Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy

Single $1.70 'Hairy Maclary' gummed stamp.

Since the small terrier of mixed pedigree’s first appearance, everything about him was already evident - animated, scruffy, expressive and determined.

Single $1.70 'Hercules Morse' gummed stamp.

Hercules Morse, an English Mastiff, is the second dog we meet. He already looks excited as he leaps over the chain at number 54.

Single $3.00 'Bottomley Potts' gummed stamp.

Bottomley Potts, like all the dogs we meet in the book, is framed by a front gate and yard that seems to echo his own Dalmatian looks and personality.

Single $3.80 'Muffin McLay' gummed stamp.

The other dog with a Scottish surname (despite being an Old English Sheepdog), Muffin McLay is possibly another reason why Scottish readers have taken Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy to heart.

Single $4.30 'Bitzer Maloney' gummed stamp.

In her original hand-written plan for the book, Lynley Dodd describes the part greyhound as "a thin bitser".

Single $4.50 'Schnitzel von Krumm' gummed stamp.

Low slung and keen to keep up, Dachshund Schnitzel von Krumm is the final friend we meet before all six dogs embark on their adventure through town.

Set of six maximum cards.

The six maximum cards (pre-paid postcards) were a great way to share your enthusiasm for Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy with anyone. 

Each card had a gummed stamp affixed and included pre-paid postage to anywhere in the world.

Limited editions are the most premium of all stamp packs. With this limited edition you could learn more about the history of the Hairy Maclary books from Lynley Dodd biographer Finlay Macdonald.

The pack included unique collectables that are not available anywhere else.

Set of six greeting cards.

Happy birthdays, congratulations and thank-yous could all be shared with this set of six greeting cards. Blank inside, each of the six cards featured one of the canine characters from Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy.

Lynley Dodd’s charming artwork was transformed into an adorable enamel pin – perfect for any Hairy Maclary fan.

What do Hairy Maclary and his friends like to do? You could find out in this rollicking little box of books!

The Hairy Maclary and Friends Little Library introduced the mischievous Hairy Maclary and his gang in a set of books that were perfect for little hands. You met bumptious and bustly Hairy Maclary, blacker than black Slinky Malinki, pittery pattery Zachary Quack and Schnitzel von Krumm with a very low tum!

This colourful collection of four chunky, mini board books was presented in a bright slipcase box.

Out of the gate
and off for a walk
went Hairy Maclary
from Donaldson's Dairy

We had limited stock of very special upsized hardback 40th birthday editions of Lynley Dodd's iconic first Hairy Maclary book, which introduced the famous Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy and his canine gang.

This book was stocked alongside our stamp issue that celebrated the 40th anniversary of Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy, the first book in New Zealand author Dame Lynley Dodd’s beloved children’s series.

$1.70 Hairy Maclary

Each stamp in our Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy stamp issue featured one of the six dogs from the original children’s book. You ccould display your favourite character at home with this A3 art print.

This was the first appearance in the book of its hero, and everything about him was already evident - animated, scruffy, expressive and determined. With a minimum of black ink and white space, Lynley Dodd can convey a host of emotions and reactions. No one who has observed dogs and their ways can fail to see the essential accuracy of the depiction.

$1.70 Hercules Morse

Each dog sounds like it looks and looks like it sounds. Hercules Morse, the English Mastiff, is the second dog we meet. He already looks excited as he leaps the chain at number 54. Later, when the dogs are confronted by the cat Scarface Claw, Hercules Morse will appear as one of the more terrified.

$3.00 Bottomley Potts

Originally conceived as a Beagle (until Lynley Dodd realised that a spotted dog would, of course, have to be a Dalmatian), Bottomley Potts, like all the dogs we meet in the book, is framed by a front gate and yard that seem to echo their looks and personality.

$3.80 Muffin McLay

The other dog with a Scottish surname (despite being an Old English Sheepdog), Muffin McLay is possibly another reason why Scottish readers have taken Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy to heart. Lynley Dodd has said that young Scots fans have simply refused to believe that Hairy Maclary isn’t one of their own.

$4.30 Bitzer Maloney

In her original hand-written plan for the book, made before she wrote the words or illustrated them, Lynley Dodd describes one dog that is a “mongrel … a thin bitser” and then asks, “name Bitzer?”. With a curlicued tail and prancing step, Bitzer Maloney seems cheerfully highly strung. 

$4.50 Schnitzel von Krumm

To match his aristocratic name, the little Dachshund emerges from the grandest gates in the book. Clearly, we have come some way up the street from the dairy and the other dogs’ humbler homes. Low slung and keen to keep up, Schnitzel von Krumm is the final friend we meet before all six dogs embark on their adventure through town.