1874 Queen Victoria First Sidefaces

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		Cat.	Mint Unhinged	Mint Hinged	Fine Used
1d	Lilac	4a	$315.00	$121.50	$13.50
2d	Rose	4b	$315.00	$112.50	$8.10
3d	Brown	4c	$720.00	$292.50	$135.00
4d	Maroon	4d	$1,080.00	$360.00	$99.00
6d	Blue	4e	$810.00	$360.00	$27.00
1/-	Green	4f	$1,080.00	$405.00	$90.00
2/-	Red (1878 on)	4g	$2,925.00	$990.00	$675.00
5/-	Grey (1878 on)	4h	$2,925.00	$990.00	$720.00

	Set of 8 individual stamps	4i	$9,661.50	$3,449.95	$1,679.20

By 1870, the printing plates for the Full Face Queens were very worn and needed replacing. A decision was made to design new stamps with a more contemporary portrait of Queen Victoria.

The 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d and 1/- stamps were designed by Messrs De La Rue & Co and featured a side on portrait with different frame shapes for each denomination.

Early papers used for printing this issue were manufactured with Potassium Prussiate to hamper cleaning off postmarks to reuse stamps and as a result some stamps show varying amounts of blueing - particularly noticeable in the 2d stamp.

In 1878, the issue was extended with the addition of 2 and 5 shilling stamps by W.R. Bock. The central portrait was copied from the original stamps and new frames and values added. The new values were intended for parcel post, but this service didn't eventuate during the life of this issue, and the stamps were mostly used fiscally. They are scarce - only around 47,000 of each were printed.

Bibliography

The Postage Stamps of New Zealand (Volume I)

Edited by R. J. G. Collins and H. T. M. Fathers B.A. B.Sc.

Published 1938 by The Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated

Pages 101 - 109, 567 - 569

The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume II

Edited by R. J. G. Collins FRPSNZ and C. W. Watts FRPSNZ

Published 1950 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated

Pages 287 - 294

The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume IV

Edited by R. J. G. Collins FRPSNZ and C.W. Watts FRPSNZ

Published 1960 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated

Page 369

The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume VI

Edited by D. E. G. Naish FRPSNZ and K. J. McNaught FRPSNZ FRPSL

Publsihed 1975 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated

Pages 9, 353

The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume VIII

Edited by B. G. Vincent FRPSNZ

Published 1998 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated (ISSN 0-9597883-1-X)

Pages 702 - 703, 748

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