Lot 821: A Trio of Vintage Real Photo Postcards Depicting Woodville New Zealand Architectural and Industrial Subjects
A trio of vintage monochrome real photo postcards (RPPCs) primarily documenting architectural and industrial scenes in Woodville, New Zealand. One postcard depicts St. Davids Presbyterian Church, showing a timber-clad building with a prominent steeple and a white picket fence in the foreground. This card features the white script inscription: St, Davids Presbyterian Church. Woodville. G.E.W. 37. The initials G.E.W. are attributed to the regional photographer G.E. Woolley, with 37 likely indicating the year 1937. A second portrait-format postcard shows a detailed view of a dark church spire against a light sky. The third landscape-format postcard depicts a large-scale industrial structure or scaffolding viewed through a dense canopy of trees.
Condition report:
The items are in fair to good vintage condition. There is visible wear and softening to the corners and edges of each photograph. The middle postcard exhibits show-through from pencil inscriptions on the reverse. General handling creases and surface glare are present, though the images remain stable with no significant foxing or tearing.
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