1869.—No watermark. Imperforate. White gum. | 4d. deep chocolate-brown. | | 4d. brown. | | 4d. pale brown. | | Yellow gum. | | Double embossing. | | 6d. deep blue. | | 6d. blue. | | Yellow gum. | | Label sloping to right. | | ""left. | | Double embossing. | 1874.—Watermarked vertically Crown C.C. Imperforate. White gum. | 4d. deep brown. | | 4d. brown. | | 4d. pale brown. | | Double embossing. | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | inverted. | | " | reversed. | | " | inverted and reversed. | | " | bars (division lines of the panes). | | " | portions of words CROWN COLONIES. |
| 6d. deep blue. | | 6d. blue. | | Double embossing. | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | inverted. | | " | reversed. | | " | inverted and reversed. | | " | bars. | | " | portions of words CROWN COLONIES. | 1880.—Watermarked Crown C.C. vertical. Perf. 14. White gum. | ½d. golden-yellow. | | ½d. deep golden-yellow, | | ½d. pale orange-vermilion. | | ½d. deep orange-vermilion. | | ½d. citron. | | ½d. pale ochre. | | Double embossing. | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | inverted. | | " | sideways. | | " | " | inverted. | | " | portions of words Crown Colonies. | | " | division lines of the panes. | | Single line perf. | | 1st comb perf. | | Double perf. top and sides (pale orange-vermilion). | | 1d. lake. | | 1d. deep lake. | | Double embossing. | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | inverted. | | " | sideways. | | " | " | inverted. | | " | portions of words Crown Colonies. | | " | division lines of the panes. | | Single line perf. | | 1st comb perf. |
| 2d. pale rose. | | 2d. rose. | | 2d. deep rose. | | Double embossing. | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | inverted. | | " | sideways. | | " | " | inverted. | | " | portions of words Crown Colonies. | | " | division lines of the panes. | | ? Single line perf. | | 1st comb perf. | | Dot variety. | | 3d. pale ultramarine. | | 3d. deep ultramarine. | | 3d. deep blue. | | Double embossing. | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | inverted. | | " | sideways. | | " | " | inverted. | | " | portions of words Crown Colonies. | | " | division lines of the panes. | | Single line perf. | | 1st comb perf. | | 4d. sepia-brown. | | 4d. deep sepia-brown. | | Double embossing. | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | inverted. | | " | sideways. | | " | " | inverted. | | " | portions of words Crown Colonies. | | " | division lines of the panes. | | Single line perf. | | 1st comb perf. | | 6d. pale blue. | | 6d. blue. |
| 6d. deep blue. | | Slanting | label to | right. | | " | " | left. | | Double embossing. | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | inverted. | | " | sideways. | | " | " | inverted. | | " | portions of words Crown Colonies. | | " | division lines of the panes. | | Single | line perf. | (vertical watermark). | | " | " | (sideways watermark). | | 1st comb perf. | | 1s. bright green. | | 1s. deep green. | | Double embossing. | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | inverted. | | " | sideways. | | " | " | inverted. | | " | portions of words Crown Colonies. | | " | division lines of the panes. | | ? Single line perf. | | 1st comb perf. | 1886-7.—Watermarked Crown C.A. sideways. Comb perf. 14. | ½d. grey-green. | | ½d. myrtle-green. | | Double | embossing. | | " | " | one inverted. | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | portions of words crown agents. | | " | division lines of the panes. | | Imperforate (grey-green). | | Treble perf. at bottom. | | Left | stroke of | M long. | | Right | " | " | | Sheets—1st and 2nd comb perforations. |
| 1d. carmine. | | 1d. rose-carmine. | | 1d. crimson. | | Double embossing. | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | portions of words crown agents. | | " | division lines of the panes. | | Imperforate (pale crimson). | | Sheets—1st and 2nd comb perforations. | | 2d. orange-yellow. | | 2d. orange. | | 2d. deep orange. | | Double embossing. | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | portions of words crown agents. | | " | division lines of the panes. | | Imperforate (orange-yellow). | | Sheets—1st and 2nd comb perforations. | | 2½d. pale ultramarine. | | 2½d. deep ultramarine. | | Double embossing. | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | inverted. | | " | portions of words crown agents. | | " | division lines of the panes. | | Imperforate (pale ultramarine). | | Sheets—1st and 2nd comb perforations. | | 3d. grey. | | 3d. slate-grey. | | 3d. pearl-grey. | | Double embossing. | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | portions of words crown agents. | | " | division lines of the panes. | | Imperforate (pearl-grey). | | Sheets—1st and 2nd comb perforations. | | Final printing, 3 guide dots in left margin (pearl-grey only). |
| 4d. brown. | | 4d. deep brown. | | Double embossing. | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | inverted. | | " | portions of words crown agents. | | " | division lines of the panes. | | Imperforate (brown). | | Sheets—1st comb perforation. | | 6d. olive-green. | | 6d. bronze-green. | | 6d. grey-green. | | Label | slanting to | right. | | " | " | left. | | Double embossing. | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | portions of words crown agents. | | " | division lines of the panes. | | Imperforate (slate-green). | | Sheets—1st and 2nd comb perforations. | | New plate without defective top row. | | 1s. violet (shades). | | 1s. deep violet. | | Double | embossing. | | " | " | one inverted (violet). | | Yellow gum. | | Watermark | portions of words crown agents. | | " | division lines of the panes. | | Imperforate (deep violet). | | Sheets—1st comb perforation. |
1898.—Watermarked Crown C.A. (upright). Perf. 14. [Note.—Unless otherwise stated, the plate number is 2.]
½d. dull green and green (plates 2 and 3). 1d. carmine and carmine. 1d. deep carmine and deep carmine (plate 3). 2d. orange and mauve. 2½d. ultramarine and ultramarine. 3d. mauve and pale ultramarine. Imperforate. 3d. deep purple and deep ultramarine (plate 3). 4d. brown and ultramarine. 6d. olive-green and carmine. 1s. violet and green. 1902-1905.—Watermarked Crown C.A. Perf. 14. [Printed from plate 1 in each case.]
½d. green and green. 1d. carmine and carmine. 2d. orange and mauve. 2½d. ultramarine and ultramarine. 3d. magenta and ultramarine. 4d. brown and ultramarine. 6d. sage-green and carmine. 1s. violet and green. 1s. 6d. green and carmine on yellow paper. 2s. deep slate and orange. 2s. 6d. purple and brown on yellow paper. 3s. carmine and green on yellow paper.
1904-1905.—Watermarked Multiple Crown C.A. Perf. 14. ½d. green and green. 1d. carmine and carmine. 2d. orange and mauve. 2½d. ultramarine and ultramarine. 3d. magenta and ultramarine. 4d. brown and ultramarine. 5d. grey and black. 6d. sage-green and carmine. 7½d. green and carmine. 10d. olive-brown and carmine. 1s. violet and green. 2s. deep slate and orange. 1906 (April 10).—Provisional Issue. Overprinted in black. | HALF | on 2s. 6d. purple and brown on yellow paper. | | PENNY | | | | | 5mm. between letters and bars. | | 4mm."" | | Depressedyin penny. | | one penny on 3s. carmine and green on yellow paper. | | | | | | Double overprint. | | | | | | Depressedyinpenny. | | | | | | "e" |
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