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This is a request for assistance with my latest publication.

I have been working on this for some years now, and have reached the stage where it is nearly ready for publication. Currently it is over 90 A4 pages, and lists an awful lot of stamps. Those who've seen a copy of my previous publication on the Copyright Royalty stamps of the world will know the level of detail I'm aiming for. If you are drawing a blank, a sample chapter from that publication is here http://www.78rpm.net.nz/mechcopy/Book/F.pdf

I've had access to two other significant NZ collections of this material, which has enabled me to form a view on what is common (not very many of them) and what is very scarce (most are represented by less than 5 copies between us).

What I would like to do before printing the monograph is to cast the net wider and so I am asking for other collectors who have holdings of this material to email me so I can see if their items can add to either the listing, or can adjust the scarcity factors. Acknowledgement of assistance will be given.

Here is the list of the issuers so far covered in the book. As you can see, I'm avoiding the more modern Courier issues for this publication, I may tackle those in Volume 2! Generally if it says Courier, or is peel&stick, it's excluded.

Aria Bus Service
Auckland Tramways
Barton Ginger & Co
E. Birch & Sons
Blue Bus Services
Brambles Parcel Express
Bus Terminal Bookings
Buses Ltd
Castle Services
Christchurch Transport Board
Coastal Airways
Collingwood Bus Services
CPR Message & Parcel Service
Days' Motors
De Luxe Motor Services
Delta Coachlines
Dominion Coachlines
Dunedin & Roslyn Tramway
Fergusson Carriers
Franklin Transport
Freightways
Glenmore Freight
H&H Travel Lines
Havelock Motors
Hawke's Bay Motor Co
Hervey Motors
Hodgson's Motors
Hopkinson & Clarke
Johnson's Launch
Johnston Blue Motors
Kamahi Launch
Kane's Motors
King-Sampson Transport
Kwik Freight
Main Line Coachways
Manawatu Parcels Delivery
Marlborough Transport
McBeth's
Merv Clarke Carriers
Midland Coachlines
Motor Lorry Association
Motor Service & Tourist Bookings
Mount Cook & Southern Lakes
Mt Cook Lines
N.Z. Freighters
N.Z. Railways
N.Z.R. Road Services
New Zealand Express Co
Newmans
Pahiatua Passenger Services
Parcel Express
Peters Parcels
R.E.D. Ltd
RED Express
Ruapehu Coachlines
Rutherford's Bus
Siely Transport
Speedy Carrying
Strathmore
The Package Express Co (TPE)
Thompson's Passenger Service
Travelfar
Watts Motors
Wellington City Council Transport Dept.
White Star - Gibsons Motors
Woolworth's
A.B. Wright & Sons'

Many thanks in advance

Adam.

What a great project!

So you are excluding things like the Timaru Cycle Express things?

I had a feeling Henderson in his youth *may* have actually offered a parcel service for the higher values, but with him who knows!

Glen

Yes, keeping "locals" out. Else there'd be Kiwi Letter Express, Scout posts, even Stampways Document Exchange. They don't really fit.

Hi Adam,

Looks like it's going to be great info source.I dont collect them but would be great to get one.Keep us up to date on progress.

Peter

Hi Adam
Easy to say, but

Could be a nice addendum [just a littling] for completeness at the back. 3-4 pages say

Tony W

Then I'd have to change the title from The Parcel Carriage Labels of New Zealand, plus I'd actually have to collect and research the things. Not for me, thanks. I'm sure there are others who are more interested in these local mail items.

This publication is now available for purchase from the Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand.



100 A4 pages, full colour, ring-bound. Price to RPSNZ members is just NZ$40, to non-members NZ$50. Plus postage & packaging.

All you need to know to order, plus some sample pages, can be found at the RPSNZ website http://www.rpsnz.org.nz/

I heartily recommend this publication, but then I'm biased

Adam.

Pleased to note that my book received a Large Silver award at the 13th National Philatelic Literature Exhibition, held in Palmerston North, NZ. I believe the RPSNZ has a few copies remaining.

Full award list: http://www.nzpf.org.nz/societies/central/manawatu/2013no13.pdf

Adam.