Framed Prints
Framed Print of The Post Office of Auckland, New Zealand: arrival of the Home Mails, 1864. Creator: Unknown. The Post Office of Auckland, New Zealand: arrival of the Home Mails, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Post Office of Auckland, New Zealand: arrival of the Home Mails, 1864. The mail-steamer from Sydney comes here once a month, bringing letters and papers from England. She usually arrives about the 18th or 20th, and her coming is the signal for a dense crowd to assemble at the Post Office, in Prince's-street. For three days after the mail comes in the Post Office is completely besieged. There is here no post delivery every hour as in London; people have to come and fetch their own letters. Some persons, on receiving their letters, open them and read them on the spot. They cannot read them amidst the throng, but they stand a little apart, under the verandah, or they sit down on the kerbstone to peruse the eagerly-expected message. That man whom you see with his back towards you, and with the muslin round his hat, is not, as you might imagine, a postman, for here no such officials exist. He is a gentleman who has ridden into town for his letters, and what looks like a post-bag, suspended from his shoulders, is a havresack, which is a common article of personal equipment...[here]. The Post Office...is a long, low building, roofed with shingles or wooden tiles. Two natives, who have got no letters from England, are lounging off to the left'. From Illustrated London News, 1864. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 38073791
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Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 17.4cm (9.6" x 6.9")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
