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TO: Dear Jim
63 London Road
Clapham S.W.
England

Dear Jim,
Just to let you see I have not forgotten you, trusting you are well Yours sincerely & with love Jo.

TO: Mrs T Potts
Handwritten Message (Left Side)
Dear Jennie,
Just a line to let you know Mum arrived safely, she wrote to you but I forgot stamps last night – so you won’t get it untill Tuesday. I thought you might think something was wrong if you got no news. I will be writing too, so love to all.
From all
Handwritten Address (Right Side)
Mrs T Potts
Bryce Street
Cambridge
Waikato

Postmark / Stamp Area
Postmark text:

N.Z. AUCKLAND
1908 JE 15 – 3‑AM
Printed stamp box:
One Penny Stamp

Printed Card Text

Photo by Winkelmann

POST CARD

This Space may be used for Correspondence

This Space for Address only

Cambridge series No. 9

TO: Cousin Dorrie

Belgium 16/3/18

Dear Cousin Dorrie,
Just a few lines hoping to find you in the pink of health as they leave me at present; we are having lovely weather just now & I hope it keeps like it for some time.
Well Dorrie I will write you a long letter when I get time we are very busy just now so I think I will just write you a few lines.
xxxx

TO: Doris (Miss Potts)

Dear Doris, Give your dad this letter as soon as you can. He will tell you all the news. Love from Mummie

Miss Potts Thornton Rd Cambridge

Front / Header:

  • MAORILAND POSTCARD
    Stamp & Postal Information:
  • ½ D POSTAGE IN N.Z.
  • 1 D POSTAGE BEYOND N.Z.
  • PRINTED IN SAXONY.
    Publisher:
  • Published by Tanner Bros Ltd., Wellington, N.Z.
  • No. 504
    Postmark:
  • Auckland, N.Z.
TO: Doris (Miss Potts)

Historical Context: “Maoriland” and Early NZ Postcards
The term “Maoriland” was widely used in New Zealand from the late 19th century through the 1910s. It appeared in literature, tourism, advertising, and—very prominently—postcards. It evoked a romanticised, sometimes mythologised image of New Zealand as a land of exotic nature and Māori culture, filtered through a colonial lens.
A few key points that help place your postcard:

  1. Printed in Saxony
    Before WWI, many New Zealand postcard publishers had their cards printed in Saxony (Germany) because German lithographic printing was the best in the world. This practice collapsed around 1914 when the war began.
    So “PRINTED IN SAXONY” is a strong indicator of a pre‑WWI date.
  2. Tanner Bros Ltd., Wellington
    Tanner Bros were prolific postcard publishers from roughly 1900–1920, with their peak