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THE KIWI

THE JOURNAL OF THE NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY OF GRE,AT BRITAINISSN 0964 7821

IVOLUME 49, NUMBER 6, NOVEMBER 2000 WHOLE NUMBER 283 I

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE UNION JACK CLUB, SANDELLSTREET, LONDON SEl

ON NOVEMBER 25th, 2000

IT IS KIWI DAY

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WILL START AT 11.00 A.M.

THE AFTERNOON MEETING WILL START AT 2.00 P.M. AND WILL BE A DISPLAYOF FISCALS AND REVENUES LED BY KEITH COLLINS AND ERNIE LEPPARD.

PLEASE BRING ALONG ANY ITEMS OF INTEREST

TABLE OF CONTENTSAgenda for the 49th Annual General Meeting 122

Future Meeting Strategy 123

Membership 123

Notes of the Meeting held in Chester held Sept. 22 - 24, 2000 124

Obituary: Alan Gardiner 125

Auction Realisations 126

For Sale and Wanted 127

The Stuart Rossiter Memorial Lecture 128

News Releases 128

Special Datestamp 129

Follow up to the Millennium Stagecoach 130

A Mysterious Lake on the Heritage Stamps 130

Further Thoughts on the Postcard to Russia 131

The Printing and Stationery Dept. Franks - Further Finds 131

Treasury Dept. Second Franks - An Update 133

The 2000 Scenic Issue 134

N.Z. - USA Air Mail Service - What Was The Postage Rate? 135

Maori War Covers 136

New Zealand Pioneer Airmails: 1919 - 1922 (Part 2) 137

The Emergency Flight in 1940 141

Index to Volume 49 of The Kiwi 143

The Society is affiliated to: The Association of British Philatelic Societies, The New Zealand Philatelic

Federation and the Midland Federation Annual Subscription £12.00

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OFFICERS OF THE NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN

Honorary General Secretary:

Keith C. Collins 13, Briton Crescent,Sanderstead, Surrey, CR2 OJN,~ 0208 - 657 - 4566

Honorary Packet Secretary:

B. T. Atkinson, 77, Wood Lane,Osterley, Middlesex, TW7 5EG(~ 0208 - 560 - 6119

Honorary Treasurer:

E. W.Leppard, 68, Chestnut Grove,Balham, London, SW12 8JJ~ 0208 - 673 - 4710

Honorary Editor:

Andrew Dove, 12, Stella Avenue,Tollerton, Notts NG 12 4EX~~ 0115 - 937 - 3762

Internet Address: http://www.cs.stir.ac.ukl~rgc/nzsgb

SOCIETY NEWS:

49TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGOF

THE NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAINNotice is hereby given that the 49th Annual General Meeting of the New Zealand Society of

Great Britain will be held at The Union Jack Club, Sandell Street, London on Saturday 25thNovember, 2000, commencing at 11.00 a.m.

AGENDA:

1. Minutes of the 48th Annual General Meeting

2. President's Report and Review of2000.

3. Financial Report from the Hon. Treasurer.

4. Report from the Hon. Packct Secretary.

5. To c1ect:

i) A Presidentii) Vice Presidents

iii) A Chairmaniv) A Vice Chairmanv) An Honorary General Secretary

vi) An Honorary Editor of "The Kiwi"vii) An Honorary Packet Secretary

viii) An Honorary Treasurerix) An Honorary Auctioneerx) Other Officers of the Society

6. To elect a Committce.

7. Future Meeting Strategy (Paper A).

8. Any Other Business proper to the Annual General Meeting of which due notice has beengiven in writing to the Honorary General Secretary.

Nominations are invited from Members for all the Officers of the Society, having obtained theagreement (in writing) of the member so nominated.

KElTH C. COLLINS, HONORARY GENERAL SECRETARY

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PAPERA.FUTURE MEETING STRATEGY

DEREK DIAMOND

This brief document summarises discussion at recent Committee meetings and raises somequestions for the AGM in November, 2000.

1. The central question is: what pattern of meetings each year is most convenient for ourmembers?

2. Two important facts must be taken into account: first, the location of members (see tablefollowing) and, secondly, the recently formed and currently developing regional groupings(Midlands, North West and Scotland).

3. This year, the Society organised its first weekend meeting in Chester. In part, this was to testthe idea that our national society can hold national (not merely regional) meetings successfullyin places other than London.

4. The Committee has decided that in 2002, the Society will celebrate its 50TH anniversary with aresidential weekend meeting in London. In 200 I, the September meeting will be held outsideLondon in co-operation with one of the regional groups. The question to be decided is: whatshould be the pattern of meetings for 2003 and thereafter?

5. There seems to be three options:

a) To continue to regard all London meetings as national meetings.

b) To replace the September meeting in London with a meeting in one of the regions.

c) To establish an annual (or bi-annual) 2-day weekend meeting which involves, forexample, the Annual competition, the Annual Auction and the Annual GeneralMeeting and which is located in a different place (including London) each year. TheLondon meetings would then become another Regional Group.

If Option c) were adopted, the next question is: which weekend is the most appropriate? It is,undoubtedly desirable to keep the A.G.M. and auction together. If November is the preferredmonth, there will be no need to alter the Society's financial year.

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF MEMBERS:

London (inside M25) 42 Brighton & Dist. 10-" .._.

Home Counties 33 Leeds & York 8~~'~~~

Manchester & Dist. 15 East Midlands 8

Birmingham & Coventry 14 Luton, Milton Keynes & Northampton 6-

8Scotland 13 Exeter & Cornwall- -

Southampton & Dist. 13 Liverpool & Southport 6

Bristol & Bath, S. Wales & Gloucs. 15 Other 12.- ..

MEMBERSHIP:NEW MEMBERS:

We welcome:

PHS Guffogg, Lytham St. Annes, LancashireMG Thompson, Bideford, Devon

DECEASED:

A Gardiner, Salisbury, Wiltshire

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NOTES OF THE MEETING OF THE SOCIETY HELD IN CHESTERBETWEEN SEPTEMBER 22 - 24, 2000

The first Philatelic Weekend to be organised by the Society took place in Chester on the weekend ofSeptember 22 ~ 24, 2000. The quantity of material shown was exceptional and, unforttmately, space makesit impossible to fully describe all exhibits.

The weekend started on Friday evening with a reception hosted by Joc and Jenny Gregson. A number ofthose present showed recent acquisitions to get things underway: your reporter especially noted an airmailessay bearing a picture of Jean Batton shown by Derek Diamond and a reconstructed sheet of Adsonsshown by John Woolfe. The evening broke the ice and got the weekend offto a flying start.

Saturday began with Don Scregg showing his collection ofChristchurch Exhibition material. This is anextraordinarily comprehensive assembly that covers the historical backgrotmd, the nature and contents ofthe Exhibition itself, the story of New Zealand's first set of commemorative stamps and illustrations ofmuch of the immense publicity material that both preceded and succeeded the event. The comprehensivenature ofthe collection was proven by a showing ofa video ofthe openingceremony. To read a copy oftheProfit and Loss Account gave a real insight into the scale of the challenge that the young Dominion hadtaken on. Alan Baker concluded the session by showing a fine example ofthe 1d Claret.

The latter half of the morning was occupied by a display from members of the Northern Group. Sixmembers gave fascinating displays, the subjects ranging from Moori War covers through Enshede papercontrol markings, the Express Delivery Service, Colour Separations available to subscribers to the LimitedEditions issues to Trans Tasman Pioneer flights.

