New Zealand: Thames Valley and Coromandel

Here are some interesting local stamps

Some info from vol.7 of the RPSNZ books from around this area (Thames/Coromandel) and its usage of cancels in the time period referred to :



Dave

Here are a few postmarks of places from around that area that I found in my books very quickly :









Not all noted for Gold Mining although Waihi, Waikino and Thames are 

I think that I have a Karangahake 'A' class somewhere here too ... I must find it!


Dave

Here is the "TS" duplex and a later cancel.

A couple more. I am not sure about the "postal" fiscal, those always confuse me. Perhaps a telegraph payment.

Another Thames cancel. Not sure what it is. Some kind of special post from Thames to Auckland. A traveling post office (TPO)?

Here is a first day cover of the use of a local stamp

and another one from Waihi:






Dave

Thanks Dave, Much appreciated. This gives some visuals to the postal history. Classic Thames Valley and Coromandel area landscape.

Hi Michael

That is a nice example of the 1898 Pictorials 'London' printed 'Wakitipu' mis-spelling of 'Wakatipu' you have shown here.
An early date too as this sets release date is 5 April 1898.


Perhaps an admin could move the post to the '1898 Pictorials' thread or the 'SON' thread as this is in the 'Thames Valley and Coromandel' thread and 'Sydenham' is a suburb of Christchurch - about 1000km south of the Coromandel!


Many thanks


Dave

Nice historical item Grant.

Gold mining related is quite interesting and very pertinent to this part of NZ.


Dave

Sorry Mark  Can't help at all , it is similar to ones I have seen in Australia  with a similar design , but I don't have a reference. I think they were shown on another forum, which I hate to name here (I left in a rage following some public slagging and insult from the uncouth Ozzy owner)  

The one in my Avatar is located in BRUGES  Belgium and is square not cylindrical.   I wonder if Chris Beryllium Guy   has come across similar in his Post box hunts ? 

Thanks for your post, skid .  Sorry I initially missed it.  I have been travelling the last 2-3 days. And thanks to Alex (vikingeck ) for the tag, and daniel for his response.

Well, that's a great postbox there, Skid, and it's nice that they put the placard on it to tell a little bit about it.  As Daniel mentions in his response, the first idea that came to my mind when I saw your photo was, "Wow, that bears a striking similarity to a Penfold box."  It has some definite similarities to a GB Penfold box, but there are some differences, too.  Here is a photo to illustrate:



As you can see from the photo, the design on the cap of this pillar box is very similar to the NZ box with the leaf array and finial.  These are classic Penfold-style touches.  In the UK, though, these boxes are almost always hexagonal in shape, rather than cylindrical like the NZ box.  I also note that the NZ box has some nice detail at the base of the box, which the UK boxes have never had, to the best of my knowledge.

Anyway, I hope this may show the similarities a bit.  A very nice find, Skid.... it gives me another excuse to want to visit NZ!