Mount Cook and Cooks Bay

This mountain on the Southern Island is the highest in New Zealand at 12,349 feet, and is called Aorangi in Maori. Also included in this list are references to the Mount Cook Lily and to Cooks Bay.

New Zealand	05/04/1898	Pictorial Definitives 13v + 1v (corrected inscription) Mount Cook is shown on the 1/2d stamp and also the top value 5/- value. These recess stamps were reprinted a number of times over the next ten years on different papers and with differing perforations. 1998 Centenary Issue 14v & 2xM/S(2v) The centenary of these stamps was commemorated with a set of 14 lithography printed stamps (20/05/1998). These reproduced the original stamps with adapted values. The ½d became one of the 40c stamps and the 5/- became the top value $1.80 stamp. Neither of these stamps was featured on the miniature sheets.
New Zealand	01/05/1935	Definitives (w43 & w98) 14v & 14v Mount Cook is shown on the 2½d stamp. This set was later reprinted with the multiple NZ Star watermark and also used for Official overprints.
New Zealand	01/09/1971	1970 Pictorial Definitives 21v (in several instalments) The vertical 30c stamp shows Mount Cook National Park.
New Zealand	01/06/1983	Beautiful New Zealand 4v The 40c stamp shows Cooks Bay.
New Zealand	17/06/1987	Centenary of National Parks Movements 4v & M/S(1v) The 80c stamp features Mount Cook and a buttercup.
New Zealand	09/06/1993	Endangered Species Conservation 4x1v & 1v(self-adhesive) One of the block of four 45c stamps shows a Mount Cook Lily along with a Chatham Island Taiko and a Mountain Duck.
New Zealand	18/02/1994	$20 Definitive 1v This recess and die-stamped printed stamp features Mount Cook and other New Zealand symbols.
New Zealand	27/04/1994	The Four Seasons 4v The 45c stamp that represents winter, shows Mount Cook and the Mount Cook Lily.
New Zealand	27/03/1996	New Zealand Scenery 9v & 1v & 1v Mount Cook is shown on the 5c stamp in this set, which included earlier (40c) and later ($10) releases showing other scenes.