Letter, Arch King

Production date
1950

Object detail

Brief Description
a) A letter from Arch King to Miss Anderson of Rangimaire, Eskdale, dated 2 April 1950. The letter was written in reply to a note and leaflet sent by Miss Anderson about the Napier-Taupo Coach. Arch King writes about his childhood memory of seeing The Taupo Coach and thanks Miss Anderson for her kind remarks. He suggests that the swingletrees she mentioned be stowed in the coach for future use.

b) An envelope addressed to Miss A M Anderson, 34 Shakespeare Road, Napier. Attached to the envelope is an orange 2d postage stamp bearing a portrait of His Majesty George VI wearing the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet. The stamp is postmarked Eskdale, 3 April 1950.
Production date
1950
Production place
Eskdale/Hastings District/Hawke's Bay/North Island/New Zealand
Production period
1950s/20th Century
Production technique
Handwritten
Media/Materials description
Handwritten letter in black ink on blue lined sheet of paper; shiny off-white paper envelope, blue on inside
Media/Materials
Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Black/Ink/Man-made Materials
Measurements
Length x Width: 220 x 169mm
Length x Width: 85 x 146mm
Signature/Inscription
H.B. ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, Stamp, Stamped
Miss A.M. Anderson / 34 Shakespeare Rd / Napier, Inscription, Handwritten
ESKDALE / -3. AP... / N.Z, Stamp, Stamped
Letter from A. King re coach, Inscription, Handwritten
H.B. ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, Stamp, Stamped
H.B. ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, Stamp, Stamped
Classification terms
Manuscript
Letter
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts
Subject person
Subject period
1950s/20th Century
Subject date
02 Apr 1950
Other number(s)
70243

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