Following the Auction in the afternoon, Saturday concluded with a session on Proofs and Essays. Eightmembers contributed material to a display that included material from the Die Proofs of the Full FaceQueens to colour separations ofthe 1960 2d and a drawing by Eileen Mayo for the 2Y:ic Moth. Every issuein between was covered by a profuse range of artists drawings, unadopted essays, Die Proofs and PlateProofs. It is hard to imagine that this could be duplicated elsewhere and the suggestion was made thatefforts should be made to record this material in a systemic way as the catalogues do not cover the area

Tom Hetherington closed the session by showing mementoes of the dinner held to celebrate theSociety's 21st Birthday.

On Saturday Evening, a dinner was held with about 40 members and partners present. There were anumber of favourable comments about the quality of the food served. A raffle was held at which JennyGregson won a bottle ofwhisky; some recompense for the support Joc and Jenny had given the weekend.

Sunday morning was devoted to the subject ofRates and Routes. John Woolfe opened proceedings withan amazing display of early covers which he accompanied with a wonderfully lucid and knowledgeableexplanation of the sequence of events and their causation. He said that the range of rates arose from thepractice at the time of charging covers the rate to the UK. and then adding the additional rate to the finaldestination. In the pre- UP.U times this meant a variety ofrates that, at times, challenged local post officesto provide the requisite postage stamps. The story that emerged emphasised the difficulty in overcomingNew Zealand's isolation. Covers on show illustrated the difficulties caused by the Crimean War (18541856) when the British Government commandeered the ships that had been providing the mail service tothe Colonies. Great physical distance moderated by rapidly developing transport technologies andcombined with European power politics made high cost services difficult to sustain and gave rise to a veryrich postal history. There followed displays illustrating the fall in rates after New Zealand joined theUniversal Postal Union in 1891 and the complexities of postage rates charged for Airmails between NewZealand and the UK. during W.W.IT.

In all, more than 18 members displayed material during the weekend. In closing the meeting, Lew Gilesregretted that the range of material would make displays significantly more difficult to organise during the

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coming years but reflected that he thought it unlikely that other Societys could mount the sort of displayseen during the weekend.

No meetings of this nature can succeed without a lot of work behind the scenes and support fromoutside the organisation. First, the Society owes a lot to Paul Wreglesworth for making it happen. Secondly,a number ofdealers supported the weekend in variety of ways, thanks, therefore to: Joc & Jenny Gregson,Patrick Taylor (Clocktower Colleetables, Greyrnouth), Brian Rumsey (Ashford Stamps, Auckland), PaulWales (Classic Stamps, Christchurch), Cavcndish Philatelic Auctions (Derby, U.K.), Len Jury (Len JuryLtd., Auckland), Warwick Paterson (Carnpbell Paterson, Auckland), Richard Blenkey (Kiwiana Gifts,Christchurch), David Holrnes (David Holmes Ltd., Auckland), John Mowbray (Otaki Railway, NZ.),Gavin Millard (Christchurch City Stamps, Christchurch), Stirling & Co. and New Zealand Post. Thanksalso to Chester Philatelic Society and the Midlands Group for the loan ofdisplay stands.

Overall this was a most enjoyable and successful weekend. Many of those present expressed the wishthat it be repeated in the near future.

PACW, DD, AFDOBITUARY

SQUADRON LEADER ALAN GARDINER

1924-2000

JOHN SMITH

I first met Alan in the late 1960's when 1was working near R.A.F. Lyneham: it was then that Ifirst encountered his quite inimitable - and illegible! - signature.

He was born a Scot in 1924 and joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice at H.alton justbefore the outbreak of War in 1939. He was commissioned in 1959 and, after service in manyparts of the world, retired as a Squadron Leader in 1978. His second career saw him working inOman and Zimbabwe between 1979 and 1986.

Alan had been "Mentioned in Despatches" during the Malaysian Troubles and, whilst he saidlittle about this, he could be quietly amusing about the time that he spent at the Ministry ofDefence in London. What he and his Naval counterpart counted during the lunch hour in OxfordStreet, I must leave to your imagination.

It must have been soon after his return from Zimbabwe that I was checking the AttendanceBook at one of our London meetings and saw, again, that unforgettable signature.

As a collector of New Zealand stamps, and particularly Air Mail covers, Alan became a regularattender at our meetings and was elected to the Committee in 1987. After a spell as MeetingReporter, he became Vice-Chairman in 1989 and was our Chairman from 1990 - 1995.

Alan loved acquiring knowledge and was one of the most diligent researchers that I have comeacross. He had a keenly analytical mind and the result of this, combined with his research, wasevident in the splendid way that his excellent Air Mail collection was mounted and written-up. Hevisited New Zealand, mainly to gather information for and about items in his collection. He alsofound time to put the locals right from time to time! Many of you have, no doubt, secured gems foryour own collections now that Alan' s has been sold.

He was proud of being Scottish and the only time that I remember him talking about cricketwas when his compatriot, Peter Such, was playing for England. He was also a great family manand he was lucky that his daughters and son all lived near him in Salisbury. Our thoughts andsympathy go to them and his grandchildren.

With Alan's death in August, after a long illness, the Society has lost a true friend who was notafraid to work hard in its support. May he rest in peace.

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AUCTION REALISATIONS: 23RD SEPTEMBER 1999

Lot Realised Lot Realised Lot Realised Lot Realised Lot Realised.

£25.00 £20.00 265 £8.00A W 55 157 £12.00 377

B £10.00 56 £50.00 160 £60.00 275 £4.00 378 £11.00

C £7.00 57 £5.00 162 £55.00 276 £5.00 380 £7.00

D £4.00 58 £60.00 165 £40.00 277 £8.00 383 £8.00

E £3.00 63 £85.00 174 £55.00 278 £8.00 387 £25.00

F £2.00 65 £8.00 176 £30.00 279 £5.50 389 £14.00

G £2.00 66 £12.00 181 £60.00 280 £10.00 391 £11.00".

H £0.25 67 £15.00 188 £11.00 281 £3.00 392 £3.00

I £0.25 69 £25.00 189 £12.00 282 £11.00 393 £4.50

J £3.00 70 £15.00 191 £12.00 289 £9.00 397 £13.00

K £2.00 76 £20.00 196 £11.00 290 £6.00 406 £7.00--

L £2.50 78 £26.00 199 £47.50 293 £!1.00 412 £11.50.-

M £3.00 84 £30.00 205 £10.00 294 £4.00 413 £7.00

N £4.50 85 £30.00 207 £12.00 300 £25.00 415 £30.00

0 £4.50 86 £2.50 212 £10.00 301 £7,00 417 £24.75

P £4.50 87 £60.00 214 £12.00 304 £7,00 426 £12.00

Q £3.50 89 £7.00 217 £16.00 307 £4.00 429 £4.00

R £3.00 90 £180.00 220 £4.00 308 £11.00 430 £4.00

S £2.50 91 £85.00 221 £8.00 312 £5.00 431 £5.00

T £3.50 92 £ 11.00 222 £2.00 317 £7.00 433 £9.50

U £3.50 93 £11.00 223 £8.00 321 £8.00 434 £9.50"

