Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program

Orange Dunedin Post Office Opening FDC - large postmarks

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Title	Orange Dunedin Post Office Opening FDC - large postmarks
Resource Type	Image
Permanent Link	https://hdl.handle.net/1811/48c0e7bd-6152-4bf6-9b76-e921a0deef98
Date Created	1937
Description	This is a souvenir cover with a yellow cachet "COMMEMORATING THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE NEW CHIEF POST OFFICE, DUNEDIN." It is addressed to Admiral Byrd (handwritten) and features large postmarks that say "Opening of New Dunedin Chief Post Office" around the dial. It cancels two stamps: a <a href="http://stamps.nzpost.co.nz/Cultures/en-NZ/Stamps/StampsHistoricalIssues/1939+-+1930/Airmail.htm" target="_blank">1d Airmail stamp</a> and a <a href="http://stamps.nzpost.co.nz/Cultures/en-NZ/Stamps/StampsHistoricalIssues/1939+-+1930/Pictorials.htm" target="_blank">1d Kiwi stamp</a>. Sent by Airmail. There is no return addressee. Postmarked April 14, 1937 - 3:30 PM Polar philately, General philately, Postal history
Provenance	Donor: Anonymous
Collection Identifier	SPEC.PA.56.0001
Related Finding Aid	https://library.osu.edu/collections/SPEC.PA.56.0001/
Unit	Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program
Source Collection	Admiral Richard E. Byrd Papers
Sub Collection	Artifacts in the Richard E. Byrd Papers Philately in the Richard E. Byrd Papers
Source	Richard E. Byrd Papers, Box 475, Folder 37, Item 1, 054-0.8-3
Extent	9 x 15 cm
Medium	paper
File Format	image/jpeg
Rights Statement	Copyright Not Evaluated
Rights Note	This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.

Credit line: Artifacts in the Richard E. Byrd Papers, Philately in the Richard E. Byrd Papers, Admiral Richard E. Byrd Papers, The Ohio State University, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program

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