Ophir Post Office

A small but significant legacy from the Central Otago gold rushes, this handsome post office is just one gem in a town full of architectural treasures. Telegraph services have long-since ceased, but people wishing to post a letter are in luck – Ophir is the oldest continually running postal service in the country.

Buy a postcard and frank it yourself by hand using the office’s original Victorian-era rubber stamp. Will those receiving your correspondence notice this old-world memento, prized by collectors the world over?