V £0.25 94 £9.00 224 £8.00 322 £5.00 435 £9.50~.,~-

W £1.00 95 £8.00 225 £4.00 323 £25.00 436 £4.00f-------- -

X £0.50 96 £5.50 226 £16.00 328 £25.00 438 £5.00

97 £22.00 229 neoo 329 £10.00 439 £5.00

1 £4.75 98 £16.00 230 £3.00 330 £8.00 440 £13.00

3 £3.00 99 £12.00 231 £2.00 338 £ 11.00 441 £8.00

8 £18.00 100 £30.00 232 £6.00 340 £5.00 442 £14.00

9 £25.00 102 £14.00 234 £3.00 342 £8.00 443 £24.00

13 £45.00 103 noo 235 £22.00 344 £7.00 444 £18.00

18 £8.00 104 £40.00 240 £15.00 346 £10.00 468 £21.00

21 £24.00 105 £11.00 241 £13.00 349 £8.00 469 £26.00

24 £15.00 106 £5.00 242 £8.00 350 £15.00 472 £60.00

30 £6.00 107 £32.00 243 £3.00 352 £12.00 473 £14.00

32 £21.00 108 £60.00 244 £12.00 354 £10.00 474 £28.00

36 £5.00 112 £9.00 246 £4.00 355 £15.00 480 £10.00

40 £20.00 113 £15.00 247 £8.00 356 £12.00 481 £21.00

41 £12.00 127 £25.00 256 £2.00 358 £9.00 482 £11.00-

£11.0043 £5.00 128 £36.00 257 £12.00 359 £9.00 483

46 £25.00 133 £40.00 259 £48.00 361 £7.00 484 £38.00

48 £40.00 141 £80.00 260 £13.00 365 £4.00

50 £80.00 142 £116.00 261 £8.00 366 £24.00

52 £12.00 151 £30.00 263 £ 13.00 370 £8.00

54 £30.00 153 £50.00 264 £12.00 376 £5.00

Lots not listed were withdrawn or failed to attract any bids.

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Auctioneers comments:

This was a very disappointing result for the biggest auction that the Society has held so far. Therewere more people in the room than usual as it was held during the Chester weekend. However, verypoor bidding resulted in many lots remaining unsold and those that were sold, mostly sold at reserve.Some lots may have been overpriced by vendors but the overall reasons for the poor result is unclear.On a positive note, some purchasers will be delighted by the price that they paid.

FOR SALE AND WANTED

EDITORS NOTE: From time to time, I receive notification from readers that they havephilatelic material that is surplus to their requirements or that they are seeking specificitems that may be available from the readership. It is clearly in members interests forthis information to be shared but, unfortunately, space does not allow a full listing.Accordingly, I propose to publish a short summary of such notification and the contactname and address.

John Biddlecombe, 19 Moselle Drive, Churchdown, Gloucester GL3 2RX is seeking specificcopies of CP Newsletter and New Zealand Stamp Collector. He also has copies of The Kiwi,Captain Coqk and New Zealand Stamp Collector for sale.

JefT Hook, 13 Greenbank Avenue, Billinge, Wigan, Lancs WN5 7BX has a run of The Kiwifrom 1981, CP Bulletin from 1980 and CP Newsletter available.

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Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth Specialist Department

Fine Items From New ZealandNew Zealand has long been one of our favourite countries, and you willfind an attractive selection of stamps, errors, proofs and covers on our

regular illustrated lists (available on request). Alternatively, youcan visit our Website.

Our current stock features many unusual items from the Mat·cus Samueland M~jor Henry DUlnas collections.

For further infonnation, please contact either Mike Harvey or Pauline MacBroom at the address below.

Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth Departmentggg Strand, London WC2R OLX, United Kingdom

Te!: +44 (0)20 7836 8444E1X; +14 (0)20 7836 7342

e-mail: commonwealth@stanlcygibbons,co,ukInternet: www.stanleygibbons.com

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COMING EVENTS:THE STUART ROSSITER MEMORIAL LECTURE

The Sixth Stuart Rossiter Memorial Lecture will take place on Saturday 4 November, 2000 at10.30 for 11.00a.m. and will be held in The Auditorium, The Conference Centre, The BritishLibrary, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB.

The speaker will be David Beech, FRPSL, Head of Philatelic Collections, who will present apaper entitled Philatelic Research at the British Library - A guide to some of the untappedreserves. This will describe the vast resources that are available to Philatelists and will includeexamples of research using directories, India Office files, maps, newspapers and timetables as wellas philatelic literature and material.

Tickets can be obtained free of charge from: Richard c.A. Payne, Anso Corner Farm,Hempstead, Saffron Walden, Essex, CBlO 2NU or by Fax on 01799586650.

INFORMATION RECEIVED:NEWS RELEASES

NEW STAMP ISSUE SPORTS DISTINCTIVE IMAGES

4 August 2000

Today, New Zealand Post release its latest stamp issue which showcases a range of popularOlympic and non-Olympic sports in which New Zealand athletes have traditionally beensuccessful.

The selection of stamps takes a distinctive bird' s eye view of the Olympic and sporting pursuitsfeaturing Rowing (40c), Equestrian (80c), Cycling ($1.10, Triathlon ($1.20), Bowls ($1.50) andNetball ($1.80).

"New Zealand Post is marking the Sydney 2000 Olympics with a stamp issue which takes achallenging design approach to illustrate a range of sporting events. It is uniquely designed anddepicts sports that athletes of all ages and ability are out there competing in," says Wendy Riley,New Zealand Post Stamps Marketing Manager.

"The Olympic Games is a significant event for a majority of countries. New Zealand hasachieved great success at the Olympics and other sporting events and the stamp selection of fourOlympic and two non-Olympic sporting pursuits celebrates this fact."

At Olympic level, New Zealand has a fine tradition in rowing with one of the great highlightsbeing the gold medal in the men's eight's at the 1972 Games in Munich. Equestrian has also beena medal-winning sport for New Zealand.

Although Bowls is not part of the Olympic Games Programme it is part of the CommonwealthGames. Onc of our more recent successes was winning gold medals in both the men's and women'striples in the World Bowls Championship earlier this year. Though Netball is another that is not partof the Olympic programme, it is regarded as New Zealand's second most popular sport and is playedby more than 12,000 teams throughout the country. The Silver Ferns made a stunning entry into theCommonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 , winning the silver medal.

Martin Bailey, a freelance illustrator of Auckland, who also designed the Olympic issue,Barcelona '92, designed theses stamps. Mr. Bailey says close attention to detail was needed whendesigning the stamps, from accuracy about the type of cycle helmet and the length of the wheel tothe playing surfaces in the background and the uniforms worn by the athletes. Throughout thedevelopment, the designs were viewed by the New Zealand and Sydney Olympic Committees, theappropriate bodies for each sport and by Reebok Clothing.

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"Olympic and Sporting Pursuits" stamps were printed by Southern Colour Print, Dunedin, byoffset lithography.

******NEW ZEALAND POST ISSUES 40TH CHRISTMAS STAMP COLLECTION

4 September 2000

On Wednesday 6 September, New Zealand Post will issue its 40th Christmas stamp collection,which began with a Christmas stamp in 1960, featuring a reproduction of one of Rembrandt'scollection, The Adoration o/the Shepherds.

The Christmas 2000 stamp issue features six Nativity images that each depict a part of the storyof the birth of Jesus Christ - Mary with the Baby Jesus (40c), Mary and Joseph on their way toBethlehem (80c), The Baby Jesus in the manger ($1.10), The Archangel visits the shepherds($1.20), Shepherd minds the sheep by night ($1.50), The Three Kings arrive from the East ($1.80).

"This year's designs are based on detailed 16th and 17th century artistic interpretations,renowned for their richness and depth of colour, but adapted for the 20th century," says LindaMorgan, New Zealand Post Stamps Design Manager.

"The first decade of Christmas stamps built up our series of Nativity painting on stamps,including works from famous European such as Durer and Poussin. This year's theme wasdesigned a little closer to home, by Joanne Kreyl of Wellington, and reflects the brightness andmystery that many people experience over Christmas, no matter how they chose to celebrate it.

