CIRCA 1900 Letter Sheet Letterhead WANGANUI RIVER New Zealand PIPIRIKI HOUSE

Description

CIRCA 1900
Letter Sheet Letterhead
WANGANUI RIVER
New Zealand
PIPIRIKI HOUSE
DESCRIPTION:
Circa 1900
Letter sheet [or Letterhead] unused promoting the
PIPIRIKI HOUSE
on the
Wanganui River, The Home of the Maori
at Pipiriki,
New Zealand
;
Brett Printing Co. Auckland, N. Z.; measuring 10-1/4 by 8 inches.
DATE:
The date is based on a companion letter sheet [letterhead] for
Auckland
dated
190_
that I am offering for sale [or has sold] on my eBay store.
CONDITION:
FINE [SEE SCANS].
SECURITY:
ARGUS BOOKS
[or other wording] in
PINK
may have been super-imposed over the images for security and are not on the actual item.
HISTORY:
Pipiriki
is a settlement in New Zealand, on the east bank of the
Whanganui [Wanganui]
River, due west of the town of Raetihi and 49 mi upriver from Whanganui; it was originally on the opposite bank.
In the 1840's Pipiriki was a large stockade settlement, the second largest on the Whanganui River, consisting of eight pā with a total population of 250–300. Wheat was a major crop from 1848 onward, and the water powered Kaukore flour mill was built in 1854.
Pipiriki was an important part of the riverboat trade in the 1890's–1920's, marking a major stop for paddle steamers making the 11-hour journey from Whanganui.
PIPIRIKI HOUSE
was a popular tourist hotel on the banks of the Whanganui River in the early 20th century.
SHIPPING:
All paper items [broadsides, labels, pamphlets, brochures, photos, etc.] that are 1/4 of an inch thick or less are shipped between two double-walled pieces of cardboard [equal to 4 sheets of cardboard and are virtually impossible to bend] by USPS Media mail and at actual cost [unless other arrangements have been made with seller]. [XL – B2 – S4]