All, I know absolutely nothing about stamps or stamp related things and need advise on some things I'm selling for a friend. There are several First Day Covers, some franked ..some not, 5 complete sheets of stamps, a telecom phone card, 3 America's Cup franked postcards and a few other bits. Should I list everything separately including the 6 exact same FDCs with no stamps or should I put everything on as $1.00 reserve??Thanks, Marg.

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marg53 - 2012-04-06 16:54:00

marg53 wrote:

Hi All, I absolutely nothing about stamps or stamp related things and need advise on some things I'm selling for a friend. There are several First Day Covers, some franked ..some not, 5 complete sheets fo stamps, a telecom phone card, 3 America's Cup franked postcards and a few other bits. Should I list everything separately including the 6 exact same FDCs with no stamps or should I put everything on as $1.00 reserve??
Thanks, Marg.

Have a look at some expired auctions to give you an idea what the items you have sell for.

stak - 2012-04-06 17:03:00

marg53 wrote:

Hi All, I know absolutely nothing about stamps or stamp related things and need advise on some things I'm selling for a friend. There are several First Day Covers, some franked ..some not, 5 complete sheets of stamps, a telecom phone card, 3 America's Cup franked postcards and a few other bits. Should I list everything separately including the 6 exact same FDCs with no stamps or should I put everything on as $1.00 reserve??Thanks, Marg.

If they are first day covers then they must be franked (ie postmarked).

List the set of 3 Americas Cup postcards as one lot (I guess they are Australian if it is a set of 3). The stamp sheets it depends which ones. you need to give some description or we are all in the dark as to what we can suggest) and the same for a phonecard. Need a description or photo.

kiwisteven - 2012-04-06 19:41:00

philafarinz wrote:

Selling stuff is surely the easy part. Any youngster with a suitcase full of hotch-potch devising a tangent to anothers' pocket is plentiful on some major online auctions.
To provide a service, years of experience in the trade is a requisite few really have☺.

For sure .. and never stop learning eithers :)

A bit quiet on the other forum at the mo ? ;-)

tmg - 2012-04-06 22:11:00

kiwisteven wrote:

I do a lot of insurance valuations and could certainly do more as there is a good demand for competent valuations but its certainly not my favourite activity. i often have to go out to peoples places to do a valuation and the two things i hate are that they never seem to have a decent table and if they do then the lighting is dreadful. often I'm faced with doing a valuation in poor lighting or wasting my travelling time. i have also recently had to do valuations of stamp collections which have been affected by earthquake liquifaction. not exactly a pleasant job but then somebody's got to do it!

Yup .. guess most dealers do wind up with considerable other areas for things to do .. paid & unpaid

I feel for collectors in the Canty area who have been unfortunate enough to have their collections exposed to liquification & the elements .. it must be heart breaking

tmg - 2012-04-06 22:15:00

marg53 wrote:

Hi All, I know absolutely nothing about stamps or stamp related things and need advise on some things I'm selling for a friend. There are several First Day Covers, some franked ..some not, 5 complete sheets of stamps, a telecom phone card, 3 America's Cup franked postcards and a few other bits. Should I list everything separately including the 6 exact same FDCs with no stamps or should I put everything on as $1.00 reserve??Thanks, Marg.

Not good at photos so...2x sheets 2002 Queens Golden Wedding Ann.;1x sheet Olympic Golds Atlanta 1996; 2x sheets Famous NZers 1995; 3x Postcards America's cup Victory 1995 Team NZ; Telecom phone card $5.00 Get Well Soon within a Get well Soon Card. Hard to find what I'm looking for in stamps.Thanks again. Marg.

marg53 - 2012-04-06 22:53:00

marg53 wrote:

Not good at photos so...2x sheets 2002 Queens Golden Wedding Ann.;1x sheet Olympic Golds Atlanta 1996; 2x sheets Famous NZers 1995; 3x Postcards America's cup Victory 1995 Team NZ; Telecom phone card $5.00 Get Well Soon within a Get well Soon Card. Hard to find what I'm looking for in stamps.Thanks again. Marg.