"Over the last 40 years, the stamp themes have been depicted in a variety of ways, with aconsistent theme of Nativity, making them ideal to collect. Some of the more notable imagesincluded the stained glass windows of the First Presbyterian Church in Invercargill, a sculpture of"Madonna and Child" by Ghiberti, 15th century tapestries illustrated in the medieval "Book ofHours", and illustrations of traditional Christmas carols."

The 2000 Christmas stamps have been embellished by the addition of metallic gold to eachstamp during the printing process. The designer has incorporated a symbolic arch shape into thebackground of each stamp, frequently seen in Christmas art, especially in church architecture andstained glass windows.Stamps were printed by Southern Colour Print, Dunedin, by offset lithography.

SPECIAL DATESTAMPFour special datestamps were issued to commemorate the Canpex 2000 National Stamp

Exhibition being held in Christchurch on October 5-82000.

CANPEX-2000-

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CANPEX CANPEX-2000- -2000-

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RESPONSES TO ARTICLES PREVIOUSLYPUBLISHE'D:FOLLOW UP TO THE MILLENNIUM STAGECOACH

ALLAN P. BERRY

Further to my note in the The Kiwi (1), I can provide some further information. I have spoken to JohnWaller, the present President ofthe Waikato Philatelic Society, who keeps his eye on such matters.

It would appear that the publicity for the event was down to the organisers and John has beenunable to find out who these are. All that the Waikato Mail Centre agreed to do was to provide anink-jet cancellation. John tells me that the person responsible at the Waikato Mail Centre was mostdisappointed when the count of the machine cancelling mail sent in to be carried stopped at about200. Most of the mail sent in was to addresses in Raglan itself. Not even dealers got to hear aboutit. The slogan will therefore be extremely rare. An example is shown in Figure 1.

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POSTAGE INCLUDEDWITIIIN NEW ZEALAND

Reference:

1, Berry AP. "The Millennium Coach". The Kiwi (2000), Vol. 49. No. 5, P, 108,

A MYSTERIOUS LAKE ON THE HERITAGE STAMPSALLAN P. BERRY

Whilst reading the interesting article by David Stalker on the background to the issue ofHeritage stamps, I was struck by the picture on the 60c which is entitled "On the Grass Plainbelow Lake Arthur". I did not recognise Lake Arthur and, therefore, turned to Atlases andGazeteers with no luck.

The original publicity for the stamps notes that the original painting is in the Turnbull Librarycollection at the National Library in Wellington.

I contacted Robin Startup who responded:

"I have also been unsuccessful in locating the Lake in any of his reference books, including theLands and Survey map Gazetteer!! However, to return to the beginning or source, the NewZealand Post new~issue leaflet for this issue states "On the Grass Plain Below Lake Arthur"William Fox, 1846, (60c) - Fox's paintings became a true visual record of the newly discoveredlands and he was known for his great ability at capturing the essence of the local landscape. Heexplored the South Island with Charles Heaphy - they were probably the first Europeans to eversight Lake Rotoroa near where he painted "Below Lake Arthur"".

The clue is "Lake Rotoroa" which is one of the inland lakes of Nelson Province. There is a briefdescription of Fox's February - March 1846 expedition on pages 58 - 59 of IN.W.Newports"Footprints". From the painting title we know that Fox called this lake as Lake Arthur, probablyafter Arthur Wakefield of the New Zealand Company days of 1842-1843, but obviously the

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Nelson settlers also knew the lake as Lake Rotoroa and this persisted over Lake Arthur over theyears, the name Arthur being lost."

So there you have it, an interesting little vignette.Reference:I. Stalker D. "New Zealand Heritage Stamps". The Kiwi. (2000). Vo\. 49. No. 5. Pp. Ill-lB.

FURTHER THOUGHTS ON THE POSTCARD TO RUSSIATIM STEPHENS

I have been catching up with my reading of The Kiwi recently and was most interested in thecomments on the card sent from New Zealand to St. Petersburg in 1903 (1,2). I believe, however,that one vital fact has been overlooked.

Russia did not adopt the Gregorian Calendar until 1918. This meant that in the 19th Century,Russian postmark dates were computed as twelve days earlier than the same dates in most of therest of the world, including New Zealand, and that after 1900, the difference was thirteen days.The arrival date at St. Petersburg on the card in question should, therefore, be read as 20th May,not 7th May, and that means a journey time of 50 days.

I do not feel qualified to be able to suggest the correct route for this card, but I have seen cardsfrom Egypt to Riga (now in Latvia, then in Russia) of the same era. One was sent from Cairo on24th July 1891 and has a Russian "RIGA" arrival datestamp 0 20th July (!). It therefor arrived onthe 1st August (after adjusting for the calendar), a journey of 8 days. The second card is fromHelduan, cancelled on the 26th April, 1901, with a Cairo transit of the same day. The Riga arrivalstamp is dated 21st April (i.e. 4th May) - again suggesting a journey of 8 days.

Looking at Norman Banfield's suggestions for the route of the card from New Zealand, itwould appear that these times fit well with the Sydney - Port Said - St. Petersburg routing. Usinghis information on times, how about: Spit ~ Wellington (1 day), Wellington ~ Sydney (5 days),Sydney ~ Port Said (36 days - see 4b in article), Port Said ~ St. Petersburg (8 days). Total 50days. However, I believe that it might be worth investigating other possible routings afresh - e.g.via Vladivostok or San Francisco.

I can confirm that the red writing on the card is the address in the Cyrillic alphabet: this iscommonly found on cards to Russia. I think "St. Petersburg" has been written at the top, and canmake out Cyrillic "W.O.ll ...." lower down. It is normal for the Russians to put the town namefirst.References:1. Carter A. "To Russia with Love??". The Kiwi (2000). Vo\. 49 No. 3. Pp. 66-68.

2. Banfield N. "Thoughts on the Postcard Illustrated in "To Russia with Love??" The Kiwi (2000). Vo\. 49No. 5. P. 109.

THE PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT FRANKS - FURTHER FINDSALLAN P. BERRY

Further varieties of the stationery on which these franks were used continue to surface (1,2,3).

Second frank used on parcel labels.

Group 2. The printed year date is shown as 18 .

The position of the printed frank within the upper right hand corner can vary:

a) The frank is 1.0mm from the top inner frame line and 4.5mm from the right inner frame line.A further example is known with a partial rubber handstamp address - THE SECRETARY, /EDUCATION BOARD, /. It is dated 1/8/95 (Figure 1).

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This is some eighteen month befor the printing of the label with print number[20 000/2/97-985 reported by Douglas Hague. further example of that parcel label hascome to hand which i of intere t as it has exactly the same right frame line flaws as the examplereported above with the part rubb r handstarnp addre

econd frank used on commercial en elop s.

Comma after D partm nt .Line b low On Public ervice Only. measures 62mm right end of line to frank 9m.m.

Comma 57.5mm below P of Public. Us d 130 96.

Line b low On Public ervice Only. m asures 62mm right end of line to frank 10.5mm.Flaw b low top frame line at the right. omma 58.5mm b 10 u of Public. Used 21 F 95.This is th ame as that r ported at the bottom of page 17 of Volume 49 of The Kiwi, but differs inthat it has the partial rubber handstarnp addre s - The /erk, / Magi Irate's ourt, /. Used 21 E 95.

Fourth frank.

The exact date that the new frank was introduc d i not given in ew Zealand Post andTelegraph Official Circular. In that for May 1 1901 there is a brief note:

Mourningfor the late Queen di continued.Official mourning for the late Qu en was di continu don th morning of 18th April. (p.G. 01/531.)

In that for July 1 1901 there is a further brief note:

The King' Monogram adoptedOfficers were instructed on the 30th ay to ubstitute His ajesty s monogram E.R. for the

late Queen s in all places where the 0 ereign monogram i us d.

