Postal orders were issued in New Zealand from 1886 until 1986. [1] [2]
The first postal notes were issued in 1886. [3] Some of them are known overprinted "SPECIMEN", in 1890. [4] It has been confirmed that the last day of issue was 31 July 1986. [5]
It is not yet known when these were first issued. The majority of them were overprinted. They ceased to be issued during 1987 [5] due to the announcement by Mr. (now Sir) Roger Douglas that foreign exchange controls were being abolished.
The 5 shilling denomination was not commonly overprinted.
Any extant examples are very sought after by collectors.
Postal orders were issued in New Zealand from 1886 until 1986. [1] [2]
The first postal notes were issued in 1886. [3] Some of them are known overprinted "SPECIMEN", in 1890. [4] It has been confirmed that the last day of issue was 31 July 1986. [5]
It is not yet known when these were first issued. The majority of them were overprinted. They ceased to be issued during 1987 [5] due to the announcement by Mr. (now Sir) Roger Douglas that foreign exchange controls were being abolished.
The 5 shilling denomination was not commonly overprinted.
Any extant examples are very sought after by collectors.