item details
NameHalf penny Queen Victoria Second Side-face overprinted O.P.S.O on Registered Letter annotated with instructions for re-design
ProductionNew Zealand Post Office; maker/artist; 1898; New Zealand
Classificationletters, design drawings, postage stamps
Materialspaper, printing ink
Materials SummaryExisting issued stamp overprinted with handstamped O.P.S.O., on registered letter
DimensionsOverall: 292mm (width), 152mm (height)
Registration NumberPH000084
Credit lineThe New Zealand Post Museum Collection, Gift of New Zealand Post Ltd. 1992
Overview
A handstamp with the letters O.P.S.O. (On Public Service Only) was applied to existing Queen Victoria Second-Sideface and 1898 Pictorial stamps to identify stamps used for official purposes. This cover bears a halfpenny Queen Victoria Second-Sideface stamp overprinted O.P.S.O. on a Registered Letter, annotated with instructions for re-designing the envelope. The cover is annotated by D. Robertson, NZ Post Office.