Therefore, one cannot expect any covers carrying the fourth frank to appear before June 1901.The earliest print numb r recorded fort he fourth frank is 2 000/8/1901--6510] which has amourning corner at the top left. It is lik ly that this is in fact the earliest printing of departmentalstationery using the fourth frank. In spite of the instruction in the e Zealand Post and TelegraphOfficial Circular for May 1 1901 all printing up to and including 1 000/12/1901-9499] hadmourning corners at the top left.

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An example of the fourth frank on commercial envelope with the print number 5,OOO/3/1902~1811] has now been reported with the partial rubber handstamp address - The Clerk, / Magistrate'sCourt, !Used 13 AU 02.

References.

1. Berry AP. "The Printing and Stationery Department Franks (Part I)". The Kiwi. (2000). Vo!. 48. No. 3.Pp. 64 -70.

2. Berry AP. "The Printing and Stationery Department Franks (Part 2)". The Kiwi (1999). Vo!. 48. No. 5.Pp. 106 - 112.

3. Berry AP. "The Printing and Stationery Department Franks: Corrigenda and Additions to the Record."The Kiwi. (2000). Vo!. 49. No. 1. Pp. 17 - 19.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT SECOND FRANK - AN UPDATE

ALLAN P. BERRY

Since the publication of the article on the Treasury Department Second Frank in The Kiwi (l),five new varieties have been reported. Following the same classification methods used previously,these are:

Commercial Envelopes.

Group One Wellington plus stop in bottom left corner.

C Arms ofNew Zealand embossed in vermilion on pointed flap.

1 Makers imprint - WATERLOW & SONS, LIMITED, LONDON WALL blind embossedon envelope. Line below "On Public Service Only." measures 78mm., lower case "0" in"only", and right end of line to frank 9mm. Upper case letters 4mm. high. Stop 5mm. toright ofleft end ofline and 60mm. below. Example dated 28 AP 91

This example, reported by George Branam, is the first where the paper maker's imprint appearson an envelope with the Treasury Second Frank.

Group Three Arms of the Treasury printed in blue on flap.

B Curved flap.

4 Line below "On Public Service Only." measures 78mm, right end of line to frank 2mm.Upper case letters 4.5mm high. Defective "c" in "Public". Mint example

5 Line below "On Public Service Only," measures 78mm, right end of line to frank 3.5mm.Upper case letters 4.5mm high. Flaw on left side of "0" of "On", small flaw in line below"e" of "Service" and shaved top left quadrant of "0" of "Only". Example dated 12 JUL 95

Foolscap Envelopes

Group Three Pointed flap blank at right hand end of envelope as seen from the front, partprinted address

3 The Postmaster,! .

Italic script, starting 5mm to right of left end of line below "On Public Service Only." and24mm below.

Line below "On Public Service Only." 92mm, right end of line to frank 34mm. Uppercase letters 5.5mm high. Dotted address line starts 18.5mm below "e" of "Postmaster"74mm long. Bottom left hand corner - Wellington. Stop 35mm from left end ofline and76mm below. Example dated 29 MR 95.

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Group Six Arms of ew Zealand embossed in vennilion on curved flap on long side ofenvelope.

A Part printed address4 The Manager, / Bank o/New Zea/and, / _

Italic script starting 7mm to left of left end of line below On Public ervice Only. ' and30mm below.

Line below On Public Service Only. '95mm, right end of line to frank 25mm upper caseletters 6mm. Bottom left hand corner - Wellington. Stop 25mm to left of left end of line and79mm below. Solid address line 76mm long starts 14.5mm below' 0' of 'or.Exampleused 1 NO 97

George Branam also reports some other dates ofuse of some ofthe varieties. These are:

Commercial Envelopes

Group 1, type A-4, used 11 JL 94

Group 3, type B-2 used 2 AV 97; type B-3 used 1 MR 98

Group 4, type 3, used 12 MR or MY 00; type 5, used 12 SE 01; type 7 used 20 FE 01; type 11 used27 MR 02; type 12 used 5 JL 04, 14 MR 05,29 006.

Foolscap Envelopes

Group 6 type B-7 used 26 MY 06

All these dates of use are close to those cited in the article for the varieties.

In the Commercial Envelopes George Branam also reports:

An unused example of Group 3 type B-1 but without flaw. As the flaw are obvious to thenaked eye I believe this to be another variety.

An unused example of Group 4 type 8 but without print number. Again, I believe this tobe another variety.

In the Foolscap Envelopes:

An example ofGroup 6 type B-3 used 6 JL 03 but without mourning bard r. This is yet anothervariety that is perfectly possible mourning bard rs being added to already printed stock.

As the Treasury Department Second Frank was the most commonly used Departmental Frankfurther varieties can be expected. I would be grateful to receive members' reports.

Reference.I. Beny AP "The Treasury Department econd Frank" The Kiwi (2000). Vol. 49. 0.4. pp. 85-94

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:THE 2000 CE IC I~~""AJ

A W ZEALAND CORRE PONDENT

I was interested to hear recently that the Lake in whichMount Ruapehu is reflected on the 1.10 stamp is located atRaetihi. This settlement is near Ohakune whose Town Iconthe carrot was featured on one of the Town Icon Bookletstamps. Raetihi is glad of any publicity, so they are keepingvery quiet about the Lake itself which is known locally asLake Peepoo. It is the local sewage fann settling pond!

Figure I (enlarged by 25%)

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NEW ZEALAND - D.S.A. AIRMAIL SERVICE - WHAT WAS THE POSTAGE RATE?

MIKESHAND

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andJuly

The ainnail service betweenNew Zealand and the U.S.A.New Caledonia, Canton IsleHawaii was inaugurated on20th, 1940. Volume III of theAirmails of New Zealand (l) statesthat the postage rate for Auckland tothe United States was 4/- and mostcovers show this rate (Figure 1).However, covers bearing postage of3/6 are not uncommon (Figure 2).The notification of the inauguralflight shown in Figure 3 is apostcard, mailed (Official, free)from the Post Office Department,Washington and postmarked June 281940.

Could it be that the NewZealand Post Office said 4/w and theUSA Post Office said 3/6? It seemsunlikely that all catalogues and otherReference sources are incorrect. Cananybody explain?

~os't ~ffice J)cpllrtlncntSECOND ASSiSTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL.

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FIRST FLIGHT AIR MAIL COVERS

Pan American Airways Co., San Fmnciseo. Calil., ad"!sea that nnyfl.dditional eOVenl. ~cnt it to be serviced. should be accompanIed wIth pay...ment by money orJer et the foil ,,' ~r.alt.e9,:..F~1j;l·O~m~H~0:,:;n~0~lu~Ju~t~o~CiOia~niilto::.:n _IlI... ,18land, 25 cents; to N01.11'nea. 3 !l. j""-' , ,.. ., ,', ,\. .' •

half OUnee. F1'om Canton lsl"n( ···";::::'fRANS~PA6IF'-CAfR MAIl.cents i to Hcnnlulu, 2~ Cf:!nt.s; Ht;,.~++ ,....,. _"ents por half ounoe. From No ~;;':! ,. ::{N,EWZEALANDTOUNITED,STATE~0~f'~')"hlo.nJ. 35 cents, to Honolulu. '." ,.... . _,"l<'l'Rnciseo. 65 cer:t~ per 10 g"ri1m~ .' / ~,":' ,.", . . . .;:., .rAt~ ")Nomnea. 35 cents: to Canton r,' ,.','", ·SAN FRANCISCO. CAl-IF., .. I~ ,~,t ,-and to Los An~ele5 01" San Fn" " 19C;O "such covorS ~ho{dJ be sent in ti "~v. I ~""ciseo not later than July 10.

