Published by New Zealand Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, 1902
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Colorful chromolithographic full back postcard, franked Wellington 28 February 1903. A smiling young Maori woman at the right holding a pendant necklace; in the background more Maoris stand at the entrance to the kainga (pre-European Maori settlement) and a lake and mountains in the far distance. Elaborate Maori inspired designs by G.N. Sturtevant decorate the full back. St. bumped & marked, overall very good. 3 1/2 x 5 1/4", addressed to England, with a one penny New Zealand stamp, canceled.
Published by Wanganui, New Zealand
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Very good overall. Updated chromolithograph post card version of Willis' famous 1889 view of Queenstown. With a printed verso, "Issued by the New Zealand Government" and a scene 'Mt. Earnslaw, head of Lake Wakatipu". Stamped and posted 1904; the card printed ca. 1895.