Irish Diaspora Letters: Napier, New Zealand to Cork, Ireland, via Fiji, Honalulu and San Francisco (1873)

Irish Diaspora Mail to Ireland:

Napier, New Zealand to Cork, Ireland, via San Francisco, USA:

1873 Napier, New Zealand to Cork, Ireland, via San Francisco, USA with 3 x NZ 2d vermilion, perf. 12½, in a horizontal strip of three in a bright shade

An envelope posted in 1873 from Napier, New Zealand to Cork City, via San Francisco

• Slight file fold but an attractive and scarce franking
• Carried on the Steamer ‘Governor Blackall’ of the Hall & Forbes Line
  • This service was initiated on December 22, 1873 and finished in August 1874
  • The mail from New Zealand connected at Fiji with the Sydney-Fiji-Honolulu-San Francisco service run by the Australian Mail Steamship Company
    • This cover travelled by the first sailing of the Hall & Forbes service
    • Cert: RPSL (2006)

Stamps include:

• New Zealand 1872/73: 2d vermilion, perf. 12½, a horizontal strip of three
• These are from the famous and much sought after “Chalon Head” series

Postal Marks include:

• Stamps are tied by numeral “11” obliterators in black
• Reverse markings include:
  • Napier c.d.s. (Nov 25)
  • Wellington transit c.d.s. (Dec 12)
  • Cork arrival c.d.s. (Feb 17, 1874) in black.

 

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Other Stamps / Envelopes / Postcards in this series:

• Stamps of the World – a list of stamp issuing countries (past & present)
• Irish Diaspora Letters – an A-Z list of incoming mail to Ireland from abroad
• Rare Stamps – a list of the rarest stamps in the world (old & new)

 

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