The nr,t flight on the foreign air·mail toute fro~ San Francisco byLos /t. ngl?!c:,';. Honohl!u, Canton Island (South Pacific), and Nournea(New C~lcdollia) to AuekLmd (New Zealand). is scheJuled t? ic"ve Sall:Fl'anc-it'co July l~ anJ. arrive at Auckland July 17. and retunlln~.t.o leaveAuckland J\.lly 20 and <trri\'e at San FfancisC'o July 24.. SInce ther~n:~GU!H~ement of AUg-UtiL 29 f 1!)30, of the manner of vreparlngo covers.eh;ln'l":-cs ha\'e bel;i!TI I!wde by ~mbl'a.cing Los Angeles on. the route, by(.tit~bli.:;hm(~nt of a POl'lt office at Canton Ioland. and by InC.1"easa of the1:,o3Lage rn.to (in. addition to surtax) at Noumea to 2.50 francs.

}'ully )Wi31)aiJ CO'-';'t?fS Rent to the postmastel' at Log Angeles with indicr,Uon~ then.'cn to be cal"/'ied t.o Honolulu, Cnnton I5land~ Noum,;a. or.:\l\l:~l:l~lnd, \vilJ he given a 8P~cial cachet. .All ('overs to and from Canto~lJ:;':,);ll"ld ";.,..ilJ be c.arried in the mi:\iIH. and not outside the mail.~ as l?reVl~\)~1;:;1" annonTIced. Those to be Ji1-ipatcheu from Canton Island wIll bE:lJO~:£maJ.'kcd arul those received \vill be backstawpcd at that office.

Tho poslap;e rnt0.s n.re rest<ltc:d fiS follows: Fl'om Los Angeles to Rono1ulu. 20 cent:; i S~ln Franci..:('o or L05 An~.relp.s to Canton Island, 30 C~.,ntR:·t,() Noum~nr 40 ccr~t~~: and to Auckland. 50 cents per half ounce. }i romHonolulu to Lo.:> Anp:eh~g. 20 eerlts; to Canton Island, 10 cents; toNomnea. 20 ~t'nt.s; and to Auckln.nd~ 30 cents per half Qunc~. FromCantcr:l I8ln.nd to :N"Ollm(:l.1. 10 cents: to Aucklanil. 20 cents, tf? H.onolulu,10 ccmt;!; ann to San r'l";1!H:j;;;f.;(I 0[' LOG Angdcs, 30 cr.nts per l1aIf oUnCe.From Noum~:1 to AuckI:-tnJ. 7.00 French ft"ancs; to Canton Island., 7.00francs: to Honolulu t 11.00 francs; and to San Francisco or LOB.A,ngelea.HUIO fratlL'.s per 10 gramfi. Frorn Auckland to Noum~a, 1 Bhdllng; to.Canton Island. 1 shillin,,; 6 pence; to Honolulu. 2 shillmgs; and to SanFl'anci~co 01' LO:3 Anl-!~Ies. 3 Rhilling-s 6 pence ~J~r ha.lf '"!ounce. AnyCQvers collet'tor~ ,;;:~nd ulreet to postmasters for madmg- to Canton Island,Yill be returned th~refl"o,m ("ifter the flight by boat service that may be"vailable.

Govers for tn;:tiHn.ct shouhl be: sent in time to reach San Frnncisco OrLo' A ,,,.,eles. respectively, not hter than July 10. and HOllolulu not laterthan .July 11. The last stc"m,hip con'Ooction for. Ho~olul\l.leaves SanFrancisco July 6, There is no steanlshlp connectlOn for p01nts beyondHOllOJulll.

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Reference:

Startup RM "Airmails of New Zealand Volume Three International Airmails 1940 - 1970"

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MAORI WAR COVERS

GERALD ELLOTT

I was interested that some Maori War covers were shown at the meeting of the Northern Group (1).I have endeavoured to keep a register of all Maori War covers and thought it might be interesting topublish the numbers I have noted and to solicit information about items in other collections.

Figure 1. A Queen's Redoubt Cover from the Laver Correspondence

To date my records for Maori War Covers are as follows:

Covers postmarked: Number recorded

Port Waikato 3

Headquarters 9

Queen's Redoubt 34

Queen's Redoubt Excised 1

Province of Auckland No. I 46 (First Period)

No.2 9 (First Period)



No. 5 oexcept second period

No. 6 1 (First Period)

No. 7 o(Any Period)

Onehunga4A 11

Otahuhu 5A 20

Drury 5

Headquarters Excised 9

Maketu 8

LAVER Covers in/out 103 (latest count)

Imperial Troops:

Soldiers 1d. Concession Rate 34

Seaman's 1d. Concession Rate 5

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Interestingly, I have no record of any surviving Id. Soldiers Concession Rate Letters with a"London Print" SG 1.

I also have no record of any INLAND covers sent by the NZ Colonial Forces at the Id. Ratewhich was introduced on July 1st 1864 for Militiamen and Volunteers engaged "in the field onactive service".

I am currently engaged in writing a book on the Postal Services during the Maori Wars andwould welcome information from collectors with covers dating from the period.

I would be most grateful if information concerning additional material, including photocopies ofboth the front and the back and copy of any contents be forwarded to me through the Hon. Editor.

Reference:

1. JL "Notes of the Meeting of the Northern Regional Group: June 3rd 2000". The Kiwi (2000). Vol. 49.No. 5. P. 102

NEW ZEAl.,AND PIONEER AIRMAILS: 1919-1922 (Part 2)

E.W.LEPPARD

SECOND ARTICLE:

AERIAL MAILS OF NEW ZEALANDBy R. J. G. Collins.

(Continued)

On the 12th. March 1920, Bishop Cleary of Auckland, conceived the idea of visiting variousparts of his diocese by seaplane and offered to carry mails free of charge, to the various places atwhich h~ intended to call. The offer was accepted and 805 letters were despatched at Auckland fordelivery at Port Charles, Tauranga, Whakatane and Opotiki. On the return trip, which leftTauranga on the 15th March, 407 letters were carried for delivery at Auckland. Again no cachetwas used, letters being marked in manuscript.

On the 9th April, a service was performed from Auckland to Awanui via Russell, Whangaroaand Mangonui and the return flight was made on the following day. 1012 letters were carried onthe outward flight and 429 letters were received at Auckland on the return of the plane.

On the 12th April, Bishop Cleary again offered to convey mails and was entrusted with 77letters for Raglan and Kawhia. He returned on the 13th. And carried mails from Kawhia, Raglan,and Waiuku, 345 letters being received at Auckland.

In June, 1920, one of Walsh Bros.' aeroplanes (a D.H.6) was operating between Napier,Gisbome and Tokomaru Bay and occasionally carried mails, but there is no record either of thenumber of letters carried nor of the dates of the flights on which mails were carried. These flightsappear to have been entirely unofficial.

On the 21st July, 1920, under arrangements with the Department, Messrs. Walsh Bros. carriedout a trial trip between Aucklmld and Hokianga. Owing to engine trouble the seaplane wascompelled to descend at Opononi and had to be towed to Rawene. The machine, after beingoverhauled, left Rawene on the following day, and after calling at Kohukohu, arrived atWhangape, which was made the terminus. It left on the return journey on the 23rd July and calleden route at Kohukohu, Rawene and Dargaville. No particulars are available as to the weight ofmails carried but as with the previous flights no additional postage was charged and no cachet wasused.