Okay, all the new Zealand stamps are very recent so in reality they will probably sell for around 75% of their face value. if you have a use for them for postage then do so. The get well soon phonecard is a common one retailed by Whitcoulls. it currently sells for $2. I will sell copies for that price. Sadly it can't be used for making phonecalls as the call value on it has expired and the magnetic system it uses is obsolete anyway. Like all other gift cards it really should have been used promptly. If it had been used it would still be worth the same $2.

kiwisteven - 2012-04-07 00:53:00

Thank you kiwisteven.I guess I'll use the stamps on the unstamped/unfranked FDC envelopes then. Are there any FDC that are sort after? Thanks again, Marg.

marg53 - 2012-04-07 09:21:00

marg53 wrote:

Thank you kiwisteven.I guess I'll use the stamps on the unstamped/unfranked FDC envelopes then. Are there any FDC that are sort after? Thanks again, Marg.

Yes some FDC's are very sought after. Generally speaking any with a printed philatelic bureau cancellation will have been done in very large quantities and thus of little value now. The best are those FDC's from the 1930's and earlier with printed designs and in good tidy condition. Some FDC's can sell for over $1,000 but that is the exception. if you take a look now at the FDC section you will see that there is a rare 1901 1d universal FDC which is currently bid up to $270. This item is rare, in good condition and has a printed design. I'd not be surprised if it sells for over $400.
For health FDC's any before 1935 will always sell for several hundred dollars and of course any with health camp postmarks will sell for double what a FDC postmarked in the city of town will.

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iluvstuf - 2012-04-07 20:10:00

iluvstuf wrote:

Hi everyone, been told to come in here. I have a bunch of old NZ stamps and maybe a few Australian ones, dating from as early as 1975 (as far as I've seen). Anyone have any idea what they might be worth as they are used stamps? And if there are any places in Auckland I can get an expert's opinion from?

for stamps anything issued from 1975 onwards is regarded as modern rather than old. You would need to have stamps in pre-decimal currency (ie pre 1967) to be considered old and to be early prior to 1935 or so.

There aren't any basic used stamps issued since 1975 which have more than a nominal value. To be sure you can look in the yellow pages for stamp dealers in Auckland and i'm sure they will be happy to take a look at what you have but don't get your hopes up as it is unlikely going from your description that you have anything of value.

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iluvstuf - 2012-04-08 11:41:00

Hi - my father recently died and I have a box of his stamps that he had been collecting back in the 60's 70's and 80's. There is a real variety from round the world. Where is the best place to get these valued/sold? No one in the family wants to keep them

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donaldo - 2012-04-09 11:10:00

supersapper wrote:

Hi - my father recently died and I have a box of his stamps that he had been collecting back in the 60's 70's and 80's. There is a real variety from round the world. Where is the best place to get these valued/sold? No one in the family wants to keep them

Condolences on the recent demise of your father and I am sure he was a serious person in life. Donaldo looks as if he is pretty close in joining your father but I don't think they will be meeting as he will more than likely be in another place due to inappropriate comments. .Unfortunately we are not able to give contact details here but Google and the Yellow pages are your friend.Most if not all of the Christchurch Dealers now operate out of their homes due to earthquake damage and they have retained their Bushiness Phone numbers .A regular stamp fair is also held once every two or three weeks and details can be gleamed from any one of the dealers as most of them will have a table at the Fair anyway.Remember that all things have value.
Kind regards,
Paul.

rebel58 - 2012-04-09 11:24:00

Thanks Paul thats helpful. Some things are in albums but lots in small brown envelopes as he sorted them - i remember them soaking in the bath to get the bits of envelope off. I'm not looking for a big pay out but would like to get them off my hands.

