What a beautifully put together album❤ I hate when the 'nay sayers' chip in in the comments to say it isn't worth the value Brian puts on it... Well go out into the wild and try to find any of these older stamps; especially the 'back of the book' stamps!! Yes, for serious collectors, condition is everything, but when the pool of 'mint' C19 stamps is minimal and mostly in private hands, it'll be almost impossible to find them, let alone at this price! I hope someone who will appreciate the intrinsic value here will buy it, treasure it, and enjoy adding to it❤

This album is so awesome!! It's worth it! Thanks Geoff for another great episode. I can't wait for the German album video!! 🤩

New Zealand is one of my main focuses! Love the older victorian Chalon Head stamps - hope I can own some of them in the future! I actually have most of the earlier issues (including officials) except the Chalons! Love the video as always, Geoff!

Yes, I have those bird stamps 18:15 🙂
18:50 I would say those are miniature sheets. They do not come from larger sheets, but are "stand alones", and even today NZPost call similar configurations "miniature sheets".
I really like those light tower stamps as well! They are all Government Life Insurance stamps.
Wow, thanks for a great video, Geoff, and one that I enjoyed tremendously.
Note: Most of my New Zealand stamps are in the same era as the album's.

Seriously nice NZ collection there! Beautiful early Chalon types and that £1 Red is killer!

What a ripper love the NZ stamps.

Very cool album, I'm sure somebody will buy it.

I've always had a soft spot for New Zealand stamps, very nice album 👍

That's a great collection!

Really amazing collection. Thank you for sharing. :)

New Zealand have issued wonderful stamps. Even the latter modern issues are superb designs (better than most countries). I've noticed Queensland humidity is not kind to stamps. I've noted that in cooler climates albums have remained in more pristine condition. It must be a challenge to keep humidity away from a collection.

what a fabulous collection !  If I was nearby and had the money, I'd buy that collection in a heartbeat !  Whats kinda strange, at least at the stamp shows I've been too and most auction sites, is trying to find a mint copy of SG 614 and 616. ( Cook and Tasman with maps) ... a ton of used copies around, and I could probably find mint copies of those in Australia or New Zealand, but the postage would be high to ship two stamps to the US.....  Thanks for sharing that collection with us !

19:35 She has just let it fly, and her teammates are READY!

That is an impressive collection. The value is definitely there, but people who have been collecting New Zealand for a while would be buying a lot of duplicates and might not want to do that.

The imperforated NZ Chalons are usually very poorly cut and the perforated ones usually have perfs or corners missing, or they might have been cut with scissors. To get a 4 margin imperforated Chalon is very difficult.

The high denomination pictorial stamps from around the change of the century need to be checked to ensure they are postally used because the ones used as revenue stamps are only worth 5-10% of catalogue value. As with all expensive overprints, you have to be careful that the 1913 Auckland Exhibition, Victoria Land and King Edwards Island stamps aren't forgeries. Usually only an expert can tell.


The 5 shillings Coat of Arms official that you highlighted as being expensive is actually a cheapy because it is the horizontal overprint. The vertical overprint is the expensive one.

Hi Geoff.
Being in New Zealand I am very keen to learn more and more about NZ stamps, and enjoy to see any video about them!
One thing I know is that the most expensive stamps (except for a very few very rare varieties of other stamps) of New Zealand are some of the early Chalons. In my club there are a few collectors that specialize on the Chalon stamps. So, without knowing any detail about them, that is quite an impressive Chalon collection, including the very early ones.
The Health stamps were for funding of Children's Health Camps. They were issued from 1929 to 2016.
Yes, I have most of those bird stamps - will be difficult to say exactly whether I have all of them.
Oh, Charnie's collection/accumulation is still chaotic! But at last I started to organize the bird stamps! Love to do that. Now, finding the time outside of my work work.
Hmmm, I mostly bought and know something about large New Zealand stamp mixes. We have a club stamp fair early October, and I will specifically see if I can find similar collections and for what they are sold. Will come back to you about that.

Some decent early stuff  (like the smiling boys and 5 bob cooks , officials etc. ) but the later mint hinging looks a bit suspect .

The Green, 5/- Arms  Official you can purchase for less than $10 used.    If you find one with the word "official" printed vertically down the stamp you are into the $300 to $40 used, and at least $500 mint.     Your example is only $10, not $225 or $300.

OMG!..I loved those Chalon head stamps! The first two pages of that album on their own make the asking price of $700 a bargain for any NZ collector.

For someone beginning a New Zealand collection this album will fit the bill. For anyone else there would have to be something that catches the eye, and to my eye that isn't there. Condition is vitally important to those seeking quality items, especially as this is a visual hobby. Most of the stamps in this collection appear on the face to be 2nd grade. I wouldn't pay AUD$700 + postage ($80) as that equates to NZD$1000 - far too much money for what is shown. Just my 2cents worth. Otherwise, an interesting video. Thanks Geoff

Just a question , the 2002 B/W 1966 - 1975 specialist cat , is there a part 1 and 2 or just 1 , because the one I'm looking at has an identical cover , cheers .