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This German sign from the post office in Apia was taken by members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) following the capture of German Samoa on 29 August 1914.
See also: image of the post office on the Alexander Turnbull Library website (you can see the sign hanging next to the front door)
Image courtesy National Army Museum Te Mata Toa
Accession Number: 1999.3073
Permission of the National Army Museum Te Mata Toa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
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