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Auckland city views
Card dates from ~2000, showing One Tree Hill, Mission Bay, Queen Elizabeth Square, and the Harbour Bridge among others. It has an extensive message on reverse but was never mailed. Front is in excellent condition. Grade: 4
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Lake Wanaka
Card mailed in 1983, with two intact stamps and partial postmark. Reverse OK for its age; front upper left corner a little bit abraded. Grade: 3
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Auckland, Westhaven Marina
Unused, as-new, oversized (5″ x 7″) card from about 2000. Grade: 1
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Rural New Zealand
New card showing cattle on rural pastures in Westland, with Mt. Cook and Southern Alps in background. Grade: 1
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Bay of Islands
Unused card, but handled heavy-handedly. (We’ve wanted to say that for quite awhile.) Grade: 3
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Queenstown, multiple views
Unused contemporary card. Grade: 1
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Milford Road
Unused, contemporary card. Grade: 1
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Kea
Caption on this unused contemporary card calls this a “rather mischievous native bird.” We’ve no reason to disbelieve. Grade: 1
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Central Otago’s Timeless Land
Two of these unused cards are available, offering an atypical view of this verdant country. The area where the stamp should go is a bit unusual. Grades: 1
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Auckland Bridge Climb
Unused contemporary card. Grade: 1
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Milford Sound, Mitre Peak
Unused 4-3/4″ x 6-5/8″ card issued by realjourneys of New Zealand. Grade: 1
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Gordon Drummond, cat
Gordon’s owner is clever, and clearly thinks the world of Gordon. The card was mailed in 2010, has six stamps (most of which have indistinct postmarking) and a blue airmail sticker affixed. Grade: 2
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Wellington from Tinakori Hills
Mailed in 1941, this card has the large stamp, and postmark. Below the front caption one might think that was the date “1687” but we doubt Wellington was as developed as this so far back. Grade: 2
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Christchurch, Band Rotunda, Victoria Square
Mailed in 1909 but the card is in awful condition on both sides. No stamp. Grade: 5
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Horse and carriage
This card needs someone to love it. Unused, there’s no caption, but the printing on the reverse identifies this as “New Zealand Post Card.” Grade: 3
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Lyttleton, port view
Unused Raphael Tuck & Sons “Oilette” postcard 7353, showing the port of Christchurch in artwork. Grade: 2
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Dunedin, Taieri Gorge
Mailed in 2011 with “colourful” All Blacks stamp and blue Par Avion label affixed. No distinct postmark. Grade: 2
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Wellington, Interislander Ferries
This 4-5/8″ x 7″ card was mailed in 2011 with the magnificent All Blacks stamp and full postmark, along with International Economy sticker affixed. Grade: 2
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Kiwi and multiple views
This 4-3/4″ x 6-7/8″ card was mailed in 2011 with four different stamps and blue Par Avion label affixed. Grade: 1
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Cape Reinga Lighthouse, Far North New Zealand
Mailed in 2011 with stamp, obscured postmark, and Par Avion label. Address label is pasted on. Grade: 3
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Christchurch, Vintage trams
Mailed in 2012 with one of New Zealand’s iconic “All Blacks” stamps and much of the postmark. Some postal battering. Grade: 3
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Mount Cook, Ski Planes on Tasman Glacier (ZK-CAV and ZK-CHJ)
Mailed from Christchurch Airport in New Zealand, the postmark is not quite clear enough to tell us in what year. 40-cent stamp is there. You can see two aircraft in this picture. One, ZK-CAV, is a Cessna 185 first registered and flown in 1961 by Rural Aviation Ltd. of New Plymouth. The other, ZK-CHJ and also a Cessna 185, met a sad ending. Flying for Mount Cook Airline, it was carrying four skiers plus a guide when it crashed into Tasman Glacier on 9th August 1984, killing three of the six persons on board. The card has two perforated edges, indicating it was part of a set. Grade: 2
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Christchurch Casino
Two of these 4-5/8″ x 7″ cards are available. One was mailed in 2012 with stamp, obscured postmark, blue Par Avion and address label (Grade: 3, $4) and the other in 2013 with a larger stamp (Grade: 1, $5).
