Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Inc.
Item of Interest

1896 Cape of Good Hope cover to New Zealand, much re-directed

Front of cover, 50KB1.5x Actual Size

Reverse, 31KB1.5x Actual Size


Cover addressed to


Mr James Wright
Clyde Boarding House
New Zealand

Chronology

July 6 GLENCONNOR, C.G.H.
Sept 13 Wellington
Sept 14 Wellington
Sept 15 RTPO Dunedin (Railway Travelling Post Office)
Sept 17 Clyde
Oct 1 Cromwell
Oct 3 Arrowtown
Oct 7 Clyde plus MSS "Not Known at Clyde, Otago" in red
Oct 20 Clyde
Oct 21 R.P.O. Dunedin (Railway Post Office)
Oct 26 Napier R.P.O.
Oct 28 Wairoa plus MSS "Not Wairoa H.B." (Hawkes Bay) in red
Nov 14 Napier
Nov 16 Dannevirke
Nov 16 Napier plus MSS "Try Barry's Bay Chch" in red
Nov 17 Wellington plus H/S "NOT KNOWN BY LETTER CARRIERS WGTN" in black, boxed
Nov 19 Christchurch
Nov 19 Lyttleton
Nov 20 Barry's Bay

There being no Dead Letter Office markings, we must presume it was successfully delivered to Mr Wright at Barry's Bay, after 138 days and 19 CDS's! Is this a New Zealand record for perserverance by the Post Office?

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