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NIUE

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Niue is one of the Cook Islands.

1902 Stamp of New Zealand overprinted "NIUE"

Certified genuine handstamped 1 p red, Dominion of New Zealand

  1 p red (New Zealand, handstamped)
  1 p red (1918, Dominion of New Zealand, overprint blue)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 p RR RR Handstamped, only 1200 issued
1 p * * Dominion, issued 1918(?)

Forgeries of the handstamped issue exist; see for example http://www.numonesidentifier.com/country/15/, where a forged overprint which is placed too high on the stamp is shown.

 

1902 Stamps of New Zealand overprinted "NIUE" and surcharged

  1/2 p (red) on 1/2 p green
  1 p (blue) on 1 p red
  1 p on 1 p red (on stamp with inscription 'DOMINION'
  2 1/2 p (red) on 2 1/2 p blue
  3 p (blue) on 3 p brown
  6 p (blue) on 6 p red
  1 Sh (blue) on 1 Sh orange

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1/2 p on 1/2 p * * Inverted overprint: RR
1 p on 1 p * *  
1 p on 1 p *** *** Dominion
2 1/2 p on 2 1/2 p ** **  
3 p on 3 p *** ***  
6 p on 6 p *** ***  
1 Sh on 1 Sh *** R A misprint 'Tahae' instead of 'Taha'
seems to exist; I have never seen it.

 

1912 Stamps of New Zealand (king Edward) overprinted "NIUE" and surcharged


(reduced sizes)

  1/2 p (red) on 1/2 p green
  6 p (blue) on 6 p red
  1 Sh (blue) on 1 Sh red

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1/2 p on 1/2 p * *  
6 p on 6 p *** ***  
1 Sh on 1 Sh *** ***  

 

1917 Stamps of New Zealand (king Georges) overprinted "NIUE" and surcharged

  3 p (blue) on 3 p brown

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
3 p on 3 p RR RR  

 

1918 Stamps of New Zealand (king George) overprinted "NIUE" only

  1/2 p green (overprint red)
  1 1/2 p grey (overprint blue)
  1 1/2 p brown (overprint blue)
  2 1/2 p blue (overprint red)
  3 p brown (overprint blue)
  6 p red (overprint blue)
  1 Sh blue (overprint red)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1/2 p * *  
1 1/2 p greu ** **  
1 1/2 p brown * *  
2 1/2 p ** **  
3 p *** ***  
6 p ** **  
1 Sh *** ***  

 

1918 Fiscal stamps of New Zealand overprinted "NIUE"

10 Sh brown 1 Pound red

  2 Sh blue (overprint red)
  2 Sh 6 p brown (overprint blue)
  5 Sh green (overprint red)
  10 Sh brown (overprint blue)
  1 Pound red (overprint blue)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 Sh *** ***  
2 Sh 6 p *** ***  
5 Sh R R  
10 Sh R R  
1 Pound RR RR  

 

1920 Pictorials, various designs

1/2 p green and black

  1/2 p green and black
  1 p red and black
  1 1/2 p red and black
  2 1/2 p blue and black (1927)
  3 p blue and black
  4 p violet and black (1927)
  6 p green and black
  1 Sh brown and black

Surcharged
  'TWO PENCE' on 1 1/2 p red and black

These stamps have perforation 14.

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1/2 p * *  
1 p * *  
1 1/2 p * *  
2 1/2 p * *  
3 p * *  
4 p * *  
6 p ** **  
1 Sh ** ***  

 

1927 Stamp of New Zealand (King George as an admiral) overprinted "NIUE"

2 Sh blue

  2 Sh blue

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 Sh *** ***  

 

1932 Inscription "COOK ISLANDS" and "NIUE"

  1/2 p green and black
  1 p red and black
  2 p brown and black
  2 1/2 p blue and black
  4 p blue and black
  6 p orange and black
  1 Sh violet and black

 

1937 Coronation stamps of New Zealand, overprinted "NIUE"

For stamps in the same design, but for another British colony, click here

The values 1 p red, 2 1/2 p blue and 6 p orange were issued


Website

A very interesting website on Niue can be found at: http://home.prcn.org/~pauld/.


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