Auckland Exhibition

The Auckland Exhibition was a world's fair held in Auckland Domain Park, Auckland, New Zealand in 1913 and 1914.
Opening.
The "Auckland Industrial, Agricultural and Mining Exhibition" the fair was opened on 1 December by the chairman of the fair (George Elliott) with the prime minister (William Massey) and Auckland's mayor (Peter Dignan) in attendance. A message of welcome was read from the king. There were 18000 attendees on the opening day. It ran until 18 April 1914
Exhibits and entertainment.
Exhibition buildings included a concert hall, art gallery, machinery court, palace of industries and exhibition tower
Entertainments in the fair's Wonderland included water shute, tobaggons, a figure 8 railway and a tea room
Postage Stamps.
Stamps were issued to mark the exhibition, but although the monarch was now George V the stamps commemorating the event were overprints of Edward VII stamps. Few were sold, and forgeries are now common.