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fisherman101 - 2012-04-09 15:42:00

hi there, I have recently found my old stamp collection, dated 1987, the book is not full. But a few stamps in it... I have found a mistake on a new zealand 10c stamp blue boarder with a queen it has 14c printed on it. (used) I would love it if sumone could come and have a look at my album... to give me a rough price... if you could help me, you can contact me via my boys auctions. thanks

dragon_keeper - 2012-04-09 19:13:00

hi there, does anyone knows if there is an article/book/magazine that explains in details the advertisements that are found on the back of the 1d stamps of the 1900s?

ang_ck - 2012-04-09 20:30:00

ang_ck wrote:

hi there, does anyone knows if there is an article/book/magazine that explains in details the advertisements that are found on the back of the 1d stamps of the 1900s?

Campbell Paterson's specialised NZ stamp catalogue details the advert stamps quite well showing the different settings and explaining the arrangements.The adds are found on values other than just the 1d's.
The handbooks "Postage stamps of New Zealand" also covers the advert stamps in great detail. hopefully your local library will have a copy. otherwise join your local stamp club as their library will certainly be able to help you.

kiwisteven - 2012-04-09 23:23:00

kiwisteven wrote:

Campbell Paterson's specialised NZ stamp catalogue details the advert stamps quite well showing the different settings and explaining the arrangements.The adds are found on values other than just the 1d's.
The handbooks "Postage stamps of New Zealand" also covers the advert stamps in great detail. hopefully your local library will have a copy. otherwise join your local stamp club as their library will certainly be able to help you.

kiwisteven, you have always been of great help. Do you remember which volume of the "Postage Stamps of New Zealand" has a writeup of the ads?

ang_ck - 2012-04-09 23:55:00

YOU WAIT

AT 21 I'M GOOD FOR ANOTHER 30 YEARS??!![/quote]

SURE !! thats what they said about the titanic as well ! nek minnet :)

gandalff4 - 2012-04-10 09:15:00

dragon_keeper wrote:

hi there, I have recently found my old stamp collection, dated 1987, the book is not full. But a few stamps in it... I have found a mistake on a new zealand 10c stamp blue boarder with a queen it has 14c printed on it. (used) I would love it if sumone could come and have a look at my album... to give me a rough price... if you could help me, you can contact me via my boys auctions. thanks

Google ACS (Auckland City Stamps).They have an online Catalog that will answer most of your questions.Look for page 20 1979 Provisionals.Your best bet is to contact some of the Christchurch Stamp Dealers ,the yellow pages.It is a bit dodgy on here trying to get contact details as Trademe frowns upon it as they don't like backdoor deals(they cant make money off it) and there are several Narks out there that will dob you in in a heartbeat.

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rebel58 - 2012-04-10 09:30:00

ang_ck wrote:

kiwisteven, you have always been of great help. Do you remember which volume of the "Postage Stamps of New Zealand" has a writeup of the ads?

I think both vol 1 and vol 2 probably have info on the adverts. certainly vol3 (Postal History) and Vol 4 (Pacific Islands Territories) won't have anything. Unfortunately my Vols are still packed away somewhere since moving both home and business last September after the earthquakes. you will probably find enough info in the CP catalogue. If you are really keen let me know and I can arrange a copy of Dr Jim Robbs book on the topic. I was selling some last year but have run out.

kiwisteven - 2012-04-10 22:20:00

kiwisteven wrote:

I think both vol 1 and vol 2 probably have info on the adverts. certainly vol3 (Postal History) and Vol 4 (Pacific Islands Territories) won't have anything. Unfortunately my Vols are still packed away somewhere since moving both home and business last September after the earthquakes. you will probably find enough info in the CP catalogue. If you are really keen let me know and I can arrange a copy of Dr Jim Robbs book on the topic. I was selling some last year but have run out.

you have given me enough leads, i will check it myself, thanks again

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donaldo - 2012-04-12 11:18:00

Ahhhhhhhhh I cant take anymore this is the last straw,I am sorry Donaldo I am going to end it all and jump off something!!!!!

rebel58 - 2012-04-12 14:53:00

rebel58 wrote:

Ahhhhhhhhh I cant take anymore this is the last straw,I am sorry Donaldo I am going to end it all and jump off something!!!!!

