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TRAVELLING POST OFFICE – NORTH CANTERBURY

The route was renamed Travelling Post Office, North Canterbury on 1^st February 1908 and new datestamp was brought into use. The type was C-Class, but in place of the usual time band, were letters denoting OUTWARDS on mail from Christchurch and INWARDS on mail from Culverden.

This service continued until 30^th September 1909, when the Travelling Post Office carriage was withdrawn from the Culverden line.

The datestamp used on the North Canterbury service were apparently then transferred to the Christchurch – Studholme Travelling Post Office Van and used there as relief datestamp, so that any postmarks noted after 30^th September 1909 were used south of Christchurch.