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Caption reads: 'Village life then meant sitting on the balcao of grandma's house in Utorda, serenading a village belle … This illustration is a flashback to a Sunday morning scene at the well which the artist's grandmother dug with his own hands. With help from good neighbours, of course.'

Scope and Contents Horizontal hand-coloured MEDIUM postcard with white border; title printed below image; rubber stamped postcard header on back (Neville Stephen Seward). Postally unused. Inscribed by hand in pencil: 5p; in ink: Our group spent a lovely day / here, the gardens were a mass of / colour. The pansies were glorious / we left home at 8 o'clock & / arrived back about six a long day / Helen. Image shows a view of a landscaped garden with a pond and small shed-like structures, taken from a...

Scope and Contents Vertical real photo postcard with all around white border; no information on front or back about creator; no postcard back. Postally used with single gummed violet 1947 King George VI 8d stamp affixed and illegible postmark. Inscribed by hand in pencil: 25p [circumscribed]; in ink: AIR MAIL / Mrs E. A. Johns, / Hawkwill, / Sutcobe, / Holsworthy, / N. Devons. / ENGLAND / Many happy returns of the Day. / We hope you are well. This is / Mt. Egmont where we went last / Tuesday 19th as Howard has...

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Horizontal postcard; title printed over image; pre-printed bilingual divided back with stamp box, publisher and series information (Fergusson, Taylor). Postally unused. Inscribed by hand in pencil: 20; in ink: This is where Uncle & Aunty / landed in N.Z. Image is from elevated angle and overlooks a bridge or walkway in the foreground, showing a bay and harbour in the midground with mountainous land in the background.

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Horizontal collotype postcard with white border below image; title and series printed below image; pre-printed bilingual divided back with series information and stamp box (Fergusson, Taylor). Postally unused. Inscribed by hand in pencil: 15p [circumscribed].Image shows lots of children sitting on the steps in front of what appears to be a church or school, with landscaped gardens around them.

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Postcards showing views in New Zealand.

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Horizontal real photo postcard; title and image number printed as part of image; elaborate pre-printed bilingual postcard back with publisher and series information (Tanner Brothers Ltd.), and stamp box. Postally unused. Inscribed by hand in pencil on back: 20-. Image shows a curved footpath through a garden with a house-like building partially obscured by a pine tree.

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Postcards showing views in New Zealand.

Scope and Contents Vertical halftone collotype postcard with white border below image; title, extended caption, and series information printed below image; pre-printed undivided back. Postally used with single gummed 1901 Universal Penny stamp affixed and Pahaitua postmark dated 20 April 1906. Inscribed by hand in ink below image: Coming to / see you / [illeg.] / by the [illeg.] / [illeg.] / leaving / Sydney / May 5th / reaching / London / June 18th / all well / N. Jacob; in pencil on back: 50; in ink on back:...

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Horizontal postcard with bas relief and textural elements, with oval image presented inside a frame; artist signed and title printed in border below image (Muir & Moodie); pre-printed divided postcard back. Postally unused. Inscribed by hand in pencil: 25. Image shows a sailboat on the lake, with steep slopes meeting in the lake and foliage acting as a frame in the foreground.