Rare New Zealand Māori Chief Signed Letter 1876 North Island

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Rare New Zealand Māori Chief Signed Letter 1876 North Island:
$2186.36

Fine and rare signed letter from Māori Chief Na Hare te Ownuku (Hare of the Rainbow), dated 5th August 1876 to Mr Pattisson The paper is watermarked \'Conway & Sons 1867\'. The letter was written from Urenui region, a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 close to the shore of the North Taranaki Bight, 13 kilometres east of Waitara and 6 km south-west of Mimi. The letter is accompnaied by its original envelope which has had its stamp removed and has a backstamp for Wellington for 17th August 1876. This charming letter which is written in Māori also retains its original translation:\"To PattissonFriend - Greetings - Great is my love to you.Friends (C.S.P.) I shall never forget you both . Every day and every year (I think of you), my love for you is as great as it would be for my father. Greatly do I cry over you rletter that has reached me.This is all I have to say your loving friendHare the Rainbow\"Envelope Size: 12.5 x 7 cm approx