CALs of 2009

Unofficial Listing of CALs printed by NZPost

January 2009

MS Bremen (German cruise ship) 50c S/A fdc 14 January
MS Bremen (German cruise ship in ice) 50c S/A fdc 30 January

February 2009

Timpex-1 (Richard Pearse monument) 50c S/A fdc 2 February
Timpex-1 (Richard Pearse monument) 50c gummed fdc 2 February
Blockhouse Bay Radio (cat 'Penny') 50c gummed fdc 4 February ¥
Blockhouse Bay Radio (cat 'Panterra') $1 gummed fdc 4 February ¥
Blockhouse Bay Radio (cat 'Shadow') $2 gummed fdc 4 February ¥
Leading Edge Foundation (koru) 50c S/A fdc 23 February

April 2009

TV2 'What Now' -4 (blue, green, yellow radials) 50c S/A April

May 2009

Sri Lankaramaya (10th Anniversary) 50c S/A 10 May
Coachouse (part of LEF group) 50c S/A 22 May
Medrecruit (job agency) $1 S/A 29 May

June 2009

Timpex-2 (Phar Lap) 50c gummed fdc 5 June
Timpex-3 (railcar) 50c gummed fdc 12 June
Maui (oil rig legs) 50c S/A 23 June #0
Maui (oil rig worker) 50c S/A 23 June #0
Maui (Oanui process plant) 50c S/A 23 June #0
Maui (platform A - side view) 50c S/A 23 June #0
Maui (crane and platform) 50c S/A 23 June #0
Maui (seismic imaging) 50c S/A 23 June #0
Maui (helicopter and platform) 50c S/A 23 June #0
Maui (tugboat and platform) 50c S/A 23 June #0
Maui (flipso boat and platform) 50c S/A 23 June #0
Maui (platform B - top view) 50c S/A 23 June #0
Youth Stamp Camp (Kaiapoi) 50c S/A fdc June #1
Farmers (100 years) 50c S/A June
TV2 'What Now' -5 (vertical multi-stripes) 50c S/A June
TV2 'What Now' -5 (vertical multi-stripes) 50c gummed June

July 2009

Under 19 Men's World Basketball 50c gummed fdc 2 July
Kiwi Stamp Circuit -3 50c S/A fdc 15 July
Quakers in NZ (100 years) 50c S/A fdc 21 July
Strawberry Sound (25 years) 50c S/A July

August 2009

Blockhouse Bay Radio (cat 'Shadow') $2.50 gummed fdc 3 August ¥
Coffee News 50c S/A August
Radio New Zealand (pavlova) 50c S/A August
Radio New Zealand (caravan) 50c S/A August
Radio New Zealand (farmside) $1 S/A August
Radio New Zealand (seaside) $1.50 S/A August
Radio New Zealand (Rugby) $2 S/A August

September 2009

Blockhouse Bay Radio (recoloured) 50c gummed fdc 9 September ¥
Pink VW 50c S/A fdc 9 September
Hanley Wright's painting (Kaiapoi) 50c S/A fdc 18 September
Hanley Wright's painting (Kaiapoi) 50c gummed fdc 18 September
Friends of Tibet (flag) 50c gummed fdc 21 September ¥ Ø
Friends of Tibet (flag) $1 gummed fdc 21 September ¥ Ø
Palmpex (steam train) 50c S/A fdc 22 September
Palmpex (steam train) 50c gummed fdc 22 September
Ballet Shoes 50c gummed fdc 28 September
Boy with outstretched arms 50c S/A September
Bride and Groom (magazine) 50c S/A September
Coaching with Edge (part of LEF group) 50c S/A September
Coastlands (40 years) 50c S/A September
FV Evans (panther logo) 50c gummed September
Horse jumping over a gate 50c S/A September
Joe and Lucy's Engagement 50c gummed September
Non Solo Pizza 50c S/A September
NZ Antique and Historical Arms Assn 50c gummed September
David Waldrom's paintings (signal hut) 50c S/A September
David Waldrom's paintings (JA train) 50c S/A September
David Waldrom's paintings (tree) 50c S/A September
David Waldrom's paintings (Paekakariki sunset) 50c S/A September
David Waldrom's paintings (Kapiti Island sunset) 50c S/A September
Penny Otto's painting (3 sheep) 50c S/A September
Poderi Crisci (vineyard) 50c S/A September
Real Aoteoroa (white) 50c S/A September
Sexplorations (part of LEF group) 50c S/A September
The Akaroa Mail $1 gummed September
The Kaiapoi Advocate 50c gummed September

October 2009

North Canterbury Chess 50c S/A fdc 9 October
Warwick Wright's Christmas Tree 50c gummed fdc 10 October
HVPS (historic postbox) 50c gummed fdc 14 October #2
Pioneer Basketball Club 50c gummed fdc 16 October
Felix Wang's painting (Pohutukawa) $1 gummed fdc 17 October
Real Aoteoroa (black) 50c gummed fdc 22 October
MV Xue Long (Chinese icebreaker) 50c gummed fdc 29 October
Jason and Annie's Wedding 50c S/A October
Belle Property 50c S/A October
Simes Real Estate 50c S/A October

November 2009

Ambury Shield (60 years) 50c gummed fdc 7 November
Animal Rehoming 50c gummed fdc 19 November
Animal Rehoming $1 gummed fdc 19 November
Fletcher Construction (100 years) 50c gummed November
‘Revolution' (NZPost) 50c gummed November

December 2009

Orange Lambretta 50c gummed fdc 8 December
Mowbray Collectibles (HMS Vanguard) $1 gummed fdc 10 December
80 years of Health Stamps (Kadine) 50c gummed fdc 11 December
RV Araon (Korean icebreaker) 50c gummed fdc 18 December
Chatham Islands Black Robin 50c S/A fdc 22 December #3
Castlepoint Racing Club (horse & lighthouse) 50c gummed fdc 24 December
Auckland A-Z 50c gummed December
Otago Southland Battalion (150 yrs) 50c gummed December #4
Pier Law (law firm) 50c S/A December
RE/MAX Real Estate 50c S/A December
Spicers Paper ('I Love Paper') 50c gummed December
Te Akau Stud (horizontal) 50c gummed December
Te Akau Stud (vertical) 50c gummed December

Notes ~

fdc = Official first day covers known to have been issued.

#0 These were only issued in booklet form (5x2)
#1 Although 12 July is given as the official date for FDCs for the Youth Stamp Camp CAL, supplies were distributed to TIMPEX supporters earlier than this - some were even offered for sale on Trademe in mid June.
#2 Hutt Valley FDCs were inadvertently postmarked 14 NOV and then additionally postmarked 14 OCT.
#3 Chatham Island Black Robin FDCs were postmarked 22 DEC on the island and 23 DEC on the mainland.
#4 Gummed versions of the Otago Southland Battalion were placed on FDCs postmarked 27 FEB 2010. Modified self-adhesive versions of the Otago Southland Battalion CAL were released in January 2010.

¥ proofs of these CALs have been perforated, illegally postmarked and offered for sale on the internet !
Ø not included in New Zealand Post's collectors pack.

We have not listed CALs with private overprints or reprints from previous years.

Thanks to Jo Blyth, Margaret Ingley, David Miner and Bernie Styris for help in compiling this list.

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