8/- Blue

Description

2/- Blue                         8/- Colour error           8/- Blue normal colour

 

Catalogue Information

		Fiscally Used			Mint
	Reference	Unpunched	Punched	Postally Used	UHM	HM
2010 Kiwi ($NZ)	R458	20.00	7.50	–	–	–
2011 ACS ($NZ)	R195  P11	20.00 –	8.00 –	–  150.00	– 2750.00	–  700.00
Campbell Patterson ($NZ)	Z10	–	–	200.00	2500.00	750.00
2002 Barefoot (£GBP)	221/243	1.50	–	–	–	–

Varieties recorded

 

Blue shade unless otherwise stated

Type 1 – Watermark NZ, Perf 11.75 (Blue & Deep Blue)

Type 2 – Watermark NZ over Star (6mm), Horizontal mesh, Perf 11.75

Type 3 – Watermark NZ over Star (6mm), Horizontal Mesh, Perf 12.5

Type 4 – Watermark NZ over Star (7mm), Vertical Mesh, Perf 12.5

Type 5 – Watermark NZ over Star (4mm), Vertical mesh, Perf 12.5

Type 6 – Watermark NZ over Star (7mm), Vertical mesh, Perf 11

Type 7 – Cowan Unsurfaced paper, Wmk NZ over Star (Sideways), Perf 11

Type 8 – Cowan Unsurfaced paper, Wmk NZ over Star (Sideways), Perf 14 (Deep Blue)

Type 10 – H & R Chalk surfaced paper, Wmk NZ over Star (Sideways), Perf 14 (Deep Blue)

Type 11 – H & R Chalk surfaced paper, Wmk NZ over Star (Sideways), Perf 14.5 x 14 (Deep Blue)

Type 13 – Cowan Chalk surfaced paper, Wmk NZ over Star (Sideways), Perf 14.5 x 14 (Blue & Pale Blue – Error see below)

 

Colour error circa 1930 – Printed in the Lighter Blue of the 2/-

CV Campbell Patterson $4000 mint, $1500 used

 

Market Information

The above catalogue values are a good indication of current market prices

 

March 2012 – Fine Postally Used Type 2 sold for $NZ122.00 ex Ashford Stamps

March 2012 – Fine Postally Used Type 4 sold for $NZ143.00 ex Ashford Stamps

 

As a general rule of thumb, Type 1 printings are worth about 5 times the CV for fine fiscally used examples, and Type 5 printings about 3 times.