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Postcard 1930s Rotorua NZ Novelty Pocket Pullout Maori Views Unused Rare
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Pre-linen · 1930

Postcard 1930s Rotorua NZ Novelty Pocket Pullout Maori Views Unused Rare

Rotorua, New Zealand1930Pre-linenGood

One of the cleverest postal novelties of the interwar era, this "Pocket Novelty Card" from Rotorua, New Zealand conceals a miniature accordion-fold strip of eight black-and-white photographic views that pull out from a pocket in the front of the card — including the Blue Bath Building, Maori Food House, Guide Rangi at Whakarewarewa, Maori Kitchen, and Fairy Spring — all tucked behind a witty printed face showing a train ticket ("Rotorua N.Z. to Mihometoun, Third Class") and two copper pennies alongside the quip: "I've enjoyed the Rest but the 'Change' won't benefit me much." The pun on "rest and change" — a popular Edwardian/interwar wellness phrase — and the Māori cultural imagery make this a remarkable crossover collectible touching on New Zealand tourism, Māori heritage documentation, novelty postcard engineering, and interwar humour. Published by L. M. Mitton, Tobacconist and Souvenir Depot, Tutanekai Street, Rotorua, and manufactured in Britain, the card was sent by a traveller named "Avie" to an unnamed recipient, with the handwritten message: "These are just a few views of Rotorua where I have been staying a few days. It is really a wonderful place but you must see it. It is very hard to describe. Love from Avie."

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PC-03914 · L. M. Mitton, Tutanekai Street, Rotorua, N.Z.
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