Trains on Postal Stationery

TRAINS on POSTAL STATIONERY

NEW ZEALAND

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KD: PC - 18?? - Postcard, blank on reverse, 1d stamp shows 'Cathedral Square, Christchurch' with tram tracks and horse drawn trams, along with what looks like a steam road wagon as well as many horse drawn vehicles.

TG: PC - 1900 - "First contingent leave for the Front." Troops leaving Capetown Station for the Boer War, used 21.9.00. (Why on a new Zealand card is a puzzle.)
KD: Another 1d card showing colonial troops embarking for the front during the Boer War, entitled 'First contingent embarking at Capetown'. Blank on reverse

Letter Card - 1926 (?)
KD

Letter Card - 1935 (?)
KD

Letter Card - 1940 (?)
KD

PPCs - 1985 - 24c ind of no rail interest - set of 8 issued for Stampex 85 - picture sides show historic scenes in Christchurch, most with trolleys
DL

Envs - 1985 - 2 pre-stamped envelopes with indicia same as Scott 818 and 819 - horse-drawn rail trolley and early steam train

PPCs - 1997 - set of 6 prepaid - Scenic Trains - picture sides reproduce images from Scott 1446-51; the stamps on the picture side are actual stamps, not part of the design. So far as I know, this is the only way these were sold, with the stamps affixed and First Day cancelled. I assume they were/are still valid within New Zealand as postcards, with no additional postage.

Air PPCs - 1997 - Scenic views, set of 20 cards with photos of sights in New Zealand, one with trolley in Christchurch.
(description from Classic Philatelics price list)

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	KD: PC - 18?? - Postcard, blank on reverse, 1d stamp shows 'Cathedral Square, Christchurch' with tram tracks and horse drawn trams, along with what looks like a steam road wagon as well as many horse drawn vehicles.

	TG: PC - 1900 - "First contingent leave for the Front." Troops leaving Capetown Station for the Boer War, used 21.9.00. (Why on a new Zealand card is a puzzle.) KD: Another 1d card showing colonial troops embarking for the front during the Boer War, entitled 'First contingent embarking at Capetown'. Blank on reverse

	Letter Card - 1926 (?) KD

	Letter Card - 1935 (?) KD

	Letter Card - 1940 (?) KD

	PPCs - 1985 - 24c ind of no rail interest - set of 8 issued for Stampex 85 - picture sides show historic scenes in Christchurch, most with trolleys DL

	Envs - 1985 - 2 pre-stamped envelopes with indicia same as Scott 818 and 819 - horse-drawn rail trolley and early steam train

	PPCs - 1997 - set of 6 prepaid - Scenic Trains - picture sides reproduce images from Scott 1446-51; the stamps on the picture side are actual stamps, not part of the design. So far as I know, this is the only way these were sold, with the stamps affixed and First Day cancelled. I assume they were/are still valid within New Zealand as postcards, with no additional postage.

	Air PPCs - 1997 - Scenic views, set of 20 cards with photos of sights in New Zealand, one with trolley in Christchurch. (description from Classic Philatelics price list)