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A. H. Reed envelope

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A. H. Reed envelope

The publishing firm that became A. H. & A. W. Reed began in Dunedin with Alfred (A. H.) Reed's business selling Sunday school supplies. Many of its sales came through mail order, and this pre-printed envelope would have been used by customers.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, A. H. & A. W. Reed Collection (PAColl-0286)

Reference: Eph-A-PUBLISHING-Reed-1930-01

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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How to cite this page

Elizabeth Caffin, Publishing – New publishers, 1930s and 1940s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/42255/a-h-reed-envelope (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Elizabeth Caffin, published 2 August 2013.