New Zealand to France
No Airletter Service - Diverted to Surface Mail

Air mail letter card sent from WELLINGTON (faint cds 4 NOV 45) to Paris, France.

In November 1945, air letter service to civilian addresses from New Zealand was only available to

• UK, South Africa, British East Africa, British West Africa, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, Middle East, India, and Ceylon (since August 24, 1944)
  
• Gibraltar, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland (from September 27, 1944 on)

The air mail letter card was diverted to surface mail which is indicated by the red two bars h/s canceling the “By Air Mail” routing instruction.

 
Reference
Startup, Robin M., Airmails of New Zealand, vol. III: International Airmail 1940 - 1970