Postal orders were issued in New Zealand from 1886 until 1986. [1] [2]
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]
A postal order, postal note or money order is a financial instrument usually intended for sending money through the mail. It is purchased at a post office and is payable at another post office to the named recipient. A small fee for the service, known as poundage, is paid by the purchaser. In the United States, this is known as a postal money order. Postal orders are not legal tender, but a type of promissory note, similar to a cheque.
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.
An overprint is an additional layer of text or graphics added to the face of a postage stamp, banknote or postal stationery after it has been printed. Post offices most often use overprints for internal administrative purposes such as accounting but they are also employed in public mail. The most well-recognized varieties are commemorative overprints which are produced for their public appeal and command significant interest in the field of philately.
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The 5 shilling denomination was not commonly overprinted.
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