The earliest known date for the use of New Zealand dues is 1 December 1899. Stamps with FDI cancels exist, I don't have one but these are the earliest dates I have.
Christchurch 13 DE 99
27 DE 99 (can't make out the place) and Devonport 25 DE 99 - collecting tax on Christmas Day!
Wairoa ?? DE 99 and Auckland 13 DE 99
Wellington 6 DE 99 and Napier 18 DE 99
Lyttleton ?? DE 99
Now, this one is a little more problematic, clearly 1897!
Nice stamps; this is one of several parts of my NZ collection that is still deficient. Good mint copies seem to getting harder to find and more expensive. Nice to see good clean used copies.
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Posted 10/21/2013 3:48 pm