In August, 1920, Captain Dickson was at Trentham Camp with an aeroplane belonging to theCanterbury Aviation Company. On the 27th He advised the Postal Department that, on thefollowing day, he proposed to make a flight from Trentham to Christchurch. A small number of

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letters were entrusted to the pilot and he left Trentham on the afternoon of the 28th. According toplan he landed at Blenheim at 4.25 p.m., but owing to the inclemency of the weather he could notcontinue the flight. The mails for Nelson, Picton, Blenheim, Kaikoura and Christchurch weredelivered to the Chief Postmaster at Blenheim.

The Kaikoura and Christchurch mails were sent forward by the mail car which left Blenheim onthe morning ofthe 30th. The Nelson mail was also despatched by mail car.

Letters by this mail were carried without extra charge and the envelopes were stamped atWellington with a rubber stamp reading "PER AERIAL POST" in reddish-violet.

On the 15th September, Captain Dickson resumed the flight and was entrusted with a smallmail from Blenheim to Christchurch. A rubber stamp was set up at the Blenheim office and theenvelopes were stamped with the inscription "PER AERIAL POST" in violet.

In October, 1920, an aeroplane from the Canterbury Aviation Company's aerodrome atSockburn, was operating at Wanganui and, on the 18th of that month, the Chief Postmaster wasadvised that the pilot, Captain Russell, proposed to leave for Hastings on the following day. Anotice was displayed to the effect that an aerial mail would leave Wanganui on the morning of the19th. Twenty two letters were received for despatch. As the mail closed on the 18th, the stampswere postmarked with that date. No additional postage was charged and the envelopes received arubber stamp impression in violet reading "PER AERIAL MAIL".

The machine duly arrived at Hastings, where the mail was delivered, and the flight was thencontinued to Napier. On the 21st the pilot left Napier for Tokomaru Bay, via Wairoa and Gisborne,and a small mail was carried, but on this occasion no cachet was applied to the envelopes.

In January, 1921, arrangements were completed with the Canterbury Aviation Company for theestablishment of a daily air-mail service between Christchurch and Timaru via Ashburton. Theservice commenced on the 31 st January and the last flight was made on 7th April. On two days thetrip had to abandoned owing to the adverse weather conditions, but on the remaining 56 days,flights were made from Sockburn to Timaru and back.

The mails from Christchurch were taken to the aerodrome at Sockburn by motor-cycle andwere conveyed from the landing ground at Timaru to the Chief Post Office by the same means.

As these flights were entirely under the control of the Post & Telegraph Department, the specialrate of postage, which was additional to the ordinary rate of postage, which was additional to theordinary rate, was fixed at 6d., and in the event of immediate delivery being required, an extracharge of 6d. was made.

The first mail from Christchurch comprised 12 special delivery and 116 ordinary letters, and thereturn mail from Timaru comprised 18 special delivery and 85 ordinary letters. Of the number ofletters carried on subsequent days there is no record.

All letters had to be endorsed "Per Aeroplane", "Per Aerial Mail", or "Per Aerial Post", and theenvelopes despatched from Christchurch were stamped with a cachet reading "AERIAL POST".Letters from Timaru on the first day bore no cachet but subsequently a rubber stamp was obtainedfor Timaru and was generally applied, although there was occasions when the envelopes wereendorsed in manuscript only. A few special delivery letters received on the first day from Timaruwere stamped with the cachet at Christchurch before being delivered.

In May, 1921, a contract was entered into between the Postal Department and the New ZealandFlying School for the daily conveyance of mails by seaplane between Auckland and Whangarei.

The seaplane left the Auckland Wharf daily at 10.15 a.m. and flew to Onerahi from which placethe mail was conveyed to Whangarei by motor launch. The return journey was timed to commencefrom Onerahi at 2.45 p.m.

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The first flight was made on the 9th May and the service was discontinued after the 30th. JulyThe particulars of this service are as follows ;-

From From From FromAuckland Whangarei Auckland Whangarei

Date Letters --Date Letters Date Letters Date Letters

May 9 21 May 9 36 June 22 4 June 22 24

" 10 3 " 10 5 " 23 4 " 24 7

" 11 2 " 11-- --- -

16 " 25 I " 25 0

" 12 I " 12 8 " 28 3 " 23 28

" 13 3 " 13 15 " 29 5 " 29 3

" 14 6 " 14 5 " 30 4 " 30 4

" 16 7 " 16 None July I 6 July 1 5(accident)

" 17 2 " 17 0 " 2 4 " 2 4

" 18 4 " 18 0 " 4 3 " 4 4

" 21 I " 21 "-~-,

I 5 0 " 5 6

" 23 2 " 23 10 " 6 2 " 6 20

" 27 I " 27 5 " 7 3 " 7 19

" 28 2 " 28 4 " 8 I " 8 18

" 30 2 " 30 3 " 9 2 " 9 3

" 31 4 " 31 8 " 11 3 " 11 5

June 1 2 June 1 5 " 12 3 " 12 15

" 2 8 " 2 2 " 13 1 " 13 7~_.

" 6 2 " 6 12 " 14 1 " 14 8

"_0'"-

7 2 " 7 2 " 15 3 " 15 12_. - -,~ .. ,-" 8 2 " 8 19 " 16 2 " 16 6

" 9 I " 9 6 " 19 I " 20 8

"-

10 0 " 10 9 " 21 I " 21 5.. -9" 11 2 " 11 5 " 22 1 " 22

" 13 3 " 13 4 " 25 2 " 25 10

" 14 2 " 14 4 " 27 3 " 27 9

" 15 4 " 15 4 " 28 I " 28 13

" 18 2 " 18 Breakdown " 29 4 " 29 5

"-

" 20 4 19 2 " 30 0 " 30 6

(To be concluded)THIRD ARTICLE:

AERIAL MAILS OF NEW ZEALANDBy R. 1. G. Collins

(Concluded)

The postage was fixed at 6d. on letters weighing up to 4 ozs. And an additional 6d. was chargedfor special delivery. Two distinct postmarks and at least two cachets were used at Whangarei. Thefirst Whangarei postmark comprised a single-lined circle, 30mm. Diameter, with "WHANGAREI"at the top, "N.Z." flanked by curved bars at each side at the bottom, and the date and time acrossthe middle. The second postmark comprised a single- lined circle, 24mm.. in diameter, with

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/'y'lGhIiUrt",

"WHANGAREI" at the top; "N.Z." (of which the foot of the "2" was broken) at the bottom andthe date (without the time) across the middle.

The first cachet comprised the inscription "PER AERIAL POST" in large capitals in purple andthe second had the same inscription in purple but arranged "Per Aerial Post".

The Auckland cachet resembled the first Whangarei one.

On the 18th December, 1921, an aeroplane, with a mail aboard, left Nelson for Wellington, but owingto adverse weather conditions an enforced landing was made at Blenheim and the plane subsequentlyreturned to Nelson. The mail was eventually forwarded to Wellington from Nelson by steamer.

From the figures quoted above it will be seen that all the New Zealand aerial covers arecomparatively scarce and in some instances, owing to the absence of cachets, it is difficult to beabsolutely certain that letters were carried by air mail, but the date of the postmark together with amanuscript inscription should be reasonably conclusive.

The envelopes carried on the Auckland - Whangarei flights of 1921 and on the Christchurch Timaru flights, even when on occasions the cachets are missing, may be accepted withouthesitation if the postage amounts to 6d. and 8d. respectively.

