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Australasia New Zealand
ew Zealand began January 1857, rouring via Sydney, and via Marseilles extra 4d.

lOd paid

Paid letter via Marseilles
(2 x 2d pair and 6d) to
Pitcaple, Aberdeenshire,
12 September, Pitcaple
arrivai in Scotland.

, ..

Dunedin, 20 June, 1867-84 days

6d paid

Letter rate paid to Ayrshire
(3 x 2d strip, appears imperf
between on left)
from Invercargill, rew
Zealand's southern most city
4 September, Kilmarnock

lnvercargill, 3 June, 1871-93 days
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6d paid

Paid letter from Campbelltown
British routing via Panama -
used only 1866-1869.
30 April, Greenock, 26 June
Dunedin arrivai.

South Island Otago province, as
addressed, was abolished in 1876,
To Dunedin, Otago province, 29 April, 1868-58 days
later named New Munster.
The 1860s discovery of gold brought Scottish settlers to New Zealand for mining. The South Island town of Dunedin was created
by Presbyterian Scots and were influential the Otage province.