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New Zealand Tourist and Health Resorts postcards:

In 1902 a series of postcards were issued by the NZ Tourists and Health Resorts.

There were three series each of ten postcards. The first two series cards were chromolithographs printed in NZ by A D Willis. The artists was Benoni White.

The address side of the cards issued in 1902, [series one], features a Maori carving, the royal arms and three canoes, lithographed in red.

NZ Tourist and Health Resorts postcard -- the address side of series ONE.

The address side of [series ONE] --
NZ Tourist and Health Resorts postcards

In 1904, the cards were reissued, [series two], with Mount Earnslaw and Lake Wakatipu on the address side.

NZ Tourist and Health Resorts postcard -- the address side of [series TWO].

The address side of [series TWO] --
NZ Tourist and Health Resorts postcards

The [third series] were produced after A D Willis died. They were photographs and printed in Germany.

The Stewart Island card featuring a waterfall with Mount Earnslaw on the address side seems never to have been printed. As a result there are just nine cards in the [second series].

This card is from [series ONE]. It has the canoe, Maori carving and royal arms on the address side.

The Stewart Island card featuring a waterfall
is found only in [series one].

Offered for sale are:

[Series ONE] complete set of ten postcards,
[Series TWO] complete set of nine postcards

Please see below for descriptions of both series ONE and series TWO.

Some individual cards are also available for purchase. They are listed in the third group below.

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New Zealand Tourist and Health Resorts Postcards

A D Willis Publisher

Issued 1902 & 1904

Card size: 5 1/2 x 3 5/8 inches (14 x 9cm) approximately.

Postcard titles:

LINK to LARGER IMAGES x Series:

Series ONE: Issued 1902
( Series ONE, is comprised of
the following 10 cards)
1) Stewart Island New Zealand
2) Auckland Harbour
New Zealand
3) Maori Kainga New Zealand
4) Lake Taupo New Zealand
5) Wanganui River New Zealand
6) Lake Manawapouri
New Zealand
7) Geyser Whakarewarewa
New Zealand
8) Queenstown New Zealand
9) Lake Rotorua New Zealand
10) Stewart Island New Zealand
Series TWO: Issued 1904
( Series TWO, is comprised of
the following 9 cards)
1) Stewart Island New Zealand
2) Auckland Harbour
New Zealand
3) Maori Kainga New Zealand
4) Lake Taupo New Zealand
5) Wanganui River New Zealand
6) Lake Manawapouri
New Zealand
7) Geyser Whakarewarewa
New Zealand
8) Queenstown New Zealand
9) Lake Rotorua New Zealand
INDIVIDUAL Cards:
[Series ONE]
CARD (1) Stewart Island
CARD (2) Auckland Harbour
CARD (3) Maori Kainga
CARD (4) Lake Taupo
CARD (5) Wanganui River
CARD (6) — not available —
CARD (7) Geyser Whakarewarewa
CARD (8) Queenstown
CARD (9) Lake Rotorua
CARD (10) Stewart Island
(waterfall)
INDIVIDUAL Cards:
[Series TWO]
CARD (1) Stewart Island
CARD (2) Auckland Harbour
CARD (3) Maori Kainga
CARD (4) Lake Taupo
CARD (5) — not available —
CARD (6) Lake Manawapouri
CARD (7) Geyser Whakarewarewa
CARD (8) Queenstown
CARD (9) Lake Rotorua

Series ONE

1) Stewart Island

2) Auckland Harbour

3) Maori Kainga

4) Lake Taupo

5) Wanganui River

6) Lake Manawapouri

7) Geyser Whakarewarewa

8) Queenstown

9) Lake Rotorua

10) Stewart Island (waterfall)

Purchase Series ONE; Complete set of 10 post cards

Price: $250.00 USD
(Includes shipping)

Series TWO