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One penny booklets Two different booklets were issued. The first, issued in 1935, was on single watermarked paper and had adverts in the margin. The stamps are from die 2 and the lines in the clouds are much stronger than before. The second booklet was issued in 1936 and were from Die 3. The first
Three shillings The 3/- was first issued with single watermarked paper on 1 May 1935 with perf 14-13×13½. and then appeared perf 13½x14 in November 1935. In August 1936, it appeared on multiple watermarked paper, perf 14-13×13½. The direction of the perforation in each of these was from left to right. There was only one
Crash of the Calpurnia, 1938 On the 23 and 24 November 1938, Short S23 Empire flying boats left the UK for Alexandria where Australian and New Zealand mail from both flights was loaded on the Empire flying boat Calpurnia. The flight from Alexandria was to Tiberias on the sea of Galilee and from there to
Air Orient and KLM It was late 1933 before Imperial Airways extended its airmail route to Singapore. Meanwhile, both France and The Netherlands had started regular services to their colonies in the Far East. KLM started a regular airmail service between Amsterdam and Batavia in the Dutch East Indies in September 1930. Air Orient began
Internal Airmails 1934-1938 Although there were experimental air mails between 1930 and 1932, the first regular service did not start until late 1934. Airmails were developed along with freight and passenger services. The first regular New Zealand airmail service connected Hokitika with Haast and Okuru in December 1934. It was operated by Air Travel (NZ).
1938 NZ to Samoa and Hawaii The first official airmail flight from New Zealand to USA was in January 1938 via American Samoa, Kingman Reef and Hawaii. The flight left Auckland on 2 January and the pilot was Ed Musick. To Samoa The first leg of the 1938 Auckland to US flight was to American
Auckland – North Auckland The route of the survey flight on April 30, 1932 was Auckland, Dargaville, Russell, Whangarei and back to Auckland. Again, the company involved was Air Travel, the pilot was M.C. McGregor and the plane was a Simmonds Spartan. An official airmail was delivered and picked up at each stop with the
Survey flights between New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga, 1939 The Short S30 Empire flying boat Aotearoa, commanded by Capt. J.W. Burgess, was flown from Southampton to Auckland on 16 – 28 August 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II on 3 September. No official mail was flown although some unofficial covers were carried.
George V Fourpence Two plates were used for the 4d value. The yellow printings were from plate 20 as were the violet printings from 1916 until the middle of 1926. From July 1926 printings were from plate 44 and were usually in a deep purple. 4d yellow Shades The date of issue was 30 July
Health 1930 The 1930 plates were similar to the 1929 issue and were produced by etching and contained 80 stamps in 8 horizontal rows. The stamps were printed at the Government Printing Office, watermarked NZ and star and comb perforated 14. Stanley Davis was responsible for the vignette while L C Mitchell was responsible for
1874 First Side-Face Covers From 1870, the usual route from New Zealand to the UK was via San Francisco, except for an interruption in 1873. The postal rate to the UK was 6d per ½oz. From 1875 – 1885, The Pacific Mail Steamship Company operated the trans-Pacific route [2]. The topic of this page was
Second Side-Face Issue The stamps were issued in 1882. Like the 1874 issue they showed a side portrait of Queen Victoria. A major change was that the stamps were available for revenue as well as postal purposes. The stamps The initial printings consisted of the 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d, 8d and 1/- values, although
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Pennyhalfpenny The 1½d was first issued on 1 May 1935 perforated 14×13½ while an issue perforated 13½x14 was issued in November 1935. This is the so-called wet printing where the stamps were printed on dampened paper in an attempt to improve the impression. The first issue was on single watermarked paper while stamps with multiple
Twopence halfpenny All issues were recess printed and perforated by De La Rue. The stamp shows Mount Cook, the highest mountain in New Zealand. There are three frame plates: 1, 3 and 4 and two unnumbered centre plates. Sheets had 60 stamps in 10 rows of 6. Frame plate 1 Perf 14-13×13½ The initial issue
Empire Airmail Scheme, 1938-39 The aim of the Empire Air Mail Scheme (EAMS) was to provide regular connections between the countries of the British Empire at the very low postal rate of 1½d per half oz. As this was an all-up service, an air mail label was not needed. The first stage of the EAMS,
IA London – Karachi, First Flight 1929 A major step in providing an airmail service between New Zealand and the UK was the weekly Imperial Airways London to Karachi service which started on 30 March 1929. The journey took 7 days. The first flight This cover was carried on the first flight from Croydon Airport,
Kingsford Smith and Ulm On 19 March 1931, Australia issued a set of stamps to commemorate Kingsford Smith’s World Flights. His 1928 flights included the first trans-Pacific flight from the USA to Australia, the first trans-Tasman flight from Australia to New Zealand and the first flight in the reverse direction from New Zealand to Australia.
First Regular US-NZ Airmail, July 1940 After the loss of the Samoan Clipper in 1938, Pan American did not set up a regular New Zealand – USA service until 1940. There were two survey flights in 1939, the first was from San Francisco to Auckland between 22 and 30 August while the second was between
Christmas Eve Flights 1932 The 1932 Christmas Eve airmail flights were organised along the same routes as in 1931. The mail was smaller (6,709 compared with 16,836). A much fancier cachet was applied compared with the earlier survey flights. Once again, Palmerston North was the centre of operations. Mail from Auckland was sent by the
1940 Centennial Issue The Centennial Issue was issued in 1940 to celebrate the centenary of British sovereignty. The plates were produced by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co who recess printed the stamps in the UK. The stamps were issued on 2 January 1940 and the second pictorials were withdrawn from sale. The aim was that this
ANZAC Plates 1936 One plate was produced for each value with the number 1 appearing in the four corners of the plate. The plate was composed of 4 panes, each of 48 stamps. After printing, the large sheet was split into four before distribution to post offices. For each value, the plate number appears in
Health 1931 The steel plate for the 1d value was produced by the Royal Mint in London. As postal rates were increased in July 1931, a 2d value was needed. W.R. Bock made the new die by etching in zinc and a copper plate was made at the Government Printing Office in Wellington. In both
Halfpenny Newspaper Stamp The postage rate for newspapers was reduced to ½d from 1 January 1873 and so a halfpenny stamp was required. It was designed by John Davies. The die was made in Melbourne and the stamps were surface printed by the Government Printer in Wellington. First issue The first issue was on the
Second Side-Face Covers At the time of this issue in 1882, the postal rate to the UK was 6d per ½oz. In 1891, it was reduced to 2½d. In 1884, the New Zealand Shipping Company signed a 5 year contract for a direct mail service to the UK via the Straits of Magellan. This service
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