SUMMARY OF FLIGHTS+ 16th. December, 1919 Auckland-Dargaville+ 24th. Feb.-16th. March, 1920 Auckland-Thames+ 1st. March-16th. April, 1920 Auckland-Whangarei+8th. March-3rd. April, 1920 Auckland-Dargaville12th. March, 1920 Auckland-Tauranga15th. March, 1920 Tauranga-Auckland9th. April, 1920 Auckland-Awanui10th. April, 1920 Awanui-Auckland12th. April, 1920 Auckland-Kawhia13th. April, 1920 Kawhia-Auckland++June,1920 Napier-Tokomaru Bay21st. July, 1920 Auckland-Rawene22nd. July, 1920 Rawene-Whangape23rd. July, 1920 Whangape-Auckland*28th., August, 1920 Wellington-Blenheim*5th. September, 1920 Blenheim-Christchurch*19th. October, 1920 Wanganui-Hastings21st. October, 1920 Napier-Tokomaru Bay*t+31 st. Jan - 7th. April, 1921 Christchurch-Timaru

*t+9th. May - 30th. July, 1921 Auckland-Whangarei

+ Unofficial flights: * Cachet on envelopes: t Extra charge made:+ And a Return FlightReferences:1. The Airmails of New Zealand - Volume One, The Internal Flights. Pub. The Air Mail Society of NewZealand, Inc. Christchurch. 1955

2. Collins RJG. The Airmails and Pigeon Posts ofNew Zealand. Pub. The Air Mail Society ofNew Zealand. 1931

3. The New Zealand Stamp Collector. 1926. Volume VII. No. 9.Pp.142-144

4. The New Zealand Stamp Collector. 1926. Volume VII. No.l O. Pp.163.165

5. The New Zealand Stamp Collector. 1926. Volume VII. No.l!. Pp. 182-183

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THEE RG FLIG T 1940

HARRY FOXI note in your minutes of the last meeting of the ociety in London that a seamail cover had

been flown across the Cook trait because of the fear that a Japanese submarine was operating inthe Cook Strait. Unfortunately, the date of the cover is not given (mea culpa - Ed.).

Figure 1 illustrates a cover from Portsmouth (UK) to Queenstown with the type-written cachet"Carried on Emergency Flight Wellington-Christchurch 21st June 1940".

Figure I

The Airmails of ew Zealand Volume I (2) describes this Emergency Flight: ' In June 1940the Royal Mail Steamer' iagara was lost by enemy action off the coast of ew Zealand and as aprecautionary measure the inter-island ferry services were cancelled for several days. As anemergency measure ordinary surface mail were flown b tween Wellington and Christchurch on19th. 20th. 21 st June. As the normal airmail services were still in operation, the only mail flownon the emergency flights was that bearing surface postage only. 0 special markings were appliedbut the dates and postage are sufficient means of identification. It is interesting to note that the firstday covers of the Great Britain Postage tamp Centennial Issue arrived in ew Zealand during theemergency flight period and covers bearing ordinary surface rate of postage were flown fromWellington to Christchurch on June 21st. '. Only a few identifiable covers now exist.

If the cover shown was from this flight, then the submarine would have been German and notJapanese. I know of no similar occurrenc after December 1941 when Japan entered the war.References:1. AFD' otes ofth Meeting h Id in London on July 29th, 2000 '. The Kiwi (2000). Vol. 49. 0.5. PPIOQ-I02.

2. Walker DA. Ed. 'The Ainnails of ew Zealand Volume One The Internal Flights". Pub. The AinnailSociety of ew Zealand Inc. Christchurch, .Z. (1955). P. 60.

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INDEX TO VOLUME 49 (2000) OF THE K1WI- THE JOURNAL OF THE NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY OFGREAT BRITAIN

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

Alien ME, Berry AP, Baker, A, Banfield N, Bristow C, Carter A, Cole-Mackintosh RE, CoBins KC, Delamere W,Diamond D, Dove AF, Ellott GJ, Fox H, Gwynn R, Leppard EW, Lynch KWJ, North PF, Safari, Samuel RD, ShandM, Smith J, Stalker D, Startup RM, Stephens T, Stonehouse B, Taylor M, Tunnicliffe A, Woolfe J, WreglesworthPAC

ARTICLES PUBLISHED

Air Mail Service, NZ - USA. What was the Rate?

Airmails, New Zealand Pioneer 1919-1920"Air Service Interrupted" Marking

Annual CompetitionAnnual General Meeting· 48th- Minutes

Auction Realisations, Annual Society

Auction Realisations, Recent

Auction Report on the Sale of the Dumas Collection

Awards to Members"Books and More" Postshop, A visit to Wanganui

Chester 2000Department of Agriculture Postcard

Emergency Flight in 1940, TheENZED Stamp Company Christchurch

Esperanto Card, AnFigure Handstruck Marking, A New

Findings from Files:Charge to N.Z.Government (2)Charge to N.Z.Government (3)

First Pictorial Stamps, Early Information about (l)

For Sale and Wanted

Future Meeting StrategyGreymouth, A Postcard from

Heritage Stamps, New Zealand

Heritage Stamps, A Mysterious Lake on the

Index to Volume 49 of The Kiwi

Inkjet Slogans, New

Inkjet Error, AnotherInteresting Cover, An (Pete's Post and NZ Post stamps)

Kahurangi National ParkLetter Home from a New Zealand Soldier, A

Maori War Covers

Meeting Reports:

Main Society Meetings:November 27th, 48th AGM and Kiwi DayDecember 17th, Special Meeting to view the Yeroc Chalon CollectionJanuary 29th, Joint Meeting with the Pacific Islands Study CircleMarch 25th, Annual CompetitionMay 25th, Meeting at Stamp Show 2000, 1932 ProvisionalsJuly 29th, AirmailsSeptember 22·24, A Philatelic weekend

Midland Regional Group:April 15th, A Philatelic Pot-Pourri

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North of England Regional Meetings:

Joint Meeting with Scottish Group, October 15th, 1999 Members ContributionsNovember 13th, 1999, CommemorativesFebruary 19th, 2000, Members DisplaysJune 3rd, Military Mail

Scottish Regional Meetings:

June 18th, Members displays

Membership

Millennium Madness?Millennium Sheetlet, An Interesting Mistake with no Obvious Explanation

Millennium Stagecoach, The

New City?, A

New Zealand's Forgotten Error: the 30c "Blue" 1970 Pictorial

News Releases:

Endangered Kiwi to be set in Glorious GoldKiwi Culture Features on Latest StampsLatest Stamp Puts Timeless Cars on the RoadNew Dawn Postmarking Service Provides A Chance To Create HistoryNew Stamp Issue Sports Distinctive ImagesNew Stamps Reflect on New Zealand's BeautyNew Zealand Issues the Queen Mother of All StampsNew Zealand Post Issues 40th Christmas Stamp IssueSpirits and Guardians to watch over PostYachting Stamp Issue In A Class OfIts Own

Obituary:Major Henry DumasAlan GardinerGrace Lilian Kaye

Official Short-Paid Correspondence

Overseas and Internal Postal Services, Recent Changes to

Philatelic Covers, Cancellation of

Picture Post Cards

Printing and Stationery Franks, Further Information on

Publications Received, Review ofExtracts from the Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representativesrelating to Postal Affairs· 1860-1926

Len Jury Catalogue of New Zealand Stamps

Mareth, March 1943 Breakthrough at the Tebaka Gap withNZ Corps 8th Armoured Brigade

New Zealand Ink-jets Postal Cancellations Catalogue 1999

Year 2000 ACS Colour Catalogue New Zealand Stamps (23rd Edition)

Rejected Designs for the 1898 or 1935 Pictorials?

"Returned to N.Z. without Reason for Non Delivery" Cachet

Scenic Issue, The 2000

Second Sideface Y:zd" A Strange Example Of

Special Datestamps:

First City to see the New MillenniumCanpex

Stamp Show 2000, The

Stuart Rossiter Memorial Lecture, The Sixth

To Russia with Love??

Treasury Department Second Frank

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