Stamp of NZ Company settlers arriving in Pito-one (Petone), 1840 (16321061201)
New Zealand · 1840 ·
On 22 January 1840, the first of the New Zealand Company’s fleet of six immigrant ships, the Aurora , arrived in Pito-one (Petone), marking the founding of the settlement that would become known as Wellington. They had bet William Hobson to Aotearoa New Zealand by seven days; their efforts of self-government would become the cause of some concern to Hobson as he gathered signatures for te Tiriti o Waitangi. This stamp was designed for the 1940 Centennial of New Zealand as a British Colony, and interperets the NZ Company settlers arriving at Pito-one. It was originally produced in colour, but this version comes from a series of Post & Telegraph Department negatives. This record is part of #Waitangi175, celebrating 175 years since the signing of of te Tiriti o Waitangi. You can see other real time tweets on Twitter ( www.twitter.com/ArchivesNZ ), or explore the Waitangi 175 album here on Flickr. Material from Archives New Zealand.
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