1935 Airmail
In 1935 a new set of airmail stamps replaced the 1931 designs. The new
design was based on a photograph of the trans-Tasman 'Faith in
Australia' aircraft landing at Bell Block aerodrome in New
Plymouth.
The cost of airmail delivery was dropping and at the end
of 1934, the first internal airmail services began operating between
Hokitika and Okuru in Westland, charging standard postal rates.
By
1938, airmail rates between New Zealand, Britain and most of the British
Empire were fixed at 1½d per half ounce and the use of special
airmail stamps ceased shortly afterwards.
Bibliography
The Postage Stamps of New Zealand (Volume I) |
Edited by R. J. G. Collins and H. T. M. Fathers B.A. B.Sc. | Published 1938 by The Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated | Pages 447 - 457 |
The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume VIII |
Edited by B. G. Vincent FRPSNZ | Published 1998 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated (ISSN 0-9597883-1-X) | Page 713 |
If you have any questions or comments please contact us - we'd love to hear from you.
This page was last updated on 05 Jul 2022
All content and images copyright © 2008 - 2022 StampsNZ