Promoting Aerogrammes: A New Study on Postal Promotion for Aerogrammes

 

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New Zealand: Privately Manufactured Aerogramme Form "Lake Alexandrina - Tekapo"

Privately manufactured aerogramme form "Approved by The New Zealand Post Office Authority No.101" showing a view of Lake Alexandrina - Tekapo on the front panel and three smaller pictures (Pohutukawa, N. Z. Kiwi and Purakaunui Falls - Southland) on the back panel.

Franked at 45 c and sent to the UK in 1984

Printed by DRG Stationery

UK: Wrapper for Aerogramme Bundle

UK Greiner/Greiner #41, the 9d 1968 Christmas aerogramme, with a wrapper for a bundle of 48 aerogrammes. Each single aerogramme was sold for 10d, a 1d premium on the 9d face value.

Australia: Aerogramme with Enclosure. Additional Postage Collected from Sender

„Enclosure“ handstamp on Australian aerogramme. Aerogramme treated as an underpaid air mail letter. Instructional handstamp „Underpaid Postage collected from sender“, endorsed „60 c“ to make up for the $1 rate for air mail letters to European destinations, which was in place from Sep 25, 1986 – the day the aerogramme was posted.