brightonpete
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Post by brightonpete on Nov 19, 2018 0:28:47 GMT
I picked up a few ANZ covers some time ago & will present the New Zealand covers here. This one was posted on August 1st, 1955 using one of the 3 stamps issued for the 100th Anniversary of New Zealand's first stamp. |
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Post by brightonpete on Nov 19, 2018 0:32:51 GMT
Here are a few using various Health stamps... |
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Post by smauggie on Dec 11, 2018 3:51:36 GMT
Wellington, New Zealand July 3. 1928 Late Fee Cancellation and Auxiliary Marking  |
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Post by smauggie on Dec 11, 2018 4:15:38 GMT
New Zealand Industries Fair Postal Station (Christchurch), New Zealand August 5, 1949 A special postal station was set up at the fair to handle mail. This cover was cancelled on the first day of the fair and has a handsome cachet. I am unaware of any other expo/fair covers from New Zealand. If you know of any, please let me know.  |
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Beryllium Guy
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Dec 11, 2018 12:14:40 GMT
New Zealand Industries Fair Postal Station (Christchurch), New Zealand August 5, 1949 A special postal station was set up at the fair to handle mail. This cover was cancelled on the first day of the fair and has a handsome cachet. I am unaware of any other expo/fair covers from New Zealand. If you know of any, please let me know. Nice cover, Smauggie, thanks for sharing! I am unsure about other NZ expo/fair covers myself, but our member Bas S Warwick (Andrew) lives in NZ, so perhaps he can tell us.... |
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Post by smauggie on Dec 27, 2018 16:35:10 GMT
Otaki, New Zealand
May 18, 1931A smaller town in New Zealand, Otaki is named for the nearby Otaki River which runs out to the sea in Otaki. Otaki was roughly an average-sized town for New Zealand at the time with just under 1600 residents. It sits on the southern coast of the North Island. 
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Post by nbstamper on Oct 1, 2019 15:00:47 GMT
 This is one of the more interesting covers from my New Zealand collection. A six-pence First Side-Face on a cover mailed to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, my home town. I repatriated it a few years ago; but now don't remember the dealer who owned it or where he was. The stamp looks clipped on top in the scan but it isn't. Don't see First Side-Face stamps on cover very often, at least not in North America; just about as scarce as Chalons on cover. |
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DK
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What I collect: Classic NZ, Closed NZ Post Offices, New Zealand Postal History, Classic Br. Empire, Pacific Islands, France
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Post by DK on Oct 31, 2020 21:28:37 GMT
Nice cover above nbstamper :-)
Have you done any research on it, such as its shipping details? Postal History is a fascinating hobby on its own!
Dave
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DK
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What I collect: Classic NZ, Closed NZ Post Offices, New Zealand Postal History, Classic Br. Empire, Pacific Islands, France
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Post by DK on Oct 31, 2020 21:32:50 GMT
I recently came into the possession of 130 odd old covers from the 'Union Bank of Australia'. 1890-1900 period. They are fairly common and not too exciting really, but, this one below has a very clear company stamp on the back of it. Interesting to see these things that we don't see too often :-)   Dave |
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Post by kasvik on Oct 28, 2021 19:14:50 GMT
It's a nice one, courtesy of an incredulous New Zealand Post Office. A Geneva collector sent this to a false address, forcing the clerks in Wellington to perform contortions before returning it to the pip squeak. My favorite bit; 'Not known at Swiss consulate'. They certainly tried.
And a serious question. It left Geneva on 11 July, paid surface rate. It arrived in Wellington 20 July? Pretty zippy. That was possible in 1956? I'll be dog-gone.
 
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DK
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Post by DK on Oct 28, 2021 23:54:07 GMT
Interesting one.
Can you confirm the date of the Swiss cancellation - is it 11 VII 1956 ?
The arrival into Wellington is certainly 20 Jul 1956.
I am not sure that 'surface' would have got it from Geneva to Wellington in 9 days back then.
It must have gone at least partly, if not all the way, by Air - surely.
But the big question to me is the address :
5 rue de la croisette
Wellington
Nouvelle Zelande
There are no French named streets in Wellington let alone in NZ - perhaps Akaroa !!
From my searching I see that Rue de la Croisette is near Brussels in Belgium.
I wonder if the poor sender was confused on that particular day !!
Dave
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Post by kasvik on Oct 29, 2021 3:05:56 GMT
Thanks Dave. I replaced the scans with slightly better. I still cannot see but 11 July. Something has to be off. And the sender definitely paid surface rate. It's too strange. I'm helpless.
As for the weird address, my guess; pure fiction. I think the stinker-sender invented a fictional address to take advantage of the free return service. They were collecting distant cancellations (and irritating postal clerks).
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Post by brightonpete on Aug 10, 2022 20:30:58 GMT
This cover just arrived today from a recent auction. It looked interesting, so I nabbed it. Nothing on there back unfortunately.
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Post by daniel on Nov 16, 2024 3:12:34 GMT
A Censored Cover sent from the English-Speaking Union in Wellington, New Zealand to the ESU in Rockefeller Plaza, New York on 21st March 1941. The cover was opened by a Censor 23 in New Zealand, resealed with Censor Label and stamped accordingly. Four Centennial stamps have been used for the airmail postage. The English-Speaking Union was founded in 1918 by Sir Evelyn Wrench. Their aim is to "support young people to build the speaking and listening skills they need to thrive. Our membership brings together a community that values the power of shared language and global friendship." Daniel   |
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