*hands rebel a step stool * will this do the job ? or would you like my extender ladder ?
if so i will post it to you :) Oh wait you cant last that long ~ go to the bridge of remembrance and leap into the avon

gandalff4 - 2012-04-12 16:31:00

donaldo wrote:

just got the new FOCUS from nz post with all the goodies for sale--boy oh boy-- dream on you people as you sit at home or in a stamp shop while we let nz post dictate our lives--i go to the post shop this morning to see a whole wall of plastic and prepaid bags,envelopes,packs,etc and not a stamp in sight--people posting $20 parcels overseas in these bags with a black and white label on to that value and still not a stamp insight except fot the few letters in my hand to have hand cancelled for collectors--and yes you bunch just sit there and do nothing --you get your standing orders of new issues regularly and nz post smiles down on you thankfully--WHY NOT CANCEL ALL OF YOUR STANDING ORDERS and tell nz post what you really want--OTHERWISE YOU MIGHT AS WELL DIG A HOLE AND BURY ALL OF YOUR STAMPS and COLLECTIBLES
sorry to upset your day

wonder who at the top of the empire sanctioned this throw away plastic circus ? ;-)

thort they weren't making any money ? ;-)

even the competition realise the value of not peeeeing off the collectors and users by producing very nice themes which believe it or not collectors have more chance to secure copies of than is the case for NZ Post issued stamps

the way forward for NZP or just another attempt to alienate further of their customers and plot steps nearer to their own extinction as everyone sees what they up to ? ;-)

Praps some rather loud noises by the "P***********t off with Plastic & not the real thing" entourage to the beady eyed crew on the hill mite generate some shivers down the SOE backbone to shock them into reality on how they could do infinitely better and keep all happy ? ;-)

Compulsary use of stamps in plastic folders attached on all parcels would go a long way towards ensuring that there are quantities of recent stamps of all values in circulation and mite appease the collecting rank & file ? ;-)

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bdm1 - 2012-04-13 10:11:00

gandalff4 wrote:

*hands rebel a step stool * will this do the job ? or would you like my extender ladder ?
if so i will post it to you :) Oh wait you cant last that long ~ go to the bridge of remembrance and leap into the avon

No thanks don't need it ,did the job with what I had ,died then resurrected myself the next day ,quicker than Jesus I might add.

rebel58 - 2012-04-13 12:09:00

rebel58 wrote:

No thanks don't need it ,did the job with what I had ,died then resurrected myself the next day ,quicker than Jesus I might add.

makes one so happy it is/was an easter weekend. resurrections are a wonderful thing :)

gandalff4 - 2012-04-13 15:17:00

donaldo wrote:

nz post have ordered me to not make another entry here--goodbye all

Tell them to grab some stamps and STICK IT.

I cancelled my standing order for NZ new issues decades ago ... when all the rubbish in the 1990s was being churned out.

musikal - 2012-04-14 00:53:00

musikal wrote:

Tell them to grab some stamps and STICK IT.

I cancelled my standing order for NZ new issues decades ago ... when all the rubbish in the 1990s was being churned out.

Yes,
And i got my " kicked in here" a few years back for saying that!
and i was in the know.
"but just let it go" as its a great hobby,
and better than going to the pub or
paying $4 for a coffe at the local caf'e or whatever, and having nothing to show at the end.
mistakes were made then, and its a lot better now.
my stepfather had a bookshop in the 1960's to 80's and he ripped the covers off unsold comics as he took home,
and to us to read as he could get a refund for covers, sent back,
Oh darn!!
thats life!

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