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Christchurch Casino
This 4-3/4″ x 7-1/8″ card was mailed in 2013 with stamp, indistinct postmark, and Air Mail label affixed. Grade: 2
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Hongi greeting
A New Zealand card, mailed from Singapore with a postage meter label, large Par Avion label, and one extra sticker. Grade: 4
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Waiwhetu Marae (set of 6) (Maximum Cards)
A set of six unused, clearly aging Maximum Cards from May, 1995. Our scan shows four of the six cards. The other two are of a similar theme. Grade: 2
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New Zealand Monthly Rose (joint New Zealand/PRC issue)
Unused maximum card from what looks like 1975 but is more likely 1997, depending on how you read the New Zealand postmark. This was a joint issue between PR China and New Zealand. Grade: 1
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Taupo Bungy
Measuring 4-3/4″ x 7-1/8″, this card was mailed in 2014 with stamp, bilingual Air label, and indistinct postmark. Grade: 2
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U-Bix Rugby Super 12, Auckland Blues (Maximum Card)
The postmark is clear but blends into the stamps and congested unused card. We think this is our first maximum card with two stamps on the front. The back is mottling with age but for either rugby or maximum card enthusiasts, this is nice. Grade: 2
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U-Bix Rugby Super 12, Canterbury Crusaders (Maximum Card)
The postmark is clear but blends into the stamps and congested unused card. We’ve seen very few maximum cards with two stamps on the front. The back is mottling with age but for either rugby or maximum card enthusiasts, this is nice, along with others in the series. Grade: 2
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U-Bix Rugby Super 12, Otago Highlanders (Maximum Card)
We’ve seen very few maximum cards with two stamps on the front. The back of this unused card is mottling with age, but for either rugby or maximum card enthusiasts, this is nice, along with others in the series. Grade: 2
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U-Bix Rugby Super 12, Wellington Hurricanes (Maximum Card)
We’ve seen very few maximum cards with two stamps on the front. The back of this unused card is mottling with age, but for either rugby or maximum card enthusiasts, this is nice, along with others in the series. Grade: 2
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Sheep mustering, Aoraki/Mt. Cook
Mailed in 2014, with two stamps (we think both are official), blue Par Avion label, and indistinct postmark. Grade: 1
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Matamata, Hobbiton Movie Set, daytime
Starting a short series of cards from this very popular (almost too popular) movie set. Online reviews–and there are many–are just about unanimous. We wish these cards had serial numbers! So, we have two official cards in this design available. One is unused, very faintly smudged on the back (Grade: 1, $5). The other was mailed from the site, with a Hobbit stamp and Middle Earth postmark (Grade: 1, $8).
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Matamata, Hobbiton Movie Set, row of homes
Continuing a short series of cards from this very popular (almost too popular) movie set. We wish these cards had serial numbers! So, we have four official cards in this design available. Two are unused (Grades: 1, $5). The others were mailed from the site, each with a Hobbit stamp. One has a Middle Earth postmark (Grade: 1, $8), and the other has the stamp but it wasn’t cancelled (Grade: 4, $6).
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Matamata, Hobbiton Movie Set, sign and steps
Continuing a short series of cards from this very popular (almost too popular) movie set. We have three official cards in this design available. Two are unused (Grades: 1, $5). The other was mailed from the site, with a Hobbit stamp and 2015 Middle Earth postmark (Grade: 1, $8).
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Matamata, Hobbiton Movie Set, blue door
Continuing a short series of cards from this very popular movie set. We have two official cards in this design. One is unused (Grade: 1, $5). The other was mailed from the site, with a Hobbit stamp and 2015 Middle Earth postmark (Grade: 1, $8).
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Matamata, Hobbiton Movie Set, field
Ending a short series of cards from this very popular movie set. This card is unused. Grade: 1
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The Bealey Bridge
We are always somehow surprised when a postcard of this size (4-3/4″ x 8-1/4″) survives being mailed. This one did, in 2015, with no more than a minor corner crease. Four stamps, postmark, and blue Par Avion label. Grade: 1
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Rotorua, Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland
Mailed with round “International Postcard Only” stamp, and most of the postmark. The caption on the reverse explains everything. Grade: 1