NEW
ZEALAND
PHILATELIC
POST
OFFICE
BULLETIN
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Inquiries about New Zealand and Island Dependencies Stamps are to be addressed to the Director-General, Postal Division, G.P.O., Wellington, N.Z No. 37
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October, 1965
Manned Balloon Flights
An international company has made plans for three Manned Balloon Flights within New Zealand during October and November and has been given permission to carry mail. The flights will be: Moera (Wellington) to Masterton Auckland to Hamilton Christchurch to Timaru
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In the event of unfavourable winds the flights may be postponed for one or more days. Special datestamps will be used at each of the three dispatch. ing offices and the mail will be backstamped at the post office of the town of destination of each flight prior to onward dispatch to the addressees. The organisers of the flights have produced special postcards which will be on sale for 6d each from the organisers, P.O. Box ,6-007, Moera. The organisers have released newspaper pUblicity ~bout this. The Plunket Society will benefit from the sale of these postcards and it is suggested that Health stamps be used for ~he postage. By this means the Health Camp Movement, also, would benefit from the flights. The denomination of Health stamps are ~d (3d postage + 1d Health) and 5d (4d postage + 1d Health). New Zealand residents wishing to have postcards carried on the Manned Balloon Flights should dispatch their stamped, addressed cards in time to reach the Chief Postmaster at Wellington, Auckland or Christchurch on the Thursday before the flights. The address should be written at the bottom left of the address area of the postcard. The outside cover or wrapping should be endorsed "Mail for Carriage on Manned Balloon Flight". Postage to addressees within New Zealand will be at the inland surface rates. The Post Office will not be providing or servicing the postcards, but requests for the special postcard from overseas collectors will be serviced by the organisers provided those for Wellington are received by 13th October and those for Auckland and Christchurch, one week