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The New Zealand Postcard Society has a range of books, journals and other products for sale on the topic of New Zealand post cards.
‘Postcard Pillar’ is the journal of the N.Z. Postcard Society. It is published four times per annum and contains many articles contributed by members of the Society. Issues of the Postcard Pillar Journals are available for purchase, usually at $10 each (includes postage within NZ). Special issues which include the ‘Postcard Pillar Annual’ are also available for sale at a cost of $15.00 each (includes postage within NZ).

Issue 90 (Nov. 2010)

'Canterbury Quake Cards'

Issue 90 of the Postcard Pillar (Journal of the NZ Postcard Society) contains the following articles:

  • New Zealand Postcard Society website project report
  • Charles Reid of Wishaw and the New Zealand Postcards – by Bill Main
  • Convention report from Palmerston North
  • Gladys Goodall Coasters - late 1960s - by Laurence Eagle
  • Maori Maidens & Warriors, Postcards of a Bygone Age: a book by Bill Main
  • J.J Samuels and his Advertising Bus - by Ray Staal
  • Private Postcards - by Donal Duthie
  • Hotel Titirangi - by Diane McCoy
  • The Moascar Cup, The Ranfurly Shield of Secondary Schools Rugby - by Brian Vincent
  • The Wreck of the SS Penguin - by Donal Duthie

Issue 96 (Aug. 2012)

Issue 96 of the Postcard Pillar (Journal of the NZ Postcard Society) contains the following articles.

  • Society news and snippets
  • W. T. Wilson  - by Jeff Long
  • Report from Perth Exhibition.
  • D. Craig & Co.Christchurch - by Jeff Long
  • George Chance - by Alan Jackson & Jeff Long
  • Hokitika Floods of 1914 - by Shirley Bone
  • Postcards of Hugh and G. K. Neill - by William Main
  • The Bulletin - by Gary Davies

Postcard Pillar Annual 2010

Published by the New Zealand Postcard Society. $15  postage paid within New Zealand.

Contents of the 2010 Postcard Pillar Annual:

  • The Life and Times of Thomas Muir and George Moodie, by William Main. 16 pages
  • The Discovery of a Zac. Album, by John Eccles. 2 pages
  • The Graphic Series of Postcards, by Laurence Eagle and William Main. 3 pages
  • Postcards of New Zealand’s Sub-Antarctic Islands, by Barry Hancox. 6 pages
  • A Family Album, by Alan Jackson. 11 pages

Christchurch Earthquake Postcards

A set of 15 coloured postcards featuring images of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake on 4 September 2010. $10 per set postage paid within New Zealand.

Wish You Were Here: the Story of New Zealand Postcards

Wish You Were Here: the Story of New Zealand Postcards  by William Main & Alan Jackson. Published by N.Z. Postcard Society. Price $25 postage paid within New Zealand.

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Issue 94 (Feb. 2012)

'Postcards in Christchurch 1911'

Issue 94 of the Postcard Pillar (Journal of the NZ Postcard Society) contains the following articles.

  • Society news and snippets
  • Collision at New Lynn 1913 - by J. A. T. Terry
  • Kia Ora - Greetings from Maoriland. The 1911-1912 Coronation Tour of England. - by Bruce Chadderton
  • Te Maunga Tapu – the Mt Tarawera Story - by Yvonne Benson
  • Penny Marvels: Postcards in Christchurch 1911 - by Alan Jackson